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The Arena of Verona, all round!

admin_mowp — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 08:00:39 +0000

The announced event will take place this summer with the Verona Arena Festival celebrating its 100th anniversary, from 16 June to 9 September 2023, with large-scale productions and ad hoc casts. All the stars of the international opera scene are invited to celebrate the occasion. Among them are the star dancer Roberto Bolle, Jonas Kaufmann (after his legendary recital in Verona), Placido Domingo, Riccardo Chailly and the Orchestra of La Scala in Milan, who are invited for special evenings, as well as Juan Diego Flórez, who makes his debut in the Arena with a recital and also a stage appearance in Rigoletto. Other major titles such as Aida, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Carmen, Madama Butterfly, Nabucco, Tosca and La Traviata will be performed by Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Nadine Sierra and Sonya Yoncheva, who will be sharing the stage with Roberto Alagna, Vittorio Grigolo, Ludovic Tézier and the younger generation, Asmik Grigorian, Clémentine Margaine and Marina Viotti. Eight opera productions are expected, with new productions of Aida and Rigoletto. Some dates are already sold out, as you might imagine…

Book your tickets for this new season of the 2023 Arena di Verona here

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Festival dell’Arena di Verona 2016

admin_mowp — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:12:11 +0000

Is it necessary to introduce the Arena di Verona Festival? For over 100 years, every summer in the Roman amphitheater, the opera productions remain fabulous. Under the stars and in the warmth of the Italian nights, the 2016 Festival program presents, as usual, the big hits of the repertory. Although the organizers take their time to announce the cast distributions, we can trust in this great institution that always engages the greatest artists or wait a little longer to buy tickets (knowing that the best seats always go first).

After the splendor of the centenary celebrations, the Arena regains its stride with six productions: five operas and a ballet evening. The sublime dancer Roberto Bolle returns with his “Friends” to the delight of many fans and spectators. The new program is specifically designed for the arena stage, reputed to be the largest in the opera world. Building on the success two years running, this evening full of surprise has been scheduled on July 18 to offer a new chance to the audience that was unable to attend the previous representations. You should book seats without delay because demand is already strong!
In 2016, the festival opens with the return of Carmen and the breathtaking stage setting of Franco Zeffirelli. All of Spain is present in this show which is a classic of its genre, with a beautiful fidelity to the libretto. Another great production from the Verona Arena, Verdi’s Aida, is signed by Gianfranco de Bosio who reproduces the historical production of the opening of the Festival in 1913. Aida is an opera perfectly suited for the immensity of the plateau that, however, has a way to create a more intimate ambiance. Hugo de Ana has managed to recreate the atmosphere of the Parisian salons where the plot of La Traviata unfolds, the masterpiece of masterpieces.

The last two productions once again appeal to the wonderful Franco Zeffirelli who always flirts with the grandiose. Puccini’s Turandot is one of those operas where the audience expects extraordinary productions. With Verdi’s Il Trovatore, the Arena di Verona Festival offers another colorful stage setting that beautifully suits the vastness of the stage.

The 2016 edition is shaping up to become yet another page in the beautiful history of the Festival that remains an absolute must in the world of classical music.

It’s time to book your tickets for the Verona Opera Festival !

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The 95th Festival dell’Arena di Verona opens its doors on 23 June

admin_mowp — Fri, 12 May 2017 08:08:40 +0000

The 95th Festival dell’Arena di Verona opens its doors on 23 June with six opera productions this season 2017, Verdi’s Nabucco, Rigoletto and Aida (the historic and the modern production), Puccini’s Madama Butterfly & Tosca and also two galas, one with the satr of the ballet Roberto Bolle and one with great Plácido Domingo

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