Teatro di San Carlo is one of the most beautiful opera houses in Italy. Even if you're not an opera…read morefan, you should come for the quintessential Italian experience.

This is a must. period. While vacationing in Rome, I took a side trip to Naples and this was one of…read moremy must see sites. I wasn't here long, at all, but husband and I dropped in early afternoon to queue and buy tickets for a tour. We enjoyed it very much. If we had more time and stayed in the area, we would've tried to catch a show, but this was the next best thing and it was great. If you have time and can't catch a show, this is the next best thing. The tour guide was passionate and told us stories about the theater. There was plenty of time to take pictures as well.

Exactly what you would expect of a theater in Napoli-grumpy staff, poor ventilation, dusty red…read morevelvet. Good acoustics. Stage looked like that of an old theatre but had an ugly metal barrier that felt very out of place at a seated venue. Box office people were really mean and made fun of my poor Italian grammar. The gig I saw here was fantastic and had great energy, which made up for the venue being less than lovely. Located near the main square (Plebiscito), which is also convenient, because by the end of a concert here you will be so overheated/dehydrated that you'll want to dump an Italian ice on your face.

Mid-sized theatre that's kind of pretty, but looks a bit dated without looking classic. The sound…read moreis superb, at least for a rock band... very thick and transparent. Excellent speaker placement, both aurally and visually. Everyone standing at the front of the stage had a great view. Most of the staff I interacted with here were pretty nice, especially the older guy at the cash register downstairs. And here's what I didn't like... Bad air conditioning. It was uncomfortably hot in the audience, even in the front row... I imagine it was much worse for people deeper in the crowd, surrounded by the body heat of other audience-members. And they don't take credit card... Or at least they weren't last night. The whole system to buy drinks was annoying to me... Go to the basement... Go to a cashier... Buy a ticket... Bring the ticket to the bar. But the cashier was really nice.

We stopped here on our Culinary Secrets of Backstreet Street Naples tour but couldn't go inside…read more  The exterior looks great, and I imagine the same can be said about the interior as well.