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Arena di Verona Unveils 2027 Season

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The Arena di Verona Opera Festival has revealed its 2027 season. Here are the vocal offerings. First up is a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Performance Date: June 11, 2027 Then comes “Aida,” in Gianfranco de Bosio’s 1913 production. Performance Date: June 12 – August 7, 2027 Next up is Paul Curran’s production of “La Traviata.” Performance Date: June 25 – Sept. {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Lisette Oropesa, Carolina López Moreno, Martina Russomanno, Yusif Eyvazov, Ludovic Tézier, Luca Salsi & Maria José Siri Lead Arena di Verona’s 2026 Season

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The Arena di Verona has announced its 2026 season. The season will open with a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.”  Michele Spotti and Francesco Ivan Ciampa conduct the new production starring Martina Russomanno, Gilda Fiume and Rosa Feola. The casts also include Yusif Eyvazov, Galeano Salas, Francesco Meli, René Barbera, Adam Smith, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Mihai Damian, Youngjun Park, Ludovic {…}

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Fondazione Arena di Verona Postpones ‘Aida’ in Adelaide

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The Fondazione Arena di Verona has postponed its upcoming “Aida” in Adelaide, Verona, which was being produced by TEG Live. Limelight is reporting that the production, which was scheduled for Feb. 5 and 6, was postponed “due to unforeseen challenges related to the international transport of artistic assets”, which have upended plans to ship the production’s vast inventory of sets, {…}

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Arena di Verona Announces Historic 2025 Results

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The Arena di Verona has announced the result of its 2025 season, which featured 52 evenings of performances. The company said that it made 35,619,000 euros, which was 2 million more than in 2024. Additionally, the festival saw 404,715 spectators from 130 countries, including the U.K., the U.S., France, Korea, and many more. Additionally, the festival saw 18 sold-out shows, {…}

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Cast Change: Erin Morley Withdraws from ‘Rigoletto’ at Arena di Verona

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Erin Morley has canceled her August 30 performance of “Rigoletto.” The soprano took to social media and said , “Dear friends, I am heartbroken to tell you all that I have an unforeseen medical situation that I have to take care of, and which makes it impossible for me to sing Gilda at the Arena di Verona right now. I’m {…}

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ZDF & 3Sat to Broadcast ‘Nabucco’ with Anna Netrebko from the Arena di Verona

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(Credit: Arena di Verona/ENNEVI) ZDF and 3Sat is set to broadcast the Arena di Verona’s “Nabucco” on August 30, 2025 The performance, filmed from the 2025 Verona festival, features Anna Netrebko in her acclaimed turn as Abigaille in Stefano Poda’s production. Netrebko is joined by Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Galeano Salas, Christian Van Horn, and Francesca Di Sauro. Picnahs Steinberg conducts production. {…}

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Piotr Beczała Cancels Performances in Arena di Verona & Bayreuth Festival

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Piotr Beczała has canceled two of his upcoming performances. The tenor took to social media and said, “Unfortunately, I’ve been hit by a summer flu since yesterday, and I’ve been struggling with it. It’s forcing me to cancel the final performance of ‘Lohengrin’ in Bayreuth tomorrow as well as ‘Carmen’ in Verona. I will now take the time to fully {…}

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Arena di Verona Announces Full Details for Jonas Kaufmann Gala

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The Arena di Verona has announced the full program for Jonas Kaufmann’s August 3, 2025, gala. The company said that for one night only, Kaufmann will perform music by Wagner and Puccini alongside soprano Marina Rebeka. Maestro Jochen Rieder will take the baton to conduct the Fondazione Arena Orchestra. The program will include overtures, arias, intermezzi, scenes, and duets. The {…}