Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Boston Symphony Orchestra
CLASSICAL MUSIC
(BSO; 617-266-1200;
www.bso.org
; Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave; tickets $30-115;
Symphony)
Near-perfect acoustics match the ambitious programs of the world-renowned
Boston Symphony Orchestra. From September to April, the BSO performs in the beau-
teous Symphony Hall, featuring an ornamental high-relief ceiling and attracting a fancy-
dress crowd. The building was designed in 1861 with the help of a Harvard physicist
who pledged to make the building acoustically perfect (he succeeded).
Boston Ballet
DANCE
( 617-695-6950;
www.bostonballet.org
;
tickets $15-100)
Boston's skillful ballet troupe per-
(
www.bostonoperahouse.com
; 539 Washington St; Downtown Crossing)
. During the Christmas
season, it puts on a wildly popular performance of the
Nutcracker
. Student and child
'rush' tickets are available for $20 two hours before the performance.
CHEAP SEATS
Half-price tickets to same-day theater and concerts in Boston are sold at by
BosTix
(
www.bostix.org
;
10am-6pm Tue-Sat, 11am-4pm Sun)
at Faneuil Hall and Copley Sq. No
plastic - these deals are cash only.
Sports
Boston loves its sports teams. And why not, with its professional teams bringing home
the 'Grand Slam of American Sports' by winning the four major championships in recent
years.
Fenway Park
SPORT
(
www.redsox.com
;
4 Yawkey Way; tickets $25-125; Kenmore)
From April to September you can
watch the Red Sox play at Fenway Park, the nation's oldest and most storied ballpark.
Unfortunately, it is also the most expensive - not that this stops the Fenway faithful from
scooping up the tickets. There are sometimes game-day tickets on sale starting two hours
before the opening pitch.
TD Garden
BASKETBALL, HOCKEY
