{"id":45014,"date":"2026-01-20T16:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/navigare-insieme\/the-theatre\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:51:51","slug":"the-theatre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/en\/navigare-insieme\/the-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"The theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"45014\" class=\"elementor elementor-45014 elementor-40696\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e9c203 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e9c203\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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elementor-size-default\">THE CARLO FELICE THEATER<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a722b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a722b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-405e6e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"405e6e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-608eee8\" data-id=\"608eee8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9407c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a9407c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2694b21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2694b21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36e9e2c\" data-id=\"36e9e2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7a8c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff7a8c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The history of theater<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27ed22c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27ed22c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b95947\" data-id=\"5b95947\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e47b9 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d6e47b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1.-La-storia-del-teatro-Origini-e-inaugurazione.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf00dd elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3bf00dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yPKB0OJPyC4\" title=\"LIS\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LIS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5b111c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5b111c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd00fcb\" data-id=\"dd00fcb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb07755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb07755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Origins and the Inauguration<\/strong><br\/>Entering the Teatro Carlo Felice means crossing almost two centuries of the history of the city of Genoa. The theatre was born out of a specific need: at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Genoa did not yet have a large venue capable of hosting melodrama, the most beloved form of entertainment of the time. <\/p>\n<p>We are in the heart of the city, in the area where the medieval convent and church of San Domenico had stood for centuries, demolished specifically to make way for the new building. Here, based on a design by the Genoese architect Carlo Barabino, a modern and elegant theatre took shape, conceived to compete with the greatest Italian stages. <\/p>\n<p>The Teatro Carlo Felice was inaugurated on 7 April 1828, in the presence of the sovereigns of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Carlo Felice and Maria Cristina of Savoy. The opera chosen for the debut was <em>Bianca e Fernando<\/em> by Vincenzo Bellini, specially reworked for the occasion. From that moment, the building became the focal point of the city&#8217;s musical and social life.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4d39da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4d39da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bad3d8\" data-id=\"7bad3d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445ee31 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"445ee31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2.-Evoluzione-e-ferite-storiche.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0081625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0081625\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a383c52\" data-id=\"a383c52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9463239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9463239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Evolution and Historical Wounds<\/strong><br\/>Throughout the nineteenth century, the Carlo Felice stood out as a laboratory of modernity: in 1852 it introduced gas lighting, and in 1892, electric lighting. However, its history is marked by a deep wound. During the Second World War, the theatre was severely hit by bombing: the roof collapsed and the interiors were devastated by fire. Only the external perimeter structures remained standing.  <\/p>\n<p>Yet, the music does not stop. Genoa continued to produce opera in temporary venues, and in 1948, in a city still wounded, a very young Maria Callas performed in Tristan und Isolde. Her voice became a powerful symbol of cultural rebirth.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8acad4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8acad4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e67c80\" data-id=\"9e67c80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3292ec0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3292ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3.-La-ricostruzione-e-il-presente.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b85384 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b85384\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d745b4\" data-id=\"4d745b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9753dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9753dc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reconstruction and the Present<\/strong><br\/>After decades of competitions, projects and long waits, the new Teatro Carlo Felice was finally rebuilt. The project, designed by architects Aldo Rossi, Ignazio Gardella, Fabio Reinhart and Angelo Sibilla, led to the official reopening on 18 October 1991, celebrated with the music of <em>Il trovatore<\/em> by Giuseppe Verdi. <\/p>\n<p>The rebirth met two fundamental needs: reconstruction on the exact site of the original theatre, and the integration of cutting-edge technologies that make it today one of the most modern theatres in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>A symbol of this balance between past and future is the stage tower, which houses the machinery for moving the stage sets, equipped with electronic systems and highly sophisticated computerized machinery.<\/p>\n<p>The Carlo Felice of today is the same theatre as in the past, but with a renewed soul: a place where historical memory has never been interrupted.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d022720 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d022720\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2c5bef\" data-id=\"a2c5bef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6c0ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d6c0ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theater architecture and spaces<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15043b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15043b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6adf382\" data-id=\"6adf382\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c574e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f1c574e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4.-Architettura-e-spazi-del-teatro-Lesterno-tra-passato-e-presente.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b8b6a elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32b8b6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0bAc7g92zwk\" title=\"LIS\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LIS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d44eee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d44eee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aedde08\" data-id=\"aedde08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ea604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56ea604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Exterior: between the past and the present<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Teatro Carlo Felice is easily recognizable in the city&#8217;s skyline thanks to its imposing structure, which stands out among the surrounding buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Observing the theatre from the outside, one immediately perceives the encounter between different eras. The element that marks the entrance is the <strong>pronaos<\/strong>. This is a large portico, similar to the fa\u00e7ade of an ancient Greek temple. It is supported by <strong>Doric columns,<\/strong> recognizable to the touch by their <strong>vertical flutings<\/strong>, meaning long, regular grooves running down the column from top to bottom. Above the columns are a Latin inscription and the <strong>statue of the Genius of Harmony.<\/strong>    <\/p>\n<p>This space is the only original part of the nineteenth-century theatre that has survived to this day. Along with the pronaos, the terrace overlooking Via XXV Aprile has also survived, accessible from one of the interior foyers. <\/p>\n<p>This is where the journey through the theatre symbolically begins. Behind the portico opens a covered square, built in stone, metal and glass. This passage connects Piazza De Ferrari to Galleria Mazzini, placing the Teatro Carlo Felice at the heart of the city&#8217;s life.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e96220 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e96220\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae54fec\" data-id=\"ae54fec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3dfc4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8e3dfc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5.-Lingresso-e-i-foyer.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d38853 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d38853\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f20d651\" data-id=\"f20d651\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c13a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c13a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Entrance and the Foyers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Entering on the left, one finds the white marble statue of San Domenico. Its presence is a reminder that the theatre stands where an ancient convent once stood. Next to the statue, on the left wall, one can admire the mural painting <em>Vendemmia<\/em> by Carlo Levi (1924). On the right wall, meanwhile, is the work <em>Apollo e le Muse<\/em> by Giuseppe Mazzei (1921).   <\/p>\n<p>A large staircase leads to the cloakroom, made of warm cherry wood.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing upward, one reaches the First Foyer, a very large hall that extends along the entire length of the theatre&#8217;s fa\u00e7ade. The floor is made of white Carrara marble and dark marble, arranged in a checkerboard pattern, with alternating light and dark squares. <\/p>\n<p>In the center of the foyer stands one of the most distinctive features of the Carlo Felice Theater: the spotlight.<br>It is a structure about twenty-seven meters tall, shaped like a large vertical cone. It runs through the building from top to bottom, passing through all the floors. <\/p>\n<p>Its purpose is to bring natural light from the roof down to the covered plaza below. The light filters through forty-five windows arranged along the structure, gradually illuminating the theater\u2019s interior spaces. <\/p>\n<p>This architectural element is reminiscent of the Lanterna, Genoa\u2019s iconic lighthouse, which has served as a landmark for those arriving by sea for centuries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69081aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69081aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe01548\" data-id=\"fe01548\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b3dc8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"17b3dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6.-La-Sala-Grande-un-teatro-allaperto.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52a6b89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52a6b89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61399d0\" data-id=\"61399d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8808b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa8808b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Great Hall: an open-air theater<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The main hall has an unusual shape, known as a \u201ccavea\u201d: it does not feature the classic tiers of boxes found in Italian-style theaters, but rather rows of seats arranged in a semicircle, as in an open-air theater. The walls of the hall are designed to resemble the facades of Genoese buildings, complete with windows, balconies, and shutters. <\/p>\n<p>Looking up, the ceiling is illuminated by 160 small lights that evoke a starry sky.<\/p>\n<p>Every material is chosen to ensure perfect acoustics. The balustrades\u2014that is, the balcony railings\u2014are made of Carrara marble. The walls are clad in Bardiglio, a gray-blue marble that helps sound travel clearly.  <\/p>\n<p>Pear and cherry wood were used for the floors and finishes\u2014the same woods used by master craftsmen to build musical instruments.<\/p>\n<p>The red velvet seats are designed so that the sound remains the same whether the hall is full or empty.<\/p>\n<p>In front of the audience is the proscenium, the part of the stage that juts out into the auditorium. It is framed by two large red marble columns, one on the right and one on the left. <\/p>\n<p>The proscenium floor is made of wood and is movable. It can rise and lower to different levels. When it is lowered completely, it creates the orchestra pit, the space where musicians are seated during opera performances.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81ec54c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81ec54c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-890d39a\" data-id=\"890d39a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7b288 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"da7b288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7.-Il-Sipario.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a4c32b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a4c32b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eef55a\" data-id=\"9eef55a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9523213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9523213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Curtain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Between the stage and the proscenium is the <strong>large curtain<\/strong>. It is a very large structure made of polished metal, measuring about two hundred square meters. <\/p>\n<p>This is the artwork <em>Viva Sch\u00f6nberg<\/em>, created by the artist Giovanni Ceccarelli, known by his stage name Nerone. The work combines <strong>sculpture and painting<\/strong> through large, overlapping, painted metal plates. It depicts the concept of ancient theater in an <strong>abstract and geometric style.<\/strong> At the center of the work, the outline of a <strong>stringed instrument<\/strong> is recognizable.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d9baff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d9baff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2449d49\" data-id=\"2449d49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6faecb1 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6faecb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8.-La-Torre-Scenica.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a23b4bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a23b4bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d84a6e\" data-id=\"6d84a6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbce6bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbce6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The scenic tower<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Behind the curtain lies the stage tower, where the technical crews work and where the performances take shape.<br\/>Here, human labor and complex machinery coexist, functioning like a vast set of gears. The tower houses the stage machinery\u2014that is, the systems that allow sets, backdrops, and equipment to be moved during performances. <\/p>\n<p>The Carlo Felice Theater has four stages and a revolving platform, all controlled by electronic and computerized systems that allow for precise and silent movements.<\/p>\n<p>These stage-handling systems, computerized lighting, sophisticated control rooms for filming, and acoustics that rank among the best in Italy are among the features that make the Carlo Felice Theater in Genoa one of Italy\u2019s most important venues for creating unforgettable experiences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-527c602 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"527c602\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-317c72c\" data-id=\"317c72c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-025ce6f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"025ce6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9.-Auditorium-Eugenio-Montale.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-206ee27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"206ee27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21cae09\" data-id=\"21cae09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4b60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee4b60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Auditorium Eugenio Montale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Opposite the main entrance is the Auditorium\u2019s multipurpose hall, which seats 200 and features a small stage. It is used for conferences, conventions, and musical events, and is equipped with projection screens and a sound system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e836cb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e836cb7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7b89ff\" data-id=\"d7b89ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0315ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0315ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The beating heart of the Carlo Felice Theater Foundation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-306c839 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"306c839\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4254ba\" data-id=\"c4254ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e79cf elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a0e79cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/10.-Contesto-culturale-e-attivita.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b7bc33 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4b7bc33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8nr65NwWUug\" title=\"LIS\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LIS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67938f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67938f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abe9d38\" data-id=\"abe9d38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0a23a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a0a23a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cultural context and activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Carlo Felice Theater Foundation is one of the fourteen Italian opera and symphony foundations recognized by the state. It enjoys a well-established reputation on the national and international scene for the production and promotion of musical culture.<br\/>It serves as the primary musical and cultural hub of the city of Genoa. Each year, it presents a season of opera, symphonic music, and ballet, in addition to the prestigious Nervi International Ballet Festival, thereby serving as a defining cultural and social anchor for the region.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0832dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0832dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e46c553\" data-id=\"e46c553\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919696f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"919696f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11.-Eccellenza-artistica-e-grandi-maestri.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aac9d17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aac9d17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa33f94\" data-id=\"aa33f94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cad26e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cad26e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Artistic excellence and the great masters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Theater\u2019s Orchestra and Chorus are permanent and versatile ensembles. Their repertoire spans centuries of music, from the 17th century to contemporary compositions. They are distinguished by their artistic quality and their ability to reinvent themselves. The Chorus, in particular, has also devoted itself to <strong>medieval and Renaissance polyphonic forms.<\/strong><br\/>Since the 1950s, conductors of international renown have taken turns at the podium. Among the many illustrious names are: Igor Stravinsky, Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti, Daniel Oren, Zubin Mehta, and Lorin Maazel. Currently, the Foundation boasts the collaboration of Fabio Luisi, who has served as Honorary Conductor since 2012.     <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d114d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d114d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5629dc8\" data-id=\"5629dc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0177d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4a0177d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/12.-Lofferta-artistica-e-culturale.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4663ca9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4663ca9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fe36b8\" data-id=\"1fe36b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07dd07a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07dd07a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Artistic and Cultural Offerings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the season, the theater offers a broad and diverse repertoire. The artistic program ranges from major opera classics to new works. It includes symphonic concerts and ballet performances, in both classical and contemporary styles.<br\/>The program also demonstrates a clear openness to different genres, such as jazz and singer-songwriter music.<br\/>The Foundation\u2019s activities are not limited to live performances. They also extend to multidisciplinary educational projects. These include lectures, record listening sessions, multisensory experiences, and direct encounters with theater professionals, such as musicians, directors, and conductors.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74d43ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74d43ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8761a28\" data-id=\"8761a28\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b86b89 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9b86b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\"><source src=\"https:\/\/operacarlofelicegenova.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13.-Nuove-generazioni.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"> Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/source><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ffcb04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ffcb04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b293bc\" data-id=\"2b293bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4660a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4660a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>New generations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Special attention is given to the \u201cYouth Season.\u201d The initiative is carried out through active collaboration with local schools, with the goal of educating tomorrow\u2019s audience. Students from schools at all levels are directly and actively involved.  <\/p>\n<p>This strong connection with the educational community\u2014supported by the enthusiastic response from students and the collaboration of teachers\u2014serves as a constant source of energy for the Carlo Felice Theater and is a fundamental element in its investment in new cultural and social projects.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the Foundation established the Academy for Advanced Training of Opera Singers and Accompanists. The artistic direction is entrusted to the Genoese tenor Francesco Meli.<br\/>The Academy is a center of excellence that offers young talents advanced courses of study and stage training, led by internationally renowned masters. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CARLO FELICE THEATER The history of theater Your browser does not support the audio element. LIS The Origins and the InaugurationEntering the Teatro Carlo Felice means crossing almost two centuries of the history of the city of Genoa. 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