The "Teatro di San Carlo" in Naples and its smaller clone "Teatro Verdi" in Salerno Free

The Teatro di San Carlo in Naples (Italy) is a well preserved baroque‐type theatre. It was opened in 1737 and flourished up to a destructive fire. Nine months after the disastrous event the San Carlo was rebuilt completely as it was and reopened in 1817. It is still praised for its sound quality for opera performance. The Teatro Verdi was conceived by the Municipality of Salerno (Italy) in 1843. However, the "querelles" of local parties delayed much its construction so that it could be opened only in 1872. The architects who designed the Teatro Verdi were influenced very much by the successful Teatro di San Carlo and tried to copy the older and not‐far‐one in a smaller scale. The Verdi has undergone few minor changes during its life and is used also for opera shows. The main halls of the two are in a scale about 1:5. This paper reports a comparison of their acoustical features in terms of objective room‐acoustics parameters accepted for opera‐house sound quality. Acoustic measurements were performed with the same instrumentation set. Similarities and differences are discussed.