Verona opera season 2020 Roman amphitheater Romeo and Juliet town

Verona opera season 2020 Roman amphitheater Romeo and Juliet town

In Verona, the town of Romeo and Juliet, every year they are performed operas in a stunning scenery: a Roman amphitheater that dates back to the 2nd century A.C. This is a day excursion with a professional English speaking driver for your opera evening.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Arena di Verona, Piazza Bra 1, 37121, Verona Italy

At 4:00pm, you will meet your Driver-guide at the car terminal of Venice (Piazzale Roma), or the cruise terminal, for your full day excursion. After 1 hour and 20 minutes driving distance along a highway, you will reach the town of Verona, one of the most important art cities of Italy. This tour proposal is to have an Opera experience in a Roman Amphitheater. An unforgettable opportunity performed in the town of Romeo and Juliet, not far from Venice. From June 13th to September 7th 2020, you can check your favorite day performance on the official website of "Arena Opera Festival".

Verona stands on the banks of the Adige, the second longest river of Italy, against a hilly backdrop of the Italian prealps. It is the second most important art center in the Veneto region after Venice. The city has many influences over the centuries clearly visible until the present day. From the period of the Roman Empire, the amphitheater stands out in one of the most beautiful squares in Italy, used nowadays for the opera season, concerts and important events.

In the Middle Ages Verona became one of the most important cities thanks to the Lordship of the Scaligeri. Since the beginning of the fifteenth century, remarkable is the influence of the Venetian Republic, mainly with the construction of wonderful palaces. And since the beginning of the nineteenth century, many military constructions were placed by the Austrian domination. Nowadays, one of the most visited places by tourists is Juliet’s house with its balcony, so famous for the Shakespearean tragedy that blends legend and reality.

In the 2020 season the following operas will be performed:

Cavalleria rusticana ~ Pagliacci - Opera in 1 act - Italian opera in a prologue and two acts by Pietro Mascagni - Ruggero Leoncavallo
Aida - Opera in 4 acts by Giuseppe Verdi
Turandot - Dramma lirico in 3 acts by Giacomo Puccini
Nabucco - Dramma lirico in 4 acts by Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata - Melodrama in 3 acts by Giuseppe Verdi

You will find the calendar of performances 2020 in the official website of "Arena Opera Festival". If you decide to purchase a ticket, read carefully their Spectator Regulations always reported in the website.

Before the performance, you will have time for an interesting sightseeing tour with your driver/guide who will suggest you also a restaurant for your dinner.

Depending from the opera of your interest, you will be back to Venice around 1am or 2am.

Duration: 6 hours