The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari is an opera house in Cagliari. It is the main theatre of the city.
It was built to substitute the Teatro Civico, seriously damaged by the shelling of Cagliari operated by the Allies during World War II. After the war in Cagliari there wasn't a suitable theatre.
The project, by the italian architects Luciano Galmozzi, Pierfrancesco Ginoulhiac e Teresa Ginoulhiac Arslan, won a bid for the contract in 1967. The opera house was inaugurated in 1993. It covers a surface of 5000 m² among stage, hall (with 1628 seats divided into stalls and two loggias) and foyer. Various rooms, like laboratories, offices, bar, book shop and restaurant were added after the inauguration.
The Teatro Lirico di Cagliari has received some important national prizes, in particular the Premio Franco Abbiati in 2001 for its innovatory programme. The prize was assigned for Lucia di Lammermoor and Carmen, operas played in the teathre in 2000 and 2005 respectively.