Teatro Verdi, Trieste

The Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi is an opera house located in Trieste, Italy and named after the composer Giuseppe Verdi (in 1901). Privately constructed, it was inaugurated as the Teatro Nuovo to replace the smaller 800-seat "Cesareo Regio Teatro di San Pietro" on 21 April 1801. It was extensively restored between 1992 and 1997 and re-opened with about 1,300 seats.