La Scala tickets: the museum at €12, opera tickets from the official channels only and last-minute seats two hours before

💡 The Short Version: The museum is €12 and looks into the auditorium from the third-tier boxes, but only when there is no rehearsal, performance or event. Buy opera tickets only from the theatre’s webshop, its box office at Largo Ghiringhelli 1 or its authorised points: the theatre takes no responsibility for tickets bought elsewhere and can refuse entry. Last-minute seats go on sale two hours before the curtain, up to 25% cheaper, online and then at the box office from one hour before. The box office is open Monday to Saturday 13:00 to 18:00. Otello opens the season on 7 December 2026, and the museum is closed that day. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the Museo Teatrale guided tourad is from €37.60 and the theatre and museum tour with ticketsad from €37 (GetYourGuide).

Tickets and prices

The theatre’s rules are from its how to buy page, and the museum’s prices from the Museo Teatrale. Searches for La Scala tickets return several sites with the theatre’s name in the web address that are not the theatre.

The museum

• The auditorium: the ticket lets you look into the theatre from the third-order boxes, only when there are no rehearsals, performances or public events. The museum’s page has a “best view” guide to the quietest times.
• Online fee: the prices above leave out the commission on online purchases.
• Guided visits: the museum books guided tours of the theatre, and exclusive tours of its secret places, through its own page.

Opera and ballet

• Official channels only: the webshop, the box office at Largo Ghiringhelli 1, and the authorised Vivaticket points. Registration is compulsory, and the ticket is in the buyer’s name and cannot be changed.
• On the day: the box office sells and hands over tickets from two hours before the start.
• Last-minute: tickets for the same performance go on sale online two hours before, and at the box office one hour before, up to 25% cheaper.
• Limits: up to 6 seats in the stalls and boxes (4 on the first day of sales) and 2 in the balconies.
• Concessions: under-18s, over-65s and students under 26 get up to 20% off one performance per production, not on the gallery entries. The Under30/35 Pass is €10 for under-36s and gives discounted tickets, previews and open rehearsals. Children under 18 with an adult pay €1 for a children’s performance and €10 for other concerts.
• Gallery seats: 140 gallery entries are sold by the association L’Accordo, on its own terms and hours.
• Prices: they vary by production and seat. The theatre’s “maps, prices and visibility of seats” page has them.
• Box office closed: 1 November, 8, 24, 25 and 26 December, 1 and 6 January, Easter Sunday and Monday, 25 April, 1 May and 2 June.

The 2026/27 season

Dates are the first performance of each production.

The Under30 preview of Otello is on 4 December. La Scala opening night 2026 says how a visitor gets near the opening.

Where to buy

GetYourGuide’s prices are its lowest “from” prices.

Tours worth paying for

The museum has no queue that a ticket skips, so a tour is about the guide. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices, per person.

Museum and theatre with a guide

From €37 · 1 hour · 4.7 stars from 2,225 reviews

Milan: La Scala Theater and Museum Tour with Entry Ticketsad is run by Milanoguida and includes the entry tickets. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

Museo Teatrale guided tour

From €37.60 · 1.5 hours · 4.7 stars from 2,972 reviews

Milan: “Museo Teatrale Alla Scala” Guided Tourad is run by Hidden Experiences. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

Museum entry ticket

From €15.96 · 4.3 stars from 3,461 reviews

Milan: Entrance Ticket to La Scala Theatre Museumad is sold by GetYourGuide itself, about €4 above the museum’s full price.

What to see

The theatre stands on Piazza della Scala, and the Museo Teatrale is beside it. Three things get you inside.

The façade of the Teatro alla Scala on Piazza della Scala. Photo: Reem Al-Kashif, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. The museum and the view of the auditorium. The ticket takes you to the third-order boxes, where you look into the hall. The view is available only when no rehearsal, performance or event is on, so check the museum’s “best view” guide before you go.
2. A guided visit of the theatre. The museum books guided tours of the theatre, exclusive tours of its secret places and visits to the Ansaldo workshops.
3. A performance. The only way to sit in the stalls or a box.

The auditorium of La Scala, seen from the left side. Photo: Seth Tisue, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

The order that works: check the “best view” guide, then go at a time it marks as clear. What to skip: a “skip-the-line” museum ticket, which buys nothing when the museum’s own Open ticket already fixes the time. The Gallerie d’Italia is on the same square.

Hours, dress and getting there

• Dress: the ticket office turns away vests (sleeveless tops) and short trousers, with no refund.
• Getting there: the theatre is on Piazza della Scala, beside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Milan public transport has the fares.
• The one thing that ruins a visit: buying an opera ticket from a reseller the theatre does not list, which it can refuse at the door.

What to book in Milan has the closed days for every sight. The Milan historic centre walk puts the museum between the Galleria and Brera. The Duomo has its own page, and best museums in Milan covers the Gallerie d’Italia, which shares the square. La Scala opening night 2026 covers 7 December. Milan City Pass: is it worth it? says the museum is on the All Inclusive pass. 3 days in Milan places the museum in the day. For a bed, see where to stay in Milan.