The new Teatro Regio was inaugurated on 10 April 1973 with Giuseppe Verdi's opera I vespri siciliani, directed by Maria Callas and Giuseppe Di Stefano. Since that date productive activity has been progressively increasing, right up to the occasions that have left their mark on the history of the Regio’s recent years: in 1990 the 250th anniversary of its founding, in 1996, live on TV, the centennial of the absolute “première” of Bohème, in 1998 the 25 years of the new theatre (with an important acoustic restoration), in 2006 the extraordinary adventure of the XX Winter Olympic Games and the Olympics of Culture. The Opera and Ballet Season, which provides for at least ten titles from October to June, is joined by many other activities: symphonic-choral and chamber concerts that see the involvement of the Teatro Regio Orchestra and Chorus; a series of shows staged at the Piccolo Regio and intended for a new audience and for families; events like Torino Settembre Musica, Torinodanza, RegioneInTour, Punto Verde Giardini Reali and others that are organized in collaboration with the local institutions; School at the Opera, a full calendar of activities and shows for children and teens; and then conferences, guided tours and ehxibitions. All the events that Teatro Regio places at the centre of the artistic and cultural life of Torino and Piedmont, but not only.