Exclusive Opera Tour in Parma: Birthplace of Verdi and Toscanini's Legacy

Highlights

• Private Guide Included
• Focus on Verdi & Toscanini
• Art & Architecture

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Museo Casa Natale Arturo Toscanini

   1h

   The Museum "Arturo Toscanini" is hosted in the small house where the famous conductor was born in 1867, in a popular yet fascinating neighborhood called "Oltretorrente". This private guided visit will lead you through memories and objects belonged to the "Maestro" or to outstanding personalities whom he was intimate to.

2. 2

   Parco Ducale

   30min

   A pleasant walk through this wonderful garden, which actually occupies an impressive area in Parma town centre. Designed in its actual appearance by architect Ennemond Alexandre Petitot under the government of Duke Filippo Di Borbone, it includes the Ducal Palace of the 16th century and a remarkable serie of Neoclassic statues by Jean-Baptiste Boudard

3. 3

   Teatro Farnese

   30min

   A private guided tour will introduce to the visitors the astonishing interiors of this wooden theatre, initially built in the 17th century, destroyed during the II World War bombings and rebuilt according to the original drawings. The impressive space acts as an entrance lobby for the prestigious National Gallery of Parma.

4. 4

   Teatro Regio

   1h

   The sanctuary of Opera, designed by architect Nicola Bettoli under the government of Duchess Maria Luigia and opened in 1829. An exclusive guided tour will allow the guests to visit the gorgeous interiors and to have a special access to the backstage.

5. 5

   Cattedrale di Parma

   30min

   Private guided tour in the cathedral, outstanding for its Romanesque structure and for the art treasures it keeps: from the Medieval Deposition from the Cross, by Benedetto Antelami, to the frescoed dome by Correggio.

6. 6

   Stop 6

   30min

   Private guided tour to the most iconic monument in town, an example of the transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture. From the exteriors, made in Veronese pink marble, the guests will enjoy the majestic interiors with their precious frescoes, their mosaic dome and the sculptures, representing the yearly cycle, a masterpiece of Benedetto Antelami.

7. 7

   Casa della Musica

   1h

   A private guided visit to an institution, hosted by a Renaissance age palace (Palazzo Cusani), which controls the Opera Museum and the Museum of Sound; the latter, located into the former Church of Saint Elizabeth, is focused on the technological features of music and describes their evolution through history.

Before you go

Location