Teatro Verdi is one of Florence’s most historic and important venues for theatre, music and live entertainment. Located at Via Ghibellina 99 in the historic Santa Croce district, the theatre has been part of the city’s cultural life since the 19th century. It was inaugurated on September 10, 1854, originally under the name Teatro Pagliano, on the site of the former fourteenth-century Stinche prison. The theatre was renamed Teatro Verdi in 1901, in honour of the famous Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi.

The venue is the largest Italian-style theatre in Tuscany, featuring a traditional auditorium with stalls, a gallery and six tiers of boxes. It has a total capacity of 1,538 seats, including 808 seats in the stalls, 125 in the gallery and 605 across the six tiers of boxes. Over the decades, Teatro Verdi has hosted opera, classical music, theatre, jazz, pop, rock, dance and comedy, maintaining a diverse programme to this day. Since 1998, it has been owned by the ORT Foundation and serves as a permanent home for rehearsals and concerts by the Orchestra della Toscana.

Thanks to its central location, Teatro Verdi is easily accessible by public transport. Several Autolinee Toscane bus lines have stops near the theatre. Visitors arriving by train can travel to Santa Maria Novella Station, approximately 1.5 km away, or Campo di Marte Station, around 1.7 km away. Both stations are connected to the theatre by public transport and can also be reached on foot. The theatre is also only about 750 metres from Piazza del Duomo, making it convenient for visitors exploring Florence's historic centre.