Pictures
Before the first note, after the last.
A Roman amphitheatre, a stage on a lake, a quarry, a castle courtyard and a square in the middle of Berlin. Every venue has its own summer night.
In front of the Arena, people have an aperitivo. The box offices and the gates are on this square.
See this night in Verona





Outdoor opera 2027: 346 evenings under the open sky at 25 venues in ten countries. In Verona the cheapest ticket costs €30, or €22 with a reduction. At four venues entry is free.
This site gathers open-air opera and classical music for summer 2027 in one place. If you buy tickets through our links, you pay the same price as buying directly.
How we are funded
The venues
Arena di VeronaVerona, Italy · 52 eveningsfrom €30
Santa Fe OperaSanta Fe, New Mexico, USA · 38 evenings · roofed, open sidesfrom $15
Bregenz Festival on the Lake StageBregenz, Austria · 29 eveningsfrom €31
Opera Holland ParkLondon, UK · 28 evenings · roofed, open sidesprice tbc
Aida on Sydney HarbourSydney, Australia · 26 eveningsfrom 79 A$
Puccini Festival, Torre del LagoTorre del Lago Puccini near Viareggio, Italy · 23 eveningsfrom €25Opera in the Quarry St. MargarethenSt. Margarethen, Burgenland, Austria · 22 eveningsfrom €29
Savonlinna Opera FestivalSavonlinna, Finland · 22 evenings · roofed, open sidesfrom €69.9
DomStufen Festival ErfurtErfurt, Germany · 21 eveningsfrom €75
Heidenheim Opera FestivalHeidenheim an der Brenz, Germany · 12 eveningsprice tbc
operklosterneuburg in the KaiserhofKlosterneuburg near Vienna, Austria · 12 eveningsfrom €52
Oper Burg Gars (Gars Castle Opera)Gars am Kamp, Lower Austria · 11 eveningsfrom €50
Sferisterio, Macerata (Macerata Opera Festival)Macerata, Italy · 11 eveningsfrom €15
Klassik am Dom LinzLinz, Austria · 9 eveningsfrom €162.9
Operetta at Schloss TaborNeuhaus am Klausenbach, Burgenland, Austria · 9 eveningsfrom €35
Smetana's Litomyšl Festival, Castle CourtyardLitomyšl, Czech Republic · 6 evenings · roofed, open sidesfrom 890 Kč
Thurn und Taxis Palace FestivalRegensburg, Germany · 3 eveningsfrom €98
Staatsoper für alle (State Opera for All)Berlin, Germany · 3 eveningsFree entry
Classic Open Air at GendarmenmarktBerlin, Germany · 2 eveningsfrom €65
Klassik Open Air NurembergNuremberg, Germany · 2 eveningsFree entry
Grafenegg Festival at the WolkenturmGrafenegg, Lower Austria · 1 eveningprice tbc
Prinsengracht ConcertAmsterdam, Netherlands · 1 eveningFree entry
Summer Night Concert SchönbrunnVienna, Austria · 1 eveningFree entry
Szeged Open-Air Festival, Dóm térSzeged, Hungary · 1 eveningfrom 5,990 Ft
Berliner Philharmoniker at the WaldbühneBerlin, Germany · 1 eveningfrom €53























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A Roman amphitheatre, a stage on a lake, a quarry, a castle courtyard and a square in the middle of Berlin. Every venue has its own summer night.











Before you go
The details are on each venue's page. Here is what applies everywhere.
Most open-air venues only start once it is dark enough for the stage lights. In Verona the opera starts at 21:30 or 21:15 in June, at 21:15 in July and at 21:00 from 1 August.
Start times and sunset at every venueEvery venue handles rain differently. In Verona they wait. If a performance is stopped after the first act, there is no refund.
Rain rules comparedSeveral big concerts cost nothing, for example the Summer Night Concert at Schönbrunn in Vienna and the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago.
All free concerts