 Another stratum of silver leaf was added to the panels and ceiling in 1906.Throughout this time, the Teatro Reale was rented out to professional impresarios, who hosted nine-month opera seasons.It was visited by many foreign dignitaries, including Sir Walter Scott, and H.M. Queen Adelaide, the Queen Dowager, widow of William IV of England, who attended performances of "Elisir d'Amore" and "Gemma di Vergy" at the theatre, during her convalescence in Malta.