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La Scala: 15 facts about the great Milan opera house

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12. More than 3000 seats

The theatre has more than 3000 seats organized into 678 pit-stalls, arranged in six tiers of boxes above which is the 'loggione' or two galleries. The loggione is typically crowded with the most critical of customers, who can be ecstatic or merciless towards singers.

  1. Image 1: La Scala opera Milan
  2. Image 2: La Scala Milan historic 19th century
  3. Image 3: Antonio Salieri
  4. Image 4: Paganini
  5. Image 5: Mary Shelley La Scala
  6. Image 6: Bellini
  7. Image 7: Giuseppe Verdi
  8. Image 8: Arturo Toscanini
  9. Image 9: Turandot Puccini poster
  10. Image 10: Renata Tebaldi soprano 15 images

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