La Scala Theatre and Museum Tour in Milan With Guide
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Opera fans and theater lovers, this is the perfect Milan activity for you and an experience you’ll never forget! Join a small group and a dedicated guide for a tour of La Scala Theatre and Museum, and enjoy a unique opportunity to discover the secrets of one of the most famous opera houses in the world. With an expert guide, visit the La Scala Museum, home to a fascinating collection of costumes, musical instruments and portraits. You'll also pass through the La Scala Theatre foyer and see its beautiful auditorium, stage and pit orchestra from the boxes!
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This Milan tour of Teatro alla Scala, one of the most renowned opera houses on the planet, will take you inside the beloved 18th-century theater and museum. During your tour, led by an expert guide, you'll visit this incredible theater's foyer, and see the auditorium, the theater boxes, the pit orchestra and the stage itself. You’ll also visit the theater museum and bookshop, where you can admire paintings and musical instruments dedicated to great Italian composers, and learn more about the opera house’s history. See portraits of famous Italian maestros, such as Giuseppe Verdi and Arturo Toscanini. As you tour the theater and museum, you'll gain an appreciation of the amount of work that goes in to an opera production at this famed venue, where some of the best singers in the world have performed for more than 200 years. Book early to avoid missing out! La Scala is extremely popular and regularly sells out weeks in advance.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that the visit to the La Scala Theatre auditorium is guaranteed unless a rehearsal or show is in progress. In the event of this occurring, your guide will provide you a voucher to visit the auditorium at the next available date, no refund will be guaranteed.
- The La Scala Opera House is an active theater; therefore, the opening times are subject to the needs of the artistic production. If the tour is modified, you will be offered a different time for the visit. If your tour is cancelled, then you would be offered a full refund.
- NOTE: Kindly be advised that in case of delay, entry will absolutely NO LONGER BE PERMITTED and will not be refunded
Reviews(401)
Our guide, Beatrice, was incredibly knowledgeable. A beautiful venue with a truly interesting history
This tour provided a lot of great information about both the theater and the evolution of opera in Italy. The guide was excellent!
The tour was good. The tour leader knew lots and lots of details about the history of la scala. Only issue is had was not understanding things clearly due to some static and a difference in accent.
I was hoping to know the “intrahas” of the theater. We were presented with a model . A model has no life. But you can see the showroom in detail . It's beautiful.
Cara Dorothy, obrigado por partilhar a sua experiência connosco. Lamentamos sinceramente que o tour não tenha correspondido às suas expectativas. Compreendemos a sua decepção em não poder conhecer os bastidores do teatro — de facto, o acesso às áreas internas do palco não está incluído no tour, que inclui a visita ao museu e à magnífica sala de espetáculos. Ficamos contentes por ter achado a sala linda! Iremos melhorar a comunicação sobre o conteúdo do tour para que os visitantes saibam exatamente o que esperar. Esperamos poder recebê-la novamente numa das nossas experiências. Com os melhores cumprimentos, Zani Viaggi
The experience was overall pleasant, but it was not quite what I expected. I have attended other opera house guided tours before, and the information provided there was much more focused on the opera itself, the history of the building, and the theatre’s cultural significance. In this tour, a large part of the presentation focused on topics that felt less relevant and unnecessary for visitors. We left the group to walk in the theatre ourselves.
I was at the meeting point and did not find the guide; I practically lost the tour; it also happened to two other girls I met.
Estimada Laura, lamentamos mucho la experiencia que vivió durante el tour. Nos disculpamos sinceramente porque no pudo encontrar a nuestro guía en el punto de encuentro. Esto no refleja el estándar de servicio que ofrecemos habitualmente. Investigaremos lo sucedido para evitar que se repita en el futuro. Si desea contarnos más detalles, no dude en contactarnos directamente. Gracias por su comentario, que nos ayuda a mejorar.
Museum tour was good. Visiting the boxes to overlook the auditorium less so. Two people not in our party were in the box & were reluctant to allow us a view. This needed organising better …
Dear Adrian, thank you for your feedback. We are glad to hear the museum tour was enjoyable. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience during the box visit — the situation you described, with other visitors occupying the box, is something we should have managed better on our end. We will work with La Scala to ensure a better organized and more exclusive experience for our groups. We appreciate your honest comments and hope to welcome you back for an improved experience.
Very informative and interesting. The theater is magnificent with lots of history and amazing artifacts of past performers and their performances. If you love opera and ballet, this is a must see!
Dear Debbi, thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you found the La Scala Theatre and Museum Tour so informative and interesting. It truly is a magnificent venue full of history, and we are so glad that the experience lived up to your expectations. We hope to welcome you back on another one of our tours soon!
Beware You book online on the theater's website to ensure you don't have any surprises, and I booked the same morning for a visit at noon. Upon arrival, we were informed that there was a rehearsal, so we could not visit; no refunds, but we can come back tomorrow if we want, except I was taking a flight that same evening.
Cher Pierre, nous vous remercions d'avoir pris le temps de partager votre expérience. Nous sommes vraiment désolés d'apprendre que votre visite n'a pas pu avoir lieu en raison d'une répétition au théâtre, et encore plus de savoir que vous ne pouviez pas revenir le lendemain car vous repartiez le soir même. Nous comprenons pleinement votre frustration, en particulier face au refus de remboursement. Ce type de situation est indépendant de notre volonté, mais nous aurions aimé que la gestion de cette circonstance soit meilleure. Nous prenons votre retour très au sérieux et nous l'utiliserons pour améliorer notre service. Nous espérons avoir l'opportunité de vous accueillir de nouveau dans de meilleures conditions. Bien cordialement, L'équipe de Zani Viaggi
Guide was totally informative! Easy to learn from....group was a bit too big for the venue....stage access would have added a great dimension!
Dear Pete, thank you so much for your kind review! We are thrilled to hear that our guide made such a great impression with their depth of knowledge. We appreciate your feedback about the group size and the suggestion about stage access — these are both valuable points that we will keep in mind as we continue to develop our La Scala tour offering. We hope to welcome you back on another tour very soon! Warm regards, Zani Viaggi
