Went with my husband, his reason was because of the Godfather film, mine was because it looked amazing in the photos I saw on here. Cost €10 each and for half an hour it was fair. Guide spoke very good English, she split us up between Italian and English and did make us laugh as at one point she had done her Italian speech and was on to us for the English part. One Italian man started talking so she told him to shush. Practise was going on so we got to hear them for a short while. And she gave us a lot of information. The Nutcracker was on at Christmas and would loved to have seen it here. Well worth a visit

We opted to pass on the inside tour after some others told us the cost was not worth the short tour given in two languages. Instead we walked the exterior and still found this to be well worth the time to visit. In addition to the structure the plaza and neighborhood and the two kiosks at each end of the plaza are to be noted.

This tour is worth it to have the opportunity to see inside the theater. It's beautiful. The tour was brief, but worth the effort. Our tour guide wasn't inspired, but gave us the information needed to understand the history of the theater. While visiting the royal box and the floor of the theater we were able to see rehearsals of an upcoming production! It would be such a shame to miss the beauty of the interior of such a building.

Quite nice, but not the most spectacular opera house. Short tour. The dual language was well managed, with Italian and English speaking groups encouraged to have a wander, take photos etc while the other group heard about the building and its history. Nothing like as good as the Palazzo Conte Federico we visited in the morning.

We visited with a tour guide. The building is very impressive, the tour is pretty short (about 30 minutes), the tour guide was very nice. There are small art exhibitions in a main room (with the ceiling that reminds Florence). On the other hand, the building is not maintained well enough, as spots of water are seen in the halls - probably because of the humidity, and, well, bad maintenance.

Luciana did an excellent job touring our group around the Teatro Massimo. She spoke fluently in Italian, French and English. Her knowledge of the history of the Teatro is impressive. It made the opera we attended that night even more enjoyable.

Ok, it might be the third largest theater in Europe, but the tour is not worth it. It’s hot, not particularly clean, covered with a solid layer of dust, requires a lot of stairs climbing (lifts are kept locked up) and the lights in the actual seating areas are kept very low, perhaps to hide fading velvet on the seats? The backstage walk is an absolute mess and the whole experience is quite poor. I suggest you stick to that one scene in Godfather III where Al Pacino’s daughter is shot on the stairs of this theater, it’s enough to remember it. **

The Teatro Massimo is very impressive! It's similar to La Scala in Milan, which I have also visited. The tour guide was a very friendly young lady. I can't remember her name, but she gave the tour in both English and Italian and I think she did a great job! She even told us that there is a legend of the ghost of a nun who haunts the building and tries to trip visitors on the steps, but fortunately that didn't happen to me or anyone else who was on the tour with me! Definitely a must see when you go to Palermo!