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cultural and conference centre has two large auditoriums (the Gallus Hall is said to have
perfect accoustics) and a dozen smaller performance spaces offering a remarkable smor-
gasbord of performance arts.
Opera & Ballet Ljubljana
( box office 241 59 59;
www.opera.si
; Župančičeva ulica 1; box office 10am-5pm
Mon-Fri, 1hr before performance)
Home to the Slovenian National Opera and Ballet
companies, this historic neo-Renaissance theatre was fully renovated in 2011 and restored
to its former lustre.
OPERA & DANCE
Philharmonic Hall
(Slovenska Filharmonija; 241 08 00;
www.filharmonija.si
; Kongresni trg 10;
7am-10pm)
Home to the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, this smaller but more atmo-
spheric venue also stages concerts and hosts performances of the Slovenian Chamber
Choir (Slovenski Komorni Zbor), which was founded in 1991.
CLASSICAL
Križanke
( 241 60 00, box office 241 60 26;
www.ljubljanafestival.si
; Trg Francoske Revolucije
1-2; box office 10am-8pm Mon-Fri, 10am-1pm Sat Apr-Sep)
The open-air theatre at
this sprawling 18th-century monastery hosts the events of the Ljubljana Summer Festival.
The smaller Knights' Hall (Viteška Dvorana) is the venue for chamber concerts.
CLASSICAL, DANCE, THEATRE
Nightclubs
Cirkus
(Kinoklub Vič; 051-631 631;
www.cirkusklub.si
; Trg Mladinskih Delovnih Brigad 7;
admission €5; 8pm-5am Tue-Sat)
This popular dance club, with DJs at the weekends,
occupies the former Kinoklub Vič.
CLUB
Klub K4
CLUB
