Teatro Caio Melisso

The Teatro Caio Melisso is an opera house located in Spoleto, Italy and it serves as the main venue for opera performances during the annual summer Festival dei Due Mondi.

However, and in spite of the Nuovo, the old theatre was preserved and renovated once more with a new design and layout.

Now renamed the Teatro Caio Melisso after a Spoletan writer, it re-opened in 1880 as a 350-seat, 3 levels of boxes plus a gallery opera house.

The fact that two opera theatres existed brought Gian-Carlo Menotti, the Festival's founder and director, to the town since Menotti felt that Spoleto offered many attractions.

In addition to Menotti's own operas, most seasons reflect a broad range of periods and styles.