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DoTheatreZuidAmsterdamConcertgebouw
Famous for its orchestra and its acoustics (among the top ten in the world), this is one of the world's most frequently visited concert halls. Classical music is the main fare, but they also bring other kinds of music on stage. They have a free "lunch concert" on Wednesday from 12:30 till 13:00. In the same building is the "Kleine Zaal" ("Small Hall") for more intimate performances, often top-notch as well. It's worth a visit if only for its architecture.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible · Built 1888
DoTheatreNaplesReal Teatro San Carlo
Royal Theatre of Saint Charles
Founded in 1737, is the oldest continuously active opera house in Europe. In the 18th century, Naples was the capital of European music, and even foreign composers like Hasse, Haydn, Johann Christian Bach and Gluck considered the performance of their compositions at the San Carlo theatre as the goal of their career. Two main Italian opera composers, Gioacchino Rossini and Gaetano Donizetti, were artistic directors of the San Carlo for many years. Other prominent opera composers, like Vincenzo Bellini, Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, and Leoncavallo, staged here the very first productions of their works (like for example the famous Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti).
Closed · opens 10 am tomorrowLimited wheelchair access
DoTheatreMitteBerlinStaatsoper Unter den Linden
Berlin State Opera
The impressive building and royal history make the building alone worth a visit. The building reopened in December 2017 after extensive refurbishments and acoustic improvements. The general music director of the Staatsoper and its resident orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, is the conductor Daniel Barenboim.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible · Built 1743
DoLive music venueIndre ByCopenhagenTivoli
main entrance shown on map
Tivoli is a garden built around a lake stemming from the old fortification of the city. It was opened in 1843 by its founder Georg Carstensen, just outside the city walls. Since then Copenhagen has grown up around it, and today the world-famous gardens and amusement park, is a magic and green oasis smack in the center of the city, between the central station and the city hall square. The magic is particularly obvious after dark, when the lights and lanterns in every colour of the rainbow, lights up everywhere. Main season is mid-April to late September. From mid November to late December there is Christmas in Tivoli. Tivoli is especially beautiful at night when coloured lamps light up everywhere. Pop/rock concerts every Friday night, sometimes with internationally known names. Some evenings end with fireworks, consult the programme. Also brass bands, pantomime theatre, etc., on the program.
Daily 11:00-23:00 (later on weekends)Entry adults (8 years and up) 130 kr, children 3-7 years old 60 kr (discounts available online and for groups) · Limited wheelchair access
DoTheatreChelseaManhattanMadison Square Garden
One of the world's most famous and busiest arenas, Madison Square Garden is home to the New York Rangers NHL team, the New York Knicks NBA team, and the St. John's Red Storm college men's basketball team, as well as numerous concerts and entertainment events. In addition to most St. John's home games, the Garden also hosts three major college men's basketball events each year. At the start of the season, the Garden hosts the semifinals and finals of the NIT Season Tip-Off, a prestigious early-season event operated by the country's main college sports body, the NCAA. After the regular season, the Garden then hosts the Big East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in early March, which determines the conference's automatic representative in the wildly popular NCAA tournament. Finally, in late March, the Garden hosts the semifinals and finals of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), a tournament that the NCAA operates as something of a consolation prize for teams that do not make the NCAA tournament.
Box office: Mon-Fri 9AM-6PM, Sat 10AM-6PM; if event takes place outside regular hours, box office opens at least 1 hour before event start until 1 hour after event startLimited wheelchair access
DoLive music venueInnere StadtViennaMusikverein
Viennese Music Association
Home to the Vienna Philharmonic, and venue for a wide range of other classical music performances. Its largest hall, the Großer Musikvereinssaal (Goldener Saal) is considered to be one of the world's finest concert halls. For visitors wanting a closer look, daily 45-min guided tours are offered (entrance at Bösendorferstraße 12, adults €6, youth 12-16 €4.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible
DoTheatre9th arrondissementParisOlympia
Olympia Hall
A music hall, which houses concerts for an older crowd. Be sure to tip the usher €2 or so.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible
DoTheatreCovent GardenLondonRoyal Opera House
One of the world's great opera and ballet venues. Peak time tickets are like gold dust and it is very unlikely that a casual visitor will be able to obtain one. However, at least 65 tickets per performance are held off for on-the-day in person sales from 10AM, and tickets are sometimes available for off peak (especially matinee) performances and can be surprisingly affordable. Check the website or at London ticket agencies. Whilst there's no formal dress code for attending a performance, dressing smartly is advised. Casual styles (jeans, trainers) may get you disapproving looks from other attendees.
Limited wheelchair access · Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible
DoPerforming arts venueInnere StadtViennaWiener Staatsoper
Vienna State Opera
Probably the most-beloved symbol of Viennese arts, and one of the first buildings to be rebuilt in the postwar era. It was built from 1861-1869 under the direction of architects Eduard van der Nüll and August von Siccardsburg for then-emperor Franz Josef I. The first performance was Don Giovanni, an opera by Austrian native Mozart, on 25 May 1869. The architecture of the opera was barely tolerated by the picky Viennese when it opened. Van der Nüll did not take these criticisms of his work lightly and committed suicide. A few weeks later, von Siccardsburg died of a heart attack. Doubly cursed, the opera building succumbed to bombs less than 100 years later, during World War II. After ten years of Allied control after the end of the war, many cultural institutions reopened to celebrate the birth of the new Austrian state. This time the opera opened with an adopted son of Vienna's work: Beethoven's Fidelio. The lush curtains and overall elegance contribute to the atmosphere (even the nosebleed seats, so steeply pitched and close to the ceiling a nosebleed becomes a distinct possibility). Inexpensive standing room tickets are made available for every performance and sold the day of the performance. The line forms about two hours prior to the performance. Guided tours in a number of languages are offered. The line at the front side door forms about 1/2 hour before the tour.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible
DoLive music venueMitteBerlinKonzerthaus Berlin
Concert House Berlin
The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall in Berlin, the home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of the city, it was originally built as a theater. It initially operated from 1818 to 1821 under the name of the Schauspielhaus Berlin, then as the Theater am Gendarmenmarkt and Komödie.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible · Built 1821
DoTheatre2nd arrondissementParisThéâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique
National Opéra Comic Theatre
The théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique (National Opéra Comic Theatre) is an opera company and opera house.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible
- DoTheatreCenterSaint Petersburg
Mariinsky Theater
Мариинский театр
The Mariinsky Theater (formerly the Kirov, which is the name the troupe still uses when touring abroad) is world-class for both opera and ballet. There are English supertitles for operas sung in Russian; operas in other languages have Russian supertitles. Performances are offered in three halls: the main theater located in the historical building, Mariinsky-2 (the new scene that is located in a futuristic building across Kryukov canal) and the newly-built Mariinsky Concert Hall. Tickets can be purchased on the theater's website. Cavos rebuilt it as an opera and ballet house with the largest stage in the world. With a seating capacity of 1,625 and a U-shaped Italian-style auditorium, the theatre opened on 2 October 1860 with a performance of A Life for the Tsar. The new theatre was named Mariinsky after its imperial patroness, Empress Maria Alexandrovna.
Closed · opens 11 am tomorrowprice=RUB 600-15000
DoParkMitteBerlinGroßer Tiergarten
Berlin's largest park. In the summer and on weekends you will see loads of families with their barbecues.
Open now · open 24 hours
DoTheatreCentro StoricoMilanTeatro alla Scala
One of the most renowned opera houses in the world. It first opened in 1778 and re-opened in 2004 after extensive renovation. It has seen performances by stars such as Maria Callas and Pavarotti. Since Italy is the birthplace of opera, The Teatro alla Scala would be one of the best places for one to have an introduction to the world of Italian opera. La Scala is also a venue for other classical music.
Wheelchair accessible
DoTheatreEast EndWashington, D.C.Ford's Theatre
This is where John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, and he was taken across the street to the Petersen House where he died. Ford's Theatre is not only a historic site, but remains a working theater, with regular performances. Theater here is usually the most traditional of the downtown venues, offering dramatic work that is "as eloquent, intelligent and respectful of humanity as Mr. Lincoln." The truly coveted tickets are for the annual Christmas Eve performance of A Christmas Carol. The daily tours take you through the theater and the onsite museum, and also spill across the street to the Petersen House, where Lincoln died.
Tours: 9AM-5PM dailyShows: $40-55, tours: free
DoTheatreLa Latina-AustriasMadridTeatro Real
Royal Theatre
The main opera theatre in Madrid. Tickets can be purchased online here.
Box office: Mon-Fri and Sat with performance 09:15-20:00, Sun and holidays 2 hrs before performance
DoTheatreLeicester SquareLondonHis Majesty's Theatre
called Her Majesty's Theatre during a female monarch's reign
His Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre situated in the Haymarket in the City of Westminster, London. The building, designed by Charles J. Phipps, was constructed in 1897 for the actor-manager Herbert Beerbohm Tree, who established the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) at the theatre. In the early decades of the 20th century Tree produced spectacular productions of Shakespeare and other classical works, and the theatre hosted premieres by such playwrights as Bernard Shaw, J. M. Synge and, later, Noël Coward and J. B. Priestley.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible
DoLive music venueVictoria-Shopping DistrictManchesterManchester Arena
The largest indoor arena in Europe (21,000 capacity) hosts most of the world's most famous music and comedy acts, plus theatre and international boxing.
Wheelchair accessible
DoTheatreMariahilfViennaTheater an der Wien
This historic theater was founded by Emanuel Schikaneder (best known as Mozart's librettist for The Magic Flute). The building was designed by Franz Jäger, and completed in 1801. Since opening it has been the venue for many historic premieres of opera, theatre, and symphonies, including Beethoven's Fidelio in 1805 and Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus in 1874; since 2006 it has functioned mostly as an opera house. The side entrance, known as Papagenotor, has a sculpture of Papageno, the character whose role was Schikaneder played in the premiere of The Magic Flute.
Heritage listed · Built 1801
DoTheatreCovent GardenLondonTheatre Royal Drury Lane
The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England. The building faces Catherine Street (earlier named Bridges or Brydges Street) and backs onto Drury Lane. The present building, opened in 1812, is the most recent of four theatres that have stood at the location since 1663, making it the oldest theatre site in London still in use.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible
DoLive music venueMitteBerlinBerliner Philharmonie
The Berliner Philharmonie is a concert hall with 2,440 seats in Berlin-Tiergarten (constructed from 1960 to 1963 and designed by Hans Scharoun) and the home of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. It is a famous building with outstanding musicians. Reservations are recommended, but cheaper tickets are usually available 2–4 hours before the concert if not sold out. Every Tuesday (September to June) at 13:00–14:00, there is a free lunch concert; come early. In the winter, late-night concerts (22:30 or 23:00) are a bargain and often have more avant-garde or unconventional formats. The Kammermusiksaal (Chamber Music Hall) was added later in 1984–1987 as a venue for smaller concerts with 1,180 seats. It is linked to the foyer of the Philharmonie. Both buildings are located in the Kulturforum area.
Heritage listed · Wheelchair accessible
DoTheatreCentralKyotoKyoto Butoh-kan
京都舞踏館
In the heart of the city is located the Butoh-kan, the world's first theatre devoted to weekly performances of the elusive dance of Butoh. Performances are by world-famous Butoh dancer Tenko Ima, every Thursday at 18:00 and 20:00. She is accompanied by live Shamisen music. The "theatre" is an ancient plaster storehouse, so the atmosphere is vivid and intimate, because there are only eight seats per show. Due to Covid-19, the theater has been closed since May 2021.
Thursdays 18:00 and 20:00¥3,000
DoTheatreDublinAbbey Theatre
National Theatre of Ireland
Opened in 1904, and always at the centre of the Irish drama scene, the Abbey is a good venue for catching local playwrights' work but with a global repertoire. It's intended to replace the current building with two new theatres fronting onto the Liffey. This will mean a lengthy closure, but the work has not started.
DoTheatreLandstraßeViennaKonzerthaus
Built between 1911 and 1913, the Konzerthaus is the homebase for the Vienna Symphony (Wiener Symphoniker), the Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Wiener Kammerorchester), the Wiener Singakademie and the Klangforum Wien.
Box office: Mon-Fri 09:00-19:45, Sat 09:00-13:00; Sat Sun holidays: 45 min prior to performanceHeritage listed · Wheelchair accessible · Built 1913
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DoOpera & balletSan MarcoVeniceLa Fenice Theatre
Teatro La Fenice
One of the best opera houses in the world. The theatre is an identical reconstruction (rebuilt in 2003) of the previous theatre building that burned down in 1996. Tickets for opera, ballet, and symphony performances are available at the theatre, various locations around the city, or by phone. You can visit this historic theatre with an audioguide (good explanations in several languages).
Tours: adults €10, students up to 26 and seniors over 65 €7, children up to 6 free. Slightly cheaper if purchased as part of a combined ticket with the Doge's palace. Performances €10-380
DoArts centreOuter WestViennaWiener Stadthalle
The Stadthalle is a multi-functional event venue hosting everything from concerts to horse dressage, with a busy year-round schedule. In 2026 it hosted the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest.
DoNational parkSde BokerAvdat
pronounced Ovdat עֹבדת
Avdat was a Nabataean city and central trade post in the first centuries CE and BCE. Today it's an Israeli national park and one of the four locations included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Incense Route in the Negev. The excavations and restoration work reveal a beautiful city of stone walls, columns, arches and decorations.
Sun-Thu Sat 8AM-4PM, Fri 8AM-5PM; during DST open for 1 additional hourAdult ₪29, student ₪23, child/senior ₪15; combined tickets with Ein Avdat are available · Heritage listed
DoTheatreZurichOpernhaus
The Zurich Opera shows frequently changing productions of world famous operas with top artists. As with the Schauspielhaus, students get a big last-minute discount. The best seats costs Fr. 45 for students.
expensive · Wheelchair accessible
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DoTheatreNorrmalmStockholmThe Royal Swedish Opera
Operan
This 1898 building, stages classical operas in original language or Swedish, as well as classical ballets and concerts. The first opera house was built in 1782, commissioned by King Gustav III; 10 years later he was assassinated at a masquerade ball in the same building (which was torn down in 1892). The Opera House offers daily guided tours in English. Strömterrassen is a café with an astounding view of the Royal Palace. Within the same building is Operakällaren and Café Opera (see below).
Wheelchair accessible
DoParkEast CentralBerlinEast Side Gallery
The Wall
The longest stretch of the Berlin Wall that is still standing. It has been painted by street artists and has several famous art pieces. (If you want to see the wall in its original condition, see the Gedenkstatte Berliner Mauer in Wedding.)
Open now · open 24 hoursFree · Free entry