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 Arena by Azhut
Open hours: 9.30-18.00
Holidays: 13.30-17.00
Closed: monda
Entrance: 1,50 euros Leave a Comment Address: Piazza BrāPhone: (+39)0458003204
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 The Arena - with stage set for
La Gioconda by alucas, 4 more photos
From the outside the arena doesn't appear as grand as the Colliseum in Rome, for very little of the outer wall remains, having been destroyed by an earthquake in 1183. The buildings that surround it on the opposite side from Piazza Bra are as tall as the walls, and seem to scale down the arena walls. Once you get inside, and climb up the stairs to enter the upper levels you realise just how big the Arena is. Outside of the summer season, you can wander all round inside the amphitheatre, and appreciate the scale of it, in the summer access is restricted to only half of the arena, and the centre is taken up with seating. Climb up to the top, sit on the stone steps and take in the view. It's a memory that will stay with you.
The two pictures showing the empty arena were taken on a cloudy day in September 1995, the others were taken in July 2005. Leave a Comment
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 Arena by Polly74
It is a Roman Amphitheater that can seat 25,000 people. Concerts at the Arena are usually sold-out, so buy your tickets early. And don't count on using the Roman bathrooms facilities, as the Romans were pretty much outdoors type of people . . . Leave a Comment
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Built beginning in 30AD, it was the main attraction for the locals to attend Roman events that were popular in the coliseums, like gladiator competitions, circus, jousts, This arena can hold 30,000 spectators, however for safety concerns, they limit most events to 15,000 patrons. Originally the arena was outside the city walls, and it is the third largest in Italy in the old Roman empire. It is 420 feet long and 330 feet wide and has 44 marble tiers for seats, which are still in very good condition. The outer ring walls were pink and white limestone, but they crashed during an earthquake in 1117. It was not rebuilt and the stones were used elsewhere, but one wing remains that is 30 meters high.
Since the 18th century, the arena was used for theatrical performances, and has many operas now, drawing 500,000 attendees every season. Directions: at Piazza Bra-just inside the walls-could you miss it?
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Considering that it was built nearly two thousand years ago, the Arena di Verona is remarkably well preserved -- so well preserved that it is still used for opera performances six nights a week during the summer, and for other large events during the spring and autumn. (Bruce Springsteen is coming in October 2006, for example.)
A distinctive feature of the Arena is the Ala or wing, which is all that is left of an external decorative wall that originally surrounded the entire structure. The rest of this outer wall was destroyed by an earthquake in the year 1117.
Second, third and fourth photos: Views of the Ala from other angles.
Fifth photo: The Ala at night. Leave a Comment
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 Inside the Arena by Anjutka
Unfortunately I had not the chance to attend a performance of an opera (mostly from Giuseppe Verdi) but I surely shall do it when I come again. I can imagine that it is an impressive experience and preformed at a place like this it comes maybe closer to the real meaning of this kind of art - it is a much better venue for a "grande spettacolo" than any Opera house. Leave a Comment Address: Piazza Bra (other meaning in Veronese!)
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During the day you can go in for 4 Euros (3 if you get a discount/concession) and spend as much time as you want exploring the Arena. You aren't allowed to go into the stage or backstage areas, but you can go anywhere else.
The entrance for daytime visits is at Gate 5, which is where these people are waiting.
On days when an opera is scheduled, you have to leave the Arena by 16:30, but on other days you can stay until early evening.
Second photo: Looking up at the Ala from down by the orchestra pit.
Third photo: Looking up at sections C and D.
Fourth photo: Looking down into the Arena. Leave a Comment
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The stage for Zeffirelli's production of Verdi's Aida is dominated by two large statues of ancient Egyptian pharaohs* (rulers), which between performances are stored out in front of the Arena on the Piazza Bra.
*Thanks to VT member awladhassan for pointing out that these are pharaohs, not gods, as I had originally written.
Second photo: Piazza Bra and the Arena, with statues for the Aida stage.
Third photo: More of the stage elements for Aida in storage on the Piazza Bra, with the Arena in the background.
Fourth photo: Egyptian symbols on some of the stage elements for Aida.
Fifth photo: On the day of the performance, all the statues and other large stage elements are lifted off of the Piazza Bra and into the Arena by a large crane. Leave a Comment
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On this daytime photo you can see the various seating categories in the Arena. I have heard and read various estimates of how many tickets they put on sale for each performance, with 14,000 being the lowest estimate.
The most expensive seats look white in the photo because they are protected during the day by heavy white plastic covers. These are the "Poltronissime" seats or first sector stalls, now subdivided into "Poltronissime GOLD" at EUR 198 per seat and normal "Poltronissime" at EUR 168. (These are the Friday and Saturday prices. On other days they cost a bit less.)
The red seats are the "Poltrone" or 2nd sector stalls, which cost EUR 127 on Fridays and Saturdays.
The grey seats on the lower half of the steps are the "poltroncina numerata di gradinata" or numbered seats on the steps, which cost EUR 104 in the middle sections and EUR 84 on the sides.
Second photo: Here's what these grey numbered seats on the steps look like. They aren't padded, so you might want to rent a cushion, but at least they have a back rest and they are reserved.
Third photo: The top sections are the "Gradinata" or unreserved stone steps. On Fridays and Saturdays these cost EUR 27.50 for the middle sections D and E, EUR 23.00 for the side sections C and F. The far-forward sections B and G used to cost EUR 12.00, but they are no longer listed in the 2009 price list.
Fourth photo: The section under the Ala is section E. For some sections you can get a reduced rate if you are under 26 or over 60 years old, but you can only buy these discounted tickets in person, not online. Leave a Comment Address: Ticket office: Via Dietro Anfiteatro, 6bPhone: 045 8005151Website: http://www.arena.it
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