One November evening, just after seven, you can step out of Vico Monteroduni 16 and walk to the Teatro di San Carlo in around eight minutes. The doors open an hour before curtain-up, so there's time to find your seats and take in the auditorium, box by box.
Boléro is on stage at the Teatro di San Carlo on 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 November 2026. Thursday 5, Saturday 7 and Tuesday 10 start at 20:00, Friday 6 at 19:00 and Sunday 8 at 17:00; there is no performance on Monday 9. The title closes the 2025/26 Dance Season, following Lo schiaccianoci, Soirée Balanchine and Coppélia, as confirmed on the 25/26 tickets page.
The Boléro programme at the San Carlo
Under the single title Boléro, the evening brings together three choreographies. It opens with La Sagra della Primavera, music by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Renato Zanella. Next comes Three Preludes, to music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, in the choreography by Ben Stevenson staged by Dawn Scannell, with Alexandra Brucher and Aniello Mallardo on piano. It closes with Boléro by Maurice Ravel, in the choreography by Maurice Béjart staged by Gil Roman and Piotr Nardelli.
Jonathan Darlington conducts, with the Orchestra, Étoiles, Soloists and Corps de Ballet of the Teatro di San Carlo on stage. The evening lasts about two and a half hours, with two intervals.
The general calendar published in July 2025 announced a different programme, including a new creation no longer listed today: the official show page is the definitive source, also available in English.
Which performance to choose, and how many nights to stay
With check-in from 15:00 to 20:00 and check-out by 10:00, three nights leave two full days free, and a fourth adds one more. Three combinations, depending on the performance time:
- Friday 6 at 19:00: arrive Thursday 5, spend Saturday exploring another part of Naples, depart Sunday 8. Check-out on Sunday is from Vico Monteroduni 16.
- Sunday 8 at 17:00: arrive Friday 6, Saturday for the city, the performance on Sunday afternoon, and departure on Monday 9.
- Tuesday 10 at 20:00, the last performance: four nights from Saturday 7 to Wednesday 11 leave three full days, with the theatre on the evening of the third.
With the show lasting about two and a half hours, the 17:00 performance finishes around 19:30, the 19:00 one around 21:30, and the 20:00 ones around 22:30: for dinner, before or after, you'll find addresses in the restaurant guide.
Boléro tickets: where to buy them and when to arrive
Tickets are not included in the stay and are bought through the theatre's own channels: online at Vivaticket, by calling 892.234, or at the box office at Via San Carlo 98/F, open daily from 10:00 to 18:00. The theatre advises against buying them outside authorised outlets.
Online sales are at full price, except for any promotions running on the website; concessions for under-30s, over-65s on a minimum income, and CRAL members are bought at the box office, with valid ID. The theatre's FAQ page asks patrons to arrive at least 20 minutes before curtain-up: latecomers are only admitted at the first interval.
From Chiaia to the Teatro di San Carlo on foot
Follaky Secret Garden is a boutique B&B in Chiaia, within the residential grounds of Palazzo Giovagnoni. From here, the Teatro di San Carlo and the Galleria Umberto I are about an 8-minute walk, and Piazza del Plebiscito about 9: on the day of the performance, you can head back to change and go out again.
The San Carlo was built in 1737 at the wish of Charles III of Bourbon and opened on the evening of 4 November, the king's name day, with Achille in Sciro by Metastasio, set to music by Domenico Sarro. The theatre's history page notes that it is 41 years older than La Scala and 55 older than La Fenice.
For your free days, Piazza dei Martiri is about 3 minutes away and the seafront along Via Caracciolo about 7; more ideas in the itineraries, in Naples in November and in An evening at the San Carlo.
On arrival, give your taxi driver Vico Monteroduni 16; on foot, you enter from Via Chiaia 149F, using the estate's private lift. Route and details are in the how to reach us guide.
Which suite to choose for an evening at the theatre
Follaky has two suites, each for two guests, with a queen-size bed and Follaky Breakfast included. The Suite Chiaia Deluxe Garden View is the cosier of the two, with a picture window looking onto two neighbouring private gardens; the Suite Toledo Deluxe Private Patio is larger and brighter, with its own private patio. Together, as Double Suites – Exclusive Use, they accommodate up to four guests.
The performance sets the rhythm of your stay; the suite decides what you come back to after the theatre: the view over the neighbouring gardens, or the private patio. Once you've chosen your evening, check your November dates for the Follaky suites.
