The Morlacchi Theatre, the largest in the city, is located in the historic center of Perugia in Piazza Morlacchi, adjacent to the University of Letters and Philosophy. It was inaugurated in 1781 taking the name of "Teatro Civico del Verzaro" and with a capacity of 1200 spectators at the time. Today, between an audience, five tiers of boxes and the horseshoe shape typical of Italian theatres, it has a total capacity of 785 seats.