ARENA OPERA FESTIVAL

The Opera Festival at the Arena di Verona began in 10th August 1913, with the first performance of Aida organized by Verona tenor Giovanni Zenatello and impresario Ottone Rovato to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi.

For over a hundred years (except for two short breaks during the two World Wars), every summer the Roman amphitheatre is transformed into the world’s largest open-air opera theatre.

Jonathan Santagada wil be once again assisting the new music director of the festival, the internationally acclaimed Maestro Marco Armiliato for 4 productions: AIDA, CARMEN, TRAVIATA and TURANDOT.