Lyon Activities: Music, dancing and opera

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• Auditorium, 84 rue de Bonnel (M: Part-Dieu), ☎ +33 04 78 95 95 95, www.auditoriumlyon.com. The Lyon National Orchestra plays in this impressive, modern concert hall which also hosts some jazz and world music concerts.

• Opera house, 1 place de la Comédie (M: Hôtel de Ville), ☎ +33 04 72 00 45 00, www.opera-lyon.com. The old opera house was completely redesigned by Jean Nouvel in the 1990s and hosts opera and dancing shows, along with a few other concerts (especially jazz) in the smaller "Amphithéâtre" room.

• Transbordeur, boulevard Stalingrad, Villeurbanne (B: C1-Palais des Congrès), ☎ +33 04 78 93 08 33, www.transbordeur.fr. The medium-sized hall (capacity 1,500) for rock or popular music concerts.

• Ninkasi, 267 rue Marcel Mérieux (M: Stade de Gerland), ☎ +33 04 72 76 89 00, www.ninkasi.fr. This is a modern-day institution in Lyon. Ninkasi has two places for live music: Kafé (free shows, essentially electronic music) and Kao (a concert hall dedicated to rock and electronic music). It is also a beer brewery and has bars all over the Presqu'île, and also in Villeurbanne.

• Maison de la Danse, 8 avenue Jean Mermoz (T: Bachut), ☎ +33 04 72 78 18 18, www.maisondeladanse.com. A theatre dedicated to modern dancing. Also a fine example of architecture of the 1960s.

• www.auditoriumlyon.com
• www.opera-lyon.com
• www.transbordeur.fr
• www.ninkasi.fr
• www.maisondeladanse.com