This will be followed by seven other of the most popular operas, as historically staged, which, with all the powerful grandeur and ingenuity needed to face such an immense stage, have become milestones in theatrical style the world over.Īs well as the queen of the Arena's operas, the seven works being performed in the Arena are Verdi’s Nabucco, Rigoletto and La Traviata, Bizet’s Carmen, Puccini’s Tosca and Madama Butterfly, and Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. The Festival will therefore be inaugurated with an eagerly awaited new production of Aida, the opera that has come to symbolise the amphitheatre. Season 100 of Opera in Arena comes one hundred and ten years after the first Festival, which saw its seasons interrupted by two World Wars and more recently, by the pandemic. The first two nights of Festival 2023 are already on sale as of 12 noon tomorrow, June 15.Īlthough the Arena di Verona has always maintained its vocation as a performance venue throughout its millenary history: from the naumachie or staged naval battles of ancient Rome to the jousts of the Middle Ages, and on to Rossini in the early 1800s, it was not until 1913 that it became the true home of great open-air opera performances, with an Aida that epitomised the Art Nouveau trend of the time, reconstructed from original sketches and still beloved of audiences today.Īlways true to its traditional role as democratic propagator of musical culture in Europe, as well as popular, accessible and universal home to musical theatre, loved by opera stars, crowned heads, Hollywood actors and audiences from all over the world, the Arena di Verona has always been one of the most influential locations for inclusiveness in art.
Jonas Kaufmann’s eagerly-awaited return to VeronaĪ concert by the Orchestra and Chorus from the Teatro alla ScalaĪs for the traditional opening weekend on 16-17 June, this will be a genuine non-stop event to celebrate the most charming, fascinating, eclectic and lasting performance art ever created by human intelligence: Opera. Juan Diego Flórez making his grand début in the ArenaĪ special event dedicated to Plácido Domingo
Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini | Staged by Franco Zeffirelli Tosca by Giacomo Puccini | Staged by Hugo de Ana La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi | Staged by Franco ZeffirelliīUY NOW Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi | Staged by Gianfranco de Bosio Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini | Staged by Hugo de Ana That means a total of 50 unrepeatable performances in under three months:Ĭarmen by Georges Bizet | Staged by Franco Zeffirelli
Fondazione Arena di Verona has announced an extraordinary Festival for 2023 to celebrate the one hundredth Arena Opera Festival, where it will be presenting an international audience with the most successful, repeated works performed in the amphitheatre during the 100 seasons since its beginnings in 1913.
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