1)Teatro dell'Opera
The address is Piazza Beniamino Gigli 1 - quite appropriate and it is just off Via Nazionale. You can get the metro to Termini and the telephone is 06 481 7003. Tickets for this Opera House depend greatly on the performance involved and more popular occasions the tickets will be $150 or higher and impossible to get! However, for most shows and operas you may be able to get tickets as low as $20 for a reasonable seat high up in the Gallery. Same day tickets are available an hour before performance time. The thing is to plan ahead and try and get the tickets for a performance you’d like to see. As the name suggests, this is the performing arts theater in Rome. High season is from November to Junet. Ticket prices vary in accordance with which opera's are playing. Since Italy is the home of the best opera in the world, it is a popular part of touring Rome, so be sure to purchase tickets well in advance. Ballet performances are also staged here. Box office phone number is 675-95721
2) Auditorio di Via della Concilaiazione
Main concert venue and home to the Santa Cecilia Symphony Orchestra and at times during the year they have stunning concerts and performances. The address is 4 via della Conciliazione and the telephone number is 6780742.
3) Baths of Caracalla
Open air summer season includes some sumptuous operas and concerts and this amazing openair venue was made famous by the Three Tenors during the World Cup. The box office telephone for this venue is the same as for Teatro dell’Opera - 675 95721. Some of the tickets are sold an hour before the performances.
4) Med Film Festival
If you visit Rome in November, take in the Film Festival which includes hundreds of film from many countries. The films are shown in Cinema Capranica and Museo di Roma in Trastevere.
5) St. Stephen's School
This is an international school and they occasionally put
on English Language theatre and special events. The address
is Via Aventina, 3 and the telephone no 06575060
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