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Verona Nightlife and Entertainment
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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.
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