Baroque opera houses and theatre architecture (17th–18th centuries)

1. Teatro Olimpico establishes permanent indoor theatre model

   Mar 3, 1585Labels: Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza

   • Teatro Olimpico
   • Britannica

2. Teatro Farnese opens with a permanent proscenium

   Jan 1, 1628Labels: Teatro Farnese, Parma

   • Britannica
   • Opera Parma

3. Teatro San Cassiano launches public opera in Venice

   Jan 1, 1637Labels: Teatro San, Venice

   • San Cassiano
   • Wikipedia

4. Teatro San Giovanni e Paolo expands Venice’s opera market

   Jan 1, 1639Labels: Teatro San, Venice

   • La Fenice
   • Wikipedia

5. Teatro di San Giovanni Grisostomo opens with grand scale

   Jan 1, 1678Labels: Teatro San, Venice

   • La Fenice
   • Wikipedia

6. Teatro Argentina opens with horseshoe-shaped auditorium

   Jan 31, 1732Labels: Teatro Argentina, Rome

   • Wikipedia

7. Teatro di San Carlo opens as a major royal opera house

   Nov 4, 1737Labels: Teatro di, Naples

   • San Carlo
   • Britannica

8. Teatro Regio Turin inaugurates a prestige urban opera house

   Dec 26, 1740Labels: Teatro Regio, Turin

   • Teatro Regio

9. Margravial Opera House begins construction in Bayreuth

   Jan 1, 1745Labels: Margravial Opera, Bayreuth

   • UNESCO
   • Wikipedia

10. Margravial Opera House opens for court celebrations

    Jan 1, 1748Labels: Margravial Opera, Bayreuth

    • UNESCO
    • Uni Bayreuth

11. Drottningholm Palace Theatre opens with preserved stage machinery

    Jan 1, 1766Labels: Drottningholm Palace, Sweden

    • Drottningholm
    • Britannica

12. Teatro Bibiena opens as a late-Baroque academic theatre

    Dec 3, 1769Labels: Teatro Bibiena, Mantua

    • Wikipedia

13. Royal Opera of Versailles inaugurates after long planning

    May 16, 1770Labels: Royal Opera, Versailles

    • Op ra Royal

14. La Scala opens, signaling a shift beyond Baroque models

    Aug 3, 1778Labels: La Scala, Milan

    • La Scala
    • Museo Scala