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OPERAS & CONCERTS
The Arena di Verona is a Roman amphitheater that was built in 30 AD and is still used for operas and concerts. It is among the world’s best-preserved ancient structures. The beautiful structure was home to popular events until suffering damage during an earthquake in 1117.
OPERA, CONCERT, BALLET
Turin’s Teatro Regio is the most famous opera house and opera company of Piedmont. Turin had used several buildings to host operas until the mid-1700’s when the Royal Theater was built.
OPERA, BALLET & CONCERT SEASON
The Teatro Reale di San Carlo, the glorious opera house of Naples is one of the oldest opera houses in the world. This famous venue opened in 1737.
SUMMER OPERA FESTIVAL
The Puccini Festival, Torre del Lago
Tickets & Calendar of Events
This opera festival takes place every summer in Torre del Lago, the home town of Giacomo Puccini. Torre del Lago lies between the Lake of Massaciuccoli and the Tyrrhenian Sea, 4 kilometers far from the magnificent beaches of Viareggio on the Tuscan Riviera, 18 kilometers from Lucca and Pisa. The Festival welcomes about 40.000 spectators every year to its open-air theatre, just a few steps from the Villa Mausoleum where Giacomo Puccini lived and worked.
OPERA, BALLET & CONCERT SEASON
Teatro Comunale, the famed opera house of Bologna begins its life in 1763. Formed from stone in the Baroque style, the opera house was built to replace the wooden Teatro Malvezzi which was destroyed by fire in 1745.
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
At Palazzo Forti, Verona. The mission of the show AMO, which stands for Arena Opera Museum, is to contribute to the musical education of the audiences and to further spread the culture of the Italian Opera, thanks to the exhibit of original documents and the use of multimedia techniques.