Teatro de la Ciudad, Theatre building in Historic Center, Mexico City.

Teatro de la Ciudad is a theater building in Mexico City's historic center featuring neoclassical design with Italian-inspired elements modeled after Milan's La Scala opera house. Inside, the venue holds around 1344 seats arranged in an Italian-style configuration suited for diverse performances.

The current building opened on 25 May 1918 on the site of the earlier Teatro Xicoténcatl, funded partly by Esperanza Iris from a recent tour and designed by Federico Mariscal and Ignacio Capetillo y Servín after Milan's La Scala. President Venustiano Carranza attended the premiere of La Duquesa del Bal-Tabarín. The city took over the venue in 1976, renaming it Teatro de la Ciudad; a fire caused by an electrical spark during remodeling closed it until restoration finished in 2002, and the name Esperanza Iris was restored in 2008.

The theatre carries the name of Esperanza Iris, the Tabasco-born operetta singer known as the "Queen of Operetta", who partly funded the 1918 building from tour earnings and lived for a time in its foyer, keeping her own private box. Since 2008 the name Esperanza Iris has been attached to the venue again, and a space for cabaret productions was added.

The building is near several metro stations, making it accessible from around the city with ease. Performances run year-round, so plan your visit based on the season and what interests you.

Esperanza Iris, born María Esperanza Bonfil, lived for a time in the theater's foyer and kept her own private box for productions in which she did not perform. The building was partly paid for with earnings from one of her tours.