The Roman amphitheatre in Verona is famous for its open-air opera festival: from january to August 2009 one of the most famous Italian cultural must-sees. This year’s festival there will be 50 performances collected in six operas.

The 2009 edition opens with Verdi’s Aida, directed by Renato Palumbo and Gianfranco De Bosio.



On 21 June Giuliano Carella conducts Puccini’s Tosca, while the same day Daniel Oren returns to the repertoire with Denis Krief’s production of Verdi’s Nabucco, as in the inauguration of 2007. Verdi’s Rigoletto and Romeo and Juliet of Shakespear will be in the programme by Charles Gounod.

About 20,000 spectators at a time will be able to get pleasure in the suggestive historical setting and the fantastic acoustics of the ancient monument, and listening all performances of the best professionals that the festival attracts.

The first festival was in 1913, when a group of friends decided to convert the ancient arena in a spectacular venue for Aida, for one of the greatest music events of the early – 20th century.
It is better to book tickets online well in advance because they sell out quickly, and for all information there is the main site >> Arena di Verona