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Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2027: Dates, Seats, Prices and How to Book
Arena di Verona Opera Festival
The 2027 Arena di Verona Opera Festival is published and on sale: the calendar runs from 12 June to 11 September 2027, with Aida, Carmen, La Traviata and Nabucco, the ballet Romeo and Juliet and a handful of concerts and galas (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026a). Book on shop.arena.it, through the Fondazione's call centre on +39 045 8005151 or at the Arena box office in Via Dietro Anfiteatro 6/b; the Fondazione warns against resale sites such as Viagogo and StubHub (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026c).
Seats on the stone steps of the 6th sector start at 22 EUR and the front row of the stalls at 305 EUR (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026b). This page lists the 2027 dates, explains the seating sectors and their gates, the under-30 and family rates, and the rules on what you can bring, what to wear and what happens when it rains.
Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2027 dates and programme
The Fondazione's 2027 calendar lists 51 performances between Saturday 12 June and Saturday 11 September 2027 (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026a). The price list adds an opening event on 11 June, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, listed as IX Sinfonia (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026b).
The operas are Aida in two productions (the 1913 edition, a homage to the first Arena staging, and Stefano Poda's production), Carmen, La Traviata and Nabucco. The ballet Romeo and Juliet plays on four evenings. One-off nights are Roberto Bolle and Friends (8 and 21 July), Jonas Kaufmann in Opera (8 August), Viva Vivaldi (24 August), Paganini Paradise (25 August) and Carmina Burana (29 August) (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026a).
The premieres, priced higher, are La Traviata on 25 June, Carmen on 2 July, Nabucco on 29 July and Stefano Poda's Aida on 12 August (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026b). Start times move earlier as the summer goes on: 21:15 for most June and July nights, 21:00 in August and September, and 20:15 for the Kaufmann concert (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026a). Carmen has the most dates, followed by La Traviata and the 1913 Aida.
How to buy Arena opera tickets
There are three official channels. Online, shop.arena.it shows the seat map for each date; you register, choose the performance, apply any concession, pay by Visa, MasterCard or American Express and receive the ticket as a PDF by email. The call centre on +39 045 8005151 answers Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00 and takes payment by card through a paylink, or by bank transfer at least seven days before the show. Tickets are also sold through the authorised Vivaticket network (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026c).
The box office is at Via Dietro Anfiteatro 6/b. In winter it opens Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 16:30 and on Saturday from 9:30 to 12:30. During the festival it opens daily from 9:00 until the start of the performance on show days, and from 9:00 to 19:30 on other days. It takes cash within legal limits and cards, but not American Express. The old box office on Via dei Mutilati is closed (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026c).
Buy only from these channels. The Fondazione may cancel tickets bought on resale platforms such as Viagogo, Seatwave or StubHub and refuse entry to their holders. Tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged for another date or sector (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026c, 2026d).
Arena seats: stalls, steps and which gate to use
The Arena is divided into the stalls (poltronissime and poltrone) on the floor, with chairs, and the steps (gradinata) of the Roman cavea. The 2027 price list gives a starting price for every sector (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026b).
In the stalls, all seats are numbered with an upholstered backrest. The 1st Sector Stalls Platinum Premium, the first row, starts at 305 EUR; Platinum at 265 EUR; Gold, which includes the royal box, at 220 EUR; Silver at 190 EUR; Silver Easy at 173 EUR; 1st Sector Stalls at 165 EUR and 2nd Sector Stalls at 135 EUR. The Sector Tribune starts at 125 EUR. The Platinum, Gold, Silver and Silver Easy seats enter from gate 1; the other stalls from gate 8 (even seats) or gate 66 (odd seats).
The Verdi, Puccini and Rossini sectors have numbered seats with an unupholstered backrest, from 105, 85 and 60 EUR, entered from gate 13 (even seats) or gate 61 (odd seats). The 4th, 5th and 6th sectors are numbered places on the bare stone steps, with no chair, from 47, 32 and 22 EUR. The 6th sector enters from gates 11 and 15 (even seats) or 59 and 63 (odd seats) (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026b). Opening nights, premieres and galas cost more than these starting prices.
Source: Fondazione Arena di Verona (2026).
Cheaper tickets: under 30, over 65, families
Reduced rates in the price list apply only to under-30 and over-65 tickets, and an identity document is checked at the gate. Under-30s can also buy a limited selection of 2nd Sector Stalls seats for 30 EUR, up to four per basket, excluding premieres, opening nights and Saturday performances (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026b).
Families with children aged up to 14 (born from 1 January 2013) can use the Sector Tribune Family: 2.50 EUR per child and 68 EUR for an accompanying adult, up to six tickets in all, excluding the premieres of 11 and 12 June 2027. It is the only area open to children under four, with seats near the stage, toilets nearby and a quick way in and out. The Fondazione says the 2027 family tickets will be on sale soon (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026b). Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026d).
Visitors with a certified disability of 67 per cent or more, and wheelchair users, pay one 6th-sector full price each for themselves and a companion, through a form on the Fondazione's site. The Verona Card gives a reduced festival price where one applies (Destination Verona & Garda Foundation, 2026); see our Verona Card page.
What to bring, what to wear and when to arrive
Arrive at least an hour before the start; the gates open two hours before. You may bring a small backpack and a small folding umbrella without a sharp point, but cases, trolleys and bags over 17 litres are refused, and there is no cloakroom. Food and drink cannot be brought in, nor plastic bottles over 0.5 litres, nor cameras, video cameras or tripods (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026d).
On the stone steps a cushion makes a three-hour opera bearable: bring one from home or buy one inside. Inside the Arena there are bars, cushions for sale, and librettos, programmes and merchandise at the Arena Shop at gate 10; the libretto is not included in the ticket. The Info Point is staffed on performance days from 18:30 (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026b, 2026d).
There is no compulsory dress code. In the stalls smart dress is preferred, and the terms and conditions refuse entry to the stalls in tank tops, shorts or beach and pool sandals, with no refund (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026d, 2026e). A ticket on your phone is enough; there is no need to print it. If you arrive in Verona the same day, the airport bus takes 15 minutes to the station (airport to city).
What happens if it rains at the Arena?
The festival is in the open air and the terms of sale treat bad weather as a risk the spectator accepts. A performance is never cancelled before its scheduled start. If rain, wind or hail stop the show from starting, the Fondazione may delay the start by up to 150 minutes before deciding whether to cancel (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026e).
If the performance is cancelled, refunds are requested on the original purchase channel within 14 days, through the procedure published on arena.it, and only the face value printed on the ticket is refunded. Requests reaching the Fondazione later are still accepted until 31 October of the festival year, minus taxes and charges. Open tickets and carnet tickets are moved to a later date of the same season instead of refunded (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026e).
If a performance stops after it has begun, there is no refund of the ticket price, although the terms set out partial protections, and for shows after 15 August these can apply to the next year's festival (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026e). Before the gates open, the Fondazione and the police on site may delay or cancel the opening for safety when the forecast gives no improvement.
Frequently asked questions
6 questionsWhen is the Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2027?
The published calendar runs from 12 June to 11 September 2027, with 51 performances, plus an opening event on 11 June. The programme includes Aida in two productions, Carmen, La Traviata, Nabucco, the ballet Romeo and Juliet, Roberto Bolle and Friends, Jonas Kaufmann in Opera and Carmina Burana (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026a, 2026b).
How much are tickets for the opera at the Arena di Verona?
For 2027 the lowest prices run from 22 EUR for a numbered place on the stone steps of the 6th sector to 305 EUR for the first row of the stalls. A 1st Sector Stalls seat starts at 165 EUR. Premieres, opening nights and galas cost more, and under-30s can buy selected stalls seats at 30 EUR (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026b).
Where is the best place to buy Arena di Verona opera tickets?
From Fondazione Arena di Verona itself: online at shop.arena.it, by phone on +39 045 8005151 (Monday to Saturday, 9:00 to 18:00), at the box office in Via Dietro Anfiteatro 6/b, or through the authorised Vivaticket network. The Fondazione can cancel tickets bought on resale sites and refuse entry (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026c).
Is there a dress code for the opera in Verona?
No compulsory dress code. Smart dress is preferred in the stalls, and men in shorts, tank tops or thong sandals are not admitted there; the terms of sale apply the same rule to beach and pool sandals, with no refund. On the stone steps casual clothes are normal (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026d, 2026e).
Can I bring a cushion, food or a bag into the Arena?
A cushion yes, for the stone steps, and you can also buy one inside. A small backpack and a small folding umbrella are allowed, but bags over 17 litres, food, drinks, bottles over 0.5 litres and cameras are not. There is no cloakroom, so leave luggage at your hotel (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026d).
Do I get a refund if the opera is rained off?
Only if the performance is cancelled. The start can be delayed by up to 150 minutes first. For a cancelled show you claim the face value within 14 days on the channel where you bought it. If the show stops after it has started, the ticket price is not refunded (Fondazione Arena di Verona, 2026e).
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