Turin has a lively cultural life and cinemas, theaters and concert halls all attract knowledgeable crowds. The main cultural venue is the
Teatro Regio, Piazza Castello 215 (tel: (011) 8815 557; website:
www.teatroregio.torino.it), where operatic and classical music concerts are staged. The
Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli, Via Nizza 280 (tel: (011) 664 0458; website:
www.expo2000.it), is currently the home of the classical Orchestra Sinfonica
Nazionale della RAI (website:
www.orchestrasinfonica.rai.it), while the Orchestra Filarmonica di Torino hold chamber music concerts at the
Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Piazza Bodoni 6 (tel: (011) 817 8458; website:
www.conservatorio-torino.it).
Teatro Carignano, Piazza Carignano 6 (tel: (011) 547 048; website:
www.teatrostabiletorino.it), is a stunning 18th-century theater. Plays can also be seen at
Alfa Teatro, Via Casalborgone 16/l tel: (011) 819 3529; website:
www.alfateatro.com).
Ballet and dance performances take place at the
Teatro Nuovo, Corso Massimo d’Ageglio 17 (tel: (011) 650 0200; website:
www.teatronuovo.torino.it), many of them avant-garde in style. Ballet can also be seen at the Teatro Regio (see above).
The main venue for mainstream musicals is
Teatro Alfieri, Piazza Solferino (tel: (011) 562 3800; website:
www.torinospettacoli.com).
Cinemas in the city include the
Massimo, Via Montebello (tel: (011) 812 5658), which shows many films in English. There is also the 11-screen
Pathe complex at Lingotto, Via Nizza (tel: (011) 667 7856), or
Romano, Galleria Subalpina (tel: (011) 562 0145).
Listings appear on Fridays in
La Stampa, the main local newspaper.
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