Live Music · OPERA PERFORMANCES IN FLORENCE
The 5 best opera performances in Florence you can book tonight, with what a seat costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Spend an hour hearing professional opera singers and a pianist perform Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Bellini, and Mascagni inside Santa Monaca Church. The small 15th-century setting, frescoes, printed program, short intermission, and optional wine make this an easy, affordable introduction to opera.
“the pianist and singer were both incredible a much bette”
Meet in Piazza San Giovanni for a guided visit to Florence’s Baptistery and Opera del Duomo Museum. Hear live commentary in Italian or English, use multilingual audio content, and see Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise, Michelangelo’s Pietà, the Cathedral, and optional Dome or Bell Tower climbs.
“Active and informative and presented in a lucid and exciting fashion. Guide is an asset to your company”
Arrive at Santa Monaca Church in Florence’s Oltrarno by 8:45pm for a 9:15pm concert lasting about 70 minutes. Professional singers and musicians perform arias from La Traviata, Tosca, La Bohème, Madame Butterfly, The Marriage of Figaro, and The Barber of Seville.
“It was very Intimate and great ! Wish we could take pics I highly recommended someone to definitely do this on their visit to Florence”
Spend one hour at 21:15 in Florence’s Santa Croce neighborhood, hearing professional opera singers and pianist perform arias from Handel, Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, and more inside Chiesa Santa Maria al Tempio. The singers and program change nightly.
“We thoroughly enjoyed our opera experience in Florence. It was difficult to find music experiences on a Monday night but glad I persevered and found this it was excellent.”
Start with a fixed-menu pizza dinner, drinks, and dessert in Florence’s Oltrarno district. Then walk a few minutes to Santa Monaca Church for a live concert of arias by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, and others, performed by opera singers with piano accompaniment.
“restaurant and food was great. communication regarding the opera was poor. We had to rely on the restaurant staff to tell us where to go. Timings that were given to us were also not accurate.”
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