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Genoa Nightlife and Entertainment
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On first
impressions, life after dark looks sparse but a bit of time
rooting around in the old town will turn up a good choice of
convivial bars and small clubs, some of them with live music.
The best source of information on nightlife is the local daily
paper Il Secolo XIX ; in summer you can supplement this with
Genova by Night, the tourist office's free what's-on guide. The
student magazine La Rosa Purpurea del Cairo also has information
on music, theatre and cinema; it's published monthly and is
available from bars and some Via Balbi bookshops in term-time.
There are plenty of bars along the seamy waterfront Via Gramsci,
in between the strip joints and brothels, but more attractive
places to drink can be found on the side roads off Via XX
Settembre and around Piazza delle Erbe. Moretti on Via San
Bernardo is a beery student dive; Le Corbusier , Via San Donato
36r, is consistently popular; Epr? Rosse , Via Ravecca 54r, is
a characterful wine-bar. The Britannia pub at Vico Casana 76r,
off Piazza di Ferrari, has pints of Guinness and burgers and
chips. The Louisiana club on Via San Sebastiano has live trad
jazz most nights from around 10pm, but you'll find more
happening joints tucked away in the southern part of the old
town: the Quaalude , beneath the "Massari" signboard at Piazza
Sarzano 14, is an underground club that features live bands
and/or dance parties on Fridays and Saturdays - ask around in
local bars for the latest news.
Theatre and opera
The two main theatres in Genoa are the Teatro della Corte, Via
E.F. Duca d'Aosta, and the Teatro Duse, Via Bacigalupo, who
advertise their performances on the same hoardings around town
and sell tickets to both venues (tel 010.534.2200, The two main
theatres in Genoa are the Teatro della Corte, Via E.F. Duca
d'Aosta, and the Teatro Duse, Via Bacigalupo, who advertise
their performances on the same hoardings around town and sell
tickets to both venues (tel 010.534.2200, www.teatro-di-genova .it.net
). The Teatro Carlo Felice in Piazza de Ferrari (tel
010.589.329, www.carlofelice.it ), is Genoa's main opera house ;
its performances are often oversubscribed, but it's still worth
an enquiry. Chamber music concerts take place in some of Genoa's
palaces over summertime.
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