Must-see entertainment in The Veneto

  • Teatro La Fenice

    Venice

    One of Italy's top opera houses, La Fenice stages a rich roster of opera, ballet and classical music. The main opera season runs from January to July and…

  • Roman Arena

    Verona

    This is where Placido Domingo made his debut, and the annual opera season from late-June to late-August still draws the world's top names.

  • Teatro Goldoni

    Venice

    Named after the city’s great playwright, Carlo Goldoni, Venice's main theatre has an impressive dramatic range that runs from Goldoni’s comedy to…

  • The gated entrance designed by Tadao Ando to the Teatrino Palazzo Grassi

    Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi

    Venice

    A separate entity to Palazzo Grassi, Teatrino Palazzo Grassi has a 225-seat auditorium that hosts a wide range of cultural events, from live concerts to…

  • Detail of Teatro Malibran.

    Teatro Malibran

    Venice

    This pretty 17th-century theatre was built over the ruins of Marco Polo's palazzo (mansion). It now shares a classical music, opera and ballet program…

  • Palazetto Bru Zane

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Pleasure palaces don't get more romantic than this little palazzo on concert nights, when exquisite harmonies tickle Sebastiano Ricci angels tumbling…

  • Venice Music Project

    Venice

    Classical music fans shouldn't miss these unusual concerts staged in the pretty Anglican church of St George. Historic baroque musical scores rescued from…

  • Musica a Palazzo

    Venice

    Hang onto your prosecco and brace for impact: in historic salons the soprano’s high notes imperil glassware, and thundering baritones reverberate through…

  • Interpreti Veneziani

    Venice

    Hard-core classical fans might baulk at the idea of Vivaldi being played night after night for decades, but it truly is a fitting soundtrack to this city…

  • Venice Jazz Club

    Venice

    Jazz is alive and swinging in Dorsoduro, where the resident VJC Jazz Quartet takes to the stage on Mondays, Wednesday and Saturdays, while the VJC Latin…

  • Paradiso Perduto

    Venice

    ‘Paradise Lost’ is a find for anyone craving a cold beer canalside on a hot summer’s night. Although the restaurant is also popular, the Paradiso is…

  • Laboratorio Occupato Morion

    Venice

    When not busy staging environmental protests or avant-garde performance art, this counterculture social centre throws one hell of a party, with…

  • Teatro Ristori

    Verona

    Named after the great Italian tragedienne, Adelaide Ristori, this beautiful 19th-century theatre continues to put on a dynamic programme of music, dance…

  • Teatro Filarmonico

    Verona

    This 18th-century theatre, just south of Piazza Brà, has a programme of ballet, opera and symphony concerts that will have you rubbing shoulders with the…

  • Rugby Stadium

    Treviso

    Benetton Treviso has 15 Italian rugby championships to its name and is ever-present on the European rugby scene. The stadium in the northwest suburbs is…

  • Multisala Rossini

    Venice

    Award-winning films and blockbusters screen year-round at the city's main cinema. Films are screened in their original language on Fridays and Mondays,…

  • Jazz & More

    Verona

    Verona's best jazz joint at the Due Torri Hotel with regular concerts featuring mainly Italian talent.

  • Casinò Di Venezia

    Venice

    Founded in 1638, the world's oldest casino moved into its current palatial home in the 1950s. Slots open at 11am; arrive after 3.30pm wearing your jacket…

  • Musica in Maschera

    Venice

    It's a gimmick for sure, but the Scuola Grande dei Carmini provides a sumptuous backdrop for classical concerts performed in masks and 18th-century…

  • Collegium Ducale

    Venice

    Spend a perfectly enjoyable evening in prison with this six-member chamber orchestra, which performs Vivaldi's Four Seasons in the grand hall rather than…

  • I Virtuosi Italiani

    Venice

    With fine acoustics, soaring Tiepolo ceilings and a long association with Vivaldi, La Pietà makes an ideal venue for live baroque music. This ensemble…

  • Circuito Cinema Giorgione Movie d’Essai

    Venice

    Screenings of international film-festival winners, recently restored classics and family-friendly animations share top billing at this small cinema. There…

  • Verona Box Office

    Verona

    Buy tickets for operas and other performances at this one-stop box office for all of Verona's entertainment.

  • La Casa Del Cinema

    San Polo & Santa Croce

    Venice’s public film archive shows original-language art films, including some in English, to members in a modern 50-seat, wood-beamed screening room…

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