Soon Puccini's Turandot is a hundred years old. We celebrate its first century with the fairytale staging born from the imagination of Franco Zeffirelli: a record-breaking Arena di Verona production in terms of takings, with costumes by Oscar winner Emi Wada. Location: Arena di Verona Director: Franco Zeffirelli Music: Giacomo Puccini Language: Italian Type of performance: Opera […]
In brief Amidst golden pyramids and imposing stage sets, Franco Zeffirelli's opulent and imaginative Egypt returns to the Arena with Aida. A majestic production, a legend reborn for seven dates on the occasion of the 2026 Festival. Location: Arena di Verona Direction: Franco Zeffirelli Music: Giuseppe Verdi Language: Italian Type of performance: Opera
In brief: Experience the emotion of “Va, pensiero” like never before: come and be amazed by Giuseppe Verdi's “Nabucco”, the choral drama par excellence, in Stefano Poda's poetic and visionary production. Location: Arena di Verona Direction: Stefano Poda Music: Giuseppe Verdi Language: Italian Type of show: Opera Duration: Approx. 3 hours 6 minutes, including 1 interval Nabucco – […]
Soon Puccini's Turandot is a hundred years old. We celebrate its first century with the fairytale staging born from the imagination of Franco Zeffirelli: a record-breaking Arena di Verona production in terms of takings, with costumes by Oscar winner Emi Wada. Location: Arena di Verona Director: Franco Zeffirelli Music: Giacomo Puccini Language: Italian Type of performance: Opera […]
In brief, the most beloved and performed opera in the world will open the 103rd Arena di Verona Opera Festival with a new production that, for the first time in the Arena's history, will bring one of the most iconic institutions of the French capital to Verona: the Moulin Rouge. The direction will be by the Scot Paul Curran, today an opera director, yesterday a collaborator with Baz Luhrmann for the film […]
In brief: Audacious, luminous, revolutionary. Stefano Poda’s “crystal” Aida, after breaking all records, returns to amaze us in 2026: let yourself be captivated by its transparencies, its play of light and its breathtaking costumes! Location: Arena di Verona Director: Stefano Poda Music: Giuseppe Verdi Language: Italian Type of show: Opera Duration: Approx. [...]
In brief Amidst golden pyramids and imposing stage sets, Franco Zeffirelli's opulent and imaginative Egypt returns to the Arena with Aida. A majestic production, a legend reborn for seven dates on the occasion of the 2026 Festival. Location: Arena di Verona Direction: Franco Zeffirelli Music: Giuseppe Verdi Language: Italian Type of performance: Opera
Soon Puccini's Turandot is a hundred years old. We celebrate its first century with the fairytale staging born from the imagination of Franco Zeffirelli: a record-breaking Arena di Verona production in terms of takings, with costumes by Oscar winner Emi Wada. Location: Arena di Verona Director: Franco Zeffirelli Music: Giacomo Puccini Language: Italian Type of performance: Opera […]
In brief: Experience the emotion of “Va, pensiero” like never before: come and be amazed by Giuseppe Verdi's “Nabucco”, the choral drama par excellence, in Stefano Poda's poetic and visionary production. Location: Arena di Verona Direction: Stefano Poda Music: Giuseppe Verdi Language: Italian Type of show: Opera Duration: Approx. 3 hours 6 minutes, including 1 interval Nabucco – […]
In brief: Audacious, luminous, revolutionary. Stefano Poda’s “crystal” Aida, after breaking all records, returns to amaze us in 2026: let yourself be captivated by its transparencies, its play of light and its breathtaking costumes! Location: Arena di Verona Director: Stefano Poda Music: Giuseppe Verdi Language: Italian Type of show: Opera Duration: Approx. [...]
