Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Classical Music
Bucharest National Opera House
(Opera Naţională Bucureşti; 021-314 6980, box office 021-313 1857;
www.operanb.ro
;
B-dul Mihail Kogălniceanu 70-72; tickets 6-65 lei; box office
9am-1pm & 3-7pm)
The city's premier venue for classical opera and ballet. Buy tickets
online or at the venue box office.
OPERA
Romanian Athenaeum
(Ateneul Roman;
Click here
;
021-315 6875;
www.fge.org.ro
; Str Franklin 1-3; tickets
15-65 lei; box office noon-7pm Tue-Fri, 4-7pm Sat, 10-11am Sun)
The historic Athen-
aeum is home to the respected George Enescu Philharmonic and offers a wide array of
classical music concerts from September to May as well as a number of one-off musical
shows and spectacles throughout the year. Buy tickets at the venue box office.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
GAY & LESBIAN BUCHAREST
Bucharest has a large and active gay and lesbian population, though venues are not well publicised and change
regularly from year to year. The best advice is to check the website of
Accept Romania
( 021-252 5620;
www.accept-romania.ro
)
, a local rights group that promotes tolerance for gays and lesbians. The website has a
good page of links to various clubs and happenings. The high point of the calendar is the annual six-day
GayFest
(
www.gay-fest.ro
)
, held normally over the summer, with events, films and club nights around the city.
Nightclubs & Live Music
Expect to pay a cover at the door of anywhere from 5 to 25 lei, which may or may not in-
clude a drink.
Control
( 0733-927 861;
www.control-club.ro
; Str Constantin Mille 4; 6pm-4am; )
This
favourite among club-goers who like alternative, indie and garage sounds decamped to
this new space not far from Calea Victoriei in 2012. Regulars were relieved to find the
CLUB
