Given that Mozart, Liszt, Beethoven and Rubinstein all have links to Bratislava, classical music, opera, and ballet abound in the baroque center, and at prices still attractive to visitors.
The Slovak National Theater (tel: (02) 5443 3083; website:
www.snd.sk) features top quality opera, ballet and drama. Opera and ballet perform in the 19th-century theater on Hviezdoslavovo namestie, while drama mostly takes place at the
Pavol Orszagh Hviezdoslav Theater, with a season running from September to June.
The Slovak National
Philharmonic (tel: (02) 5920 8233; website:
www.filharm.sk) is internationally acclaimed, with most concerts taking place at
Redoute, a former baroque granary claimed for the arts in 1913-1919.
Bratislava’s Dance Festival generally takes place in May at the
Arena Theater, information is available from
www.whatsonslovakia.com.
Films in Bratislava’s cinemas are shown in their original language, with multiplexes generally located in shopping centers. These include
Palace Cinemas (tel: (02) 6820 2222; website:
www.palacecinemas.sk) and
Multikino Metropolis (tel: (02) 4910 2222; website:
www.multikinometropolis.sk). There are also a number of art cinemas and film clubs, such as
FK Nostalgia (tel: (02) 5296 1713; website:
www.nostalgia.sk).
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