Attractions
Broletto, Como
The medieval commune's palace beside the cathedral, banded in white, grey and red marble, with its pointed arcades, three-light windows, the parlera from which the city was addressed and the civic tower.
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- Music
- Indicative dates
1–24 December
Como
Calend'Arie
Advent music from the Broletto balcony on Piazza del Duomo.
- Where
- The balcony of the Broletto, Piazza del Duomo, Como
- Recurrence
- every year during Advent
The event recurs every year in this period, but the dates are not confirmed. Check with the organiser.
Calend'Arie is an Advent music series run by the Teatro Sociale.
From the balcony of the Broletto on Piazza del Duomo in Como, performers sing and play Christmas arias, melodies and songs.
The programme for the 2025 edition
From 1 to 24 December 2025, at 18:00, the programme runs from the Ave Maria in Verdi's Otello, for soprano and piano, to White Christmas on electric guitar, by way of trumpet, trombone, accordion and violin. The dates are the same as in 2024.
Nearby: places, experiences, services
Distances as the crow flies from where the event is held.
Around the same time
Until31Dec
200VOLTeVOLTA — the Alessandro Volta bicentenary
Two hundred years since Volta's death: talks, visits and exhibitions, in Como and beyond.
Tempio Voltiano, Villa del Grumello and other venues
Until31Dec
Morazzone a Como
Morazzone in Como's cathedral, four hundred years after his death.
Sacrestia dei Mansionari, Como Cathedral, Piazza Duomo
Until10Jan 2027
Di piega in piega: the gesture of cloth
The pleat in cloth, from the making to Capucci's gowns: an autumn and winter exhibition at the Silk Museum.
Silk Museum, Via Castelnuovo 9, Como
Until17Jan 2027
Opera season at the Teatro Sociale di Como
Opera at the Teatro Sociale on Piazza Verdi, with productions from the OperaLombardia network.
Teatro Sociale di Como, Piazza Verdi