This document advertises an Italian language and opera culture course taking place in Verona, Italy in the summer of 2014. The 12-day course will provide lessons in Italian language with a focus on opera terminology, as well as activities like visits to the Arena Museum Opera, the Maria Callas exhibition, opera lessons, and evenings at the Arena di Verona opera festival. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about Italian opera history and culture while enjoying performances and sites around Verona.

1. NESSUN DORMA
Your opportunity to explore the world of the
Italian Opera in Verona
where love and music are always in the air.

2. &
On the occasion of the Arena of Verona Opera Festival and
the Maria Callas exhibition
We kindly invite you to the dedicated course of Italian
language and Italian Opera Culture that will take place in
Verona during Summer 2014

3. NESSUN DORMA 12 days course 2014
Italian language and Opera course completely dedicated to lovers of this wonderful “Art”.
In 12 days we will be able to follow Italian lessons combined with other meetings regarding the history,
terminology and the reading of opera librettos.
The programme includes:
- 2 tickets AMO Arena Museum Opera including the special section dedicated to Maria Callas
- 2 evenings at the Arena opera
- 3 conversations at the piano
- 1 cooking lesson plus wine tasting
- 1 guided excursion around Verona
- 1 trip to Vicenza to visit the Olimpico theatre
- 1 visit to Soave and to the winery “La Cappuccina”
- 1 visit to Ferrari Museum at Maranello
- 1 lunch in Modena plus visit to an ancient Acetaia and a vertical tasting of the Traditional Balsamic Vinegar in
Castelvetro- Modena
Minimum number of participants: 6

4. We will be glad to welcome all those who are interested
or… are not yet interested in the magic world of the
Italian Opera.
Idea Verona Study Centre will take you through “Italian”
- such a fascinating language - and the way we Italians
are using it to perform Art, Music and Literature.

5. This course will dedicate time
to the learning of the Italian
language, with a focus on the
specific words dealing with
theatre, scenes and
scenaries, librettos, history of
the Opera
Per gentile concessione di AMO. Foto Ennevi

6. …time to dedicate two different
thorough visits to the specific
museum of the Opera,
the ArenaMuseOpera
in the medieval Palazzo Forti,
which with its videos and
historical finds will be an
important key to the course
program
Per gentile concessione di AMO. Foto Ennevi

7. …time to visit the MARIA CALLAS exhibition,
a special space of the AMO dedicated to Maria
Callas, the Voice who still represents a
milestone for the international history of the
Opera.
Per gentile concessione di AMO. Foto Ennevi

8. …time to take Italian
Opera lessons
in our piano room

9. …time to enjoy some of your evenings in the most
fascinating Opera Theatre in the world.
The year 2014 will be dedicated mostly to Puccini and
Verdi.
Per gentile concessione di Fondazione Arena di Verona. Foto Ennevi

10. ARENA 101° FESTIVAL (1913 –2014) scheduling: Aida
Per gentile concessione di Fondazione Arena di Verona. Foto Ennevi

11. Aida
Per gentile concessione di Fondazione Arena di Verona. Foto Ennevi

12. …Time for a nice cooking course and a visit to
one of our best wineries,
And… if you like…on your last day of stay
…Time to go to Maranello and pop into the
Ferrari world.

13. Verona, Veneto.

15. Vi aspettiamo!

16. Castello Scaligero
San Zeno
Dante Alighieri

17. Madonna Verona – Torre dei Lamberti
Piazza Bra Piazza Erbe

18. Courses calendar 2014 Opera season calendar 2014
Sunday 22nd June to Friday 4th July Carmen- Aida- Un Ballo in Maschera
Sunday 6th July to Friday 18th July Turandot- Carmen- Aida- Un Ballo in Maschera
Sunday 20th July to Friday 1st August Roberto Bolle & Friends,Aida,Carmen,Turandot,Ballo in Maschera
Sunday 3rd August to Friday 15th August Turandot- Aida- Carmen- Un Ballo in Maschera
Sunday 17th August to Friday 29th August Butterfly- Aida- Romeo et Juliette
Sunday 31st August to Friday 12th September Aida - Carmen- Butterfly- Romeo et Juliette

20. IDEA VERONA Study Centre
Italian language, art and culture school
Language certification of the Società Dante Alighieri:
certification centre n° 111392
16, Stradone A. Provolo - 37123 Verona – Italy
Tel. +39 045 8015352
info@ideaverona.com
www.ideaverona.com