Prima del Teatro di San Carlo Carthusia for women and men

Love the top note, the mint makes it really special

This perfume = elegance and class. Rose, incense, resinous wood, silk velvet, a whiff of oud, hint of mint and bergamot. I love this perfume, it has great longevity and brings many compliments.

I was looking for such natural, deep, resinous, smoky, zesty woodiness for a life time.
Here I have got all that I dreamt about and way more, - cypress pines from the Southern France, their bark is hot from the sun and melting resins are pouring from the trunks. Oud adds tangy, realistic feeling of being in that hot weather country's forest, so good, so natural, refreshing and content. Slightly in tune with Jovoy's La Liturgie de Heures, yet this one is a gem indeed, luxury in a bottle!

Prima del Teatro di San Carlo is no display of coloratura bravura as might be suggested by the title. Far from the grandeur of an operatic theatre, Prima del Teatro emits the elegance and composure of precious woods and rose, and an underlying minty ‘coolness’.

The underlying mint can be detected when uncapped and sniffed closely. This is not the typical overwhelming mint freshness. There is also a hint of bergamot and mandarin on closer sniff.

The woody heart notes, then, infiltrate the cool, calm minty prelude that persists. The heart note features the crisp cedar wood on top of burnt-sugar benzoin. As it intensifies, there is a distinct waft of oud. The cooling mint can be detected amidst the dry woody molasses. The benzoin reminds me of L’Occitane’s Immortelle de Corse. However, instead of that freshness of the tea, there is a composed and elegant rose heart that rounds off the composition. This recitative lasts for a long time. Even when the woody notes depart, the combination of benzoin and rose lasts and lasts. I can imagine why it captures the enduring legacy of a long-standing opera house: behind those historic performances and triumphant debuts, there is always a dignified institution that has withstood the test of time. Constant. Unwavering. Absent those glorious years of composers in resident and even the legendary Maria Callas, the silent operatic venue stands. Imagine standing inside the vacant Teatro and takes a whiff of the air redolent of dry wood interiors and velvet. Prima del Teatro is exactly that. For those who find such experience incompatible, this may not be to your liking. Still, Primal del Teatro is certainly well-crafted. An understated elegance.

Prima del Teatro di San Carlo has great longevity and moderate sillage. On a summer day of 30°C, it easily lasts 5 hours. My friend commented on how she occasionally smelled it whenever the wind blew past her. Only the EDP is available for EUR92.

I finally ordered this in euros, from the website in Italy. And it shipped from New Jersey.

Does anyone know where I might find this is the US? I didn't get it when I was in a duty-free shop and deeply regret it now.....

A good perfume for a lovely evening, the notes of this fragrance designed open during the day on my skin and then last for a great period, the base notes linger much over time.So I repeat myself a good perfume that gives pleasant notes, and the only flaw 'that size and' only 50 ml at a price of 85 €.

V. 7,5/10