The
Verona Arena (
Arena di Verona) is a
Roman amphitheatre in
Piazza Bra in
Verona,
Italy built in 1st century. It is still in use today and is internationally famous for the large-scale
opera performances given there. It is one of the best preserved ancient structures of its kind. In ancient times, nearly 30,000 people was the housing capacity of the Arena. Nowadays, for security reasons, the maximum attendance is of 15,000 people.