Opera house as wealthy patrons and it continues to have a large number of working opera houses such as Teatro Massimo in Palermo (the biggest in Italy), Teatro di San Carlo in Naples (the world's oldest working opera house) and Teatro La Scala in Milan. In contrast, there was no opera house in London when Henry Purcell was composing and the first opera house in Germany was built in Hamburg in 1678. In the 17th and 18th centuries, opera houses were often financed by rulers, nobles, and wealthy people who used patronage of the arts to endorse their political ambition and social
Trams in Milan to replace many old trams, of series 1500 and 4800. The Milan tramway network comprises the following lines: In the past, the Milan urban network has been served by the following tramcar series, now retired: Still in service on the Milan urban network are tramcars of the following series: Milan and its hinterland have several depots for the maintenance and refurbishing of trams. The ATM operates seven depots (five urban and two interurban), at the following addresses: The southernmost section of Via Ripamonti, running from the Vigentino neighbourhood to the municipal border with Opera is being prepared for an eventual