Must-see entertainment in Venice

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    Teatro La Fenice

    One of Italy's top opera houses, La Fenice stages a rich roster of opera, ballet and classical music. The main opera season runs from January to July and…

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    Teatro Goldoni

    Named after the city’s great playwright, Carlo Goldoni, Venice's main theatre has an impressive dramatic range that runs from Goldoni’s comedy to…

  • Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi

    A separate entity to Palazzo Grassi, Teatrino Palazzo Grassi has a 225-seat auditorium that hosts a wide range of cultural events, from live concerts to…

  • Teatro Malibran

    This pretty 17th-century theatre was built over the ruins of Marco Polo's palazzo (mansion). It now shares a classical music, opera and ballet program…

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    Palazetto Bru Zane

    Pleasure palaces don't get more romantic than this little palazzo on concert nights, when exquisite harmonies tickle Sebastiano Ricci angels tumbling…

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    Venice Music Project

    Classical music fans shouldn't miss these unusual concerts staged in the pretty Anglican church of St George. Historic baroque musical scores rescued from…

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    Musica a Palazzo

    Hang onto your prosecco and brace for impact: in historic salons the soprano’s high notes imperil glassware, and thundering baritones reverberate through…

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    Interpreti Veneziani

    Hard-core classical fans might baulk at the idea of Vivaldi being played night after night for decades, but it truly is a fitting soundtrack to this city…

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    Venice Jazz Club

    Jazz is alive and swinging in Dorsoduro, where the resident VJC Jazz Quartet takes to the stage on Mondays, Wednesday and Saturdays, while the VJC Latin…

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    Paradiso Perduto

    ‘Paradise Lost’ is a find for anyone craving a cold beer canalside on a hot summer’s night. Although the restaurant is also popular, the Paradiso is…

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    Laboratorio Occupato Morion

    When not busy staging environmental protests or avant-garde performance art, this counterculture social centre throws one hell of a party, with…

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    Multisala Rossini

    Award-winning films and blockbusters screen year-round at the city's main cinema. Films are screened in their original language on Fridays and Mondays,…

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    Casinò Di Venezia

    Founded in 1638, the world's oldest casino moved into its current palatial home in the 1950s. Slots open at 11am; arrive after 3.30pm wearing your jacket…

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    Teatro Junghans

    The experimental theatre of Venice's acting academy, nicknamed Teatro Formaggino (Little Cheese), seats 150 around its three-sided stage. But you’re not…

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    Musica in Maschera

    It's a gimmick for sure, but the Scuola Grande dei Carmini provides a sumptuous backdrop for classical concerts performed in masks and 18th-century…

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    Collegium Ducale

    Spend a perfectly enjoyable evening in prison with this six-member chamber orchestra, which performs Vivaldi's Four Seasons in the grand hall rather than…

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    I Virtuosi Italiani

    With fine acoustics, soaring Tiepolo ceilings and a long association with Vivaldi, La Pietà makes an ideal venue for live baroque music. This ensemble…

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    La Casa Del Cinema

    Venice’s public film archive shows original-language art films, including some in English, to members in a modern 50-seat, wood-beamed screening room…