The 15 Best Opera Performances & Opera House Visits

1.Venice: La Fenice Opera House Entry Ticket with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 11,742 reviews · 1 day · from $14Our pick

Enter La Fenice Opera House with a skip-the-ticket-line voucher and explore its grand auditorium, royal box, rooms, paintings, and Maria Callas display. Download the audio guide to your phone in English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, or Russian, and bring headphones.

“We loved La Traviata , the performance was excellent , the view was somewhat obstructed because we bought our tickets late. The opera house is spectacular and is a must see when in Venice . It was highlighted by meeting the wonderful actress Emma Thompson at intermission Who graciously allowed us a photo”

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2.Sydney Opera House Official Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,770 reviews · from $34

Follow a local guide through the Sydney Opera House for one hour, seeing two performance venues, elegant foyers, the shell tiles, and spaces usually closed to the public. Guides such as Peter, Sheila, Michael, and Laura have earned praise for clear stories and lively delivery. Expect about 300 stairs.

“A must! We only wish we booked a night comedy or concert. Quite the experience walking through and learning the history of the Opera House.”

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3.Florence: Santa Monaca Church Italian Opera Concert Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,692 reviews · 1 hour · from $35

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”

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4.Rome: “The Most Beautiful Opera Arias” Concert

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 2,495 reviews · 50 min · from $40

Spend about 50 minutes with opera singers and a pianist from Opera da Camera di Roma in a warm Waldesian Church near Piazza Venezia. Expect familiar arias from La Traviata, Turandot, and Rigoletto, plus Neapolitan songs and Vivaldi. The lineup may vary, and the format suits first-time opera listeners.

“It was a magical experience, I throughly enjoyed the piano playing and opera singing. A great setting with beautiful acoustics, a must on anyone’s Rome to do list. The female singing brought me to tears on several occasions. All musicians were brilliant!”

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5.Lucca: Puccini Festival Opera Recitals and Concerts

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,278 reviews · 1 hour · from $35

Spend one hour hearing two professional singers, usually a soprano and tenor, with a pianist in Lucca’s Church of San Giovanni. Choose themed programs such as Puccini’s Women or Puccini and Verdi. From December through April, concerts move to the nearby Oratorio di San Giuseppe.

“The venue is beautiful- the singers were wonderful, the pianist was exceptional . Access for disability was great.”

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6.Ho Chi Minh: A O Show Bamboo Circus at Saigon Opera House

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,258 reviews · from $32

Spend one hour at À Ố Show in Ho Chi Minh City's historic Saigon Opera House. Expect athletic bamboo acrobatics, live Vietnamese folk music played on 17 traditional instruments, humor, and a word-free story about village life meeting the modern city.

“Amazing, they are so skilled and trained, they were smiling all the time and do beautiful evening for us, very nice memory for Vietnam. As well as before the performance they offered green tea and peach lenograss tea 😊🙏🏻🥰so delicious”

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7.Rome: Opera Concert at Palazzo Poli – Fontana di Trevi

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,026 reviews · 1 hour · from $47

Meet at Palazzo Poli, the 16th-century palace behind the Trevi Fountain, for a one-hour concert in Sala Dante. Expect opera voices, string musicians, beautiful acoustics, palace art, and a rare view of the fountain from the hall’s balconies. Regular and VIP seats are available.

“It was brilliant, the singers and musicians and the venue , such a great experience, we definitely recommend it .”

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8.Paris: Opera Garnier and Seine River Cruise Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 957 reviews · from $42

Visit the 1,979-seat Palais Garnier at your own pace, then cruise past the Louvre, Orsay Museum, Notre Dame, and Paris bridges from the Eiffel Tower. Tickets are untimed, but you must reach both venues independently. An optional opera-house audio guide costs extra.

“The Opera House was fantastic especially with the audio guide (extra). What an amazing place! We found our way to the boat cruise (quite a distance) and got onboard fairly quickly. While I enjoyed the scenery during the cruise, I was disappointed there was no commentary. You could download an app but we did not have data or WiFi to do that.”

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9.Verona: Arena di Verona Opera Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 954 reviews · 1 day · from $58

Choose a 2026 opera at Verona’s ancient Arena, from Aida and Carmen to La Traviata, then collect your ticket at gate 7 on show day. Add a one-hour English or German walking tour to get your bearings. Bring a cushion, skip large bags, and expect hard stone steps.

“First time at the opera and what a fantastic place to see your first one ! Excellent”

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10.Sydney: Sunrise Kayak, Opera House & Under Harbour Bridge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 869 reviews · 2 hours · from $126Top rated

Start at Milson Park Boatramp in Kirribilli for a beginner-friendly sunrise paddle with qualified guides. You’ll pass the Opera House, glide beneath the Harbour Bridge, enjoy LED-lit kayaks before dawn, and finish with a $20 breakfast credit at Flying Bear Café.

“Guides are super friendly, great excursion even for non experience.”

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11.Musica a Palazzo ‘Traveling Opera’ Performance in Venice

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 722 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $117

Watch a shortened La Traviata, Rigoletto, or Barber of Seville inside Palazzo Barbarigo Minotto. You follow the singers from salon to salon, with live piano or violin accompaniment and one drink at intermission. The intimate setting puts you only a few feet from the performers.

“We were in a palace that was absolutely beautiful!and you get to move rooms so more entertaining. The musicians were extraordinary. The singing was amazing…. If you are worried if you will like it don’t even think twice! The music and the performances will transport you. The experience was magical.”

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12.Sydney: Great Opera Hits Ticket at the Sydney Opera House

Spend an evening in the Joan Sutherland Theatre with Opera Australia singers performing famous arias by Bizet, Puccini, Rossini, Verdi, and more. This is a concert of opera highlights, not a full staged opera, with piano accompaniment and no required dress code.

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13.Taormina: Opera Performance in the Nazarena Theater

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 651 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $35

Spend 90 minutes at Taormina’s Nazarena Theater with international opera singers and a professional pianist. Hear familiar arias and duets by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Rossini, and others, then enjoy an included glass of Italian Prosecco on the terrace overlooking the Bay of Taormina.

“Lovely intimate theatre setting. Prosecco on the terrace was lovely. Singers and pianist were fabulous”

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14.Rome: Italian Opera Night Concert by Candle Glow

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 630 reviews · 1 hour · from $37

Spend one hour with tenor and soprano singers, piano accompaniment, and candlelit Italian opera in a historic Roman venue. Expect familiar arias by Puccini, Verdi, and Donizetti, plus Neapolitan songs. Pianist Roberto may add short explanations and warm audience interaction.

“Amazing singing and location. Most talking was also in Italian which we don’t speak but that’s okay, we were there for the opera singing which was amazing.”

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15.Florence Duomo, Baptistery & Opera Museum Audioguided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 607 reviews · 1.5 - 3 hours · from $65

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”

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