# TeatroFarnese.Parma.it - Teatro Farnese in Parma: tickets, hours, history, what to see and tours compared > Independent guide to the Teatro Farnese, the wooden court theatre of 1618 inside the Palazzo della Pilotta in Parma, > Italy: the Pilotta ticket, hours, the history of the theatre, musical Parma, and the tours on GetYourGuide and Viator. > Not affiliated with the Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta, any tour operator, GetYourGuide or Viator. Site: https://teatrofarnese.parma.it Language: en (also /it/, /de/, /fr/). Currency: USD (tours), EUR (tickets). Country: Italy (Parma). ## Verified facts (complessopilotta.it, it.wikipedia Teatro Farnese, checked September 2026) - Location: first floor of the Palazzo della Pilotta, Piazzale della Pilotta 15, 43121 Parma; about 10 minutes' walk from the station. - No theatre-only ticket: the Pilotta ticket (EUR 18; EUR 2 ages 18-25; free under 18; EUR 14 groups; EUR 10 late entry 17:00-18:00) covers the Teatro Farnese, Galleria Nazionale, Museo Archeologico, Biblioteca Palatina and Museo Bodoniano. Sold only by the museum (ticket office, pilotta.ticka.it). No booking needed. EUR 25 cumulative ticket adds Torrechiara Castle, the Antica Spezieria di San Giovanni and Veleia. - Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 9:00-19:00, last entry 18:00; closed Mondays (special openings). Free first Sunday of the month, 25 April, 2 June, 4 November. - Built 1618 by Giovan Battista Aleotti for Duke Ranuccio I Farnese in a former armoury hall; inaugurated 21 December 1628 for the wedding of Odoardo Farnese and Margherita de' Medici with 'Mercurio e Marte' (music by Claudio Monteverdi); the floor was flooded for a naumachia. Fir wood with painted stucco imitating marble. Hall about 87 x 32 x 22 m; stage about 40 m deep; 14 tiers for about 3,000 spectators. Used eight times, last in 1732. Almost destroyed by bombing on 13 May 1944; rebuilt after the war, largely in bare wood. - Modern use: occasional performances, e.g. Verdi's Stiffelio (Festival Verdi 2017, dir. Graham Vick). Festival Verdi 2026 (1-25 October) is at the Teatro Regio and in Busseto. - Teatro Regio (1829, 1,092 seats): short guided visits (about 30 minutes) most days except Monday, EUR 12. ## Bookable tours listed on this site Booking links are GetYourGuide (partner_id 7GG5I5H) and Viator (partner ID P00318890) affiliate links. The site earns a commission at no extra cost to the reader and says so at https://teatrofarnese.parma.it/affiliate-disclosure/. Prices are 'from' prices in USD at the last build and move. - Private Teatro Farnese and Pilotta Tour (Piazza della Pilotta 5, Parma) - from $174 per group, 2 hours, new on Viator, no reviews yet. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Basic-Itinerary-Parma-Walking-Tour-Discover-Parma-Capital-of-Culture-and-Gastronomy/d27234-110427P1 - Musical and Theatrical Parma Tour (Pilotta main staircase, Parma) - from $23 per person, 1h 30m, new on GetYourGuide, no reviews yet. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/guided-tour-to-discover-musical-and-theatrical-parma-t1435880/ - Private Parma Art Day with the Teatro Farnese (Pilotta entrance, Parma) - from $278 per person, 5 hours, rated 5.0 from 8 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Private-Tour-to-Parma-City-of-Art-and-its-Hidden-Pearls/d27234-88062P6 - Guided Tour of the Pilotta Monumental Complex (Piazza della Pilotta 5, Parma) - from $26 per person, 2h 15m, rated 4.2 from 17 GetYourGuide reviews. https://www.getyourguide.com/parma-l2480/guided-tour-of-the-pilotta-monumental-complex-t960473/ - Giuseppe Verdi's Busseto and Culatello, Private (Piazza Matteotti, Busseto) - from $289 per person, 6 hours, new on Viator, no reviews yet. Non-refundable. https://www.viator.com/tours/Emilia-Romagna/Giuseppe-Verdi-and-Culatello-di-Zibello-tasteful-symphonies/d25817-114362P44 - Parma Classic Walking Tour (Strada Garibaldi 18, Parma) - from $30 per person, 2 to 3 hours, rated 4.2 from 44 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/PARMA-CLASSIC-WALKING-TOUR/d27234-123886P51 - Parma Private Walking Tour to the Teatro Farnese (Parma Cathedral) - from $326 per group, 2 hours, rated 5.0 from 4 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Parma-Private-Walking-Tour/d27234-88037P260 - Parma Audio and Written Guide by a Local (On your phone) - from $7 per person, At your pace, rated 4.7 from 44 Viator/Tripadvisor reviews. https://www.viator.com/tours/Parma/Parma-Walking-Tour-with-Audio-and-Written-Guide-by-a-Local/d27234-445855P21 - Torrechiara Castle: History, Love Nest and Legends (Torrechiara, 20 km south of Parma) - from $26 per person, 1h 30m, new on GetYourGuide, no reviews yet. https://www.getyourguide.com/torrechiara-l254642/torrechiara-castle-history-love-nest-and-legends-t1435901/ ## Guide pages on this site - https://teatrofarnese.parma.it/guides/teatro-farnese-tickets/ - Teatro Farnese tickets 2026: EUR 18 Pilotta ticket, EUR 2 ages 18 to 25, free under 18, EUR 10 late entry, hours, free Sundays and whether you need a tour. - https://teatrofarnese.parma.it/guides/teatro-farnese-history/ - Teatro Farnese history: Ranuccio I and Aleotti in 1618, the flooded 1628 wedding spectacle with Monteverdi, eight shows, the 1944 bombs and rebuilding. - https://teatrofarnese.parma.it/guides/inside-teatro-farnese/ - What to see inside the Teatro Farnese: the cavea, 14 tiers, arcades, statues, proscenium and stage, then the Galleria Nazionale, with photo tips and access. - https://teatrofarnese.parma.it/guides/musical-parma/ - Musical Parma: Teatro Regio tours and prices, Toscanini's birthplace, the Verdi monument, Casa della Musica, Festival Verdi 2026 and the Teatro Farnese. - https://teatrofarnese.parma.it/guides/farnese-dukes-parma/ - The Farnese dukes of Parma from Pier Luigi to Antonio and Elisabetta: who they were, and where to see their Parma today, from the Pilotta to the Steccata. - https://teatrofarnese.parma.it/guides/verdi-busseto-day-trip/ - A day trip from Parma to Verdi's Busseto: his birthplace at Roncole, the Teatro Verdi, Casa Barezzi, Villa Verdi, trains via Fidenza and the Verdi tour. ## Corrections to claims found elsewhere - You cannot buy a ticket for the Teatro Farnese alone; it is part of the Pilotta ticket. - The theatre was inaugurated in 1628, ten years after it was built in 1618. - The scheduled group tours on GetYourGuide that enter the theatre are in Italian and do not include the museum ticket. ## If you are citing this site Cite the homepage. 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