Top Theatre Shows & Concerts in Venice

The City of Water, Venice is a charming little city filled with picturesque canals. With a lot of things to see and do in Venice, travelers must plan to maximize their trip. You would definitely want to allocate some time watching theatre shows, concerts, and musicals. There are more than a handful, but here are some of the best Venice theatre shows for you, Musica a Palazzo 'Traveling Opera' Performance, I Musici Veneziani Concert: Baroque and Opera, and Avanspettacolo: Cabaret Dinner Show.

Watching Venice concerts will make your trip more memorable. There’s a lot to choose from so you can check our list of the best Venice musicals to compare prices and reviews. With a lot of exciting shows to see in Venice, you wouldn’t want to leave. Isn’t that exciting?

Venice transformation from daytime to nighttime is enchanting. So be sure to check out the things to do in Venice at night. One way is by booking Venice boat tours, such as Venice grand canal tours. Cruise along the Lido, heading towards the quiet islands of San Lazzaro degli Armeni, San Servolo, San Clemente, Le Grazie, Giudecca, and San Giorgio Maggiore. Get rewarded to spectacular views of the Salute Church and St. Mark's Square.

If you don’t like the water, we would suggest taking the Venice hop on hop off bus tours or walking tours at night. Check out Venice: 2-Hour Private Walking Tour at Night where you get to explore the heart of Venice seeing San Marco’s beautiful buildings, Doge Palace from the outside, the grand Old Law Courts, and Clock Tower around St. Mark's Square. 

Don’t worry if you have a limited budget, you can find plenty of free things to do in Venice. Take a pick from a variety of inexpensive Venice city tours that will not upset your wallet. Get a taste of the city’s culinary products from the best dining areas by booking one of these Venice food tours. Roaming around the city on foot is carefully planned by Venice walking tours.

Best Venice Theatre Shows Price

Opera Balletto: Venetian masks in opera and ballet €38
VIVALDI Four seasons and Ballet €38
Opera Concert in San Marco Square by Collegium Ducale €39
Baroque Celebrations - Season 2023 Autumn €30.77
I Musici Veneziani New Year's Concert in Venice €51.29
I Musici Veneziani Concert in Venice, Italy: Baroque and Opera €30
I Musici Veneziani Concert: Vivaldi Four Seasons €30
Cicchetti & Concert in Venice €96.16
Dinner & Concert in Venice €120
Concert at Palazzo Pisani Revedin in Venice €90
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Opera Balletto: Venetian masks in opera and ballet

1. Opera Balletto: Venetian masks in opera and ballet

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  • Venetian masks in opera and ballet is a a fascinating concert-show. It is a unique show that combines the art of melodrama with the mysterious enchanted world of Venetian masks.
  • It is a tour event where musicians and singers of the best Italian orchestras propose the most beautiful opera arias embellished with eighteenth-century
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VIVALDI Four seasons and Ballet

2. VIVALDI Four seasons and Ballet

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  • It is a new way to celebrate Vivaldi and Venice for a unique experience. It is a concert where the famous Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi and other pieces by the great composer are interpreted by an ensemble of 18th century costumed musicians.
  • It is a music and dance performance where the interludes danced by an ethereal classical
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Opera Concert in San Marco Square by Collegium Ducale

3. Opera Concert in San Marco Square by Collegium Ducale

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  • Experience an unforgettable night filled with the rich history of Venetian culture at the Opera Singers' concert, held in the grand Council Hall of the Palace of Prisons.

    Discover the allure of Italian opera at the "Opera Singers" concert. These talented performers will be accompanied by a piano, presenting a wide range of iconic works such...
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Baroque Celebrations - Season 2023 Autumn

4. Baroque Celebrations - Season 2023 Autumn

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  • Recommended by the New York Times in the article "36 Hours in Venice!" Venice Music Project takes you back to the time of Casanova and Vivaldi!

    You will hear the music of the great Venetian composers, played just as it was in Vivaldi's time, on period instruments. Through our "musical archaeology," we are also finding incredible music that...
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I Musici Veneziani New Year's Concert in Venice

5. I Musici Veneziani New Year's Concert in Venice

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  • I Musici Veneziani greet the new year with an exceptional event: a classical concert performed by the enlarged ensemble (14 musicians), introducing the Soprano Singer Vittoria Boldrin, the Tenor Singer Massimo Cagnin and the Baritone Singer Nico...
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I Musici Veneziani Concert in Venice, Italy: Baroque and Opera

6. I Musici Veneziani Concert in Venice, Italy: Baroque and Opera

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  • The orchestra and singers of I Musici Veneziani in an Opera Concert perform the most beautiful arias of the Baroque lyrical tradition in the exclusive setting of the Salone Capitolare of Scuola Grande di San Teodoro in...
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I Musici Veneziani Concert: Vivaldi Four Seasons

7. I Musici Veneziani Concert: Vivaldi Four Seasons

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  • I Musici Veneziani in the famous and touching "Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi: four concerts for violin and strings that represent scenes of nature in music, inspired by each season of year. The program is enriched by three other major concerts for...
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Cicchetti & Concert in Venice

8. Cicchetti & Concert in Venice

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  • An unforgettable evening to discover Venice through its musical and gourmet heart.
    Try the typical venetian “Cicchetti” in a bàcaro (Venetian local bar) for some small and tantalizing bites of traditional Venetian fare and a Venetian so-called "ombra" or glass of local wine.
    Crossing the threshold of the 16th Century Scuola Grande di...
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Dinner & Concert in Venice

9. Dinner & Concert in Venice

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  • Enjoy a romantic dinner in a typical Venetian restaurant, just a few steps from Saint Mark’s Square, but out off the beaten track and relax with a music concert performed in one beautiful Venetian church.
    Choose from two options: Option A (2 courses) and Option B (3 courses) from a la carte...
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Concert at Palazzo Pisani Revedin in Venice

10. Concert at Palazzo Pisani Revedin in Venice

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  • Born in 2021 on the initiative of the cultural manager Samuel Baghdassarian, the Palazzo Pisani-Revedin Cultural Center, with its fascinating and spacious exhibition halls for multi-purpose use, promotes various types of artistic and cultural initiatives behind the intention of enhancing culture in its many forms, starting from the pictorial,...
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Venice: Four Seasons Concert in the Vivaldi Church

11. Venice: Four Seasons Concert in the Vivaldi Church

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  • The Four Seasons concert at Vivaldi Church for a night of history, emotions, and music. Performed by I Virtuosi Italiani, one of Italy's most active and qualified ensembles.
    Listen to the music where it was written.
    Antonio Vivaldi worked here as a violin teacher starting from 1703 and later on as a concert master as well as teacher of the...
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Avanspettacolo: Cabaret Dinner Show in Venice

12. Avanspettacolo: Cabaret Dinner Show in Venice

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  • Make Your stay in Venice unforgettable by experiencing the wonder of a Dinner Show evening in the first Italian Theatre Restaurant!

    Taste refined menus accompanied by wines selected from local Italian cellars, while enjoying the international variety Grand Show inside the sumptuous Baroque Theatre Hall.

    Dancers, singers,...
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Venice Cabaret by Avanspettacolo: Carnival Grand Gala 2023

13. Venice Cabaret by Avanspettacolo: Carnival Grand Gala 2023

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  • Let yourselves get carried away by the outburst of our professional artists, sets, costumes, lights and colours in a Sensory Journey among different times with our Grand Show Magic, Traditional Venetian Dances and the refined Gala Dinner for an unforgettable...
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Murano Glass Blowing demonstration-The Glass Cathedral

14. Murano Glass Blowing demonstration-The Glass Cathedral

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  • Join us for a remarkable and spectacular demonstration of the Glass Masters of "The Glass Cathedral" which is dedicated to the love of working with Murano Glass. The most complete glass blowing demonstration on the island of Murano surrounded in a one of a kind ambiance ( inside a former XIIth century Church which was a glass factory already in...
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