La Scala Theatre and Museum Tour in Milan with private guide

Milan, Italy

From $43.51

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1 hour
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Whether you love opera or you hardly know it, this tour of legendary La Scala Theater and adjoining museum is a unique and fun way to get an inside look at one of the most famous opera houses in the world. With an expert guide by your side, tour La Scala Museum to see intricate outfits, musical instruments and various stage props. Then stroll through the foyer of the theater, taking in the beautifully designed 18th-century auditorium.

Guided tour of Milan's La Scala Theatre and museum
Discover the secrets of one of the most famous opera houses in the world
See the La Scala stage, chandelier and pit orchestra with your expert guide
Visit the theater museum to see a collection of instruments

What's Included

Professional licensed tour guide
Entrance to the Scala Theatre and Museum

Gratuities
Food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel pick up and drop off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Teatro alla Scala Museum
Largo Antonio Ghiringhelli, 1, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
Meeting point outside the entrance of La Scala Museum closer by Il Foyer restaurant

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Meet your knowledgeable local guide at La Scala Theater and get ready for an education in opera. This tour is a feast for the eyes and the mind, as your guide leads first through the theater's museum, regaling you with the history of the theater while being dazzled by the display of intricate costumes once worn on stage, musical instruments played by famous musicians and various stage props used in famed productions. See also painted portraits of some of the most famous composers and performers—from Guiseppe Verde to Arturo Toscanini. Then spend some time in the museum bookshop browsing at books about opera, in general, and famous composers, in particular.

As you tour the theater and museum, gain an appreciation of the amount of work that goes into an opera production at this famed venue.

Book early to avoid missing out! La Scala is extremely popular and regularly sells out weeks in advance.

Teatro Alla Scala

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Most travelers can participate
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.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Amazing

Janet_L, May 2024

This was an excellent tour and our guide was very knowledgeable. Highly recommend it! We had the opportunity to have a sneak peek at a dress rehearsal and it was incredible.

Amazing place; tour overly long.

Melody_F, Apr 2024

It would’ve been better if it had been a little shorter in each room. The history was interesting and the facility was magnificent. The tour guide was knowledgeable!

We were disappointed that...

Lynn_P, Apr 2024

We were disappointed that we were only able to see the theatre from the box seat and this was only the first 15 minutes. The museum side was interesting but wish we could have seen more of the theatre

Don't miss this

June_P, Apr 2024

The history of la scala was fascinating, as given by a knowledgeable guide. Elevators made it easy to navigate for difficult walkers. Guide did an Excellent, job given the amount of groups that were there. Hearing was clear. Nothing but the best of tours.

Worst xp ever

Marios_V, Apr 2024

The tour didn't take place because of theater rehearsals. They offered a rescheduling plan- which it wasnt convenient as i had to catch my flight - but no money refunding. Viator customer care didn't help at all as I was said that it wasn't their responsibility. Awful experience.

Excellent. Very informative.

Noella_C, Mar 2024

Seeing the theatre itself and hearing the stories of it in past times. Our guide seemed very knowledgeable, and we could feel his love for the theatre also. Love that Italians we meet especially guides are so passionate about their Italian heritage.

Great time:)

Al_N, Mar 2024

Kind folks and worth the money. At times felt long and a little dry but was able to see a rehearsal taking place!! Even though I didn’t get pictures inside because of it, very cool.

A real disappointment

Anna_C, Dec 2023

Very disappointing tour. We were informed last minute that due to an ongoing performance we couldn’t visit the theatre with the guide which , besides being the interesting part of the tour, was included in the ticket price. We were only offered the option to come back and get a glimpse of the theatre by ourselves once the ongoing show was over. As a Milanese myself I apologise to the other tourists for such an unacceptable behaviour from the operator. If you wanna visit the theatre I suggest you booking online on the theatre website.

If you can find a better tour you should

JoAnn_P, Dec 2023

Although the tour guide was knowledgeable and gave a good tour/information of the Scala Museum, we feel the museum part was longer than necessary, especially we had to take the time to remove our headsets and give back one by one to the tour guide before we went into the actual theater-it was only the boxes looking down and only had literally a short couple of minutes to look out of the box peering down- if you even got the chance as we had to share the room/box with other tourists who didn’t move at all to let others have a view. No real fault of them as we were led to think we each would have a box view- not the case. It was kind of misleading as you think you will actually walk in the theater, but you don’t. Very disappointed in this tour.

Huge lack of communication and disappointment!

Geison_P, Dec 2023

The name of the tour is “La Scala Theatre and Museum Tour in Milan” but just saw the Museum and the guide, a very knowledgeable person, just told the people in the tour, AT THE END OF THE VISIT, would not be possible to see the theatre because of an event. I mean. No information, no communication made a terrible experience for everyone. Everybody was expecting to see the Theatre. The museum is nice, ok. But if you can’t see the main attraction. Should at least refund us half of the money spent.

Excellent experience

Wiam_F, Nov 2023

The guide was perfect very kind and very professional. The organisation is very good we found everything ready when we arrived to the meeting point

Wonderful and impressed!

Raul_G, Nov 2023

Staff lady guide was amazing, he explained clearly every details and all about the great history of this building. Maria Callas exposition was a plus.

There was no tour of the...

james_h, Oct 2023

There was no tour of the theatre. The guide stood in front of a picture and described the parts of the theatre.

All we really saw was a small part of the lobby and a small part of the museum

Daniel_M, Oct 2023

Some things were closed like the boxes in the opera house due to no available lighting so we never say the theater. That’s why I took the tour. Very disappointed and I request a refund

Tour guide very...

Sarah_P, Oct 2023

Tour guide very enthusiastic...we got to watch a bit of rehearsal. It is all beautiful..es after seeing Vienna and Palermo. Beautiful restoration after WW2

Perfectly awful

David_G, Oct 2023

This tour was a total waste of time at considerable expense. The guide had little to say and said it poorly. The microphone system worked only intermittently.

La scalla Milán

Juan_B, Oct 2023

We were not able to see the stage. They were having a sort of rehearsal it was dark. You could buy the ticket and see the same much cheaper.

Not worth the cost you can do it on your own. You can do a self guided tour for 1/3 if the price and see the same.

Paula_P, Oct 2023

Seeing the actual arena with the lights on was the best part. But the tour was not worth it. The guide does the tour off of a Tv monitor. No worth the $$

Great but just do it on your own no guide required

melinda_e, Sep 2023

Was a very nice theatre but the host guide is not needed people just need to go and pay for a ticket at the door 13 euro and you get to see the same. The mesuem was very nice totally recommend going but just go on your own

More museum than theatre

Leila_K, Sep 2023

The guide was clearly on routine, we saw very little of the theatre, mainy the museum. there must be so many stories to tell about the theatre, the performances, the pieces created there. Also all the focus in on opera, while ballet is also danced there. And I really missed a museum shop, there must be books about the theatre, the artists and the works perfomed there.

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