On this day in Naples, the Real Teatro di San Carlo, as originally named by the Bourbon monarchy, but today known simply as the Teatro San Carlo, opened its doors to the public for the first time with a performance of Domenico Sarro’s Achille in Sciro. Commissioned by the Bourbon King Charles VII of Naples, who wanted to endow Naples with a new and larger theatre to replace the old and somewhat dilapidated Teatro San Bartolomeo, it is the oldest continuously active venue for opera in the world, predating both Milan’s La Scala and Venice’s La Fenice. The theatre was designed by Giovanni Antonio de Medrano, a Sicilian nobleman, royal architect and chief engineer of the kingdom. Much admired for its architecture, its gold decorations, and the sumptuous blue upholstery (blue and gold being the official colours of the Bourbons), the San Carlo was a model for theatres that were later built in Europe.
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