VENICE
The Venice shortlist.
The 12 most popular opera & classical concerts in Venice. The ones worth your time in a city with plenty to choose from, each with prices, running times and the operator behind it.
Skip the line at Venice’s La Fenice with a 7-language audio guide. Explore the opera house and its secrets in about an hour.
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Baroque concert in Venice at the Church of San Vidal with Interpreti Veneziani. 90 minutes of Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi plus optional CD.
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in Venice at Scuola Grande di San Teodoro, with costumed musicians, opera soloists, and a beautiful 90-minute concert.
“Advertised as four seasons but program was filled with non four seasons works”
Musica a Palazzo in Venice stages intimate traveling opera in a 15th-century palace, moving room to room each act, with a drink included.
“If you love music and unique experiences, this is for you. Opera sung in an old palace in an intimate setting was magical.”
A 90-minute baroque concert in Venice’s Salone Capitolare with I Musici Veneziani, period costumes, and famous tenor arias.
“Excellent concert but no access to any drinks at interval. Shorter than most concerts at home but great value for money”
See Teatro La Fenice with an English guide in Venice. Learn opera history, visit the royal box, and experience the magic in 1 hour for $28.
“Face to face small group guide is way to go. We were fortunate to have tickets to the actual opera the same evening and this tour enhanced our experience as well.”
Hear Interpreti Veneziani perform Baroque favorites in Venice’s San Vidal church. English ticket, open seating, and excellent acoustics.
“Wonderful musicians. I Highly recommend. Giovanni Agazzi especially & all others are amazing. Anywhere you can hear them, do it.”
St. Mark Square’s Prison Palace hosts a one-hour opera concert. Intimate singers with piano, Mozart to 20th-century, $46.
1-hour English guided tour of Venice’s Teatro La Fenice: Baroque interiors, royal box, and the phoenix fire story.
“Meet outside Teatre de Fenice. Can book at the theatre & get audio guide & do the tour at your own pace.”
A 1-hour classical concert at Palazzo Pisani-Revedin in Venice, featuring cello music in an art-filled setting, with pickup and mobile tickets.
“Una performance eclectica, spiegata bene ed eseguita meglio.”
Venice baroque concert in Santa Maria della Pietà: Around Vivaldi. Meet Vivaldi’s works and 18th-century Venice in 1.5 hours.
Hear Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at Chiesa di San Vidal, then tour Venice’s Museo della Musica. Two times, mobile ticket, strong value.
“Fantastic experience. Beautiful music in a lovely setting. Highly recommended. The visit to the Music Museum is very interesting.”
The historic centre, the lagoon islands and the art the city was built around.
