The top ... The Teatro alla Scala, often referred ...

The top ... The Teatro alla Scala, often referred to informally as "la Scala", is the main opera house in Milan. Considered as one of the most prestigious theaters in the world, it has hosted for 240 years the main artists in the international field of opera, and, more generally, of classical music, often commissioning works still present in the posters of the major theaters in the world.
The theater was inaugurated on August 3, 1778 with the recognized Europe composed for the occasion by Antonio Salieri and took its name from the church of Santa Maria alla Scala demolished to make room for the New Royal Ducal Teatro alla Scala.
Starting from the year of foundation, it is the seat of the homonymous choir, of the orchestra, of the corps de ballet, and since 1982 also of the Philharmonic. The theater complex is located in the square of the same name, flanked by the Ricordi Casino, now home to the La Scala Theater Museum.