Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Abandoned after WWII, the Cinema Massimo was transformed in 1999 into the
state-of-the-art home of Milan's Giuseppe Verdi Symphonic Orchestra and Milan
Chorus, as well as a venue for visiting international jazz acts and chamber music
groups.
(
02 8338 9422;
www.auditoriumdimilano.org
;
Largo Gustav Mahler;
box office
2.30-7pm Tue-Sun;
3, 9)
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Scimmie
LIVE MUSIC
Jazz, alternative rock and blues are the stock in trade of the emerging talents who
play to overflowing crowds inside, in the garden and on its summertime jazz
barge. Concerts start at 10pm.
(
02 8940 2874;
www.scimmie.it
; Via Cardinale Ascanio
Sforza 49; admission €8-15;
8pm-3am Mon-Sat;
Porta Genova)
Shopping
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Biffi
FASHION
Retailer Rosy Biffi spotted potential in the young Gio and Gianni long before Ar-
mani and Versace became household names (more recently, she got Milanese wo-
men hooked on US cult-brand jeans). She has a knack for interpreting edgier
trends and making them work for conformist Milan; check out her selection of in-
ternational fashion heavyweights for both men and women.
(
02 831 16 01;
www.biffi.com
; Corso Genova 5 & 6;
3-7.30pm Mon, 9.30am-1.30pm & 3-7.30pm Tue-Sat;
2)
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Danese
DESIGN, HOMEWARES
Milan's Danese may not be as well known as Piedmont's Alessi, but its products
possess the same sense of wit and attention to everyday detail. If Enzo Mari's de-
lightful 'Sea in a Box' puzzle caught your eye at the Triennale di Milano, then this
