The thread running through the 2012 Festival for 50 evenings is love: from the erotic passion of Don Giovanni to the sacrificial choice of Aida; from the libertine seduction of Carmen to the union that transcends death of Romeo and Juliette; from the heart of ice of Princess Turandot to the ardent desperation of Tosca.

The 90th Opera Festival opens with a new production of the Fondazione Arena: Friday 22nd June 2012 Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will be staged, a work and a composer that are absolutely new to the stage of the Arena. Direction and stage design by Franco Zeffirelli, conductor Daniel Oren. Main interpreters

From Saturday 23rd June the Arena classic Aida by Giuseppe Verdi will be presented in the 1913 re-evocation. Direction by Gianfranco de Bosio, on the podium Daniel Oren, Plácido Domingo and Marco Armiliato. Main interpreters

On Saturday 30th June Georges Bizet’s Carmen returns, with direction and stage design by Franco Zeffirelli, with the costumes of Anna Anni. Orchestra conducted by Julian Kovatchev. Main interpreters

From Saturday 7th July Romeo and Juliette by Charles Gounod, in the version staged by Francesco Micheli. Set design by Edoardo Sanchi, costumes by Silvia Aymonino. The Arena orchestra is conducted by Fabio Mastrangelo. Main interpreters

On stage from Saturday 4th August, Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot, with direction and set design by Franco Zeffirelli, costumes by Emi Wada. With Andrea Battistoni conducting the orchestra of the Arena. Main interpreters

From Saturday 18th August Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca in the presentation of Hugo de Ana, who is the director, the set designer and also the costume designer. Conductor Marco Armiliato. Main interpreters

The 90th Opera Festival 2012 at the Arena di Verona involves all artistic sectors – the Orchestra, the Chorus, the Ballet Corps – and the technicians of the Arena di Verona, and hundreds of extras.

For information: Call center (+39) 045 800.5151 – www.arena.it
 

3 OPERAS IN 3 DAYS on consecutive evenings dedicated to opera, with either the weekend ticket or the weekday ticket or 3 OPERAS IN 1 MONTH for one performance a week. Both season tickets offer discounts from € 252 to € 47 depending on the position of the seat (excluding the stalls). And the Under 30s, the Over 65s and Associations with agreements have the advantage of special reductions.

An important new formula for the Arena public of 2012 is the CARNET. This system allows the spectator to create his/her own personal appointment agenda choosing from all the works and all the dates on the playbill. Overcoming the limitations of turns and fixed seats, you can now attend 3 or 6 evenings of the 90th Opera Festival 2012 and save up to 12% on the purchase prices of a single ticket. The Carnet tickets can be used individually or together, according to the needs and desires of the holder, with complete flexibility for one or more evenings of grand opera.

The ticket prices are confirmed, with differentiation according to the sectors: 1st sector Stall Gold, 1st sector Stall, 2nd sector Stall, Central Numbered seats on the steps, numbered seats on the steps and unnumbered stone steps.

Season tickets are on sale at the Arena Ticket Office and the Call center +39 045 8005151, and tickets at the box office, at all the authorised sales points, and on www.arena.it.
 

The owners of the Miles&More card, in fact, will be able to spend their miles in purchasing tickets for the prestigious Poltronissima or Poltroncina centrale di gradinata sectors, or earn extra miles by purchasing tickets for every sector in the Arena.

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity, and live the excitement of attending a show under a starry sky, in the greatest and most suggestive outdoor Opera Theatre in the world!