Nightlife is varied,
and genuinely goes on into
the night, in contrast to
Venice's late-evening
shutdown.
Music and
theatre
are the dominant art forms
in the cultural life of
Verona. In July and August
an opera festival takes
place in the
Arena ,
always featuring a
no-expense-spared production
of
Aida . To get the
best (or last-minute) seats,
call in at the office on via
Dietro Anfiteatro 6b, which
opens late on performance
nights; if you can't make it
in person you can now book
by phone or online (tel
045.800.5151,
www.arena.it
).
Big rock events
crop up on the Arena's
calendar too. A season of
ballet and of Shakespeare
and other dramatists in
Italian is the principal
summer fare at the
Teatro
Romano . Some of the
Teatro events are free; for
the rest, cheapskates who
don't mind inferior
acoustics can park
themselves on the steps
going up the hill alongside
the theatre. The box office
at the Teatro Romano also
sells tickets for the Arena
and vice versa.
From October to May English-language
films are shown every
Tuesday at the Cinema
Stimate in Piazza Cittadella.
The disco scene is
much more lively than in
Venice, with venues coming
and going; look in the local
paper, L'Arena
(there's a copy in every
bar), to find out where they
are and what days they're
open. The Spettacoli
section of L'Arena is
the best source of
up-to-date information on
entertainment in Verona.
