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November 2013 – October 2014

Houses & Festivals

JMB Travel Consultants Opera specialists for 27 years, sharing your passion Aix-en-Provence Opera Festival DestinationsThéâtre de L'Archevêché, Grand Théâtre de Provence...... 4 Barcelona Opera House Gran Teatre del ...... 5 Bayreuth Opera Festival Festpielhaus...... 6 Opera House Schiller Theatre, Deutsche Oper...... 6-8 Bregenz Opera Festival Opera on the Lake...... 9 Budapest Opera House State Opera...... 10 Opera House Staatsoper...... 11 Madrid Opera House ...... 12 Opera House Teatro Alla Scala...... 13 Munich Opera House Bayerische Staatsoper...... 14 Munich Opera Festival Bayerische Staatsoper...... 15 New York Opera House ...... 16 Opera House Opera Bastille, ...... 17 Pesaro The Adriatic Arena, Teatro Rossini...... 18 Prague Opera House State Opera, National Theatre...... 19 Puccini Opera Festival...... 20 Salzburg Summer Festival...... Back Cover Savonlinna Opera Festival Olavinlinna Castle...... 21 Venice Opera House Teatro ...... 22 Verona Opera Festival...... 23 Opera House State Opera ...... 24-25 Wexford Opera Festival Escorted Tour...... 26 Opera House Opernhaus...... 26-27 JMB Travel is one of the leading UK tour operators specialising solely in Opera, Introductionand has 27 years’ unrivalled experience in catering to the particular needs of the Opera lover. We couple that professionalism and care of the individual’s requirements with a huge choice that covers over 13 different Opera Houses and 10 Opera Festivals noted for their Opera, where well over 50 different productions will be performed during the season.

The holidays include virtually in every case, ensure that you are not stranded abroad and the best grade opera ticket, accommodation will arrange to refund any money you have which has been personally selected to paid to us for an advance booking. allow a varied choice, exceptional quality, unique charm, and most importantly prime In summary, we once again present ourselves location. A choice of Air Travel or Hotel to you as the specialists who will arrange and Opera tickets only. Other departure the music holiday you want and not try and airports, together with car hire, private tours, sell you the holiday we have on our shelves. concerts and additional opera tickets can be Whatever your choice, we look forward to arranged. For those of you who belong to an being of service to you in 2013/2014. operatic organisation or wish to put together your own group, we offer a tailor-made service together with a generous discount for parties over 15 persons. Jonathan M. Blizard

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3539 Opera Festival Aix-en-Provence

Scheduled Events July 2014 Théâtre de L'Archevêché Händel - 3,5,10,12,16,18 July IL TURCO IN ITALIA Rossini - 4,7,9,11,13,15,19,22 July Grand Théâtre de Provence DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - 2,4,6,9,11,14,17,19,20,23 July

Hotels Prices from £595 per person Aix-en-Provence (sharing a room) h h h h Hotel Grand Roi René (First Class) Includes two category 2 tickets, two nights’ bed Located on the central Boulevard du Roi René, the and breakfast, and flights with BA from Heathrow hotel has pleasant gardens, pool and restaurant. to Marseille (air tax included). Prices by rail on Hotel Aquabella (Pensione)h h h request. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package Situated in the heart of historic Aix, the hotel has an (without travel) – please call for a quote. excellent restaurant serving local cuisine and modern style rooms. Hotel de France (Pensione)h h Family owned residence very centrally located, with modern rooms and restaurant.

4. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera House Barcelona

Scheduled Events November 2013 – July 2014 Gran Teatre del Liceu Händel - Sarah Connolly, , Danielle de Niese, Franz-Josef Selig 16,18,21,24,26,29 November Cendrillon Massenet - Joyce DiDonato/Karine Deshayes/Ewa Podles 20,22,23,27,28,30 December I 2,3,5,7 January DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - Anja Kampe/Eva Maria Westbroeck, Klaus Florian Vogt/Frank Van Aken 19,22,23,25,27,28,30,31 May I 3 June IL PRIGIONIERO/ Dallapiccola/Puccini - Eugeny Nikitin, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet/ Barbara Frittoli, Dolora Zajick 22,25,27 June I 1,4 July Bellini - Diana Damrau/Patrizia Ciofi, Juan Diego Flórez/Celso Albelo 27,28,30 January I 1,2,4,5,8,9,11,14,17 February THE LEGEND OF THE INVISIBLE CITY OF KITEZH Rimskij-Korsakov - Eric Halfvarson, Maxim Aksenov, Svetlana Ignatovitx, Dimitris Tiliakos 13,16,22,26,30 April Puccini - Sondra Radvanovsky/Martina Serafin/Fiorenza Cedolins, Alfred Kim/Jorge de León 8,9,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,25 March

Hotels Prices from £595 per person (sharing a room) Hotel Le Meridien (First Class)h h h h h Situated on the world famous Ramblas, close to the Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 nights’ Opera House, this is an elegant, luxurious hotel. hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights to Barcelona Hotel Silken Ramblas (First Class)h h h h and airport transfers included. Situated just off the Ramblas with a splendid roof We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package terrace and modern rooms which are soundproofed (without travel) - please call for a quote. and air-conditioned. NH Duc de la Victoria (Pensione)h h h Situated near the Ramblas, this is a very comfortable hotel with modern, light rooms. Hotel Catalonia Albinoni (Pensione)h h h Just off the Plaza de Cataluna, this listed building has the original façade and inside modern, light air-conditioned rooms.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .5 Opera Festival Bayreuth

Scheduled Events June – August 2014 Festpielhaus DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - Price from £1895 per person 26 July I 4,9,16,20,23 August (sharing a room) TANNHÄUSER Wagner - 6,12,19,28 August Wagner - 25 July I 3,8,14,17,27 August Includes one top category opera ticket, 3 nights bed Wagner Ring Cycle I, II, III and breakfast at the Hotel Grunau, pre-opera dinner Wagner - 27 July I 10,21 August buffets, flights from Heathrow or other regional DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - 28 July I 5,11,22 August airports to Frankfurt, 1st class train tickets to Bayreuth GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - 1,15,26 August and transfers at Frankfurt, Bayreuth and to the Opera. SIEGFRIED Wagner - 30 July I 13,24 August

Opera House Berlin

Scheduled Events November 2013 – June 2014 Schiller Theatre (Staatsoper Oper) AÏDA Verdi - Jan Martinik, Nadia Krasteva,Liudmyla Monastyrska,Fabio Sartori 15,19,22 February DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - Tobias Schabel, Emma Vetter, Stephan Rügamer, Simone Schröder 12,18,26(m),29 December DIDO AND AENEAS Purcell - Aurore Ugolin, Reuben Willcox, Deborah York, Céline Ricci 6,8,10,15,17 May DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Stephan Rügamer/Joel Prieto, Anna Prohaska/Evelin Novak 8,10 November I 6,13,28(m),28 December I 8,11 January I 8 March DON CARLO Verdi - René Pape, Fabio Sartori, Alfredo Daza, Rafal Siwek 18,22,25(m),28,30 May Mozart - , Christine Schäfer, Rolando Villazón, Dorothea Röschmann 3(m) November IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Kenneth Tarver, Serena Malfi, Renato Girolami, Tobias Schabel 24,26,31 January I 7 February IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO Händel - Sylvia Schwartz, Delphine Galou, Charles Workman, Inga Kalna 7,9,11 June KÁTA KABANOVÁ Janácek - Pavlo Hunka, Pavel Cernoch,̌ Deborah Polaski, Stephan Rügamer 25,29 January 1,6,9(m) I 16 February LA BOHÈME Puccini - Anna Samuil, Adriane Queiroz, Alexey Dolgov, Alfredo Daza 20,23,25 December I 16,19 January

6. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera House Continued Berlin

LA FIANCÉE DU TSAR Rimskij-Korsakov - Anatoly Kotcherga, Olga Peretyatko, Stephan Rügamer, Tobias Schabel 1 November LA FINTA GIARDINIERA Mozart - Stephan Rügamer, Anna Siminska, Dovlet Nurgeldiyev, Alex Penda 28 November I 1,3,5 December LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Anna Samuil, Katharina Kammerloher, Annika Schlicht, Sergey Skorokhodov 6,9,14 November I 21,23 February I 1,4 March LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Roman Trekel, Dorothea Röschmann, Anna Prohaska, Vito Priante/ Tobias Schabel 16,21,23,28 March I 3,6(m) April ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD Offenbach - Evelin Novak, Thomas Limpinsel, Stefan Kurt, Ben Becker 21,30 December I 5,12 January PUNCH AND JUDY Birtwistle - 16,18,21,23,25,27,31 May REIN GOLD Stemann - 9,12,15,27,29 March SALOMÉ R.Strauss - Gerhard A Siegel, Birgit Remmert, , Albert Dohmen 2,5,8,13 February Verdi - Plácido Domingo, , Dmitry Beloselskiy, Fabio Sartori 13,17 April TANNHÄUSER Wagner - René Pape, , Peter Mattei, Peter Sonn 12,16,20,27 April TOSCA Puccini - Maria José Siri/Béatrice Uria-Monzon, Thiago Arancam/Jorge de León 28 February I 2,6,14 March I 24 May I 1 June Deutsche Oper BILLY BUDD Britten - Burkhard Ulrich, John Chest, Gidon Saks, Markus Brück 22,28,31 May I 3,6 June Bizet - Clémentine Margaine/Béatrice Uria-Monzon/Kate Aldrich 8,14 December I 3 January 10,13 April I 1,4 May Mascagni - W.Meier, M.Aksenov, R.Miller, I.Inverardi 14,18,22,26 March DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner - J.Uusitalo/M.Delavan, M.Brück, T.Blondelle 8 January DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - Simon O'Neill/Peter Seiffert, Reinhard Hagen, Juha Uusitalo/Mark Delavan 9(m) January DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - A.Pesendorfer/A.Jerkunica 20 December I 2,17 January I 16 February I 13,16 March I 11 April I 2 May DON CARLO Verdi - Hans Peter König, Russell Thomas, Dalibor Jenis 7,10,16,24 November DON GIOVANNI Mozart - A.Plachetka/M.Brück, S.Yoncheva/E.Mosuc 20,29 March I 4 April I 27,30 MayI 8 June FALSTAFF Verdi - M.Brück, M.Nagy, J.Prieto, T.Blondelle 19,22,29 November I 5,7,30 December I 4 January GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - L.Ryan, M.Brück, E.Owens, Hans Peter König 12 January HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - B.Everink, F.McCarthy, C.Sidak/J.Kurucová 23,23(m),29(m), 29 December IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Zambrano/Newlin, Bracci/Muraro 21,26,26(m) December I 22 February JENUFA Janácek - Hanna Schwarz, Will Hartmann, Ladislav Elgr, Jennifer Larmore 9,15,18 February L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - N.Alaimo, S.Pauly, D.Pittas, H.Stober 25,30 April I 3,8,10 May LA BOHÈME Puccini - Woo-Kyung Kim/Teodor Ilincai, J.Chest/S.Pauly 12,15(m),15,18,28,31, 31(m) December

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .7 Opera House Continued Berlin

LA DAMNATION DE FAUST Berlioz - C.Margaine, E.Garanca, I.D'Arcangelo, K.Vogt, M.Polenzani, 23,27 February I 5,8 March I 23,26,29 May I 1 June LA GIOCONDA Ponchielli - Hui He, Dana Beth Miller, Ante Jerkunica 19,26 January I 2,6 February LA TRAVIATA Verdi - D.Alieva/A.Perez/A.Kurzak/M.Rebeka 30 November I 4 December 8,14 February I 19,27 April LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - J.Chest, G.Kühmeier, H.Stober, J.Kurucová 26 February I 2,7 March Berlioz - , Markus Brück, Seth Carico, Tobias Kehrer 30 March I 2,6 April Donizetti - B.Everink, A.Kurzak/H.Sabirova, C.Albelo/Y.Kang 15,19,23 March I 9,16 May Verdi - Thomas Johannes Mayer/S.Keenlyside, A.Pesendorfer/A.Jerkunica 21,26 November Donizetti - J.DiDonato, C.Giannattasio, J.Calleja, M.Mimica 4,7 June (Concert Version) NABUCCO Verdi - Johan Reuter, Yosep Kang/Thomas Blondelle 19,22 December Verdi - José Cura, Thomas Johannes Mayer, Yosep Kang 9,20,28 November Wagner - Bo Skovhus, Albert Pesendorfer/Tobias Kehrer, Hans Peter König 5,18,21 April Verdi - Magri/Lomelí, Dobber/Brück 23,27 November I 1 December I 12,20,26 April SIEGFRIED Wagner - L.Ryan, B.Ulrich, J.Uusitalo/T.Stensvold 10 January TOSCA Puccini - Liudmyla Monastyrska, Fabio Sartori, Franck Ferrari, Davide Luciano 13,16 December I 18,22 January I 17,21 May Wagner - Stephen Gould, Albert Pesendorfer/Liang Li, 14,18,25 May WERTHER Massenet - Vittorio Grigolo, Ekaterina Gubanova, John Chest, Siobhan Stagg 16,19 June (Concert Version) (m) = Matinee Performance

Hotels Prices from £425 per person Hotel Adlon (First Class)h h h h h (sharing a room) A rich heritage of magnificence, excellent Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 nights’ hospitality and sheer luxury. hotel, bed and breakfast basis and flights to Berlin. Hotel Westin Grand (First Class)h h h h We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package Located near the Brandenburger Gate, this (without travel) - please call for a quote. grand historic building has spacious rooms and modern facilities. Hotel Courtyard (Pensione)h h h Located close to the German Cathedral, Gendarmenmarkt and the Schlossplatz.

8. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera Festival Bregenz

Scheduled Events July - August 2014 Opera on the Lake DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - 24,25,26,27,29,30,31 July I 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,15,16,17,19,21,22, 23,24 August TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS Gruber - 23,27 July I 3 August

Hotels Prices from £495 per person Hotel Schwarzler (First Class)hhhh (sharing a room) Situated in a quiet residential area 25 minutes’ walk Includes one central category opera ticket, 2 nights’ from the lake with spacious modern rooms. bed and breakfast, flights from Heathrow to Zurich hhhh Hotel Germania (First Class) with BA (air tax included). 2nd class train tickets In a quiet location a few minutes’ walk from the from Zurich to Bregenz. lake. This hotel has modern rooms and an excellent We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package restaurant serving regional cuisine. (without travel) – please call for a quote. Hotel Bodensee (Pensione)hhh A traditional Austrian family residence in the heart of Bregenz within walking distance of the lake.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .9 Opera House Budapest

Scheduled Events November 2013 – June 2014 State Opera ARABELLA R.Strauss - 27,30 May R.Strauss - 3,7 June BÁNK BÁN Erkel - 4,6,9,14,16(m),16 March DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - 26,28,30 March I 1,3,5 April R.Strauss - 5,10 June Strauss, J - 21,26,28,31(m),31December I 4,5,11,12,14 January Donizetti - 18,21,23,26,29 January I 2 February ELEKTRA R.Strauss - 8,11 June IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - 9,11,13,15,16,22 February JENUFA Janácek - 22,25,27,29 March I 2,4 April LA BOHÈME Puccini - 8,10,13,21,25,27,29 December I 3,5,12,15,18 January LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 3,5 November LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - 8,11,13,24,26,27 April I 4 May Puccini - 2,7,10,12,14,16,24,29 November MEFISTOFELE Boito - 9,12,14,16,19,21,23 February OTELLO Verdi - 13,15,17,27,30 November PARSIFAL Wagner - 16,18,21 April SALOMÉ R.Strauss - 28 November I 1,3 December I 29 May I 1 June TOSCA Puccini - 18,20,22 February I 21,23 March I 25 April I 10,11,13,16,18,20,24 May (m) = Matinee Performance

Hotels Prices from £399 per person Four Seasons Gresham Palace (First Class)h h h h h (sharing a room) An Art Nouveau landmark with ultra modern rooms Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 and panoramic views across the Danube. nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights to h h h h h Hotel Kempinski Corvinus (First Class) Budapest and airport transfers. With spacious and stylish rooms, this is a deluxe We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package hotel with restaurants and swimming pool. (without travel) - please call for a quote. Hotel Opera Garden h h h Close to the Opera House and Andrassy Boulevard.

10. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera House Dresden

Scheduled Events November 2013 – July 2014 Staatsoper Händel - R.Willis-Sørensen/V.Goikoetxea, B.Senator, N.Mchantaf 28,30 April I 5,7 June ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R.Strauss - M.Owens, R.Petrick, B.Senator, N.Mchantaf 9(m),16(m) March I 15(m),18 April CARMEN Bizet - M.Giordani, A.Vondung, K.Smoriginas, T.Oliver 22,25 November I 22 February I 1,23,29 March I 23,25 April COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - R.Willis-Sørensen/E.Duncan-Brown, R.Frenkel/B.Senator 22,24,26,30 March I 3,6,8 April I 6,11,16,27 May I 2,12 June DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - M.Marquardt, M.Owens, G.Zeppenfeld 17,24 May I 20 June I 2 July DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Tilmann Rönnebeck/Michael Eder, Christina Poulitsi 15 November I 29 January I 9,10,20,26 February I 4,5,10,12,19(m),19,21 April ELEKTRA R.Strauss - W.Meier, E.Herlitzius, A.Schwanewilms, F.Van Aken 19,22,25,28,31 January I 22,29 June FEUERSNOT Strauss - J.Müller, M.Eder, R.Willis-Sørensen, A.Liebold 7,9,10 Jun e GUNTRAM Strauss - A.Pegram, G.Zeppenfeld, J.Müller, M.Owens, Markus Butter 23,28 February I 2 March HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - C.Lötzsch/G.El Hadidi, C.Ullrich/N.Mchantaf 7(m),7,11,18,20 December Mozart - Woo-Kyung Kim, A.Vondung, S.Schneider 27 February I 7,14 M arch IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - M.Süngü/C.Tiesi, E.Marabelli/M.Eder 17,23,26,28 January I 6,8,15,28 March I 14,21,26,30 June I 4 July LA BOHÈME Puccini - E.Zharoff/M.Owens/S.Farnocchia, N.Mchantaf/V.Goikoetxea 2,5,9,19,29 November I 2,9,22,22(m) December I 5(m) January I 4,9 May I 6 June I 1 July LA TRAVIATA Verdi - E.Zharoff, R.Lahaj, C.Pohl/M.Butter 4,11,18,21 January MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - M.Owens, C.Mayer, S.Secco/G.Berrugi 16,19,26 December I 2 January RIGOLETTO Verdi - R.Lahaj, D.Tiliakos, E.Gorshunova, S.Conner 6,8,28 November I 1 December SALOMÉ R.Strauss - J.Müller, T.Vaughn, E.Sunnegardh, T.Tómasson 21,25,27 March SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi - Z.Lucic, , M.Marquardt, M.Agresta 30 May I 1,3,13,15 June Lehár - G.Vogel, E.Duncan-Brown / C.Ullrich, C.Magiera 21,27 December I 1(m),3,12,16 January Puccini - L.Garcia, G.Hupach, M.Berti 16,27 June I 3,6 July (m) = Matinee Performance

Hotels Prices from £695 per person Hotel Kempinski (First Class)h h h h h (sharing a room) Located in the heart of the city next to the Opera Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 nights’ House and very popular with our clients. hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights to Dresden Bulow Residenz (First Class)h h h h h and airport transfers. A privately owned hotel in the historic part of We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package Dresden – its restaurant has 1 Michelin star. (without travel) - please call for a quote. Hotel Westin Bellevue (First Class)h h h h Centrally located on the banks of the Elbe.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .11 Opera House Madrid

Scheduled Events November 2013 – July 2014 Teatro Real ALCESTE Gluck - Paul Groves/Tom Randle, Anna Caterina Antonacci/Sofia Soloviy 27 February I 2,4,6,7,8,9,11, 12,14,15 March BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Wuorinen - Tom Randle, Daniel Okulitch, Heather Buck, Hannah Esther Minutillo 28,30 January I 1,3,5,7,9,11 February DIDO AND AENEAS Purcell - Simone Kermes, Nuria Rial, Dimitris Tiliakos 18 November (Concert Version) I VESPRI SICILIANI Verdi - Francisco Tójar, Yonghoon Lee, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Julianna Di Giacomo 11,14,17 June (Concert Version) L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Nino Machaidze/Camilla Tilling/Eleonora Buratto 2,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,13,14,15,17, 18,20 December LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN Offenbach - Eric Cutler/Jean-Noël Briend, Anne Sofie von Otter/Hannah Esther Minutillo 17,21,25,28,31 May I 3,6,9,12,15,18,21 June LOHENGRIN Wagner - Franz Hawlata/Goran Juric, /Michael König 3,6,7,10,11,13,15,17, 19,20,22,24,27 April ORPHÉE ET Gluck - Maria Riccarda Wesseling, Yun Jung Choi, Zoe Nicolaidou 12,13,14 July THE INDIAN QUEEN Purcell - 5,7,9,10,13,15,17,19 November TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner - Robert Dean Smith, Franz-Josef Selig, Violeta Urmana, Jukka Rasilainen 12,16,19,23,27,31 January I 4,8 February

Hotels Prices from £595 per person (sharing a room) Hotel Ritz (First Class)hhhhh The hotel is decorated in Louis XVI style and offers Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 nights’ international cuisine in its restaurants. hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights to Madrid and Hotel Tryp Ambassador (First Class)hhhh airport transfers. Located close to the opera, the rooms are in a We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package classical style with all modern amenities. (without travel) - please call for a quote. Hotel Opera (Pensione)hhh Situated near the opera house and recently refurbished – a very comfortable hotel.

12. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera House Milan

Scheduled Events November 2013 – July 2014 Teatro Alla Scala AÏDA Verdi - Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Hui He/Liudmyla Monastyrska 3,5,14,16,17,19 November COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - Maria Bengtsson, Katija Dragojevic, Adam Plachetka/Konstantin Shushakov 19,21,24,27,30 June I 3,5,8,14,16,18 July ELEKTRA R.Strauss - Waltraud Meier, Evelyn Herlitzius, Adrianne Pieczonka, Tom Randle 18,21,24 May I 3,6,10 June Verdi - Leo Nucci/Massimo Cavalletti, Maria Agresta/Lucrezia Garcia 15,18,20,22,25 February I 1,4,6,7 March LA FIANCÉE DU TSAR Rimskij-Korsakov - Anatoli Kotscherga, Olga Peretyatko, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Tobias Schabel 2,5,8,11,14 March LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Diana Damrau, Giuseppina Piunti, Mara Zampieri, Piotr Beczala 7,12,15,18,22,28,31 December I 3 January LE COMTE ORY Rossini - Juan Diego Flórez/Colin Lee, Roberto Tagliavini 4,7,10,12,15,17,19,21 July LES TROYENS Berlioz - Gregory Kunde, Fabio Capitanucci, Alexandre Duhamel, Giacomo Prestia 8,12,16,22,26,30 April LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti - Fabio Capitanucci/Massimo Cavalletti, Albina Shagimuratova/Jessica Pratt 1,7,11,14,16,19,21,23,28 February

Hotels Prices from £695 per person (sharing a room) Four Seasons (First class)h h h h h Situated in one of Italy’s sleekest and most Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 nights’ fashionable shopping districts, this 15th Century hotel, bed and breakfast basis and flights to Milan. convent transformed into a urban sanctuary of We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package luxury and comfort. (without travel) - please call for a quote. Hotel de la Ville (First Class)h h h h A few minutes’ from the Piazza del Duomo, this is an elegant hotel with luxurious rooms. Star Rosa Grand (First class)h h h h Surrounded by Milan’s iconic sights, a few steps from the Duomo Cathedral, sophisticated design and luxury. Hotel Canada (Pensione)h h h Close to the Torre Velasca, Cathedral of Milan and Piazza del Duomo.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .13 Opera House Munich

Scheduled Events November 2013 – July 2014 Bayerische Staatsoper ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R.Strauss - M.Gantner, J-M.Klama, A.Brower, RD.Smith 16,19,22 May BABYLON Widmann - C.McFadden, A.Prohaska, J.Myllys, W.White 25,27,31 January Musorgsky - A.Kotscherga,A.Brower,E.Nakamura 16(m),20,23,28,31 March CARMEN Bizet - T.Nazmi, A.Borghini, M.Giordani, K.Ketelsen 27, 30 M arch I 3 April COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - M.Byström, A.Brower, A.Arduini 3 November DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - A.Pieczonka, A.Kampe, Hans-Peter König, 17,20,23 January DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - S.Isokoski, P.Rose, A.Coote, M.Gantner 2(m),5,8(m) March R.Strauss - J.Botha, A.Pieczonka, D.Polaski, S. Holecek 21,24,28 November I 1,4,7 December DIE SOLDATEN Zimmermann - C.Stephinger, B.Hannigan 25,28,31 May I 4,6 June DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - G.Groissböck, T.Spence, T.Nazmi 14,17,19,23,27 November Tchaikovsky - H.Grötzinger, K.Opolais, E.Sergeeva, L.Diadkova 4,7,10 January HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - L. Molnár, S.Hogrefe, A.Brower 21(m),21,29(m),29 December Bellini - Ekatarina Syurina, Matthew Polenzani 11,13,15,18 June IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - J-D. Flórez, R.Girolami, K.Lindsey, R.Pogossov 23,26,29 May I 1,7 June IL TROVATORE Verdi - V.Bilyy, K.Stoyanova, E.Manistina, J.Kaufmann 9,12,16,20 November IL TURCO IN ITALIA Rossini - I.D'Arcangelo, N.Machaidze, R.Girolami 13,16,19,21,24 February L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - E.Sadovnikova, G.Filianoti, L.Molnár, N.Alaimo 14,18,21,24 May LA BOHÈME Puccini - A-M.Martinez/A.Hartig, A.Virovlansky/L.Tatulescu 15,17,20,23 December I 4,7,10 M ay Cavalli - C.Dumaux, K.Gauvin, A.Bonitatibus, Luca Tittoto 12,15,19,21 January Rossini - Lawrence Brownlee, Riccardo Novaro, Paolo Bordogna 4,7,9,12 M arch Mozart - Toby Spence, Kristı̄ne Opolais, Hanna-Elisa Müller 10,12,15,20,23,26 February Verdi - V.Kowaljow, A.Harteros, L.Tézier, J.Kaufmann 22,25,28 December I 2,5,8,11 January LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Ermonela Jaho/Ailyn Perez, Heike Grötzinger/Tara Erraught 31 December I 3,6 January I 15,19,25 April LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN Offenbach - R.Gilmore, E.Nakamura, B.Rae, K.Conners 8,11,14 February MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - O.Guryakova, O.von der Damerau 11,14,19 March I 12,14,19 June PARSIFAL Wagner - Levente Molnár, Christoph Stephinger, Kwangchul Youn 16,20 April RIGOLETTO Verdi - J.Calleja, G.Petean, A.Kurzak, R.Siwek 26,30 April I 3,6,9 May Dvorak - D.Popov, H.Grötzinger, K.Opolais, G.Zeppenfeld 1,4,8 November SALOMÉ R.Strauss - A.Conrad, G.Schnaut, N.Michael, A.Held 22,26,29 March I 2 April SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi - G.Gagnidze, K.Stoyanova, V.Kowaljow, S.Secco 14,17,21,24 April TOSCA Puccini - C.Naglestad, M.Giordano, S.Hendricks, G.Juric 6,9,13,18 December TURANDOT Puccini - Lise Lindstrom, Ulrich Reß, Goran Juric, Yonghoon Lee 30 January I 2,5 February

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Scheduled Events June 2014 – July 2014 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R.Strauss - M.Gantner, J-M.Klama, A.Brower, RD.Smith 23 July DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - A.Pieczonka, A.Kampe, Hans-Peter König 8,11 July DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - S.Isokoski, P.Rose, A.Coote, M.Gantner 26 July DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN R.Strauss - J.Botha, A.Pieczonka, D.Polaski, S. Holecek 29 June I 3 July GUILLAUME TELL Rossini - G.Groissböck, M.Poplavskaya, M.Volle 28 June I 2,6,8,13 July IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - J-D. Flórez, R.Girolami, K.Lindsey, R.Pogossov 30 July LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart - Toby Spence, Kristı̄ne Opolais, Hanna-Elisa Müller 16,19 July LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Verdi - V.Kowaljow, A.Harteros, L.Tézier, J.Kaufmann 25,28,31 July LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Ermonela Jaho/Ailyn Perez, Heike Grötzinger/Tara Erraught 4,7,10 July LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - S.Degout, G.Kühmeier, R.Frenkel, V.Priante 17,22,24 July L’ORFEO Monteverdi - 20,23,25,27,30 July LUCREZIA BORGA Donizetti - Edita Gruberova, John Relyea, Pavol Breslik 20,27 July MACBETH Verdi - , Ildar Abdrazakov, Joseph Calleja 27 June I 1 July TOSCA Puccini - C.Naglestad, M.Giordano, S.Hendricks, G.Juric 18,21 July

Hotels Prices from £569 per person (sharing a room) Hotel Kempinski Vier Jahreszeiten (First Class) h h h h h Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 nights’ An elegant hotel within walking distance of the Opera hotel, bed and breakfast basis and flights to Munich. house renowned for its international cuisine. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package Hotel Platzl (Pensione)h h h h (without travel) - please call for a quote. Bavarian Hotel, a short walk from the Opera house.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .15 Opera House New York

Scheduled Events November 2013 – May 2014 Metropolitan Opera House ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano - Marcelo Alvarez, Patricia Racette 24,28,31 March I 5,8,12(m) April ARABELLA R.Strauss - M.Winkler, M.Byström, M.Volle, G.Kühmeier 3,7,11,16,19(m),24 April COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - 23,26(m),30 April I 3,8 May DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - 22,25,30(m) November I 3,7,10,13 December DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - 31 December I 4,7,11(m),15,18(m) January I 3,5,8,11,13,15(m),20,22 February DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN R.Strauss - 7,12,16,20,23(m),26 November EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky - Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczala 23,29 November I 2,5,12 December FALSTAFF Verdi - 6,9,14(m),18,21,27,30 December I 3,6,11 January Bellini - Olga Peretyatko 17,22,26,29 April I 3(m),7,10 May L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - A.Netrebko, R.Vargas 9,13,17,21,25(m),29 January I 1 February LA BOHÈME Puccini - 14,18,22,25,30 January I 19,22,26,29 March I 2,5(m),10,14,18 April LA CENERENTOLA Rossini - 21,25,28 April I 2,6,10(m) May LA SONNAMBULA Bellini - D.Damrau, J.Camarena 14,18,21,25,29(m) March I 1 April MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - A.Echalaz, B.Hymel 16,20,24,28 January I 1(m),7 February I 4,9,12,15,19 April I 1,5,9 May Bellini - 1 November PRINCE IGOR Borodin - Ildar Abdrazakov 6,10,14,17,21,24 February I 1(m),4,8 March RIGOLETTO Verdi - D.Hvorostovsky, A.Kurzak 11,15,18,21,27,30 November I 4,7(m) December RUSALKA Dvorak - Renée Fleming, Piotr Beczala 23,27,31 January I 4,8(m),12,15 February THE ENCHANTED ISLAND Händel - Plácido Domingo, Danielle de Niese, David Daniels, 26 February I 1,5,8(m),12,15,20 March Mozart - E.Owens, A.Shrader, N.Gunn 16,21,24,28 December I 2,4(m) January TOSCA Puccini - P.Racette/Sondra Radvanovsky, Roberto Alagna/Marcello Giordani 2,5,9(m),13,16(m) November I 11,14,17,20,23,28(m) December Two Boys Muhly - 2(m),6,9,14 November WERTHER Massenet - J.Kaufmann, E.Garanca 18,22(m),25,28 February I 3,7,11,15(m) March WOZZECK Gurlitt - Deborah Voigt, Thomas Hampso 6,10,13,17,22(m) March (m) = Matinee Performance

Hotels Prices from £795 per person (sharing a room) Hotel Empire (First Class) h h h h Located in central New York steps away from Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 the Metropolitan Opera House. nights’ hotel and flights to New York (staying over Hotel Bedford (Pensione) h h h a Saturday night). Located in central New York near the Empire We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package State Building. (without travel) - please call for a quote. Helmsley Park Lane (First class)h h h h Deluxe hotel with European ambiance, providing views over Central Park and the New York skyline.

16. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera House Paris

Scheduled Events November 2013 – July 2014 Opera Bastille AÏDA Verdi - C.Cigni, L.D'Intino/E.Bocharova, O.Dyka/L.Garcia 2,6,9,12,14,16 November DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - P.Breslik, E.Marguerre, L.Callinan, W.Lehmkuhl 11,14,17,20,22,25,29 March I 1,6,10,13,15 April ELEKTRA R.Strauss - W.Meier, I.Theorin, R.Merbeth, K.Begley 4,7,11,18,24 November I 1 December I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Bellini - P.Gay, E.Siurina, K. Deshayes, C.Castronovo 24,26,30 April I 3,8,13,17,20,23 May I PURITANI Bellini - W.Smilek, M.Pertusi, D.Korchak/R.Barbera 25,30 November I 3,6,9,12,14,17,19 December LA BOHÈME Puccini - M.Agresta/A.Gheorghiu/A.Hartig, B.Kele/E.Tsallagova 15,18,21,24,27,31 March I 4,7,11 A pril I 29 June I 2,4,7,9,12,14 July LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Puccini - N.Stemme, C.Sgura, M.Berti 1,4,7,10,13,16(m),19,22,25,28 February LA TRAVIATA Verdi - D.Damrau, A.Pennisi, C.Oncioiu, F.Demuro 2,5,7,9,12,14,17,20 June L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA Monteverdi - G.Arquez, J.Azzaretti, A.Brahim-Djelloul, V.Abrahamyan 7,9,11,14,17,20,22,24,26,28,30 June MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - S.Vassileva, C.Oncioiu, T.Ilincai,G.Viviani 14,17,21,24,27 February I 1,4,7,12 March TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner - Robert Dean Smith, Franz-Josef Selig 8,12,17,21,25,29 April I 4(m) May WERTHER Massenet - Roberto Alagna, Jean-François Lapointe, Jean Philippe Lafont 19(m),22,25,29 January I 2(m),5,9(m),12 February Palais Garnier ALCINA Händel - Myrtò Papatanasiu, Anna Goryachova, Sandrine Piau, Patricia Bardon 25,27,30 January I 2(m),5,7,9,12 February COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - Myrtò Papatanasiu, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Dmitry Korchak, David Bizic 3(m),5,8,11,13 November LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart - Saimir Pirgu, Tamar Iveri, Maria Savastano, Stéphanie d'Oustrac 27,30 November I 3,6,9,12,16,19,23 December L'ITALIANA IN ALGERI Rossini - Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Jaël Azzaretti, Anna Pennisi, Nahuel di Pierro 31 March I 2,4,7,9,12,17, 21, 23 A pril

Hotels Prices from £549 per person (sharing a room) Sofitel Arc de Triomphe (First Class)h h h h Charming hotel in a luxurious Louis XIV style with Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 spacious bedrooms just off the Champs Elysées. nights’ hotel bed and breakfast basis, Eurostar™ Hotel Pavillion Bastille (Pensione)h h h to Paris (flights available on request). An attractive building located directly opposite the We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package Opera Bastille with modern style rooms. (without travel) - please call for a quote.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .17 The Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro

Scheduled Events August 2014 Adriatic Arena ARMIDA Rossini 10,13,16,19 August Teatro Rossini IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini 11,14,17,20 August AURELIANO IN PALMIRA Rossini 12,15,18,22 August Rossini 13,16 August

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Hotel Vittoria (First Class)hhhh Prices from £695 Just a short walk from the Opera house. The rooms per person (sharing a room) are Italian style with modern bathrooms. Includes two top category opera tickets, 3 nights’ Hotel Villa Matarazzo (First Class) hhhh bed and breakfast, flights from Heathrow to Situated on a hill overlooking Pesaro with bright Bologna or Ancona with BA or Alitalia (air tax modern rooms. Ten minutes’ drive by taxi to the included). Train tickets from Bologna to Pesaro Opera House. not included but available on request. Hotel des Bains (Pensione)hhh We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package A modern hotel in a quiet setting only a short walk (without travel) – please call for a quote. from the seafront and the Opera House with an excellent restaurant.

18. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera House Prague

Scheduled Events November 2013 – June 2014 State Opera CARMEN Bizet - 27 December I 31 January I 14,26 February I 15,26 March I 17, 23 A pril I 27, 28 M ay I 27 June DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - 10 November I 15 December I 19 February DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - 23 May I 24 June DON CARLO Verdi - 16 November I 21,28 December IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - 22 December I 6,19 March I 9 April I 11 May IL TROVATORE Verdi - 6,12 November I 29 December I 20 February I 18 March I 30 April I 6 May LA BOHÈME Puccini - 1,19 November I 4,24 January I 9,27 February I 22 March I 2,18 May I 19 June LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 4,20 December I 16 January I 1,25 February I 4 March I 12,20 April I 10 May I 14 June MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - 8,28 Nov I 19 Dec I 22 Jan I 4,21 Feb I 5,28 Mar I 1 April I 7 May I 7 June NABUCCO Verdi - 9 November I 3 December I 17 January I 12,28 February I 8,18 April I 9,21 May I 22 June OTELLO Verdi - 26 January I 2,18 February I 21 March I 6 April I 30 May RIGOLETTO Verdi - 13 November I 11 December I 19 January I 23 Feb I 12 March I 2 April I 16 May I 5 June RUSALKA Dvorak - 8,25 December I 28 January I 9,16(m),16,23 March I 16 April I 8 May I 12 June TANNHÄUSER Wagner - 11,14,23 January I 5,15 February I 2 March I 25 April I 25 May THE MERRY WIDOW Lehár - 3,5,11,16,22 April I 6,14,24 May I 18 June TOSCA Puccini - 29 Nov I 6 December I 21 January I 6 February I 30 March I 10 April I 3,17 May I 26 June TURANDOT Puccini - 24 November I 14 December I 22 February I 7, 29 M arch I 27 April I 1 May National Theatre AÏDA Verdi - 7 November I 7,30 December I 25 January I 9 March I 26 April I 11,16 June CARMEN Bizet - 10 November I 16 December I 3,18 January I 7 April I 5 May ENCHANTIA Ivanovicˇ - 21,22(m),22,23,23(m) February I 20,21(m),21,22(m),22,23 June GLORIANA Britten - 11,16 February JAKOBÍN Dvorak - 15 November I 22 December I 29 January I 28 February I 25 March I 23 April I 21 May JENUFA Janácek - 31 January I 8 February I 2,22 May L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - 16 November I 21 January I 7 February LIBUSE Smetana - 17 November I 1 January I 8 May RUSALKA Dvorak - 21 November I 1 December I 13 January I 11 March I 28 May SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi - 8,27 November I 13,27 December I 1 March I 4 April THE BARTERED BRIDE Smetana - 11,22,30 November I 4 December I 7,17 January I 2,21 April I 3 May I 4 June THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN Janácek - 20,22,28 March I 10,29 April I 1,1(m) June THE DEVIL AND KATE Dvorak - 10,30 November I 18 January I 8 February I 3 May THE TWO WIDOWS Smetana - 14 November I 2 February I 19 March I 24 April I 30 May Hotels Prices from £499 per person Grand Bohemia (First Class)h h h h h (sharing a room) Baroque Hotel located close to the State Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 Opera House. nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights to The Central Hotel (Pensione)h h h Prague and airport transfers. The hotel is located in the heart of Prague in a We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package. quiet street.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .19 Opera Festival Puccini

Scheduled Events July – August 2014 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini 25 July I 1,8,16,24 August LA BOHEME Puccini 26 July I 2,10,15,22 August TURANDOT Puccini 9,14,17,23,29 August IL TRITTICO (Tabarro, Suuor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi) Auditorium E. Caruso – inside open-air theatre 3,7,21,30 August

Hotels 4 days holiday offer Hotel Ilaria (First Class)h h h h Hotel Principessa/Ilaria from £695 per person. The hotel is located in the centre of Lucca. Puccini from £595 per person. Hotel Puccini (Pensione) h h h Includes, two opera performances – category This is a family owned unique cosy hotel right in the II tickets, 3 nights hotel bed and breakfast basis centre of Lucca – a favourite with our clients. sharing a double room, flights from Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester or Bristol, airport taxes, Hotel Villa Principessah h h h airport and opera transfers. Situated in the hills of Massa Pisana a short distance (Ticket and room up-grades and without travel from the beautiful town of Lucca, relax by the pool or options available on request). in the picturesque gardens.

20. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera Festival Savonlinna

Scheduled Events July – August 2014 Olavinlinna Castle Kullervo Sallinen - 4 July Madama Butterfly Puccini - 5 July Carmen Bizet - 7 July Madama Butterfly Puccini - 8 July Kullervo Sallinen - 9 July Madama Butterfly Puccini - 10 July Carmen Bizet - 11 July Kullervo Sallinen - 12 July The Magic Flute Mozart - 14 July Madama Butterfly Puccini - 15 July The Magic Flute Mozart - 16 July Carmen Bizet - 17 July Kullervo Sallinen - 18 July The Magic Flute Mozart - 19 July Mozart - 20 July Kullervo Sallinen - 21 July The Magic Flute Mozart - 22 July Carmen Bizet - 23 July The Magic Flute Mozart - 24 July Carmen Bizet - 25 July The Magic Flute Mozart - 26 July Nabucco Verdi - 29 July Lescaut Puccini - 30 July Verdi Nabucco - 31 July Manon Lescaut Puccini - 1 August Verdi Nabucco - 2 August

Hotels Prices from £699 per person (sharing a room) Hotel Seurahuone (First Class)h h h h Includes two best category II opera tickets, A modern hotel directly overlooking the lake and a 3 nights’ bed and breakfast, flights from Heathrow short walk to the Castle and the Festival. to Savonlinna via Helsinki, airport taxes and Hotel Tott (First Class)h h h h airport transfers. One of the closest hotels to the Castle and the Festival We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package with rooms renovated in a modern style. (without travel) – please call for a quote.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .21 Opera House Venice

Scheduled Events November 2013 – July 2014 Teatro La Fenice ELEGY FOR YOUNG LOVERS Henze - 27,29 March I 2,4,6 April IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Giorgio Misseri, Omar Montanari, Marina Comparato, Julian Kim 20,22,26 February I 2,5,7,9 March IL CAMPIELLO Wolf-Ferrari - 28 February I 1,5,7,11 March IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO Händel - 28,30 March I 1,3,5 April LA BOHÈME Puccini - Carmen Giannattasio 19,22,24,27,29 April I 3,10,25,27,30 May LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart - Carmela Remigio, Paola Gardina, Monica Bacelli 24,26,28,30 January I 1 February DI SETA Foppa - Giorgio Misseri, Omar Montanari 17,19,21,23,25 January LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Venera Gimadieva 15,16,19,21,23,25,27 February I 4,6,8 March L'AFRICAINE Mayerbeer - 23,26,27,29,30 November I 1 December MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - Fabio Sartori, Marco Caria/Elia Fabbian 26,30 April I 2,4,9,21,24,29 May I 1 June OTELLO Verdi - 12,15,18 July THE RAKE'S PROGRESS Stravinsky - Carmela Remigio, Juan Francisco Gatell, Alex Esposito 27, 29 Jun e I 1,3,5 July TOSCA Puccini - 16,17,18,20,22,23,28,31 May (m) = Matinee Performance

Hotels Prices from £595 per person (sharing a room) Luna Hotel Baglioni (First Class)h h h h h Located in a prime position right behind St Mark’s Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 Square, this elegant hotel has spacious rooms and an nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis and flights excellent restaurant. to Venice. Duodo Palace Hotel (First Class)h h h h We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package Five minutes’ walk from St Mark’s Square, this (without travel) - please call for a quote. charming hotel has spacious air-conditioned rooms. Bridge Hotel (Pensione)h h h Situated in a 15th Century building, close to The Bridge of Sighs and Rialto Bridge.

22. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera Festival Verona

Scheduled Events June – September 2014 AÏDA Verdi - 28 June I 3,6,8,15,20,23,27,29 July I 3,10,16,24,26,31 August I 4,7 September CARMEN Bizet - 21,26 June I 4,10,18,25 July I 1,7,14,29 August I 3 September CARMINA BURANA Gala Orff - 9 August MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - 15,22,27,30 August I 2,5 September PLÁCIDO DOMINGO CONCERT Concert - 17 July ROBERTO BOLLE AND FRIENDS Various - 22 July ROMEO ET JULIETTE Berlioz - 23,28 August I 6 September TURANDOT Puccini - 5,9,12,16,26,30 July I 2 August Verdi - 20,27 June I 11,19,24,31 July I 8 August

Hotels 4 days holiday offer Hotel Villa del Quar (First Class)h h h h h Hotel Villa del Quar Twenty minutes’ drive from the centre of Verona, from £899 per person. this classic Italian villa has wonderful views, gardens, Hotel Accademia air-conditioning, a swimming pool and a 3 fork from £849 per person. Michelin restaurant. Hotel Mastino Hotel Accademia (First Class)h h h h from £649 per person. An elegant hotel just five minutes’ walk from the Hotel De Capuleti arena with modern rooms and air-conditioning. from £599 per person. Hotel Mastino (Pensione)h h h Includes, two opera performances – numbered A small hotel just off the Piazza Bra and close to the grade tickets, 3 nights hotel bed and breakfast basis arena. The rooms are comfortable rooms with modern sharing a double room, flights from Gatwick, facilities and air-conditioning. airport taxes and airport transfers. (Opera ticket supplement Fri, Sat & 20,21,28/6,17/7 Hotel De’ Capuleti (Pensione) h h h – £33 per ticket). Located in the heart of the city, recently refurbished, (Ticket and room up-grades and without travel air-conditioning and just a short distance from the options available on request). Arena di Verona.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .23 Opera House Vienna

Scheduled Events November 2013 – June 2014 State Opera Cilea - Elena Zhidkova, Massimo Giordano, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Frontali 16,19,22 February I 4,8,12 March ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano - Johan Botha, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Norma Fantini 3,6,9 May Donizetti - Luca Pisaroni, Krassimira Stoyanova, Sonia Ganassi, Stephen Costello 3 November ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R.Strauss - Peter Matic, Clemens Unterreiner/Jochen Schmeckenbecher 15,19,22 April I 11,15,20 June BORIS GODUNOV Musorgsky - Ferruccio Furlanetto, Herbert Lippert, Kurt Rydl, Marian Talaba 23,28,31 January COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - Barbara Frittoli, Margarita Gritskova, Nikolay Borchev, Benjamin Bruns 13,16,20 January DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner - Tomasz Konieczny, Norbert Ernst, Eric Owens, Elisabeth Kulman 19 June DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - Renée Fleming/Anne Schwanewilms, Peter Rose/Wolfgang Bankl 23,27,30 April DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - Herbert Lippert,Edith Haller/Olga Bezsmertna 31 December I 1,3,5 January DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - Lance Ryan, Ain Anger, Tomasz Konieczny, Gun-Brit Barkmin 31 May I 22 June DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Brindley Sherratt, Benjamin Bruns, Olga Pudova/Iride Martinez 17,20,24,27,30 November I 2 December I 7,9,13,17 June DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Adam Plachetka, Khibla Gerzmava, Rolando Villazón, Malin Hartelius 11,14,18,21 January EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky - Dinara Alieva, Nadia Krasteva, Mariusz Kwiecien, Rolando Villazón 7,10,14 March FAUST Gounod - Piotr Beczala, Erwin Schrott, Adrian Eröd, Anna Netrebko 2,5,10 May FIDELIO Beethoven - Peter Seiffert, Ricarda Merbeth, Tomasz Konieczny, Matti Salminen 19,22,26,29 December GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - Stephen Gould, Jun, Eric Owens, Nina Stemme 8,29 June IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Juan Francisco Gatell/Maxim Mironov/Pavel Kolgatin/Antonino Siragusa 5,12,14 December I 1,4 February I 31 March L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Sylvia Schwartz/Chen Reiss/Nino Machaidze/Valentina Naforniţă /Ileana Tonca 8,12 November I 10,24 January I 3,6,9 March I 29 April I 14 June LA BOHÈME Puccini - Vittorio Grigolo/Ramón Vargas, Angela Gheorghiu/Maija Kovalevska 4,7,11 December I 19,22,26,29 March LA CENERENTOLA Rossini - Dmitry Korchak/Maxim Mironov, Nikolay Borchev/Alessio Arduini 23, 27, 30 December I 24,28 May I 2 June LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart - Toby Spence, Véronique Gens, Ileana Tonca, Michèle Losier 11,15,18 May LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT Donizetti - Daniela Fally, Juan Diego Flórez, Carlos Alvarez, Kiri Te Kanawa 1(m),4 November LA TRAVIATA Verdi - /Myrtò Papatanasiu, Massimo Giordano/Piero Pretti 14,16,19,22,25 May LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Simon Keenlyside, Genia Kühmeier, Anita Hartig, Luca Pisaroni 9,12,15 January LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN Offenbach - Daniela Fally, Marina Rebeka, Nadia Krasteva, Stephanie Houtzeel 23,26,29 May I 1(m),4 June LOHENGRIN Wagner - Günther Groissböck, Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund, Wolfgang Koch 12,16,20,25,28 April

24. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera House Continued Vienna

MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - Ana Maria Martinez/Hui He,Neil Shicoff/Bryan Hymel 11,15,19 November I 5,9,14 April MANON Massenet - Inva Mula,Ramón Vargas, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Markus Eiche 12,15,18,21 February NABUCCO Verdi - Zeljko Lucic/Plácido Domingo, Alisa Kolosova/Zoryana Kushpler 1,4,7 May NORMA Bellini - Massimo Giordano, Dan Paul Dumitrescu, Edita Gruberova, Nadia Krasteva 8,12,17,21 May (Concert Version) Leoncavallo - Neil Shicoff, Inva Mula, Ambrogio Maestri 25,29 January I 2(m) February PARSIFAL Wagner - Matthias Goerne, Peter Rose, Johan Botha, Waltraud Meier 17,21,24 April Britten - Ben Heppner, Gun-Brit Barkmin, Iain Paterson 23,26,29 November I 1(m) December POLLICINO Henze - 18,20,25 December I 4,7,8 May RIGOLETTO Verdi - Francesco Meli, Leo Nucci, Valentina Naforniţa ̆ 1,4,8,10 April RUSALKA Dvorak - Michael Schade, Monika Bohinec, Krassimira Stoyanova, Günther Groissböck 26,30 January I 3,6,9 February SALOMÉ R.Strauss - Herwig Pecoraro, Iris Vermillion, Gun-Brit Barkmin, Falk Struckmann 7,10,13 February SIEGFRIED Wagner - Stephen Gould, Nina Stemme, Tomasz Konieczny, Eric Owens 5,25 June THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN Janácek - Gerald Finley, Wolfgang Bankl, Chen Reiss 18,21,24,26,30 June TOSCA Puccini - Angela Gheorghiu/Martina Serafin/Norma Fantini/Violeta Urmana 17,19,22 January I 13,15 March I 23,27 June TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner - Peter Seiffert/Robert Dean Smith, Stephen Milling/Albert Dohmen 8,13,17,21 December UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi - Ramón Vargas, George Petean, Sondra Radvanovsky 7,10,13,16 November WOZZECK Gurlitt - Matthias Goerne, Herbert Lippert, Herwig Pecoraro, Wolfgang Bankl 27, 30 (m) March (m) = Matinee Performance

Hotels Prices from £499 per person (sharing a room) Hotel Sacher (First Class)h h h h h The Sacher is situated directly behind the Vienna State Includes one balcony/gallery opera ticket, 2 or 3 Opera. Famous for its genuine ‘Sacher Cake’. nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights to Hotel Kaiserhof (First Class)h h h h Vienna and airport transfers. Extra tickets and ticket Situated in the cultural centre of Vienna. The quiet upgrades available. location is an easy walk to the Opera House. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package Hotel Erzherzog Rainer (Pensione)h h h (without travel) - please call for a quote. Charming traditional hotel with a popular restaurant. The Opera House is just ten minutes’ walk away.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .25 Opera Festival Escorted Tour Wexford

Friday 24th – Monday 27th October 2014 (with Jonathan Blizard)

Day 1 Day 2 Day 4 Depart London Heathrow Airport This morning we take a Historical After breakfast drive to Dublin, time on Aer Lingus flight at 09.55 Tour of Wexford. In the afternoon for a light refreshment lunch at the hours to Dublin, arrival at 11.15 you may wish to enjoy an operatic airport before departing on Aer hours (regional departures also scene or recital (not included). Lingus flight to London Heathrow available). Met by your Tour Evening performance at 15.30 hours. Director and driven to Wexford, by Antoine Mariotte. with lunch at Hunters Hotel, Wicklow en route, for a three Day 3 Prices £949.00 night’s stay at Whites Hotel. Morning and afternoon at leisure per person (sharing a room) to explore Wexford or time to Evening performance Includes three nights bed & Silent Night by Kevin Puts. enjoy an operatic scene or breakfast and lunch en route; recital. Evening performance English speaking Tour Director, Don Bucefalo by Antonio transfers to and from Wexford and Cagnoni. top category opera tickets for three performances. (airport tax and a hold bag included) Single room supplement £99.00 Superior room available on request.

Opera House Zurich

Scheduled Events November 2013 – July 2014 Opernhaus AÏDA Verdi - Latonia Moore, Iano Tamar, Sen Guo, Aleksandrs Antonenko 2,6,9,13,16,19,22,26,29 March I 1 April ALCINA Händel - Cecilia Bartoli/Agneta Eichenholz, Malena Ernman, Julie Fuchs 26,31 January I 2,5,7,9,16(m),22,25 February ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano - Yonghoon Lee, Lucio Gallo, Martina Serafin, Judith Schmid 12,15,27(m) April I 4,10 May CARMEN Bizet - Kate Aldrich, Rachel Harnisch, Irène Friedli, Sen Guo 29 June I 3,6,10,12 July COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - Marina Rebeka, Anna Stephany, Martina Jankova, Javier Camarena 6,9(m),12, 16 February DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - Anja Kampe, Liliana Nikiteanu, Juha Uusitalo, Christof Fischesser 11,14,20,23 March

26. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera House Continued Zurich

DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Wagner - Emma Bell, Anna Goryachova, Albert Dohmen, Roberto Saccà 10,16,24 November DON CARLO Verdi - Marina Poplavskaya, René Pape, Fabio Sartori, Michael Volle 15,21,23,26 February I 1 March FAUST Gounod - Pavol Breslik, Kyle Ketelsen, Elliot Madore, Amanda Majeski 3,6,9,14,17,29 November I 1,6,11 December FIDELIO Beethoven - Ruben Drole, Martin Gantner, Brandon Jovanovich, Anja Kampe 8,12,15,18,20,29 December I 1,5,8,11 January IL MATRIMONIO SEGRETO Cimarosa - Roberto Lorenzi, Judit Kutasi, Hannah Bradburry, Deanna Breiwick 9,11(m),13,15,17 May IL RETORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA Monteverdi - Sara Mingardo, Kurt Streit, Anna Stephany, Ivana Rusko 17,21,23,28,30 May I 1,5,7,11,14 June JENUFA Janácek - Kristı̄ne Opolais, Michaela Martens, Hanna Schwarz, Christopher Ventris 22,27,30 November I 4,7 December LA BOHÈME Puccini - Ekaterina Scherbachenko, Ivana Rusko, Giuseppe Filianoti, Ruben Drole 22,26,28 December I 3 January LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Puccini - Catherine Naglestad, Zoran Todorovich, Scott Hendricks, Pavel Daniluk 22,25,28 June I 2,4,8,11,13(m) July LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN Offenbach - Bryan Hymel, Jane Archibald, Rachel Harnisch, Veronica Simeoni 21,28,30 March I 2 April LES PÉCHEURS DE PERLES Bizet - Marina Rebeka, Pavol Breslik, Michael Volle, Scott Conner 14,19(m),22,25,30 January I 1 February OTELLO Verdi - Peter Seiffert, Maria Agresta, Zeljko Lucic, Benjamin Bernheim 1 November PETER GRIMES Britten - Christopher Ventris, Emily Magee, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Irène Friedli 24,27,29,31 May PIQUE DAME Adam - Misha Didyk, Alexey Markov, Tatiana Monogarova, Doris Soffel 6,11,13,16,27 April I 3,6,11,18 May RIGOLETTO Verdi - Saimir Pirgu, /George Petean, Aleksandra Kurzak 12(m),18,24 January I 2 February I 18,21 June ROBERTO DEVEREUX Donizetti - Edita Gruberova, Veronica Simeoni, Pavol Breslik, Alexey Markov 27 June I 1,5,9,13 July SALE Händel - Marc Bodnar, Raphael Clamer, Malin Hartelius, Christophe Dumaux 14,17 December I 2,5(m) January SALOMÉ R.Strauss - Nina Stemme, Hanna Schwarz, Evgeny Nikitin, Rudolf Schasching 19,21,26,29 April I 4 May (m) = Matinee Performance

Hotels Prices from £579 per person (sharing a room) Hotel Storchen (First Class)h h h h h Traditional stylish residence in the heart of the old city. Includes one top category opera ticket, 2 or 3 nights’ Hotel Du Theatre (Pensione)h h h hotel, bed and breakfast basis and flights to Zurich. Close to the Zurich Zoological and National Museum. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .27 Summer Festival Salzburg

Operas July – August 2014

CHARLOTTE SALOMON Dalbavie - 28 July I 2,7,10,14 August DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - 1,5,8,11,14,17,20,23 August DON GIOVANNI Mozart - 27,30 July I 3,6,12,15,18 August FIERRABRAS Schubert - 13,16,19,22,25,27 August IL TROVATORE Verdi - 9,12(m),15,18(m),21(m),24 August LA CENERENTOLA Rossini - 21,23(m),26,29,31(m) August LA FAVORITE Donizetti - 22,26 August TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner - 21 August (m) = Matinee Performance

Concerts July – August 2014

Symphony Orchestra – Bayerischen Rundfunks/Haitink 18,29 July Concert Wien/Harnoncourt 21 July 23, 26, 28 July I 2,3,15,16,17,23,24,28,29 August Solistenkonzert Sokolov 10 August Solistenkonzert Pollini 13 August West Eastern Divan Orchestra/Barenboim Berliner Philharmonic – Simon Rattle 31 August Many more available on request...

Packages and prices available on request

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