The Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival has confirmed its 2026 program — 14 evenings of opera and ballet inside the AD 155 Roman amphitheatre, running mid-June through August. This year's lineup includes a state-opera production of Carmen (June 20), a Russian-ballet-style Swan Lake (July 5), and a closing-night Turkish State Opera production of a Lale Devri-themed Ottoman-court ballet (August 10).
Tickets opened on May 5 via the State Opera and Ballet (DOB) website. Prices are 700–1,800 TL ($18–46 USD) per seat — extraordinarily low for opera-and-ballet-in-Roman-amphitheatre. International travelers can book online directly.
Practical: the amphitheatre is 45 km east of Antalya. Most travelers do it as a day-trip-with-evening-return from Kaleiçi or Lara — the festival's official shuttle bus runs from Antalya Otogar 90 minutes before showtime. Detail in our Aspendos guide.
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