Arena Di Verona Tickets

Arena Di Verona that is also known as Verona Arena is a popular Roman amphitheatre that is located in Piazza Bra in the city of Verona in Italy. The arena is globally celebrated for the massive opera performances that it hosts and is also amongst the finest preserved historic buildings of its sort. You can now book your Arena Di Verona tickets and enjoy an awe-inspiring live entertaining event at this absolutely gorgeous venue.

The structure of the venue was constructed in AD 30 on an area that was situated away from the city walls. Many Ludi (games and shows) were held there. These historical shows were so famous that people used to come from various places just to attend them. In olden times, the theater could easily accommodate over 30,000 people at one time. The encircling façade of the venue that you see today had pink and white limestone that had come from Valpolicella. However, an intense earthquake that took place in 1117 totally ruined the outer ring of the building. During the era of Renaissance, the primary interventions in order to restore the arena’s functionality as a theatre started. In the 1850s, many operatic shows were seen being conducted in the glorious venue and ultimately delivered some of the best performances as the venue exhibited out of this world acoustics. By the 1900’s many famous performances began taking place at this ancient venue which were very successful. However, during 1915 till 1918 and then from 1940 till 1945 while Europe was engaged in war, performances halted in the venue. The productions and shows were resumed after the war ended.

Presently, the Arena Di Verona hosts four major productions annually mostly during June as well as in August. In winter, many local ballet and opera organizations are seen performing at the popular L’Accademia Filarmonica. Each year more than 500,000 people have been estimated to witness the spectacular performances staged at this incredible arena. The live audiences are usually given candles before seating to light them all around the arena just after sunset. The arena could facilitate to 20,000 people at one point in time, however now it has been reduced to 15,000 due to safety precautions taken by the management. This venue that has staged some of the most celebrated opera singers and musicians carries on the deliver the most refreshing and exciting shows to date. During the post World War II period, big names such as Renata Tebaldi, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Giorgia, Tito as well as Maria Callas have performed live at the arena. There is a known arena shop at the venue which sells many notable live recordings of the famed artists.

The arena has also hosted many other concerts like that of Alicia Keys, The Who, Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield, One Direction, Paul McCartney, Deep Purple, Sting, Simple Minds, Whitney Houston, Pearl Jam, Duran Duran, Dire Straits, Rod Stewart, Muse, and Radiohead.

With your Arena Di Verona tickets in hand, you will surely experience a phenomenal live event at a breathtaking venue that will be extremely memorable.