If you can get hold of, or afford, a ticket to La Scala, opera-lovers worldwide will hold you in higher esteem. When the new season begins on 7 December (the feast of...

This theatre is housed in a deconsecrated 13th-century church at the far end of via Torino. The company, directed by Annig Raimondi, tends to specialise in modern work, such as...

This theatre opened its doors in 1803 and was subsequently the setting for the premieres of operas by Bellini and Donizetti. Not surprisingly, it tends to concentrate on...

Leo Wachter, who organised the first Beatles concert in Italy, turned this cinema into a theatre in 1977. Today Ciak (which is the sound made by a clapperboard at the start of...

The season at this puppet theatre runs from October to March. Shows are in Italian.

This group was founded in 1973 by, among others, a young Gabriele Salvatores, who went on to direct movies such as the award-winning Mediterraneo. Teatridithalia Elfo has a...

As of the 2008 season, Teatro Franco Parenti is back in business at its historical headquarters on via Pier Lombardo. Director Andrée Ruth Shammah is renowned for tireless...

This is the home of the Quelli di Grock, an experimental theatre company established in 1976. One of its founders, Maurizio Nichetti, went on to become an acclaimed film...

This theatre is housed in a splendid baroque building in an elegant part of Milan. The company, on the other hand, is young, and endeavours to present the work of contemporary...

This spectacular theatre is part of Silvio Berlusconi's vast media empire. The programme has more than a sprinkling of celebrities for an audience that is sometimes described...

In spite of its central address, this theatre is hard to find, located downstairs among the shopping arcade colonnades at San Babila. The programme tends to feature comedies...

This 2,000-seater is one of the city's largest theatres, although it tends to concentrate on music and dance, rather than drama. The programme is eclectic, to say the least:...