Live theatre in Bologna includes everything from dance to opera to traditional drama, with experimental theatre and plays performed in Bolognese dialect thrown in for good measure. Programs are available at www.teatro.it/spettacoli/bologna.
Below is a map of Bologna’s theatres.
Teatro Comunale
Bologna’s 18th century opera house
Teatro Auditorium Manzoni
off via Indipendenza; mostly concerts
Teatro Duse
17th century structure; mostly plays
L’Arena del Sole
built 1810; mostly plays
Teatro delle Moline
small laboratory branch of Arena del Sole; University district
Teatro del Navile
tiny experimental theatre off Via d’Azeglio
Teatro San Salvatore
antique gem of a theatre near Piazza Maggiore
Piccolo Teatro del Baraccano
antique gem of a theatre near Porta Santo Stefano
CostArena
also hosting outdoor performances in the summer
Il Teatro delle Celebrazioni
plays, comedians
EuropAuditorium
near Fiera; large venue for road companies,
musicals, ballet, concerts
Teatro Dehon
under the 1950s-built Santa Maria del Suffragio church
near Sant’Orsola Hospital; plays
Teatro Testoni
behind train station;
children’s theatre
Teatro Ridotto
past airport;
experimental and childrens’ theatre
Teatri di Vita
towards airport;
experimental theatre
Teatro Antoniano
just outside Porta Santo Stefano;
home to the nationally famous,
annual children’s singing TV program,
Lo Zecchino D’Oro
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Theatres - Hotspots from A-Z
Piazza Costituzione 4
Tel. 051.372540
www.teatroeuropa.it
via Saragozza 234
Tel. 051.4399123
www.teatrocelebrazioni.it
via dell’Indipendenza 44
Tel. 051.2910910
www.arenadelsole.it
via del Baraccano 2
Tel. 393 9142636
www.attisonori.it
via G. Guinizelli 3
Tel. 051.3940206
www.antoniano.it
via De’ Monari 1/2
Tel. 051.656 9672
www.auditoriumanzoni.it
Largo Respighi 1
Tel. 051.529 019
www.tcbo.it
via Libia 59
Tel. 051.342934
www.teatrodehon.it
via delle Moline 1
www.arenadelsole.it/Cantiere-Moline
via Marescalchi 2/b
Tel. 051.224243
www.teatrodelnavile.org
via Emilia Ponente 485
Tel. 333 466 6333
www.teatridivita.it
via Cartoleria 42
Tel. 051.231836
www.teatrodusebologna.it
via Marco Emilio Lepido 255
Tel. 051.402051
www.teatroridotto.it
via Giacomo Matteotti 16
Tel. 051.415 3700
www.testoniragazzi.it
IN THE PROVINCE
Together with local comuni, the Città Metropolitana (Metropolitan City) of Bologna – www.cittametropolitana.bo.it) also sponsors a number of music festivals, including Voci e Organi dell’Appennino (Voices and Organs of the Apennine Mountains), featuring music in ancient hamlets and churches; a blues festival in Porretta Terme; Concerti al Tramonto (Sunset Concerts) in Pianoro, San Lazzaro and Ozzano, held at area parks in coordination with agriturismi (holiday farms) that offer guided visits and food tasting prior to the concert; and Suoni dell’Altro Mondo (Sounds of Another World), ethnic music in San Giovanni in Persiceto.
Many comuni have local theaters. One that merits special mention is the ITC.
ITC Teatro
via Rimembranze 26
San Lazzaro di Savena
Tel. 051.6270150
www.itcteatro.it