Florence comes with lively music, ballet as well as opera, and is the best way to hear the Italian language. There are almost 30 theatres in Florence which are on walking distance from the center, offering a nice selection of classic and contemporary shows. Musicians played vital role in Florentine artistic life as the first opera was created in Florence in the 16th century. There are many theatres in Florence which show a high quality opera.
Following are some of the best theatres of Florence:
Rave Motion Pictures Florence 14 features the latest studio releases at its 14-screen with all digital facilities. After taking over this theatre in 2009, Rave Motion Pictures added a café, game room, party room as well as bar lounge for their customers. This theatre offers many facilities such as digital surround sound, stadium seating and 3-D viewing experience of selected movies. Ticket pricing includes lower ticket rates for children and seniors, discounted rates for matinees, full price adult tickets for movies that are screened after 6 p.m.
DanBarry Dollar Cinemas Turfway
Danbarry Dollar Cinemas Turfway theatre was started in 1989. This theatre makes an inexpensive choice for everyone for watching movies in theatre. DanBarry theatre offers free refills on large concession objects, digital projection for 3D movies, first-run and second-run feature films. On Tuesdays this theater has low-priced “Dollar Saver” shows.
Teatro Cantiere Florida
Teatro Cantiere Florida is a spacious theatre and it is one of oldest theatres. Initially it was an ex-cinema theatre which featured wide stage with original brick walls. The main objective of theatre is to promote the talents of young directors, scriptwriters as well as actors to a primarily young audience. Most of the productions are specifically targeted at children.
Teatro della Pergola
Teatro della Pergola was established in 1656, and it is one of the oldest theatres of Italy. It is richly and lavishly decorated with gold and red fabrics, and it serves as a perfect location for small scale operas as well as chamber music. Teatro Comunale uses this theatre for Maggio festival and many Amici della Musica chamber concerts are organized here. From March to October, this theatre runs performances of Orchestra de Camera Fiorentina.
Teatro Comunale
At starting (the start) the Teatro Comunale was (known as) the Politeama Fiorentino with an open arena which lead to the creation of the theatre as it is today. Presently it is a large auditorium having a single tier of boxes and two huge amphitheatres with seating arrangement for 2000 people. There is one small theatre on one side of the main auditorium The Piccolo Teatro of the Comunale having seats for 600 people.
