Teatro Grattacielo

The company's past performances have included the North American premieres of Mascagni's Il piccolo Marat and Riccardo Zandonai's I cavalieri di Ekebù and La farsa amorosa.

Its name means "Skyscraper Theatre" in Italian, a reference not only to the New York skyline but also to the Teatro Grattacielo in Genoa, a cinema which was the city's temporary opera house while the Teatro Carlo Felice was rebuilt after extensive damage in World War II.

Notable singers who have appeared with the company include Lando Bartolini (who sang Giannetto in La cena delle beffe and the title role in Guglielmo Ratcliff) and Aprile Millo (who sang the title role in Zazà).

On May 24, 2011, the company performed Umberto Giordano's last opera, Il re (1929), as well as I Compagnacci (1923) of composer Primo Riccitelli.

The 2012 performance featured the epic opera La Nave by Italo Montemezzi, which was written in 1918, and not seen internationally since 1938.