Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele

Palermo, Italy

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Opening hours: Tu-Su 10:00-15:00
Wheelchair access: Accessible
Phone: +39 091 605 3521

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The Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele is Italy's largest opera house, located on Piazza Verdi in Palermo, Sicily, and dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II. Designed by Giovan Battista Filippo Basile and Ernesto Basile, the theatre was completed in 1897. With an area of 7,730 square metres, it ranked as Europe's third-largest opera house upon inauguration, surpassed only by the Palais Garnier in Paris and the K. K. Hof-Opernhaus in Vienna. The building is renowned for its perfect acoustics and is recognized as Italian national heritage.