Giovanni Battista Basile and his son Ernesto built this 3,200-seat theater between 1875 and 1897.
It was officially opened on the 16th of May, 1897, with a performance of Verdi's opera Falstaff, and very quickly became one of Sicily's-and Italy's-major opera houses.
Daily guided tours in English will take you into the sumptuous auditorium with tiers of boxes and a frescoed dome. Be sure to notice the statue of Lyra by Mario Rutelli.
