Teatro Palladium

Southern Rome


Once at risk of being turned into a bingo hall, the historic Teatro Palladium (1926), with a beautifully renovated 1920s interior, stages a rich repertoire of theatre, classical-music concerts, cinema and art exhibitions.


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