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Auditorium RAI Torino, Piazza Rossaro, Torino

L'attuale Auditorium RAI sorge nel luogo del Regio Ippodromo Vittorio Emanuele II, costruito nel 1856 come circo stabile di proprietà della Corona. Pochi anni dopo l'edificio è adattato anche alla rappresentazione di balli e opere. Dal 1872 è riservato quasi esclusivamente all'attività concertistica.

Borgo medievale Torino, Viale Virgilio

The Medieval district born in Parco Valentino in 1884 as ancient art section during the Esposizione Generale Italiana di Torino. It reproduces a XV century feudal quarter. Buildings, decorations and furniture are faithfully reproduced following Medieval architectures.

Circolo dei lettori Torino, Via Bogino 9

The Circolo dei lettori (reader’s club) was born in Torino in 2006 . It was conceived and directed by Antonella Parigi and it is presided by Luca Beatrice. With the support of the Department of Culture of the Piemonte Region and the contribution of Compagnia di San Paolo the club is the first Italian public space for readers and for individual and group reading. The ideal place to read and listen to others reading.

Conservatorio G. Verdi Torino, Piazza Bodoni

From February 1936, the Academy of music changed his name from "Istituto Musicale Giuseppe Verdi” to “Regio Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi di Torino”.
Today, more than six hundred students attend the school, and one hundred and thirty professors teach music here.

Galleria San Federico Torino, Galleria San Federico

This gallery, located between San Carlo square and via Roma, in the very centre of the city, get its name by the Saint to whom once the block was dedicated to. You can reach it by via Santa Teresa, via Roma and via Bertola.
The big gallery, situated on the ground floor, was built with the aim of being a good pedestrian crossing and, especially as a venue for city aggregation and meeting point; the gallery hosts a great number of luxury products shops, crafts shops and elegant restaurants that guarantee the possibility of longer stays.

Galleria Subalpina Torino, Galleria Subalpina

It is the most renowned gallery in the city of Turin and it represents one of its most elegant venues.
It was designed by Pietro Carrera in 1873 and it was opened on 30th December 1874 and its name comes from Banca Industriale Supalpina, which carried the burden of the construction.
The gallery, which is considered by many the Salon of Turin (on a par with the wider Galleria San Federico, it is located between Piazza Castello and Piazza Carlo Alberto. It is fifty meters long, fourteen meters wide and about eighteen meters tall.

Galleria Umberto I Torino, Galleria Umberto I

The gallery, located in one of the most characteristic block in Turin, is now completely renovated. It was designed by architect Lorenzo Rivetti and built in 1890 in the area delimited by piazza della Repubblica, via Milano, via Basilica and via Egidi (once known as Isolato Santa Croce). For more than three centuries it was the house of the Mauriziano Hospital.

Parco Michielotti (Ex zoo) Torino, Parco Ignazio Michielotti

Parco Michielotti born on the ex-zoo garden, not far from Piazza Vittorio and on the Po riversides. The zoo closed down in 1987 since then it’s managed by the social cooperative Ecosol and by the Baraonda Association which look after to the park maintenance and some other social inclusive initiatives. During the summer the ex-zoo organises dancing lessons, concerts and shows totally free entry.

Piccolo Regio Torino, Piazza Castello 215

Almost hidden – but visible from its two entrances in the Galleria Francesco Tamagno – the Piccolo Regio, named after Giacomo Puccini on January 31 1996 as part of the events for the 100-year anniversary of La Bohème, has been, for a long time, the experimentation and cultural exchange of Torino’s Teatro Regio. Frequently, its stage is a witness to guest initiatives such as prose performances and important jazz concerts. It also hosts performances for schools and conferences for the launch of the shows of the Stagione d’Opera e Balletto

Real Chiesa di San Lorenzo Torino, Piazza Castello, angolo Via Palazzo di Città

The church is without a façade: apart from the dome, nothing here suggests the presence of a religious building. This has always been a source of debate: according to various assumptions, to build the façade of the temple would break the symmetry of the square.
Architect Guarini transforms the original Latin cross in a central plant made of a large octagonal space enclosed by a square shape.

Stazione di Porta Nuova Torino, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II

It is the third biggest station in Italy, with about one hundred ninety-two thousands daily transits and seventy millions visitors a year. It is located in corso Vittorio Emanuele II, between via Paolo Sacchi e via Nizza and it is the point of higher concentration of the public transport lines besides having a strategic position within the urban net. Everyday it receives about three hundred and fifty trains.
Torino Porta Nuova dates back to 1861, year in which works by engineer Alessandro Mazzucchetti started. The project combined the functional rigour with the representative and monumental characteristics typical of the buildings overlooking piazza Carlo Felice.

Teatro Carignano Torino, Piazza Carignano 6

Teatro Carignano born as family theatre between 1600 and 1700, attended by Luigi Amedeo, Emanuele Filiberto’s son.
Carignano is one of the most ancient Torino’s theatre, here, in 1751 Goldoni gave and homage to Torino’s public with the comedy Molière.
Arturo Toscanini had here his debut in 1886, two years later Friedrich Nietzsche here assisted to Carmen.

Torino Incontra Via Nino Costa, 8

Torino Incontra nasce per volontà della Camera di Commercio di Torino con l'obiettivo di fare della città - già apprezzata meta turistica ­- una presenza importante nel panorama europeo della congressualità.Espressione di vivacità e innovazione tecnologica, il Centro coniuga i più attuali standard di sicurezza alla massima funzionalità strutturale, offrendo un'accoglienza che si distingue per eleganza e professionalità.

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Ready to sing! Festival Europa Cantat XVIII Torino 2012 - ita

Festival Europa Cantat XVIII Torino 2012 © - un progetto di European Choral Association - Europa Cantat in collaborazione con FENIARCO Federazione Nazionale Italiana Associazioni Regionali Corali

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