Having made a name for itself with a program boasting some of the finest names in Italian cinema and theatre, Franco Parenti cemented its role as a…
Must see entertainment in Milan
- TTop ChoiceTeatro Franco Parenti
- Teatro alla Scala
One of the most famous opera stages in the world, La Scala's season runs from early December to July. You can also see theatre, ballet and classical-music…
- Piccolo Teatro Grassi
This risk-taking little repertory theatre was opened in 1947 by Paolo Grassi and theatre director Giorgio Strehler, who then embarked on a nationwide…
- Piccolo Teatro Strehler
This trailblazing theatre with seating for 960 people was designed by Marco Zanuso in 1998 to address the size constraints of the original Piccolo Teatro…
- Auditorium di Milano
Abandoned after WWII, the Cinema Massimo was transformed in 1999 into the state-of-the-art home of Milan's legendary Giuseppe Verde Symphonic Orchestra…
- Teatro Litta
This enormous baroque theatre is one of the oldest in Milan, although it hosts the avant-garde theatre company, Manifatture Teatrali Milanesi. They put on…
- Anteo Palazzo del Cinema
This refurbished 'palace' cinema complex has an impressive technical spec with 2K and 4K projectors and an Atmos sound system throughout. In addition to…
- Teatro Gerolamo
Built in 1868, this miniature theatre modelled on La Scala was built for the purpose of staging puppet shows in Milanese dialect. In danger of dereliction…
- Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi
Housed in a former Lateran convent, Milan’s most prestigious musical conservatory and high school has nurtured some of the country’s best conductors and…
- SSanteria Social Club
Multifunctional spaces are all the rage in Milan, and Santeria encapsulates the mood perfectly. By day this ex-Volvo dealership acts as a co-working space…
- LLa Salumeria della Musica
The 'delicatessen of music' is a firm favourite with Milan's alternative scene. Come here for new funk, rock and soul acts, literary salons, cabaret,…
- TTeatro Arcimboldi
Designed by Vittorio Gregotti to house the opera when La Scala was being renovated, the Arcimboldi’s fan-shaped auditorium is one of the best in the city…
- IIl Cinemino
This ‘secret’ 75-seat cinema in a renovated showroom beneath a speakeasy bar is the brainchild of nine friends and a successful crowd-funding campaign…
- CCinema Beltrade
Completely eschewing the Italian tradition of dubbing films, the lovely 1930s Beltrade movie house screens indie films in their original language to an…
- BBlue Note
Top-class acts from around the world perform here at the only European outpost for New York's historic Blue Note jazz club. Groove your way through jazz,…
- NNidaba Theatre
This tiny, unpretentious venue down the heavily graffitied Via Gola has an outsized reputation for hosting stellar live-music performances for serious…
- CCinema Mexico
Despite Milan's huge international community, it's often hard to find movies showing in their original version. Not so at Cinema Mexico, where Thursday is…
- MMediolanum Forum
Most big-name music artists that play Milan do so at major venues outside the city centre. Mediolanum Forum is one of the largest venues and has hosted…
- SSan Siro Stadium
San Siro Stadium wasn't designed to hold the entire population of Milan, but on a Sunday afternoon amid 80,000 football-mad citizens it can certainly feel…
- MMagazzini Generali
When this former warehouse is full of a thousand people working up a sweat to an international indie or electronic act, there's no better place to be in…