Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ENTERTAINMENT
AUDITORIUM PARCO DELLA MUSICA
( 06 8024 1281;
www.auditorium.com
;
Viale Pietro de Coubertin 30; shuttle bus M from Stazione Termini,
Viale Tiziano)
Rome's main concert venue, this state-of-the-art modernist complex combines
architectural innovation with perfect acoustics. Designed by Renzo Piano, its three concert
halls and 3000-seat open-air arena host everything from classical music concerts to tango
exhibitions, book readings and film screenings.
The auditorium is also home to Rome's top orchestra, the world-class
Orchestra dell' Accade-
mia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
(
www.santacecilia.it
)
.
To get to the auditorium, take tram 2 from Piazzale Flaminio or bus M from Stazione
Termini, which departs every 15 minutes between 5pm and the end of the last performance.
CONCERT VENUE
TEATRO OLIMPICO
THEATRE
( 06 326 59 91;
www.teatroolimpico.it
; Piazza Gentile da Fabriano 17; Piazza Mancini, Piazza Mancini)
The Teatro Olimpico is home to the
Accademia Filarmonica Roman
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(
www.filarmonicaromana.org
)
, one of Rome's major classical music organisations whose past
members have included Rossini, Donizetti and Verdi. The theatre offers a varied pro-
gramme that concentrates on classical and chamber music, but also features opera, ballet
and contemporary multimedia events.
CASA DEL CINEMA
( 06 06 08;
www.casadelcinema.it
;
Largo Marcello Mastroianni 1; Porta Pinciana)
In Villa Borghese, the
Casa del Cinema comprises two exhibition spaces, three projection halls, an outdoor theatre
and a popular cafe. It screens everything from documentaries to shorts, indie flicks and art-
house classics (sometimes in their original language), and hosts a regular programme of
film-related events and book presentations.
CINEMA
SILVANO TOTI GLOBE THEATRE
( 06 06 08;
www.globetheatreroma.com
;
Largo Aqua Felix, Villa Borghese; Piazzale Brasile)
Like Lon-
don's Globe Theatre with better weather, this open-air Elizabethan theatre in the middle of
Villa Borghese serves up Shakespeare (mostly in Italian but with the occasional perform-
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