The Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini named, was inaugurated on May 31, 1890. La Norma, Bellini's masterpiece, was the work that marked the birth and the beginning of the activities. And 'one of the largest theaters in Europe, with its sumptuous interior gilded and its elaborate facade, a clear example of baroque art, work by Carlo Sada on this initial project architect Andrea Scala. The facade is richly decorated floats and is characterized by an elegant entrance porch once used to shelter carriages. The theater is very rich decorative details and the elegance of the extraordinary ceiling, painted by Ernesto Bellandi, along with the wonderful frescoes of Bellini and his greatest operas. In the foyer, all marble and stucco, there is the great bronze statue of Vincenzo Bellini, a work created by the artist Unless Jordan. The Teatro Massimo and 'consists of 113 stages, which develop in four rows and can accommodate about two thousand spectators. Have trod the stage and embellished a list of great names indeed nourished and prestigious artists including the tenor Beniamino Gigli who appreciated the acoustics considering it for this one of the best theaters in the world.