Fodor's Expert Review Teatre Principal
Mahon (Mao)
Notable Building
Opera companies from Italy en route to Spain made the Teatre Principal in Mahón their first port of call; if the maonesos gave a production a poor reception, it was cut from the repertoire. Built in 1829, which makes it Spain's oldest opera house, it has five tiers of boxes, plush red seats, and gilded woodwork: La Scala in miniature. Lovingly restored, it hosts regular concerts, as well as international opera weeks that usually fall in December and May or June.
