The 86th Opera Festival will take place from 20 June to 31 August 2008. The programme comprises five operas, with a total of fortynine performances, involving all the artistic groups of the Arena di Verona: the Orchestra, Chorus, Corps de Ballet and technical support.
The Season begins with the Giuseppe Verdi's Aida on June 20th a new production inspired to the first stage design of Aida in 1913; the second opera in the programme on June 21st is Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, in Hugo de Ana's acclaimed 2006 production; the next opera will be Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco on June 22nd, with Denis Krief as director as well as stage and costume designer, Georges Bizet's Carmen, in the already-famous production by the great Florentine director and stage designer Franco Zeffirelli; Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto, in the 2003 production with Ivo Guerra as director and Raffaele Del Savio as stage designer.
Schedule 2008
Every night an appointment you cannot miss
June - Performance begins at 21:15
Friday, 20 June: Aida
Saturday, 21 June: Tosca
Sunday, 22 June: Nabucco
Thursday, 26 June: Nabucco
Friday, 27 June: Tosca
Saturday, 28 June: Aida
July - Performance begins at 21:15
Thursday, 3 July: Nabucco
Friday, 4 July: Tosca
Saturday, 5 July: Carmen
Sunday, 6 July: Aida
Tuesday, 8 July: Aida
Wednesday, 9 July: Nabucco
Thursday, 10 July: Carmen
Friday, 11 July: Aida
Saturday, 12 July: Tosca
Sunday, 13 July: Carmen
Tuesday, 15 July: Carmen
Wednesday, 16 July: Nabucco
Thursday, 17 July: Aida
Friday, 18 July: Carmen
Saturday, 19 July: Tosca
Sunday, 20 July: Aida
Thursday, 24 July: Tosca
Friday, 25 July: Carmen
Saturday, 26 July: Nabucco
Sunday, 27 July: Aida
August - Performance begins at 21:00
Friday, 1 August: Tosca
Saturday, 2 August: Rigoletto
Sunday, 3 August: Aida
Tuesday, 5 August: Carmen
Wednesday, 6 August: Rigoletto
Thursday, 7 August: Nabucco
Friday, 8 August: Aida
Saturday, 9 August: Rigoletto
Sunday, 10 August: Carmen
Friday, 15 August: Carmen
Saturday, 16 August: Nabucco
Sunday, 17 August: Aida
Wednesday, 20 August: Rigoletto
Thursday, 21 August: Aida
Friday, 22 August: Carmen
Saturday, 23 August: Rigoletto
Sunday, 24 August: Aida
Tuesday, 26 August: Aida
Wednesday, 27 August: Carmen
Thursday, 28 August: Rigoletto
Thursday, 28 August: Giselle - Teatro Romano
Friday, 29 August: Nabucco
Friday, 29 August: Giselle - Teatro Romano
Saturday, 30 August: Carmen
Saturday, 30 August: Giselle - Teatro Romano
Sunday, 31 August: Aida
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