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Collegium Ducale
The first thing you will notice about this ensemble, which plays alternately in the Palazzo delle Prigioni and the Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa, is the absence of period costume. It carries out a series of concerts, covering old chocolate-box favourites from Vivaldi, Albinoni and a few rank outsiders like Mozart and Mendelssohn. They alternate with nights of jazz.
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Interpreti Veneziani
Since the mid-1980s this group has been presenting concerts of, above all, Venetian music, in the Chiesa di San Vidal. Vivaldi, of course, heads the list, but the musicians handle other Italian masters and the occasional interloper such as Bach. Other than when the group is away on tour, the concert season lasts year-round. Performances generally start around .
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Piccolo Teatro Delle Melodie Veneziane
There's nothing very Venetian about the melodies, and the entertainment consists of half-hearted striptease and a little louche lap-dancing. Casanova and Byron would have been mortified!
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Suziecafé
This happy student bar picks up in buzz in the summer months as punters crowd the outdoor tables on the square hidden back a short stumble from the waterfront. Together with the nearby El Chioschetto , it creates a lively summertime corner in Dorsoduro. From May to June it organises occasional concerts of anything from blues to ska.
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Teatro Fondamenta Nuove
Expect the unexpected. Here you might see a modern adaptation of a classic by Carlo Goldoni, Sardinian folk dancing or world-music performances. A around €20 season pass gives discounts on all performances.
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