I stayed at a different hotel about an hour from Verona. It was a Relais & Chateau property with a two-star restaurant. I did not go to the opera (no time, was driving from Udine back to MXP) but I talked with several couples at the hotel who had used the hotel's package and were very pleased. It included limo service, good seats, and I think cocktails in some VIP area.

I liked the hotel very much, including my dinner there. I think if you look at the R & C map, it should be pretty obvious which one, but I don't remember the name and I can't search for it now. My LHW access special gift was a coffee-table book on Verona.