Teatro Carcano

The Teatro Carcano is a theatre in Milan, Italy, located at 63 Corso di Porta Romana.

Completed in 1803, the theatre was commissioned by the Milanese aristocrat and theatre-lover Giuseppe Carcano and originally designed by Luigi Canonica.

On 3 September 1803 the theatre was inaugurated with the world premieres of two works by the composer Vincenzo Federici [it]—the opera Zaira with a libretto by Mattia Butturini and the ballet Alfredo il Grande with choreography by Paolo Franchi.

The interior was lavishly decorated in stucco and gold leaf with frescoes and a large ceiling medallion over the auditorium.

[5] The actress Eleonora Duse appeared before Milanese audiences for the first time in May 1884 in a season of plays performed at the Carcano by Cesare Rossi's theatre company.