Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma
4.2
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
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Neighborhood: Esquilino
Old school vibe from the very beginning is the only way to describe the Esquilino neighborhood. The Esquilino takes pride in being one of the oldest areas in Rome for its key location on one of the city’s famous seven hills. From an ancient neighborhood to its modern incarnation as a multicultural hub, Esquilino always has something going on—polyglot vendors debate street artists while kids play pick-up basketball games. Look around you: this area isn’t like the historic center. Liberty architecture, large piazzas, and long boulevards mix with archaic arches, secret side alleys, and beautiful churches like Santa Maria Maggiore.
How to get there
- Repubblica - Teatro dell'Opera • 3 min walk
- Termini • 5 min walk
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- Joe MMontrose, Colorado5 contributionsTo be honest—I never thought I’d be an opera guy. But after seeing Lucrezia Borgia at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, I get it now. This wasn’t just a show—it was an experience. From the second I walked into the theater, I could feel the history and elegance of the place. The chandeliers, the red velvet seats, the hushed excitement in the crowd—it all set the stage for something special. And then the music started. I had no idea an orchestra could hit you like that—it was powerful, dramatic, and completely immersive. And the singers? Unreal. The woman playing Lucrezia absolutely owned the stage. Her voice had this intensity that made you feel every emotion—power, pain, love, betrayal—all of it. Even though I didn’t know much about opera going in, I could tell I was watching something incredible. The story itself was wild—politics, revenge, secrets—it felt almost like a Game of Thrones plot but with insane vocal performances. And seeing it all unfold in Rome, in this legendary theater, just made it even more epic. I came in not knowing what to expect, and I left completely blown away. If you’ve never been to an opera before, trust me—go. This was a night I’ll never forget.Visited February 2025Traveled as a coupleWritten March 3, 2025
- iQue C73 contributionsWhen in Rome, literally! Very cool experience to attend an Italian opera in Rome! I was able to find a dress nearby! So fun to experience this, I felt a little out of place because I really wanted to eat the potato chips with my 🍷. Great way to spend my birthday. They also had the opera screen to interpret into English so I was able to understand what they were talking about.Visited February 2025Traveled as a coupleWritten March 3, 2025
- Michael SWillard, Missouri4 contributionsThis was a once in a lifetime trip and a once a lifetime opportunity to attend the opera! It did not disappoint! Only thing is I wish the selection of seats had been better. We let the computer chose the best seats but I truly think that the seats in the balcony might have been better.Visited May 2024Traveled with familyWritten May 31, 2024
- StefaniePeterborough, United Kingdom141 contributionsAbsolutely amazing venue and we get box set what became like surprise for us I didn’t realise when I booked balcony ! I felt like royalty sitting there ! So private feeling and very good service amazing experience really my recommendationVisited April 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten April 24, 2024
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Giuseppe_Monica
Rome, Italy295 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
I go to the Opera House very often whether for ballets, operas or concerts. The last time was for Mozart's Requiem. The level of the performances is very high, and above all the dance troupe is truly at excellent levels. The seats in the stalls are the most coveted and expensive, but from the gallery you can enjoy a total view of the stage and the magnificent interiors.
Written March 4, 2024
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Massimiliano C
Rome, Italy6 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
It is scandalous how the Rome Opera House can put up seats for sale for a ballet from which, if you are normally seated, you cannot see the stage.
The limited visibility of the second row, declared on one of the two tickets (Side boxes PLT 1 ORD DI, stage 5 DX, stalls D, row 2, seat 4), forces the spectator to stand for the entire duration of the show, leaning forward close to those who occupy the front row, with the result of barely seeing 1/4 of the stage. If you sit down the view is limited to the orchestra pit only.
The second ticket from the same unfortunate balcony, due to the side walls that divide the boxes, to be precise row 1 seat 1, being comfortably seated you can only see the orchestra. If desired, the spectator can lean over the parapet and, sitting on the lace of his armchair, can see a part of the show from a position that to define as uncomfortable is to pay him a compliment... too bad that by doing so, the view of all the other spectators of the same is limited stage.
We appreciated the mastery of the orchestra in the Nutcracker. Too bad we couldn't see the ballet.
Our applause goes to the organizers for having filled the theater in every order and degree in the show on December 30, 2023, "even from absurd places like ours which don't require a seat's view of the audience, but not even such a mockery.
Cordially,
Massimiliano Coscetta
The limited visibility of the second row, declared on one of the two tickets (Side boxes PLT 1 ORD DI, stage 5 DX, stalls D, row 2, seat 4), forces the spectator to stand for the entire duration of the show, leaning forward close to those who occupy the front row, with the result of barely seeing 1/4 of the stage. If you sit down the view is limited to the orchestra pit only.
The second ticket from the same unfortunate balcony, due to the side walls that divide the boxes, to be precise row 1 seat 1, being comfortably seated you can only see the orchestra. If desired, the spectator can lean over the parapet and, sitting on the lace of his armchair, can see a part of the show from a position that to define as uncomfortable is to pay him a compliment... too bad that by doing so, the view of all the other spectators of the same is limited stage.
We appreciated the mastery of the orchestra in the Nutcracker. Too bad we couldn't see the ballet.
Our applause goes to the organizers for having filled the theater in every order and degree in the show on December 30, 2023, "even from absurd places like ours which don't require a seat's view of the audience, but not even such a mockery.
Cordially,
Massimiliano Coscetta
Written December 31, 2023
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Escape68335
Warrington, UK5 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Managed to book on their website for La Traviata opera, assuming it was at the same location, and when the tickets were emailed to me in Italian, which I don’t understand, I didn’t look at the words underneath the date and time until the night of the opera when we were stood outside and the venue was shut. The words I hadn’t understood looked like a street name which I presumed was where I was but it was not. It was another venue 42 mins walk away in the outdoor Caracalla stadium. It then took another hour to wait for Uber taxi that turned up late so we missed the first act. We were also cold at the new venue as we had come dressed for an opera inside! We later had a 45 min walk back to the hotel at 1am!
There was nothing obvious on my email to say it was at a different venue, and nothing on the doors of the theatre to state it wasn’t there either and there were quite a few others that turned up there too! Had we known this we could’ve planned an earlier taxi instead of arranging our evening meal just around the corner from the theatre.
The actual performance was fantastic with English subtitles on a screen either side of the stage and in Italian too.
There was nothing obvious on my email to say it was at a different venue, and nothing on the doors of the theatre to state it wasn’t there either and there were quite a few others that turned up there too! Had we known this we could’ve planned an earlier taxi instead of arranging our evening meal just around the corner from the theatre.
The actual performance was fantastic with English subtitles on a screen either side of the stage and in Italian too.
Written August 13, 2023
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paola f
7 contributions
Feb 2025 • Friends
A word of advice. NEVER book balcony seats. Very poor visuals, and what's more, you could walk behind one of the many columns and see even less.
The seats (you can not call them armchairs) are very narrow and there is no room to stretch the legs at all, as a wooden panel blocks the movement of the feet. Terrible!
Theatre definitely not up to expectations, for tickets costing well above average!
The seats (you can not call them armchairs) are very narrow and there is no room to stretch the legs at all, as a wooden panel blocks the movement of the feet. Terrible!
Theatre definitely not up to expectations, for tickets costing well above average!
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Written February 3, 2025
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Ms_R33480
Palm Beach, FL746 contributions
Jun 2022
While the production of Ernani was wonderful the theater was disappointing.
The staff were really nice and helpful, everyone we came in contact with. An usher actually escorted me half way to the cafeteria to buy water.
The production and acoustics were great. The ubbertittles were difficult to read from my vantage point, they had them in English and Italian but they are small and hard to read.
The theater was a big disappointment, I had expected a grand opera house, like in Paris, Barcelona. Milano, Vienna, instead the front is a horrible sort of modern facade with no charm whatsoever. The interior apperas to date from an earlier era and it is unique because with the exception of the orchestra section and the "bleachers", the entire theater has individual boxes. It could be beautiful, but it is not. It is run down, faded, and a little depressing. Outside the perimeter it is covered with garbage all over the sidewalks.
How sad that such good performance was being held in a potentially beautiful venue but so lack of upkeep and so neglected.
The staff were really nice and helpful, everyone we came in contact with. An usher actually escorted me half way to the cafeteria to buy water.
The production and acoustics were great. The ubbertittles were difficult to read from my vantage point, they had them in English and Italian but they are small and hard to read.
The theater was a big disappointment, I had expected a grand opera house, like in Paris, Barcelona. Milano, Vienna, instead the front is a horrible sort of modern facade with no charm whatsoever. The interior apperas to date from an earlier era and it is unique because with the exception of the orchestra section and the "bleachers", the entire theater has individual boxes. It could be beautiful, but it is not. It is run down, faded, and a little depressing. Outside the perimeter it is covered with garbage all over the sidewalks.
How sad that such good performance was being held in a potentially beautiful venue but so lack of upkeep and so neglected.
Written June 5, 2022
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dapper777
Monaco69,168 contributions
Jan 2020 • Friends
It is one of the most important Italian theaters dedicated mainly to opera and ballet.
The Opera House in Rome is known also as 'Teatro Costanzi', from the name of its creator, Domenico Costanzi.
In neo-Renaissance style, the theater was inaugurated in the presence of the king of Italy in 1880.
Later, in 1926, the Municipality of Rome bought it and took over its management.
The extension and renovation works were then entrusted to the architect Marcello Piacentini, who increased the three original tiers of boxes by one and installed an extraordinary Murano crystal chandelier, now considered the largest in the world.
Piacentini also intervened in 1956 for a further extension and restoration.
The works, which included, among other things, office spaces and the reconstruction of the façade in a twentieth-century style, were completed in 1960.
Today the theater, renowned for its excellent acoustics, has a capacity of about 2200 seats.
The Teatro dell'Opera of Rome has a truly curious history: it was commissioned by Domenico Costanzi, an entrepreneur specialized in the construction of hotels and its first name was in fact Teatro Costanzi.
The businessman decided to build it next to the Quirinale Hotel, also creating a secret passage that connected the two buildings so as to allow artists to move from the theater to the hotel without being seen.
Later, it was sold to the Municipality of Rome which transformed it into one of the most important theaters in the capital.
If you like opera and ballet, you shoud go and see it, at least once, and enjoy one of its wonderdul productions.
The Opera House in Rome is known also as 'Teatro Costanzi', from the name of its creator, Domenico Costanzi.
In neo-Renaissance style, the theater was inaugurated in the presence of the king of Italy in 1880.
Later, in 1926, the Municipality of Rome bought it and took over its management.
The extension and renovation works were then entrusted to the architect Marcello Piacentini, who increased the three original tiers of boxes by one and installed an extraordinary Murano crystal chandelier, now considered the largest in the world.
Piacentini also intervened in 1956 for a further extension and restoration.
The works, which included, among other things, office spaces and the reconstruction of the façade in a twentieth-century style, were completed in 1960.
Today the theater, renowned for its excellent acoustics, has a capacity of about 2200 seats.
The Teatro dell'Opera of Rome has a truly curious history: it was commissioned by Domenico Costanzi, an entrepreneur specialized in the construction of hotels and its first name was in fact Teatro Costanzi.
The businessman decided to build it next to the Quirinale Hotel, also creating a secret passage that connected the two buildings so as to allow artists to move from the theater to the hotel without being seen.
Later, it was sold to the Municipality of Rome which transformed it into one of the most important theaters in the capital.
If you like opera and ballet, you shoud go and see it, at least once, and enjoy one of its wonderdul productions.
Written September 1, 2020
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Jen W
Fenton, MI344 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
Very special visit with my adult children, all retired professional dancers, to see the ballet Don Quixote. We sat on the main floor. The seats were very comfortable, and with surprisingly good views. Thankfully I read other reviews and learned that the box seats have obstructed views. I’m so glad we sat on the main floor, it was worth the cost.
Written January 1, 2023
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Selina F
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia23 contributions
Feb 2020
We had a superb evening here watching "Serata Jerome Robbins" which included Glass Pieces - still astoundingly modern, close to 40 years since its creation! The acoustics were superb...with a rich yet mellow quality of sound from the incredible orchestra. The theatre felt very intimate (even though it is not exactly tiny)....and it was utterly beautiful. Seats were very comfy. We had read other reviews mentioning the heat and stuffiness, but being winter we had no such issues and all we were wishing was for this magical evening to go on forever....!
Written February 20, 2020
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FlyingYarmo
4 contributions
Jul 2022
I went to see Teatro dell'Opera's production of Carmen at the Baths of Caracalla and found it TERRIBLE. I am an American theatre designer, love original productions, and was excited to see Carmen set on the US/Mexican border - politically, I feel, is important to bring to the public eye. Unfortunately, the director seemed to end his work at the location and didn't bother to figure out how to make it meaningful or how to make it flow with the story, lyrics, or elegant music. Why bother with the setting if it did nothing but confuse the audience and distract from the story? In addition, as an American, I was appalled by the racist portrayal of the Mexican people who were shown to be vulgar and brutal with Mexican women seen embracing their abusers and Carmen, a pole dancer!!! Hip hop (NOT Mexican) was poorly attempted to Bizet's music as the opera began and was a terrible distraction, and the other "dancing" in the opera and background "choreographed" movements appeared to be poorly improvised, at best. I couldn't help thinking that the director's intention was simply to shock the audience with something "different." Rather than actually saying something meaningful about the setting, he just threw in the same-gender coupling, a transvestite prancing around the stage, and female performers (not male) arbitrarily stripping down to their underwear to change clothes for no apparent reason. Needless to say, I left at intermission and MANY others also left at the same time.
Written July 26, 2022
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SAK 59
Kazan, Russia165 contributions
Sep 2020
Visited to hear Verdi, by the resident orchestra.
Great to be back attending a renowned venue, and hearing fantastic renditions of this classic composer.
Well produced and well received performance.
Great to be back attending a renowned venue, and hearing fantastic renditions of this classic composer.
Well produced and well received performance.
Written September 12, 2020
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vorrei vedere lo spettacolo del Lago dei cigni ma purtroppo sono rimasti solo pochi posti nella seconda galleria, proprio accanto la zona centrale. Sapete dirmi se la vista è buona o troppo lontana?
Written May 1, 2024
Di solito la vista dalla galleria è abbastanza buona se i posti sono centrali
Written May 16, 2024
Com'è la visuale dalla seconda fila della "balconata"?
Grazie fin d'ora a tutti
Written August 27, 2022
Marco P
Rome, Italy
Non posso rispondere, ero in platea
Written May 25, 2023
La visibilità in un palco laterale all'opera di roma è buona solo per chi è di parapetto?
Written March 14, 2022
Spending our Anniversary in Rome. Going to see Turandot Should I buy Plates armchairs Euro 115 or Central stages PLT 1-2 ORD AV 6/seater stage Euro 130 or Central stages PLT 1-2 ORD DI-6 seater stage Euro 105. Thanks for the help.
Written February 4, 2020
We sat on the floor level ( don't remember now the name of the section), but if you do, stay near to the center aisle, and not get too close to the stage as it is elevated. If you're too close to the stage, you will be looking up and that can be hard on the neck. The balconies are good, but ONLY the first row in the box. If you are in the side boxes, your view is skewed. . . hope this helps
Written February 5, 2020
Hola. Donde puedo comprar boletos para ver una obra en este teatro? Intento reservar por la web del teatro y no me permite pagar con tarjeta de debito ni credito? Soy de argentina
Written November 26, 2019
Are the floor seats elevated at all or do they ascend slightly? We are looking at tickets and the front few rows are already booked. From the pictures I can’t tell if the back rows are at the same height as the front rows. Thank you!
Written October 24, 2019
Traveling jim01 is spot on with his answer. We were invite 4th row on the right aisle and I felt like I was looking up at the stage the entire night. Not comfortable fir the neck
Written October 25, 2019
I would like to know the dress code, we are also traveling light . To see La Traviata
Thanks
Written January 21, 2019
Surprisingly casual - we thought we'd need to wear evening dress but there wasn't one other dinner jacket there - except on the stage! That was on an opening night too.
Written January 21, 2019
basta cercare on line alla biglietteria si possono comprare e vedere i programmi dell'anno
Written January 19, 2019
Il giorno 25 gennaio sarò all’Opera per la Traviata, con il mio compagno. Che abbigliamento è richiesto per gli uomini, considerando che viaggiamo solo con un trolley da cabina ciascuno? È necessaria la giacca con la cravatta? O può bastare un abbigliamento con maglioncino scuro e soprabito elegante? Grazie
Written January 12, 2019
Assolutamente informale. Sono rimasta stupita dopo essere ornata al teatro dell'Opera dopo anni , quando ricordavo uomini e donne in elegante dress code di vedere gli spettatori con i piumini e stivaletti
Written January 20, 2019
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