Arena di Verona Opera Festival

The Verona Arena Festival, the largest and most famous open-air opera season in the world, started in 1913 with the performance of Aida for the centenary of Verdi's birth. The Arena di Verona Foundation, born in 1998 from the transformation of the Autonomous Lyric Organization established in 1936, manages the Arena Opera Festival which annually attracts a vast international audience with the magnificent setting of the Roman amphitheater, the sumptuous settings, the quality and fame of the cast.

Info

Fondazione Arena di Verona
First edition in 1913
Average number of events: 40
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Summertime
'City of art, symbolic monument' context

Of international relevance
Main activity: Opera
Cultural landscape: The Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheater located in the historic center of Verona, an icon of the Venetian city.

Founder

Giovanni Zenatello and Ottone Rovato

The Opera Festival at the Verona Arena was born on 10 August 1913, with the first performance of Aida commissioned by the Veronese tenor Giovanni Zenatello and the theatrical impresario Ottone Rovato to commemorate the centenary of Giuseppe Verdi's birth. For over a hundred years (except for two brief interruptions during the great wars) every summer the Roman amphitheater has been transformed into the largest open-air opera house in the world.

Highlighted

The Verona Arena wins on the Italian front in the social and digital world, as it is first among the Foundations of our country in the ranking of likes, followers, impressions, interactions and comments and fourth in the world in the general ranking after absolutely prestigious institutions such as the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Opera House in London and the Metropolitan in New York.

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