Find out about all the performances at the Arena Opera Festival 2026
Fondazione Arena presents the programme of the 103rd Festival: fifty evenings from 12 June to 12 September 2026 with six opera productions and three gala evenings.
Giuseppe Verdi
The most-performed opera in the world opens the 103rd Arena Festival with a new production.
Giuseppe Verdi
Bold and revolutionary: it's the “crystal” Aida by Stefano Poda, amidst transparencies and shimmering lights.
Giuseppe Verdi
A poetic and visionary ‘Nabucco’, with the unmistakable directorial style by Stefano Poda.
Giacomo Puccini
Love and youth in nineteenth-century Paris: ‘La Bohème’ returns to the Arena, directed by Alfonso Signorini.
Co-production con ArteDanza SRL
A long-awaited appointment with Roberto Bolle and some international ballet stars
Giuseppe Verdi
A legend returns to the Arena: the majestic ‘Aida’, as imagined by Zeffirelli, will be back on stage for seven performances at the 2026 Festival.
Giacomo Puccini
It’s time to celebrate 100 years of ‘Turandot’, with a fairy-tale production designed by Zeffirelli!
Carl Orff
The passionate sounds of the ‘Carmina Burana’ are back to light up the Arena di Verona
An immersive show with 3D projections that has revolutionised the concept of the symphonic concert
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