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This ever-popular theatre has a long Milanese history, hosts popular and well-known plays, and attracts a celebrity crowd, possibly because of its association with Silvio Berlusconi who saved it from conversion to a supermarket in 1978.
The CRT-Research Center for the Theatre was founded in Milan in 1974 and became the first, and most important, Italian centre in the field of theatrical experimentation. Its particular focus is the world of dance and it holds an annual Short Formats International Festival of New Dance in October. There is an art theatre on Via Emilio Alemagna and an exhibition centre on Via Ulisse Dini.
La Scala is one of the most important opera theatres in the globe, where many of the most famous operas were premiered. It now stages concerts, recitals and cultural events as well as ballet and opera.
The "Little Theatre" was so named because of its tiny stage with more than 500 seats. It opened its curtains for the first time in 1947 and is now home to a number of rooms. It was given the title "Theatre of Europe" in 1991 by Ministerial decree and is a leading example of the Italian theatre scene.