TRAVELFOR THE ARTS SPRING AND SUMMER FESTIVALS 2017

OPERA, BALLET, CLASSICAL MUSIC THE ARTS ESCORTED AND BESPOKE HOLIDAYS

NEW PRODUCTIONS FOR 2017

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welcome to the world of OPERA, DANCE, CLASSICAL MUSIC ARTS HOLIDAYS

We are delighted to bring you exciting new tours in our brochure for the 2017 Summer Season. Our exclusive group tours are specifically tailored to cater to the needs of opera, ballet and arts lovers. Each tour is carefully researched and created for you to enjoy wonderful performances combined with quality service and beautiful destinations. Travel for the Arts aims to offer you an unforgettable musical experience - that our customers travel with us time and time again is probably testament to this fact.

TRAVEL FOR THE ARTS TEAM

Richard Savage Emma Feasey Pablo Basombrio C.E.O. General Manager Sales and Reservations Manager

Vanessa Kyriacou Mark Saunsbury Juliet Manners Product Manager à la Carte Programme Reservations and Marketing Manager Manager

Tel: 020 8799 8350 | Email: [email protected] | www.travelforthearts.com BOOKING DETAILS 2017 SUMMER OPERA All tours mentioned in this brochure (as well as additional tours) AND CLASSICAL are available to view online at www.travelforthearts.com Many of our holidays are taken up very quickly after the brochure MUSIC SEASON launch. Sometimes they are fully booked after appearing on our website or as advance information in our Newsletter, so we would We are delighted to present our selection of highlights from encourage you to book early if you are interested in one of our the new 2017 Summer Season, featuring the best of the group tours. opera and music programmes across Europe. This brochure MAKE AN ENQUIRY includes new destinations and old favourites alike. You can make an enquiry about one of our tours in three ways: • Call us on 020 8799 8350 CONTENTS • Email [email protected] • Visit our website www.travelforthearts.com and make Tours 4 – 31 a booking enquiry by going into the tour and completing À la Carte guide 32 – 45 the Booking Enquiry Form. Booking form 47 – 49 If space is available on the tour of your choice you will be given a 7-day option. CALENDAR OF TOURS COMPLETE A BOOKING FORM Date Tour Page Once you have your option, we require a completed booking form. This is available at the end of this brochure, or you can download 13 – 17 Apr Wagner in Thuringia 4 one from our website http://www.travelforthearts.com/how-to-book/ 16 – 20 Apr Dresden Mozart Days 5 When you return your booking form we require your deposit or 5 – 9 May Maggio Musicale Fiorentino 6 full payment (see Late bookings). You must read and agree to the 11 – 15 May Return to Wroclaw 7 Terms and Conditions. 23 – 27 May Discover Bilbao 8 LATE BOOKINGS 7 – 12 Jun Riga Opera Festival 9 If you book within 6 weeks of departure, you will need to 15 – 19 Jun Grange Park Opera 10 provide a credit/debit card number for the full amount of the 15 – 19 Jun Richard Strauss in Leipzig 12 holiday or send us a cheque for the full amount of the holiday. 19 – 22 Jun Monteverdi in Venice 13 BOOKING REFERENCE 21 – 23 Jun Nevill Holt Opera Festival 14 When you make an enquiry you will be given a booking 8 – 12 July Festival’d’Aix-en-Provence 16 reference. Please quote your Booking Reference on all subsequent correspondence. 12 – 16 July Summer at the Komische Oper Berlin 15 13 – 16 July Opera at Buxton Festival 18 MOBILITY 27 – 31 July Opéra de Baugé 19 Please note that most tours involve walking tours of approximately 3 hours. If you have difficulty with mobility you may be asked to sit 3 – 6 Aug The Puccini Festival 20 out some of the activities on the itinerary. 10 – 14 Aug Macerata Opera Festival 21 16 – 20 Aug The Rossini Festival in Pesaro 22 PERFORMANCE TICKETS All performance tickets are subject to confirmation. This is due to 24 – 30 Aug Salzburg Festival 24 the differences in the way opera houses administer their ticket sales 25 – 28 Aug Arena di Verona 23 and the limited availability of certain performances. We will inform 28 Jan – 5 Feb The Ring in Dresden 26 you at the point of booking when we expect to receive confirmation of the performance tickets; in most cases this will be 12 weeks prior TOURS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CARPENTER HOLIDAYS to departure, although this can vary depending on the destination. 16 – 21 May Beethoven in the Borders 29 SEATING ARRANGEMENTS 29 Jun – 4 July West Cork Chamber Music Festival 30 For all included performances we obtain best available tickets 12 – 18 Sept Mendelssohn in Scotland 31 (as specified by the venue). However many of the older theatres in Europe have non-staggered rows, little rake, cramped legroom and sometimes poor sightlines. Please be assured that we do our best to request the best available tickets for all performances but that, on occasion, allowances might need to be made for the age and layout All information is available on our website www.travelforthearts.com. of the venue. All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays in this brochure are financially OPENING HOURS protected by the ATOL scheme under ATOL no.2178. When you pay for a flight inclusive holiday you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for Our office hours are Monday – Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm. it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other We are closed on UK public holidays. There is an answerphone and services) is listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information we will return any out-of-hours telephone calls on the next working or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: day if you leave your name and telephone number. www.atol.org.uk/ATOLCertificate

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EXPERTS IN SPECIAL CULTURAL TRAVEL FEATURES

All our tours are led by travel experts, and many of our tour managers are also professional musicians and music specialists. Look out for Below is a selection of the many people who work with us to the TFA Angel ensure that you have the best experience possible.

On some of the tours throughout the brochure we give guidance to noteworthy elements and Richard Savage is C.E.O. at Specialised Travel highlights. Do look out for them. and Travel for the Arts and has happily combined a career as a professional singer with running a We hope the following keys will be helpful in specialist musical travel company for 40 years. highlighting some of the special features we offer on our tours.

Simon Rees is a freelance writer, lecturer and translator. For 23 years he was dramaturg at EXPERT-LED TOURS Welsh National Opera. While all our tours are accompanied by professional and knowledgeable tour managers, in some cases they also feature expert lecturers. Stephen Carpenter led several tours for us in 2015/16, and is planning and leading further holidays in association with us in MEET THE ARTIST 2017 and beyond. On selected tours we are delighted to be able to offer you the opportunity to meet some of the artists you will have seen on Carol Savage is a professional concert and stage in our included performances. opera singer, with a degree in History of Art from London University. NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT We are pleased to offer a selection of tours with Patrick Mylon will be familiar to many of our no single supplement for our individual travellers guests, having tour managed for over 10 years. staying in a double or twin room. He is a true opera fan, particularly of Wagner, and has attended more than 10 Ring Cycles. NEW DESTINATION We regularly offer tours to new destinations Zita Stockwell has been leading our tours for over based on our ongoing research and also on 25 years and is an expert on many destinations, recommendations. particularly her native Budapest. She is a keen opera and concert attendee. NEW PRODUCTION

David Waite is a professional Blue Badge Tourist We are keen to give you the chance to see Guide and also the Founder & Director of Guiding brand-new productions. Look out for our tours You Ltd, a tour guiding and training company. showcasing new opera and ballet productions around the world.

INDEPENDENT TRAVEL Raffaella Golinucci is a freelance professional For some of our UK tours, we first rendezvous Tour Manager and has worked in the music together as a group at our chosen destination, business for many years. She also often looks but we are of course happy to help with individual after well-known musicians. travel arrangements.

Eva Gordon-Smith is a consultant, lecturer and Blue Badge Guide. She has been managing BY RAIL concert tours in a number of European countries We know that air travel is not everyone’s for 25 years. preference so we are pleased to offer some of our tours with travel by rail.

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DISCOVER BILBAO 23 – 27 May Price from £1875 Our first visit to the Basque country of Northern Spain. We see a performance of Giordano’s Andrea Chénier and a concert by the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra in this vibrant city of art.

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GRANGE PARK OPERA 15 – 19 June Price from £1795 The festival’s first season at West Horsley Place in Surrey, inherited by Bamber Gascoigne from his aunt, the Duchess of Roxburghe. Performances take place in the brand-new Theatre in the Woods.

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OPÉRA DE BAUGÉ 27 – 31 July Price from £1975 A new destination for us, the festival was founded in 2002 and presents performances of Donizetti, Rossini and Mozart in a ‘country house’ setting in the Loire region of France.

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SALZBURG FESTIVAL 24 – 30 August Price from £2845 Another stunning programme from this most renowned of summer opera festivals, featuring world-class performances by the finest artists. A ‘must’ on every operaphile’s wish list.

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WAGNER IN THURINGIA

Price from £1775 pp

13 – 17 April Tour code: THU1

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

We return to the romantic countryside of Thuringia for a tour dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner. Our first stop is Eisenach where we visit the imposing Wartburg Castle for their traditional semi-staged performance of Wagner’s Tannhäuser in its original setting. We then continue to the small town of Meiningen to see their State Theatre’s production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.

See Wagner’s Tannhäuser in its original setting

WARTBURG CASTLE, EISENACH

THU 13 APR Afternoon arrival in Frankfurt and SAT 15 APR Today we make our way to Erfurt, the SUN 16 APR Morning at leisure for independent transfer by coach to Eisenach, beautifully located capital city of Thuringia. Here we will visit the Dom St sightseeing and relaxation. In the afternoon we in the wooded countryside of Thuringia, to check Marien, the Cathedral which combines romanesque transfer to Meiningen (approx. 1.5 hours by coach) in at the 4-star Steigenberger Hotel Thüringer Hof. and gothic architecture and contains one of the for a guided walking tour of the town and time for Welcome dinner in the hotel. biggest medieval bells, the Gloriosa. We also see St an independent dinner before the evening Severus Church and the 15th-century Krämerbrücke performance at the State Theatre. FRI 14 APR Join your guide for a walking tour of (Monger’s Bridge) which consists of dwellings unique Eisenach. Sights include Bach’s House, Luther’s MON 17 APR Transfer to Frankfurt for your homeward in Europe, and the Zitadelle Petersberg, a well- House and the Town Hall, followed by lunch in a local journey; a farewell lunch will be served en route. preserved fortress from the 17th and 19th centuries. restaurant. The early afternoon is at leisure before Lunch will be served in a local restaurant during the transferring back to Wartburg Castle for a guided tour tour. Return to Eisenach for a free evening. of the castle and some free time for dinner, followed by the semi-staged performance of Tannhäuser.

TANNHÄUSER AT THE WARTBURG CASTLE, EISENACH PROGRAMME FLIGHTS 14 Apr 18.30 TANNHÄUSER Wagner Inc British Airways Venue: Wartburg Castle, Eisenach 13 Apr London Heathrow - Frankfurt dep: 11.00 arr: 13.40 Semi-staged performance 17 Apr Frankfurt - London Heathrow dep: 17.15 arr: 18.05 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. 19 Apr 17.00 DAS MEISTERSINGER Inc Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. VON NÜRNBERG Wagner Venue: Das Meininger Theater PRICE (PER PERSON) Casting will be confirmed closer to the date of departure. Tour price £1775 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Land-only tour price £1695 Deposit required £350 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, “Tannhäuser was superb in every accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance way and I shall treasure it for the fees, best available ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our rest of my life... the atmosphere local representative or tour manager. Please note: The ascent towards the Wartburg Castle in Eisenach was simply inspirational.” is steep, so may not be suitable for anyone unsteady on their feet. Mr B, Buckinghamshire

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DRESDEN MOZART DAYS

Price from £1595 pp

16 – 20 April Tour code: DRS1

EXPERT-LED & NEW PRODUCTION

The fascinating city of Dresden this year presents a ‘Mozart Days’ festival with productions of the composer’s Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni and a new production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail, all performed in the magnificent Semperoper. The tour will be accompanied by our expert lecturer Simon Rees who will give talks on the operas and explore the history of the musicians who lived and worked in the city.

COSI FAN TUTTE C. MATTHIAS CREUTZIGER

SUN 16 APR Early afternoon arrival in Berlin and DRESDEN SKYLINE transfer by coach to Dresden (approx 2.5 hours) to check in at the 4-star Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, situated opposite the Frauenkirche and within walking distance of the Semperoper. Welcome dinner at the hotel. MON 17 APR Join your guide this morning for a walking tour of Dresden, following in the footsteps of Richard Wagner, Carl Maria von Weber and Johann Sebastian Bach. We discover famous sights of the city which was magnificently restored after World War II. Afternoon at leisure and evening performance at the Semperoper. TUE 18 APR This morning we return to the Semperoper for a guided tour of the house, particularly associated PROGRAMME AT THE SEMPEROPER FLIGHTS with Wagner, Weber and Richard Strauss, all of whom 17 Apr 19.00 COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Inc British Airways worked in Dresden. The rest of the day is at leisure. D: Andreas Kriegenburg 16 Apr London Heathrow - Berlin dep: 10.55 arr: 13.45 C: Omer Meir Wellber 20 Apr Berlin - London Heathrow dep: 16.45 arr: 17.45 Evening performance. Cast: Nicole Car, Katija Dragojevic, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Ute Selbig, Peter Sonn, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. WED 19 APR This morning we transfer by boat to the Mario Cassi, Lorenzo Regazzo Carl Maria von Weber Museum in Hosterwitz, where 18 Apr 19.00 DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) Weber and his family spent the warmer seasons of Mozart Tour price £1595 the years 1818/19 and 1822 to 1824. The operas D: Michiel Dijkema C: Christopher Moulds Single room supplement £220 Cast: Simona Šaturová, Tuuli Takala, Der Freischütz, Euryanthe, and Oberon, as well as the Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Joel Prieto, Manuel Günther, Land-only tour price £1495 Aufforderung zum Tanz were composed here. Lunch Dimitry Ivashchenko Deposit required £350 New production will be included at Pillnitz before returning to Dresden Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers by coach for a free afternoon. Evening performance at 19 Apr 19.00 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Inc from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, the Semperoper. D: Andreas Kriegenburg C: Omer Weir Wellber sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera THU 20 APR Mid-morning transfer to Berlin airport Cast: Lucas Meacham, Michael Eder, synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our Maria Bengtsson, Edgaras Montvidas, local representative or tour manager. for your homeward journey. Danielle de Niese, Ildebrando d’Arcangelo, Martin-Jan Nijhof, Christina Bock

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MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO

Price from £1895 pp

5 – 9 May Tour code: FLO1 Florence, the capital of Renaissance art and architecture, is always a wonderful city to visit. Our tour includes two performances by the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Verdi’s Don Carlo in the new Opera House, inaugurated in 2011, and Mozart’s Idomeneo in the city of Pistoia, Italy’s 2017 Capital of Culture. There is also the opportunity to visit some of the most renowned art treasures of the Renaissance.

FLORENCE SKYLINE

FRI 5 MAY Midday arrival at Pisa airport and transfer Italian artists, including Michelangelo’s David. MON 8 MAY Join your guide this morning to visit the to Florence (approx. 1 hour) where we check in at After some free time for lunch we transfer to Church of Santa Croce, the Ponte Vecchio and the the 4-star Boscolo Astoria Hotel, situated in the heart Pistoia (approx. 1 hour by coach) for the performance Oltrarno quarter of the city, south of the Arno river. of the city within two former palazzi which once in the Teatro Manzoni. A simple buffet supper will be Afternoon at leisure before the evening performance belonged to noble Florentine families. Welcome served during the interval at the theatre. Return to in Florence’s new Opera House. dinner in a local restaurant. Florence after the performance. TUE 9 MAY Transfer to Pisa airport for your homeward SAT 6 MAY Morning walking tour of Florence and SUN 7 MAY Today we make our way out of Florence to journey. its Renaissance treasures. We visit the impressive visit the medieval hill-town of San Gimignano, where Piazza Signoria, the Duomo which is one of the we take a tour of its historic treasures, including the world’s greatest ecclesiastical buildings crowned Collegiata Church. We continue to Chianti for lunch “Florence is the most beautiful city.” by a magnificent dome by Brunelleschi, and the in a castle with wine-tasting included. Return to neighbouring Baptistry. We continue to the Galleria Florence after lunch for the rest of the day at leisure. Mr and Mrs P, Herefordshire dell’Accademia which houses many works by great

PROGRAMME FLIGHTS 6 May 20.00 IDOMENEO Mozart Inc British Airways D: Gianluca Capuano 5 May London Heathrow - Pisa dep: 08.25 arr: 11.35 C: Damiano Michieletto 9 May Pisa - London Heathrow dep: 12.35 arr: 14.00 Cast: Michael Schade, Rachel Kelly, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Ekaterina Sadovnikova, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Carmela Remigio, Leonardo Cortellazzi,

Mirko Guadagnini PRICE (PER PERSON) Venue: Teatro Manzoni di Pistoia Tour price £1895 8 May 20.00 DON CARLO Verdi Inc Single room supplement £340 D: Giancarlo Del Monaco Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 C: Zubin Mehta Land-only tour price £1825 Cast: Fabio Sartori, Julianna Di Giacomo, Deposit required £300 Dmitry Beloselskiy, Massimo Cavalletti, Ekaterina Gubanova, Eric Halfvarson, Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, Oleg Tsybulko, Laura Giordano, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, one Simona Di Capua, Enrico Cossutta, buffet supper, sightseeing tours as described including guides and Saverio Fiore entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, Venue: Teatro dell’Opera di Firenze opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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RETURN TO WROCLAW

Price from £1545 pp

11 – 15 May Tour code: WRO1

NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

We are delighted to announce a return to the charming city of Wroclaw, the capital of Lower Silesia. Located at the base of the Sudety mountains, the medieval city is one of the oldest and most beautiful in Poland, bearing cultural traces of the rule of many different monarchs; Czech, Polish, Habsburg and Prussian. We see Rossini’s La Cenerentola and Verdi’s Nabucco at the Opera, as well as a performance of Der Ring ohne Worte by the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra.

WROCLAW OPERA

THU 11 MAY Lunchtime arrival in Wroclaw via rich baroque decoration and a private organ concert PROGRAMME Munich, and transfer to the 5-star Sofitel Wroclaw lasting approximately 15 minutes will take place there. 12 May 19.00 DER RING OHNE WORTE Wagner/Maazel Inc Hotel, located in the heart of the Old Town. Welcome We then continue to the Castle in Ksiaz, one of the C: Jacek Kaspzyk dinner in the hotel or a local restaurant. biggest existing aristocratic residences in Poland, and Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra surrounded by dense forest. Lunch is included within Venue: National Forum of Music, Wroclaw Fri 12 MAY Join your guide for a walking tour of the the tour. Return to Wroclaw for some free time before 13 May 19.00 LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Inc historical centre of the city, beginning in the Market the evening opera performance. Venue: Wroclaw Opera Square where the Town Hall is renowned for its 14 May 18.00 NABUCCO Verdi Inc Gothic-Renaissance architecture. We continue on to SUN 14 MAY Today we visit Wroclaw’s Royal Palace Venue: Wroclaw Opera Cathedral Island to see the Gothic Cathedral of St and the Centennial Hall, a UNESCO World Heritage Casting to be confirmed nearer to the date of departure. John the Baptist and then visit the Aula Leopoldina, site which is currently used as an extraordinary venue a beautiful Baroque Hall located in the university for concerts and performances. Afternoon at leisure FLIGHTS buildings. Afternoon at leisure before the evening before the final performance at the Opera followed Lufthansa concert in the National Forum of Music, the new by a farewell dinner in a local restaurant. 11 May London Heathrow - Munich dep: 10.55 arr: 13.40 seat of the Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra. Munich - Wroclaw dep: 16.50 arr: 18.05 MON 15 MAY Morning at leisure. Afternoon transfer 15 May Wroclaw - Frankfurt dep: 13.05 arr: 14.00 SAT 13 MAY Today we travel into the region of Lower to the airport for your homeward flight via Frankfurt. Frankfurt - London Heathrow dep: 16.00 arr: 17.05 Silesia to see the famous Church of Peace in Świdnica. Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. The spectacular interior features sacral paintings and

PRICE (PER PERSON) Tour price £1545 WROCLAW NABUCCO Business class flight upgrade from £350 Land-only tour price £1390 Deposit required £350 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, two dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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DISCOVER BILBAO

Price from £1875 pp

23 – 27 May Tour code: BIO1

NEW DESTINATION & MEET THE ARTIST

The Basque country welcomes us on our first visit to the vibrant Spanish city of Bilbao. Our tour combines a performance of Giordano’s Andrea Chénier and a concert by the Bilbao Symphonic Orchestra with the chance to see the wonderful art collections housed in the city’s renowned galleries and learn about the history of the region.

Enjoy a post-opera dinner with members of the cast of Andrea Chénier

BILBAO

TUE 23 MAY Early evening arrival in Bilbao and to contemporary times, including paintings by old FRI 26 MAY This morning we visit the world- transfer to your hotel, the 5-star Hotel Ercilla Lopez masters such as El Greco, Cranach, Murillo, Goya, renowned Guggenheim Museum, one of the most de Haro, a boutique hotel located in the city centre Van Dyck, Ruisdael and Bellotto, together with 19th important examples of contemporary architecture close to the Fine Arts and Guggenheim Museums. century and modern artists. Transfer to the evening in the city, where we see modern masterpieces from Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. performance at the Palacio Euskalduna. the Museum’s collection. Free afternoon. In the evening we transfer to the opera performance, after WED 24 MAY Join your guide for a walking tour of THU 25 MAY Today we take a half-day visit to the which we will attend a short tour of the backstage Bilbao. We see the Old Town including the Gothic town of Guernica, which was bombed in 1937, and area, followed by dinner in a local restaurant with Cathedral of Santiago, the New Square and the which inspired Picasso’s most famous piece of art – members of the cast. emblematic San Antón Church. During the visit we Guernica. We take a tour of the most important sites will stop at two bars for tapas and drinks. Afternoon including the Casa de la Juntas, the Peace Museum SAT 27 MAY Transfer to the airport for your flight home. at leisure; we recommend a visit to the Fine Arts and Santa Maria Church, learning about the Spanish Museum which houses a collection of Basque, Civil War and Picasso along the way. Lunch will be Spanish and European art from the Middle Ages served in a local restaurant after the tour. Return to Bilbao for the rest of the day at leisure.

ANDREA CHÉNIER PROGRAMME AT THE PALACIO EUSKALDUNA FLIGHTS 24 May 20.00 CONCERT Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao Inc British Airways Programme: Works by Guridi, 23 May London Heathrow - Bilbao dep: 15.40 arr: 18.45 Mendelssohn and Strauss 27 May Bilbao - London Heathrow dep: 12.25 arr: 13.25 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. 26 May 20.00 ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano Inc Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. D: Alfonso Romero C: Stefano Ranzani Cast: Gregory Kunde, Anna Pirozzi, PRICE (PER PERSON) Ambrogio Maestri, Elene Zilio, Tour price £1875 Manel Esteve, Francisco Vas, Mireia Pintó, Single room supplement £220 Fernando Latorre, Jose Manuel Díaz, Club Europe flight upgrade from £350 Gexan Etxabe Land-only tour price £1750 Deposit required £350 Tour Price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one tapas lunch, two dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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RIGA OPERA FESTIVAL

Price from £1575 pp

7 – 12 June Tour code: RIX1 We are delighted to return to Latvia for the Riga Opera Festival, which in 2017 will present a varied and popular programme. Performances of Gounod’s Faust, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Wagner’s Tannhäuser and Bizet’s Carmen are all presented in the jewel-like Latvian National Opera, while our sightseeing programme takes in the treasures of this picturesque city with its plethora of distinctive art nouveau architecture.

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WED 7 JUN Afternoon arrival in Riga and transfer before your evening performance at the Latvian Guaja river. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant. to the 4-star Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa National Opera. Return to Riga for the evening performance. Hotel, located in the city centre, and just 10 minutes FRI 9 JUN This morning we take a backstage tour of SUN 11 JUN Join your guide to discover Riga from walk from the Opera House. Welcome dinner in the the opera house concluding with refreshments in one another perspective by taking a canal tour on a hotel or a local restaurant. of the opera house’s reception halls. The afternoon is wooden boat which passes through the city, seeing THU 8 JUN Join your guide for a morning tour of free before the evening performance. parks, bridges and historical buildings along the way. Riga’s Old Town, tracing the history of music in the A farewell lunch will be served in a local restaurant SAT 10 JUN Today we take a full-day excursion to the city and seeing the beautiful art nouveau district. before the afternoon at leisure and the final evening Guaja National Park in Sigulda. Founded in 1973, the Highlights include the Dome Cathedral, Riga Castle, performance at the National Opera. first national park of Latvia is home to the medieval St Peter’s Church and the House of the Blackheads. castle of Turaida and the Gutman cave, housing the MON 12 JUN Transfer to the airport for your flight home. At the end of the tour there will be the opportunity tomb of the ‘Rose of Turaida’. We continue to the to try the famous Riga Black Balsam, and lunch will ruined Sigulda Castle, with fabulous views over the be served in a local restaurant. Afternoon at leisure

PROGRAMME AT THE LATVIAN NATIONAL OPERA FLIGHTS 8 Jun 19.00 FAUST Gounod Inc Air Baltic D: Aik Karapetian 7 Jun London Gatwick - Riga dep: 09.25 arr: 14.10 C: Tadeusz Wojciechowski, Martins Ozolins 12 Jun Riga - London Gatwick dep: 15.40 arr: 16.40 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. 9 Jun 19.00 EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky Inc Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. D: Rēzija Kalnina C: Ainārs Rubikis, Jānis Liepinš PRICE (PER PERSON) 10 Jun 18.00 TANNHÄUSER Wagner Inc

D: Andris Veismanis Tour price £1575 C: Martins Ozolins Single room supplement £280 Business class flight upgrade from £300 11 Jun 19.00 CARMEN Bizet Inc Land-only tour price £1450 D: Marie-Eve Signeyrole Deposit required £300 C: Jānis Liepinš Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, Tickets are on request and will be confirmed in 2017. breakfast daily, three lunches, one dinner, sightseeing tours Casting will be confirmed nearer to the date of departure. as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance in the dress circle, opera LATVIAN NATIONAL OPERA synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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GRANGE PARK OPERA

Price from £1795 pp

15 – 19 June Tour code: WEY1

INDEPENDENT TRAVEL & NEW PRODUCTION

Founded in 1997 by Wasfi Kani OBE and Michael Moody, Grange Park Opera has established itself as one of the major music festivals in Europe’s operatic summer. 2017 sees the festival’s first season at West Horsley Place in Surrey, a house dating from around 1500, nestled in idyllic grounds. Performances will take place in their brand-new Theatre in the Woods, and include Puccini’s Tosca, starring Joseph Calleja as Cavaradossi, Janáček’s Jenufa and an evening with Bryn Terfel and ballerina Zenaida Yanowsky.

WEST HORSLEY PLACE

ARTISTS IMPRESSION OF THE THEATRE IN THE WOODS

THU 15 JUN Independent arrival at the 4-star Sir Thomas Hanbury, a wealthy Quaker who had SUN 18 JUN This morning we visit Polesden Brooklands Hotel Weybridge, situated on the site of founded the celebrated garden of La Mortola on the Lacey, a country retreat which was home to one of Britain’s most famous racing heritage circuits. Italian Riviera, and given to the Royal Horticultural famous Edwardian hostess Mrs Greville, and was The world’s first purpose built real race track, it was Society in 1903. Return to the hotel for an where the Queen Mother honeymooned. We take a opened in 1907 by wealthy land owner Hugh Locke independent lunch and some time at leisure, before tour of the house and gardens before returning to the King and was the scene of the earliest motor racing transferring to the festival for dinner in the dining hotel for some time at leisure. In the late afternoon in the country during the 1920s and 1930s. Welcome rooms of West Horsley Place, former home of the transfer to West Horsley for the final performance dinner in the hotel. Duchess of Roxburghe, and recently inherited by and dinner served in the festival restaurant. Bamber Gascoigne. Early evening performance. FRI 16 JUN Join your guide this morning to visit MON 19 JUN Independent departure. RHS Garden Wisley, creation of George Fergusson SAT 17 JUN Today is at leisure for you to make your Wilson, businessman, scientist, inventor and keen own choice of activity. In the afternoon we transfer to gardener. After Wilson’s death in 1902, Oakwood West Horsley for the early evening performance, with and the adjoining Glebe Farm were bought by a picnic supper in a private pavilion in the grounds.

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BRYN TERFEL

ZENAIDA YANOWSKY LETTERS TO THE DUCHESS OF ROXBURGHE IN THE HOUSE

PROGRAMME AT WEST HORSLEY PLACE ARRIVAL INFORMATION 16 Jun 18.00 BRYN AND ZEN Inc Direct train services from London Waterloo to Weybridge station Baritone: Bryn Terfel are available (approx. 30 minutes), then a 10-minute taxi transfer. Dancer: Zenaida Yanowsky

Piano: Iain Burnside PRICE (PER PERSON) 17 Jun 18.00 JENUFA Janáček Inc Tour price £1795 D: Kate Mitchell Single room supplement £320 C: William Lacey Deposit required £400 Cast: Natalya Romaniw, Nicky Spence, Susan Bullock, Andrew Rees, Jihoon Kim, Tour price includes: Group transfers for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, three dinners, one picnic Anne-Marie Owens, Harry Thatcher, supper, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance Hanna-Liisa Kirchin, Heather Ireson, fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera Alexandra Lowe, Eleanor Garside, synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local Amy Lyddon representative or tour manager. New production 18 Jun 18.00 TOSCA Puccini Inc À LA CARTE D: Peter Relton For an independent, tailor-made quotation, C: Gianluca Marciano please contact Mark on 020 8799 8354 Cast includes: Joseph Calleja, Ekaterina Metlova, Roland Wood, GRANGE PARK OPERA Simon Wilding, Andrew Rees, Jihoon Kim, Lancelot Nomura TOSCA Puccini Jun 8, 10, 15, 18, 22, New production 24, 28, 30, Jul 2 JENUFA Janáček Jun 11, 17, 23, Jul 6, 8 BRYN AND ZEN Jun 16 DIW WALKÜRE Wagner Jun 29, Jul 1, 5, 9, 12, 15

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RICHARD STRAUSS IN LEIPZIG

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15 – 19 June Tour code: LEI1 We visit the ever-popular musical city of Leipzig for an early summer feast of works by Richard Strauss, whose 150th birthday was celebrated in 2014. Performances of Arabella, Salome and Die Frau ohne Schatten are all presented in the Oper Leipzig.

DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN C. KIRSTEN NIJHOF

THU 15 JUN Early afternoon arrival in Berlin OPER LEIPZIG and transfer Leipzig (approx. 2.5 hours) to check in at the the 4-star Seaside Park Hotel, close to the station and decorated in Art Deco style. Welcome dinner in the hotel. FRI 16 JUN Join your guide for a walking tour of Leipzig, seeing major sights such as the Thomaskirche, the Nikolaikirche and the Town Hall. We also visit the Mendelssohn House where we take a guided tour. The afternoon is free for independent exploration before walking to the evening performance at the Opera. SAT 17 JUN This morning we travel outside of the city to visit Colditz Castle, known particularly as a prisoner-of-war camp for Allied prisoners during the Second World War. We will take a guided tour of this mighty fortress which dates PROGRAMME AT OPER LEIPZIG FLIGHTS from the Middle Ages. Lunch will be served in a 16 Jun 19.00 ARABELLA R Strauss Inc British Airways local restaurant before returning to Leipzig for the D: Jan Schmidt-Garre C: Ulf Schirmer 15 Jun London Heathrow - Berlin dep: 10.55 arr: 13.45 Cast includes: Betsy Horne, Ranate Behle, 19 Jun Berlin - London Heathrow dep: 14.30 arr: 15.35 afternoon at leisure and evening performance. Olena Tokar, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Tuomas Pursio, Markus Francke, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. SUN 18 JUN Today is at leisure for independent Paul McNamara, Jürgen Kürth shopping and sightseeing. In the late afternoon 17 Jun 19.00 SALOME R Strauss Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) walk to the Oper for the final performance. D: Aron Stiehl C: Ulf Schirmer Tour price £1475 Cast includes: Karin Lovelius, Elisabet Strid, MON 19 JUN Transfer to Berlin for your homeward Single room supplement £120 Endrik Wottrid, Levente Molnar, Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 journey. Sergey Pisarev Land-only tour price £1345 18 June 17.00 DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Inc Deposit required £400 R Strauss Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers “We always enjoy your tours and D: Balázs Kovalik C: Ulf Schirmer from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, Cast includes: Simone Schneider, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, Karin Lovelius, Jennifer Wilson, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance the company of the other travellers.” fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera Burkhard Fritz, Tuomas Pursio synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our Mr P, Yorkshire local representative or tour manager.

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MONTEVERDI IN VENICE

Price from £1975 pp

19 – 22 June Tour code: VEN1 We are delighted to present a summer visit to Venice, celebrating the 450th anniversary of the birth of Claudio Monteverdi. The composer moved to Venice in 1613 and his last two operatic masterpieces Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria and L’incoronazione di Poppea were both composed in the city. We will see concert performances of both in the spectacular Teatro la Fenice, given by the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra as part of their anniversary tour.

Celebrate the 450th anniversary of the birth of Monteverdi in the city where he lived and worked

VENICE

MON 19 JUN Late afternoon arrival at Venice airport and transfer to the 4-star Starhotel Splendid Venice, located just steps away from St Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge. Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. TUE 20 JUN This morning meet your guide for a walking introduction of the centre of Venice, around St Mark’s Square. Visit the Doge’s Palace, the symbol of Venetian power, and discover the formal rooms decorated by Tintoretto and Veronese behind the pink and white marble façade. We continue to the Basilica San Marco, decorated in awe-inspiring mosaics depicting the old and new testaments and where Monteverdi became THE MONTEVERDI CHOIR conductor in 1613. Afternoon at leisure and evening performance. WED 21 JUN Today we take a morning walking tour PROGRAMME AT TEATRO LA FENICE FLIGHTS visiting the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and the 20 Jun IL RITORNO DI ULISSE IN PATRIA Inc British Airways Church of Santa Maria dei Frari, where Monteverdi Monteverdi 19 Jun London Gatwick - Venice dep: 11.20 arr: 14.25 D: Elsa Rooke 22 Jun Venice - London Gatwick dep: 17.50 arr: 19.05 was buried after his death in 1643. After the tour C: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Flight schedules are subject to alteration. lunch will be served in a local restaurant. The Concert performance Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. afternoon is free before the evening performance. 21 Jun L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA Inc Monteverdi PRICE (PER PERSON) THU 22 JUN Transfer to the airport for the D: Elsa Rooke Tour price £1975 homeward journey. C: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Single room supplement £360 The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Concert performance Land-only tour price £1760 Deposit required £400 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers to and from airport and for included performances where applicable, accommodation, “Good staff, good company and breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket to each included a great experience.” performance, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager. Mrs T, Kent

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NEVILL HOLT OPERA FESTIVAL

Price from £695 pp

21 – 23 June Tour code: NHO1

NEW DESTINATION & INDEPENDENT TRAVEL

We are delighted to make our first visit to Leicestershire in 2017, visiting Nevill Holt Opera Festival, which takes place at Nevill Holt Hall close to Market Harborough. Celebrating the best of young British talent, Nevill Holt Opera has produced its own season since 2013 to great critical acclaim. This year’s production of Tosca stars Giselle Allen in the title role, and is directed by new Director of Opera at the Royal Opera House, Oliver Mears.

NEVILL HOLT

WED 21 JUN Independent arrival at the 4-star Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor to Queen PROGRAMME AT NEVILL HOLT HALL Rushton Hall Hotel, situated 5 miles outside Elizabeth I. We take an audio-guided tour of the 22 Jun 17.30 TOSCA Puccini Inc Kettering and boasting a Three Rosette Restaurant house and gardens. Return to the hotel for lunch D: Oliver Mears & Luxury Spa. Welcome dinner in the hotel. and the afternoon at leisure. In the late afternoon C: Nicholas Chalmers we transfer to Nevill Holt Hall for the early evening Cast includes: Giselle Allen THU 22 JUN This morning we make our way by performance and dinner in the restaurant marquee. coach to Kirby Hall, an English Heritage property ARRIVAL INFORMATION which is one of England’s greatest Elizabethan FRI 23 JUN Independent departure. Half hourly departures from London St Pancras to Kettering Station and 17th-century houses and was once owned by are available (approx. 58 minutes) then a 15 minute taxi transfer.

PRICE (PER PERSON)

Tour price £695 Single room supplement £170 Deposit required £200 Tour price includes: Group transfers for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

À LA CARTE For an independent, tailor-made quotation, please contact Mark on 020 8799 8354 NEVILL HOLT FESTIVAL OPERA TOSCA Puccini Jun 15, 17, 18, 20, 22

“We are looking forward immensely to attending the festival for the first time in 2017.”

NEVILL HOLT Juliet Manners, Programme and Marketing Manager

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SUMMER AT THE KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN

Price from £1695 pp

12 – 16 July Tour code: BER1 The intimate Komische Oper in Berlin (literally translated as ‘Comic Opera’) has been a leading theatre for operetta since the 1920s, and has seen the start of many artistic careers, including director Götz Friedrich, whose Ring will be seen in Berlin in 2017. The theatre presents a varied repertoire, cultivating the most artistically exquisite and at the same time popular works. We visit for their Summer Festival, seeing three performances; Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Rameau’s Zoroastre and Reimann’s Medea.

BERLIN

WED 12 JUL Mid-afternoon arrival in Berlin and transfer FRI 14 JUL Day at leisure to make your own choice after a farewell lunch in a local restaurant for an to the 5-star Westin Grand Hotel, located in the heart of activity. We include a 3-day Berlin Museum Pass afternoon at leisure. Final evening performance of the city on the corner of Friedrichstrasse and Unter which gives free entry to around 40 of the city’s at the Komische Oper. den Linden. Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. museums, including the Old National Gallery, the SUN 16 JUL Late morning transfer to Tegel airport Cathedral, the Jewish Museum and the Pergamon THU 13 JUL This morning join your guide for a tour for your homeward flight. Museum. Evening performance. of historical Berlin, visiting important sights such as Unter den Linden, the Gendarmenmarkt and SAT 15 JUL Today we take a visit to the Spandau the Nicholas Quarter with the Nicholas Church and Citadel. Spandau Castle was first built by the “Your tours cannot be the Ephraim Palais. Afternoon at leisure before the Margraves of Brandenburg, and in the 16th bettered in my opinion.” evening performance at the Komische Oper. century was made into one of the most important Renaissance fortresses in Europe. Return to Berlin Mr S, Hampshire

PROGRAMME AT THE KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN FLIGHTS 13 Jul 19.30 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Inc British Airways D: Kirill Serebrennikov 12 Jul London Heathrow - Berlin Tegel dep: 12.55 arr: 15.50 C: Antonello Manacorda 16 Jul Berlin Tegel - London Heathrow dep: 14.30 arr: 15.35 Cast: Tansel Akzeybek, Nicole Chevalier, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Dominik Köninger, Tareq Nazmi, Denis Milo Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

14 Jul 19.30 ZOROASTRE Rameau Inc D: Tobias Kratzer PRICE (PER PERSON) C: Christian Curnyn Tour price £1695 Cast: Thomas Walker, Thomas Dolié, Single room supplement £260 Katherine Watson, Nadja Mchantaf, Club Europe flight upgrade from £275 Tom Erik Lie, Denis Milo Land-only tour price £1525

15 Jul 19.30 MEDEA Reimann Inc Deposit required £350 D: Benedict Andrews C: Steven Sloane Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers Cast: Nicole Chevalier, Anna Bernacka, from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, Nadine Weissmann, Ivan Turšić, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, sightseeing Günter Papendell, Eric Jurenas tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant KOMISCHE OPER, BERLIN guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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FESTIVAL D’AIX- EN-PROVENCE

Price from £1770 pp

8 – 12 July Tour code: AIX1

NEW PRODUCTION

Music, wine and wonderful scenery combine for a memorable and leisurely break. We stay in the charming Provençal country which so inspired Paul Cézanne, close to the vineyards, while music is provided by the world-renowned Festival d’Aix-en- Provence, which regularly features some of the finest performers. This year’s programme offers the choice of four performances in three different venues; Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress at the Théâtre de l’Archevêché, Cavalli’s Erismena at the Théâtre Jeu de Parme, and Bizet’s Carmen at the Grand Théâtre de Provence.

THÉÂTRE DE L’ARCHEVÊCHÉ

SAT 8 JUL Afternoon arrival in Marseilles and transfer Paul Cézanne’s studio. Lunch will be served in a local established a reputation as one of the finest wine to Chateauneuf-le-Rouge (approx. 30 mins) to check restaurant before the afternoon at leisure. An early producers in France. We take a guided tour of the in at the 4-star Hotel Mercure St Victoire, a charming dinner will be served at the hotel before transferring cellars followed by a wine tasting and a provençal and comfortable family-run hotel in the countryside to the optional evening performance at the Théâtre buffet lunch in the estate. We then continue to the just 15 minutes drive from Aix. Early welcome dinner Jeu de Parme. regional park of the Luberon, to visit the villages of in the hotel before the optional evening performance Bonnieux, Gordes and Roussillon. Return to the hotel MON 10 JUL The day is at leisure for your own at the Théâtre de l’Archevêché. for some free time before dinner at the hotel and the independent exploration and relaxation. Dinner at optional late evening performance at the Théâtre SUN 9 JUL Join your guide this morning for a walking the hotel before the optional evening performance de l’Archevêché. tour of Aix-en-Provence’s Old Town with its shady at the Grand Théâtre de Provence. streets lined with shops, fountains, architectural WED 12 JUL Morning at leisure and afternoon transfer TUE 11 JUL Today we visit a local wine estate on the and religious sites. There will be some free time for to the airport for your homeward journey. appellation of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence, Château independent exploration; we recommend a visit to Vignelaure. Set high in the hills, the vineyard has

THÉÂTRE JEU DE PARME VISIT AIX-EN-PROVENCE WITH CAROL SAVAGE

A professional concert and opera singer, Carol regularly travels as a tour manager with us. She says:

“Beautiful Aix-en-Provence seems to have the best of everything! It has a delicious climate and a rich history; the walls Roman, the cathedral medieval, and the elegant Mazarin district eighteenth century. I have spent happy summers there, singing operas in the courtyard of the archbishop’s palace, and enjoying the rich musical and artistic atmosphere of the town. Good restaurants and cafes line the streets, and the local food is delicious. It is the perfect place to enjoy the pleasures of life!”

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PROGRAMME AT THE FESTIVAL D’AIX-EN-PROVENCE FLIGHTS 8 Jul 21.30 DON GIOVANNI Mozart £190 10 Jul 19.30 CARMEN Bizet £190 British Airways D: Jean-François Sivadier D: Dmitri Tcherniakov 8 Jul London Heathrow - Marseilles dep: 13.05 arr: 16.00 C: Jérémie Rhorer C: Pablo Heras-Casado 12 Jul Marseilles - London Heathrow dep: 16.50 arr: 17.50 Cast: Philippe Sly, Nahuel di Pierro, Cast: Stéphanie d’Oustrac, Michael Fabiano, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Eleonora Buratto, Pavol Breslik, Elsa Dreisig, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Isabel Leonard, Julie Fuchs, Gabrielle Philiponet, Virginie Verrez

Krzysztof Bączyk Venue: Grand Théâtre de Provence PRICE (PER PERSON) Venue: Théâtre de l’Archevêché, New production Aix-en-Provence Tour price £1770 New production 11 Jul 22.00 THE RAKE’S PROGRESS Stravinsky £190 Single room supplement £260 D: Simon McBurney Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 9 Jul 20.00 ERISMENA Cavalli £190 C: Daniel Harding Land-only tour price £1585 D: Jean Bellorini C: Leonardo García Alarcón Cast: Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Deposit required £450 Cast: Francesca Aspromonte, Carlo Vistoli, Kyle Ketelsen, Andrew Watts, Susanna Hurrell, Alexander Miminoshvili, Hilary Summers, Alan Oke Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers Lea Desandre, Andrea Vincenzo Bonsignore, Venue: Théâtre de l’Archevêché, from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one wine-tasting and Stuart Jackson Aix-en-Provence buffet lunch, four dinners, sightseeing tours as described including Venue: Théâtre Jeu de Parme, New production guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for two performances Aix-en-Provence of your choice, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the New production Two performances of your choice are included in the tour price. services of our local representative or tour manager.

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OPERA AT BUXTON FESTIVAL

Price from £895 pp

13 – 16 July Tour code: BUX1

MEET THE ARTIST & NEW PRODUCTION

INDEPENDENT TRAVEL

Recognised internationally as one of the UK’s leading arts festivals, Buxton Festival specialises in producing rarely-performed operas by major composers, presented in the outstandingly beautiful Matcham- designed Buxton Opera House. For 2017 our tour includes performances of Mozart’s Lucio Silla, Verdi’s Macbeth and Britten’s Albert Herring.

Meet the artists at this wonderful festival in the heart of the Peak District

BUXTON OPERA HOUSE

THU 13 JUL Independent arrival at the superior 4-star the eyes of two historical characters portrayed by tour of the house and the gardens before some Best Western Lee Wood Hotel. Set in its own mature our guides; Edwardian actress Miss Lilian Bowdine free time for independent exploration and lunch gardens, this elegant Georgian hotel is situated only will introduce the Opera House and Pavilion Arts if required. Return to Buxton for the afternoon at a few moments’ walk from the centre of the town Centre, and we then continue with Mr Milner, the leisure. Walk to the evening performance, after and the Opera House. Family-owned for 55 years, the landscape architect responsible for the design of the which we return to the hotel for a farewell dinner hotel offers high quality accommodation and rosette Pavilion Gardens. Tea and cake will be served during in the restaurant. standard dining. Late-afternoon welcome drinks and the tour. The afternoon is free before the evening SUN 16 JUL Independent departure. canapés will be served in the hotel before we walk to performance, after which we will attend a ‘Meet the evening opera performance. After the opera we the Artists’ drinks reception in the Old Hall Hotel are invited onto the stage for drinks with the cast. opposite the Opera House. “We loved Buxton and the FRI 14 JUL This morning we take a walking tour of SAT 15 JUL Join your guide this morning to visit operas were marvellous.” Buxton, seeing the major sights of this lovely spa Haddon Hall, one of the finest examples of a fortified town. We hear about its history and heritage through medieval manor house in existence. We take a guided Dr and Mrs T, Berkshire

PROGRAMME AT BUXTON OPERA HOUSE ARRIVAL INFORMATION 13 Jul 19.15 LUCIO SILLA Mozart Inc Direct train services from London Euston to Macclesfield or Stockport D: Harry Silverstein station are available (approx. 2 hours) then either a connection to Buxton C: Laurence Cummings station (approx. 1 hour 10 minutes from Macclesfield or 50 minutes from Stockport) or a taxi transfer of approx. 30 minutes. Cast includes: Joshua Ellicott, Fflur Wyn, Rebecca Bottone, Madeleine Pierard, Karolina Plicková, Ben Thapa PRICE (PER PERSON) 14 Jul 19.15 MACBETH Verdi Inc Tour price £895 D: Elijah Moshinsky Single room supplement £60 C: Stephen Barlow Deposit required £250 Cast includes: Stephen Gadd, Kate Ladner, Tour price includes: Group transfers for included activities where Oleg Tsibulko, Jung Soo Yun, Helen Bailey, applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, welcome drinks and Luke Sinclair, Richard Moore canapés, one dinner, two drinks receptions, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for 15 Jul 19.15 ALBERT HERRING Britten Inc each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city D: Francis Matthews C: Justin Doyle notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager. Cast includes: Bradley Smith, Yvonne Howard, Heather Shipp, Lucy Schaufer, Mary Hegarty, Nicholas Merryweather, Jeffrey Lloyd Roberts, Kathryn Rudge, Morgan Pearse, John Molloy, Sophie Gallagher, Bonnie Callaghan

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OPÉRA DE BAUGÉ

Price from £1975 pp

27 – 31 July Tour code: BAU1

NEW DESTINATION & BY RAIL

Opéra de Baugé was founded in 2002 by John and Bernadette Grimmett in the grounds of their home, Les Capucins in Baugé-en-Anjou in the Loire Valley. The festival has made it their mission to support undiscovered singers of great talent, and many now well-known singers and musicians made their operatic debuts there, including Sophie Bevan and Jimin Park. Our tour includes traditional performances of Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito, Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Rossini’s La Cenerentola, as well as the chance to explore this beautiful region of France.

OPÉRA DE BAUGÉ C. JOHN GRIMMETT

THU 27 JUL Early afternoon arrival by Eurostar in will be served at the Château during the tour. Return before arriving at Les Capucins for the early evening Paris, continuing on to Angers Saint Laud mid- to the hotel for some time at leisure. In the early performance. During the interval we enjoy a picnic afternoon. Transfer by coach (approx. 30 mins) to evening transfer by coach to Baugé (approx. 40mins) supper in the marquee. check in at the 4-star Château de Noirieux, just for the evening performance and dinner served SUN 30 JUL Today we visit Saumur to enjoy a wine- outside Angers. Welcome dinner in the hotel or a in the festival’s conservatory restaurant during tasting and light lunch. Return to the hotel for some local restaurant. the long interval. free time before transferring to Baugé for the final FRI 28 JUL Join your guide this morning to visit SAT 29 JUL Morning at leisure for your own early evening performance, with dinner served the World Heritage Château de Villandry, where we independent exploration and relaxation. In the early during the interval in the restaurant. take a tour of the house and its famous Renaissance afternoon we transfer to Baugé for a guided tour of MON 31 JUL Transfer to the train station for your gardens, outstanding in their beauty. A light lunch the Château de Baugé and the 17th century castle, homeward journey.

PROGRAMME AT OPÉRA DE BAUGÉ RAIL 28 Jul 19.00 LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart Inc Eurostar D: Bernadette Grimmett 27 Jul London St Pancras - C: Konstantinos Diminakis Paris Gare du Nord dep: 09.24 arr: 12.56 Cast includes: Monika-Evelin Liiv, Paris Montparnasse - Elsa Giannoulidou, Denis Sedov Angers Saint Laud dep: 14.54 arr: 16.25 New production 31 Jul Angers Saint Laud - Paris Montparnasse dep: 12.09 arr: 13.40 29 Jul 18.00 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti Inc Paris Gare du Nord - D: Bernadette Grimmett London St Pancras dep: 15.13 arr: 16.39 C: John Andrews Train schedules are subject to alteration. If more convenient, flights from Cast to include: Jimin Park, Grant Doyle, your local airport may be arranged on request. Denis Secov, Alexander Pidgin New production PRICE (PER PERSON) 30 Jul 18.00 LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Inc Tour price £1975 D: Bernadette Grimmett Single room supplement £440 C: Konstantinos Diminakis Business Premier supplement from £330 Cast to include: Latana Phoung, Land-only tour price £1875 Wuchul Eun, Tristan Stocks, Deposit required £400 Stephen Kennedy, Karlene Moreno Hayworth Tour price includes: Rail travel, group transfers from and to New production train station and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two light lunches, three dinners, one picnic supper, one wine-tasting, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category FACADE OF THE THEATRE ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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THE PUCCINI FESTIVAL

Price from £1775 pp

3 – 6 August Tour code: TDL1

EXPERT-LED

Our tour to the Puccini Festival offers a tranquil break in picturesque Tuscany, staying in the charming walled city of Lucca. The tour will be accompanied by our expert lecturer Simon Rees, who will introduce us to the important locations of Puccini’s life and our operas; classic Puccini favourite Turandot and a new production of La Rondine, performed in the open-air theatre on Lake Massaciuccoli in Torre del Lago.

THE OPEN-AIR THEATRE AT TORRE DEL LAGO

THU 3 AUG Afternoon arrival in Pisa and transfer to to Lucca’s patron composer. Afternoon at leisure PROGRAMME AT THE PUCCINI FESTIVAL Lucca to check in at the 4-star Palazzo Alexander before transferring to the evening’s performance 4 Aug TURANDOT Puccini Inc Hotel, built within the beautiful Renaissance walls of in Torre del Lago. the town, birthplace of Puccini, and just 40 minutes 5 Aug LA RONDINE Puccini Inc SAT 5 AUG Day at leisure for independent exploration from Torre del Lago where the festival takes place. of Lucca. In the late afternoon transfer to Torre del Casting to be confirmed in 2017. Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. Lago to visit Puccini’s villa on the shore of Lake FLIGHTS FRI 4 AUG Morning walking tour of Lucca, its Massaciuccoli. This will be followed by dinner in a British Airways charming churches, palaces and streets. We visit the local restaurant before this evening’s performance. 3 Aug London Heathrow - Pisa dep: 08.25 arr: 11.35 Piazza Anfiteatro, constructed on the site of a Roman 6 Aug Pisa - London Heathrow dep: 12.35 arr: 14.00 SUN 6 AUG Transfer to Pisa airport for your theatre, and visit the 13th century Duomo and the Flight schedules are subject to alteration. homeward journey. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Pisan Romanesque church of San Michele in Foro

with an eccentric façade of twisted columns. We also PRICE (PER PERSON) visit the Casa di Puccini, a small museum dedicated “The house which Puccini built Tour price £1775 Single room supplement £180 for himself in Torre del Lago is now Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Land-only tour price £1545 TURANDOT open to visitors as a fascinating Deposit required £350 museum, full of memorabilia of the Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, composer’s life and work. Opera accommodation, breakfast daily, two dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide performances feature effective and city notes, the services of our expert lecturer and tour manager. staging, vivid costumes and À LA CARTE international casts. Every year the For an independent, tailor-made quotation, most popular Puccini operas are please contact Mark on 020 8799 8354 performed, along with some rarities TURANDOT Puccini Jul 14, 23, Aug 4, 12 by Puccini and other composers.” LA RONDINE Puccini Jul 15, Aug 5 LA BOHÈME Puccini Jul 21, 28, Aug 11 Simon Rees, Tour Manager TOSCA Puccini Jul 29, Aug 10, 19

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Luciano Pavarotti called the Sferisterio “the most MACERATA charming open-air theatre I have ever seen” OPERA FESTIVAL

Price from £1595 pp

10 – 14 August Tour code: MAC1 NEW PRODUCTION

We return to the charming Italian hill-town of Macerata for its annual summer opera festival. The festival’s theme this year is ‘Oriente’ and includes performances of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Turandot, as well as Verdi’s Aida, all presented in the magnificent Arena Sferisterio, a 19th-century games arena.

ARENA DI SFERISTERIO, MACERATA

THU 10 AUG Late morning arrival in Bologna and Gothic Chapel. Return to Macerata for the rest of the “The acoustics are remarkable.” transfer to Macerata in the region of Le Marche afternoon at leisure and the evening performance at (approx 3 hours). Welcome lunch in a local restaurant the Arena Sferisterio. Mr E, Surrey en-route. On arrival check in at the 4-star Hotel SUN 13 AUG Join your guide for an excursion to Claudiani in the centre of Macerata. FLIGHTS Recanati, where we visit the Museo Villa Colloredo- British Airways FRI 11 AUG This morning we take a walking tour of Mels which houses a collection of important 10 Aug London Heathrow - Bologna dep: 08.20 arr: 11.30 medieval Macerata. Highlights include the basilica artistic pieces from throughout the ages, and 14 Aug Bologna - London Heathrow dep: 19.00 arr: 20.20 and the Duomo. We also visit the Palazzo Brancorsini the Museo Gigli, dedicated to the memory of the Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Buonaccorsi with entrance to the Museo della tenor Beniamino Gigli. The museum contains a

Carozza. Afternoon at leisure. Evening performance reconstruction of his dressing-room, many stage PRICE (PER PERSON) at the Arena Sferisterio. costumes, musical scores and numerous honours Tour price £1595 and awards received by the tenor during his forty- SAT 12 AUG Today we travel outside Macerata to see Single room supplement £200 year career. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 the Abbey of Chiravalle di Fiastra, and to Urbisaglia Land-only tour price £1475 before returning to Macerata for a free afternoon and to visit the Roman amphitheatre there. We then Deposit required £350 the evening performance. continue to the medieval centre of Tolentino for Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, lunch in a local restaurant and to see the fascinating MON 14 AUG Morning at leisure for shopping and accommodation, breakfast daily, three lunches, sightseeing tours as clock tower telling the phases of the moon, and visit last-minute sightseeing. After lunch check-out and described including guides and entrance fees, top category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and the Basilica with trecento frescoes in the transfer to Bologna for the homeward flight. city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager. Please note: There are many cobbles and a steep slope towards the Sferisterio, so may not be suitable for anyone unsteady on their feet. Taxis can be taken if necessary. PROGRAMME AT THE ARENA SFERISTERIO 11 Aug 21.00 AIDA Verdi Inc À LA CARTE D: Francesco Micheli C: Riccardo Frizza For an independent, tailor-made quotation, 12 Aug 21.00 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Inc please contact Mark on 020 8799 8354 D: Nicola Berloffa C: Massimo Zanetti SFERISTERIO OPERA FESTIVAL 13 Aug 21.00 TURANDOT Puccini Inc TURANDOT Puccini Jul 21, 19, Aug 4, 13 D: Ricci Forte C: Pier Giorgio Morandi MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Jul 22, 28, Aug 6, 12 AIDA AIDA Verdi Jul 30, Aug 5, 11, 14 Casting to be confirmed nearer to the date of departure.

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THE ROSSINI FESTIVAL IN PESARO

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16 – 20 August Tour code: PES1

NEW PRODUCTION

Rossini’s home town of Pesaro on the Adriatic coast presents its annual festival dedicated to the composer. The new production of Le Siège de Corinthe by La Fura dels Baus will be presented in the Adriatic Arena as well as revival productions of La Pietra del Paragone and Torvaldo e Dorliska. There is also the opportunity to attend concerts by three tenors and a recital by renowned bass Ildar Abdrazakov in the jewel-like Teatro Rossini.

PESARO

WED 16 AUG Early evening arrival at Bologna airport SUN 20 AUG Morning at leisure. In the afternoon FLIGHTS and transfer to Pesaro (approx. 2 hours) to check in transfer to Bologna airport for your homeward flight. British Airways at the 4-star Hotel Cruiser Congress. Light welcome 16 Aug London Heathrow - Bologna dep: 14.55 arr: 18.05 dinner in a local restaurant on arrival. 20 Aug Bologna - London Heathrow dep: 19.00 arr: 20.20 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. THU 17 AUG Join your guide this morning for an PROGRAMME Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. excursion to Fano, an ancient town of the Marche 17 Aug 16.00 CONCERT ‘TENORS’ £80

region where we see sights including the Cathedral, C: David Parry PRICE (PER PERSON) Tenors: John Irvin, Sergey Romanovsky, the Augustus Arch and some wonderful examples Michael Spyres Tour price £1795 of baroque architecture. Return to Pesaro for the Programme: tbc Single room supplement £280 Venue: Teatro Rossini Club Europe flight upgrade from £350 optional afternoon concert, or alternatively, a free Land-only tour price £1650 afternoon. In the evening transfer to the optional 17 Aug 20.00 LA PIETRA DEL PARAGONE Rossin £165 Deposit required £400 D: Pier Luigi Pizzi C: Daniele Rustioni performance at the Adriatic Arena. Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers Cast: Aya Wazikono, Aurora Faggioli, from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, FRI 18 AUG This morning we travel to Urbania, Marina Monzó, Luca Pisaroni, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one light dinner, Maxim Mironov, Davide Luciano, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance a medieval town in a scenic position in the hills. Paolo Bordogna, William Corrò fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera During the early middle ages, prior to being taken Venue: Adriatic Arena synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager. over by the Duke of Urbino, the town was called 18 Aug 20.00 TORVALDO E DORLISKA Rossini Inc Casteldurante. We visit the Ducal Palace, which was D: Mario Martone C: Francesco Lanzillotta À LA CARTE Cast: Nicola Alaimo, Salome Jicia, the holiday home of the Duke, the Diocesan Museum Dmitry Korchak, Carlo Lepore, For an independent, tailor-made quotation, and the Mummies’ Cemetery in the Chiesa dei Morti. Raffaella Lupinacci, Filippo Fontana please contact Mark on 020 8799 8354 Lunch will be served in a local restaurant, after which Venue: Teatro Rossini ROSSINI FESTIVAL PESARO we return to Pesaro for the afternoon at leisure. 19 Aug 16.00 ILDAR ABDRAZAKOV IN CONCERT £80 Evening performance at the Teatro Rossini. C: Iván López-Reynoso LA SIÈGE DE CORINTHE Rossini Aug 10, 13, 16, 19 Programme: tbc LA PIETRA DEL PARAGONE Rossini Aug 11, 14, 17, 20 Venue: Teatro Rossini SAT 19 AUG Today is at leisure to enjoy Pesaro TORVALDO E DORLISKA Rossini Aug 12, 15, 18, 21 independently. We recommend a walk around 19 Aug 20.00 LA SIÈGE DE CORINTHE Rossini Inc CONCERT OF BELCANTO Aug 13, 21 the town, seeing the Duomo and the Museums, D: La Fura dels Baus C: Roberto Abbado Cast: Alex Esposito, John Irvin, IL VIAGGIO A REIMS Rossini Aug 14, 16 as well as a visit to Rossini’s house where a large Nino Machaidze, Sergey Romanovsky, CONCERT ‘TENORS’ Aug 17 collection of memorabilia is displayed. Optional Carlo Cigni, Xabier Anduaga, Iurii Samoilov, CONCERT ‘ROSSINIMANIA’ Aug 18 afternoon concert. In the evening transfer to the Cecilia Molinari Venue: Adriatic Arena ILDAR ABDRAZAKOV IN CONCERT Aug 19 final performance at the Adriatic Arena. New production STABAT MATER Rossini Aug 22

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ARENA DI VERONA

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25 – 28 August Tour code: VRN1 NEW PRODUCTION

The sheer spectacle of the Arena di Verona’s grand opera productions and the atmosphere in the crowd will live long in the memory. Our tour includes the new production of Verdi’s Nabucco and the traditional and breathtaking Aida, seen here in the 1913 production under the direction of Gianfranco de Bosio, as well as the option to attend a performance of Puccini’s Tosca. Settle into your seat, watch the sun set and the moon rise over the city of star-crossed lovers!

AIDA AT THE ARENA DI VERONA

FRI 25 AUG Morning arrival in Verona and transfer to the SUN 27 AUG Join your guide for an excursion to FLIGHTS 4-star Grand Hotel des Arts, centrally located and within the UNESCO World Heritage city of Mantova, where British Airways walking distance of the Arena. Welcome lunch will be we visit the Palazzo Ducale, built between the 14th 25 Aug London Gatwick - Verona dep: 07.45 arr: 10.50 served in a local restaurant before the afternoon at and 17th centuries as the residence of the Gonzaga 28 Aug Verona - London Gatwick dep: 12.00 arr: 13.05 leisure to settle in. Optional evening performance. family, and other sights including the Basilica Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. di Sant’Andrea. Lunch will be served in a local SAT 26 AUG This morning we take a walking tour restaurant during the tour. Return to Verona for of historic Verona, including visits to the Casa di PRICE (PER PERSON) the evening performance at the Arena. Giulietta with the balcony where Juliet was said Tour price £1845 to have received Romeo’s declarations of love, the MON 28 AUG Morning transfer to Verona airport Single room supplement £285 Club Europe flight upgrade from £350 medieval and Roman Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza for your homeward journey. Land-only tour price £1545 dei Signori, the civic centre of Verona. Afternoon at Deposit required £400 leisure before the evening performance at the Arena. Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers “The spectacle in the Arena from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, sightseeing tours as is extraordinary.” described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide Prof N, London and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

TOSCA PROGRAMME AT THE ARENA DI VERONA À LA CARTE 25 Aug 20.45 TOSCA Puccini £190 For an independent, tailor-made quotation, D: Hugo de Ana please contact Mark on 020 8799 8354 C: tbc ARENA DI VERONA 26 Aug 20.45 NABUCCO Verdi Inc D: tbc NABUCCO Verdi Jun 23, 29, Jul 7, 12, C: tbc 15, 18, Aug 4, 9, 12,18, New production 23, 26 AIDA Verdi (Fura dels Baus staging) Jun 24, 30, Jul 5, 9, 11, 27 Aug 20.45 AIDA Verdi Inc 16, 20, 23 D: Gianfranco de Bosio C: tbc RIGOLETTO Verdi Jul 1, 6, 14, 19, 27 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Jul 8, 12, 22, 29, Aug 11, 19 Casting to be confirmed nearer to the date of departure. GALA PLÁCIDO DOMINGO Jul 21 AIDA Verdi (historical staging) Jul 28, Aug 3, 6, 8, 13, 16, 20, 24, 27 TOSCA Puccini Aug 5, 10, 17, 22, 25 GALA BEETHOVEN 9 Aug 15

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Another stellar programme from this SALZBURG FESTIVAL most renowned of summer festivals

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24 – 30 August Tour code: SZG1 NEW PRODUCTION

The ever-beautiful baroque city of Salzburg offers world-class performances by the finest artists in its world-renowned Summer Festival. Our programme for 2017 includes the new productions of Verdi’s Aida and Reimann’s Lear, a concert performance of Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia with Krassimira Stoyanova, Ildar Abdrazakov and Juan Diego Flórez, and concerts by the Berlin Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

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THU 24 AUG Midday arrival in Munich and transfer SAT 26 AUG Today we journey from Salzburg into MON 28 AUG This morning there will be a to Salzburg by coach (approx. 2 hours) to check in the scenic Salzkammergut, the Alpine region of lakes backstage tour of the festival houses; the Festival at either the luxurious 5-star Hotel Bristol or the and mountains to the east of the city, which has Hall, the Haus für Mozart and the Felsenreitschule, comfortable 4-star NH Hotel, both in the centre of inspired many an operetta melody. We pass through subject to schedules. Afternoon at leisure and the city. Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. St Gilgen where Mozart’s sister lived, and visit the evening performance. spa resort of Bad Ischl, popular with the 19th century FRI 25 AUG Join your guide this morning to visit TUE 29 AUG Day at leisure for you to make your Viennese elite, where we take a guided tour of the highlights of Salzburg’s musical history, including own choice of activity. An early farewell dinner Kaiservilla, the Imperial Villa which was a summer the Mozarteum, the Landestheater, the Mirabell will be served in a local restaurant before your residence for Franz Josef I and his wife Elisabeth (Sisi). Palace and the Cathedral. This is followed by a guided final performance. Lunch will then be served in a traditional restaurant. opportunity to see historic musical instruments at Return to Salzburg for the evening performance. WED 30 AUG Morning at leisure. Transfer to the Salzburg Museum. Afternoon at leisure and Munich airport for the homeward flight. evening performance. SUN 27 AUG This morning is free for independent exploration of the city. Mid-afternoon performance.

PROGRAMME AT THE SALZBURG FESTIVAL FLIGHTS 25 Aug 19.30 AIDA Verdi Inc 27 Aug 15.00 LUCREZIA BORGIA Donizetti Inc British Airways D: Shirin Neshat C: Riccardo Muti C: Marco Armiliato 24 Aug London Heathrow - Munich dep: 09.05 arr: 12.00 Cast: Roberto Tagliavini, Cast: Ildar Abdrazakov, 30 Aug Munich - London Heathrow dep: 16.25 arr: 17.30 Ekaterina Semenchuk, Vittoria Yeo, Krassimira Stoyanova, Juan Diego Flórez, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Francesco Meli, Yusif Eyvasov, Teresa Iervolino, Andrew Haji, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Dmitry Belosselskiy, Luca Salsi Gordon Bintner

Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus PRICE (PER PERSON) New production Concert performance Tour price (4-star NH Hotel) £2845 26 Aug 19.00 LEAR Reimann Inc 28 Aug 21.00 BERLIN PHILHARMONIC Inc Single room supplement £480 D: Simon Stone C: Simon Rattle Tour price (5-star Hotel Bristol) £3350 C: Franz Welser-Möst Programme: Shostakovich Symphony Single room supplement £990 Cast: Gerald Finley, Tilmann Rönnebeck, Nr. 1 f-Moll op. 10, Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Derek Welton, Michael Colvin, Symphony Nr. 15 A-Dur op. 141 Land-only discount £100 Matthias Klink, Lauri Vasar, Kai Wessel, Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus Deposit required £1000* Charles Workman, Evelyn Herlitzius, *High deposit due to great demand for tickets. Deposits will only Gun-Brit Barkmin, Anna Prohaska, 29 Aug 20.00 PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Inc C: Manfred Honneck be refunded if we are unsuccessful in obtaining tickets for our Michael Maertens included performances. Venue: Felsenreitschule Violin: Anne-Sophie Mutter New production Programme: Lutoslawski Partita für Violine Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and und Orchester, Interlude, Chain 2 – to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, Dialog für Violine und Orchester, breakfast daily, one lunch, two dinners, sightseeing tours as described Tchaikowsky Symphony including guides and entrance fees, first or second category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city Nr. 6 h-Moll op. 74 – “Pathetique” notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager. All tickets are on request and will be confirmed in 2017. Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus

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Don’t miss the chance to book for the THE RING Semperoper’s 2018 Ring Cycle IN DRESDEN

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28 January – 5 February 2018 Tour code: DRS1 We are delighted to present the opportunity to pre-book for the Ring Cycle which will take place at the Dresden Semperoper in January 2018. This revival of Willy Decker’s production is conducted by Wagner specialist Christian Thielemann with the Dresden Staatskapelle, and features Petra Lang as Brünnhilde and Andreas Schager as Siegfried.

Tickets are on request but are expected to be in great demand for this tour so early booking is essential.

SEMPEROPER DRESDEN

SUN 28 JAN Late morning arrival in Berlin and FRI 2 FEB Join your guide to visit Colditz Castle, PROGRAMME AT THE SEMPEROPER transfer by coach to Dresden (approx 2 hours) to originally built 950 years ago, and best known as check in at the traditional 4-star Steigenberger Hotel a prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers during 29 Jan 19.00 DAS RHEINGOLD Inc de Saxe, located in the centre of the city next to the World War II. It’s most famous inmate was Winston 30 Jan 17.00 DIE WALKÜRE Inc Frauenkirche. Welcome dinner at the hotel. Churchill’s nephew. Colditz clay was also an essential 1 Feb 17.00 SIEGFRIED Inc ingredient of the famous Meissen porcelain. Lunch is MON 29 JAN Join your guide for a walking tour included in a local restaurant. Return to Dresden for 4 Feb 17.00 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner Inc of Dresden ‘seen through musical eyes’. Following D: Willy Decker the rest of the day at leisure. in the trail of Richard Wagner, Carl Maria von Weber C: Christian Thielemann Dresden Staatskapelle and Johann Sebastian Bach, we discover famous SAT 3 FEB Today we visit the Historic Green Vault Cast includes: Petra Lang, sights including the Semperoper and the Catholic followed by lunch in a local restaurant. The rest of Andreas Schager, Albert Dohmen, Court Church. This afternoon is at leisure before the the day is at leisure. Christa Mayer, Gerhard Siegel, Kurt Streit, Georg Zeppenfeld first performance. SUN 4 FEB Day at leisure before the afternoon TUE 30 JAN A free day to make your own choice of performance at the Semperoper. FLIGHTS activity before the late afternoon performance at MON 5 FEB Morning at leisure. Transfer to Berlin British Airways the Semperoper. 28 Jan London Heathrow - Berlin dep: 08.35 arr: 11.25 airport for your homeward journey. 5 Feb Berlin - London Heathrow dep: 16.25 arr: 17.25 WED 31 JAN Today we make our way by coach to Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Moritzburg to visit the Moritzburg Hunting Lodge, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. THE DRESDEN RING IN 2009 built between 1542 and 1546 under the orders of Duke PRICE (PER PERSON) Moritz of Saxony. After lunch take the steam train to Radebeul before returning to Dresden by coach. Tour price £2595 Single room supplement £400 THU 1 FEB This morning we travel by coach to Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Land-only tour price £2480 Pillnitz Palace, the riverside summer residence of Deposit required £600* Augustus the Strong, for a guided tour of the park *High deposit due to great demand for tickets, which need to be and Castle Museum. Continue to Graupa to visit the paid immediately upon confirmation. Richard Wagner Museum before returning to Dresden. Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, The afternoon is at leisure before the late afternoon accommodation, breakfast daily, one dinner, three lunches, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance performance at the Semperoper. fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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in association with CARPENTER HOLIDAYS Over the past two years, Travel for the Arts has enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with Stephen Carpenter who has led holidays to the Lake District Summer Music Festival, Oxford Lieder and the “Mendelssohn in Scotland” tour. We are delighted to announce details of three “Carpenter Holidays” in 2017 which can be found on the following pages, and on the websites www.travelforthearts.com and www.carpenterholidays.com. These holidays will be arranged and led by Stephen Carpenter in association with Travel for the Arts and will be fully covered by our ABTA and ATOL membership. Welcome to CARPENTER HOLIDAYS I am pleased to announce two new destinations in 2017, to the Whittington Festival in Shropshire where the Elias String Quartet will be performing Beethoven and the West Cork Chamber Music Festival on the west coast of Ireland where we will hear chamber music performed by some of the world’s leading artists. In September there will be a repeat of the successful “Mendelssohn in Scotland” tour following exactly in the footsteps of Felix Mendelssohn whose journey in 1829 inspired him to write his Hebrides Overture and Scottish Symphony. Later in the year I will be announcing details of a return visit to Oxford Lieder. I do hope that you will join me on one or more of these holidays in which I aim to provide the highest-quality musical experiences in some of the most beautiful locations in this and other countries.

Stephen Carpenter Director, Carpenter Holidays

“A marvellous trip. From now on, listening to Felix Mendelssohn will be entirely different and much more moving and exciting for having had the opportunity to join you in this expedition. It was a stunning tour and showed what naturally dramatic scenery exists in Scotland.”

Dr M, New York, USA, Mendelssohn in Scotland, 2015

MAIN IMAGE: PISTYLL RHAEADR © STEPHEN CARPENTER

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BEETHOVEN IN THE BORDERS THE WHITTNGTON INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

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16 – 21 May Tour code: WHI1

INDEPENDENT TRAVEL

This Festival is one of the most vibrant and friendly in England. In 2017 the focus is on Beethoven, with the Elias String Quartet performing five of the Quartets and other chamber works of Beethoven. As well as six concerts at the Festival, there will be sightseeing trips to Powis and Chirk Castles, a journey on the Steam Railway at Llangollen, and a visit to the extraordinary Pistyll Rhaeadr, the highest waterfall in the UK (left).

POWIS CASTLE © STEPHEN CARPENTER

TUE 16 MAY Independent arrival at the Wynnstay THU 18 MAY Morning departure for Lllangollen where SAT 20 MAY This morning we visit the awe-inspiring Hotel in Oswestry. After an early evening welcome we will take a trip on the Steam Railway to Corwen, with a Pistyll Rhaeadr. At 240ft (80m) high, it is the UK’s tallest briefing we make the short journey (approx. 3 miles) short stop at Carrog on the return journey. We arrive back single drop waterfall. Independent lunch at the falls to Whittington where we will have a pre-concert in Llangollen for lunch under your own arrangements before returning to the hotel. Dinner under your own dinner at the White Lion, followed by the evening before returning to the hotel. Early evening transfer to arrangements before the journey to Whittington for the concert in the church. Whittington for a pre-concert dinner at the White Lion, concert in the church. followed by the evening concert. WED 17 MAY Morning visit to Powis Castle, originally SUN 21 MAY Morning at leisure followed by lunch at the built around 1200 and featuring an extensive FRI 19 MAY Morning visit to Chirk Castle which was White Lion and the final concert in the church. After the collection of art treasures, as well as world-famous constructed by Roger de Mortimer between 1295 and concert, taxis either to Gobowen Station (arriving no gardens in the Italian and French style (above). 1310, one of Edward I’s chain of castles surrounding later than 17.45), or there is the opportunity to stay in Independent lunch in the Castle Restaurant before North Wales. Lunch at the Castle under your own Oswestry for another night if desired. returning to our hotel in the early afternoon. Transfer arrangements, returning to the hotel early afternoon. to Whittington for a pre-concert dinner at the White Transfer to Whittington for a pre-concert dinner at the Lion, followed by the evening concert in the church. White Lion, followed by the evening concert in the church.

PROGRAMME AT WHITTINGTON INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL TRAVEL INFORMATION Venue for all concerts: St John the Baptist Church, Whittington Elias String Quartet and Friends The nearest station to Oswestry is Gobowen (3.4 miles) which is served by Birmingham New Street. Taxis from Gobowen to Oswestry cost around £10. 16 May 19.30 CONCERT Inc 19 May 19.30 CONCERT Inc Programme: String Quartet in F, Programme: Violin Sonata Op 59 No 1 (Rasumovsky) No 5 in F, Op 24 (Spring) PRICE (PER PERSON) Piano Trio in D, Op 70, No 1 (Ghost) Variations on Mozart’s “Bei Männern, welche Tour price £995 String Quartet in F minor, Op 95 (Serioso) Liebe fühlen” for Cello and Piano WoO Single supplement £265 46 String Quartet in B flat, Op 18 No 6 17 May 19.30 CONCERT Inc Upgrade to deluxe room £60 Programme: Horn Sonata in F, Op 17 20 May 19.30 CONCERT Inc Upgrade to executive room £120 Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B flat, Op 11 Programme: Sonata No 9 in A, Op 47 Deposit required £300 Septet in E flat, Op 20 (Kreutzer) arranged for String Quintet Please ask for prices for additional nights. String Quartet in A minor, Op 132 Tour price includes: Group transfers for included activities where 18 May 19.30 CONCERT Inc applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, four dinners, Programme: String Trio in G, Op 9 No 1 21 May 15.00 CONCERT Inc sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, Sextet for Horn and Strings in E flat, Op 81b Programme: Piano Trio No 7 in B flat, ticket for each included performance (Centre block of the church), String Quintet in C, Op 29 (Storm) Op 97 (Archduke) String Quartet in the services of Stephen Carpenter as tour manager. B flat, Op 130 (with “Große Fuge” Op 133)

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WEST CORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

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29 June – 4 July Tour code: WCK1 The West Cork Chamber Music Festival is held in Bantry, situated at the head of Bantry Bay on the west coast of Ireland in County Cork. Many of the concerts take place in the stately home of Bantry House (right) with its commanding views of the surrounding mountains and sea. With internationally renowned soloists including the Doric String Quartet, Barry Douglas and Pieter Wispelway, this will be a midsummer feast of music- making in an idyllic setting.

As well as the concerts described below there will be regular String Quartet Masterclasses taking place in our hotel which are free to attend and details of which will be available in the New Year.

BANTRY HOUSE © BANTRY HOUSE

THU 29 JUN Afternoon arrival in Bantry to check-in which, weather permitting, we will watch the sun set performed by the Doric Quartet and Julius Drake at the 4-star Maritime Hotel where a welcome dinner over Bantry Bay before returning to the House for at Bantry House followed by a late-night performance will be served. the late evening recital by Barry Douglas. by Joonas Ahonsen of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations. FRI 30 JUN We visit the charming town of Killarney SUN 2 JUL A further day of Masterclasses, and TUE 4 JUL This morning we will enjoy the second in County Kerry and enjoy an exploration of the concerts at St Brendan’s Church and Hall, dinner at instalment of Bach’s complete Cello Suites performed spectacular coastline of Counties Cork and Kerry. the hotel, an evening concert at Bantry House, and by Pieter Wispelwey in a coffee concert before Late afternoon return to the hotel for dinner before late-night performance of Han Eisler’s Hollywood transferring to Cork Airport for our flight home. the evening concert at Bantry House. Songbook in the Church. SAT 1 JUL Today we will attend four concerts in MON 3 JUL Today’s concerts feature Quartets by venues a short walking distance from our hotel. The Britten, Mozart and Shostakovich. Dinner in the main evening concert will be at Bantry House, after hotel will be followed by Elgar’s epic Piano Quintet

PROGRAMME AT WEST CORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL FLIGHTS 30 Jun 20.00 CONCERT Zaide String Quartet Inc 3 Jul 11.00 COFFEE CONCERT Inc Aer Lingus Doric String Quartet 29 Jun London Heathrow - Cork dep: 09.30 arr: 10.50 1 Jul 11.00 COFFEE CONCERT Inc 4 Jul Cork - London Heathrow dep: 16.00 arr: 17.20 Zaide String Quartet 3 Jul 16.00 AFTERNOON CONCERT Inc Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Zaïde String Quartet 1 Jul 16.00 AFTERNOON CONCERT Inc Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

3 Jul 20.00 CONCERT Inc 1 Jul 20.00 CONCERT Pacifica String Quartet Inc Pacifica String Quartet PRICE (PER PERSON) Doric String Quartet 1 Jul 22.30 LATE-NIGHT CONCERT Inc Tour price £1595 Single supplement £250 2 Jul 11.00 COFFEE CONCERT Inc 3 Jul 22.30 LATE-NIGHT CONCERT Inc Upgrade to suite £120 2 Jul 16.00 AFTERNOON CONCERT Inc 4 Jul 11.00 COFFEE CONCERT Inc Deposit required £400 Pacifica String Quartet Please ask for a full list of programme information Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, or see the websites www.travelforthearts.com / 2 Jul 20.00 CONCERT Inc accommodation, breakfast daily, four dinners, sightseeing tours as www.carpenterholidays.com for more details described including guides and entrance fees, ticket for each included 2 Jul 22.30 LATE-NIGHT CONCERT Inc performance, the services of Stephen Carpenter as tour manager.

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“We won’t forget it as long MENDELSSOHN as we live.” IN SCOTLAND Felix Mendelssohn, 15 August 1829

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12 – 18 September Tour code: MIS1

INDEPENDENT TRAVEL

A special tour around Scotland following in the footsteps of Felix Mendelssohn and his visit of 1829. Led by Mendelssohn enthusiast, Stephen Carpenter, who has studied Mendelssohn’s journey in detail, we visit some of Scotland’s most beautiful sights including the central Highlands, the Queen’s View at Loch Tummel and the extraordinary Fingal’s Cave (right) on the Isle of Staffa which inspired Mendelssohn to write the Hebrides Overture. We also take a journey on the iconic West Highland railway line hauled by the “Jacobite” steam engine.

FINGAL’S CAVE, ISLE OF STAFFA © STEPHEN CARPENTER

TUE 12 SEP Independent arrival at the Macdonald will be time to relax before dinner followed by a private MON 18 SEP From Oban we travel via Inveraray on the Holyrood Hotel in Edinburgh. After an early dinner recital given by Charlotte Drummond (mezzo-soprano) shores of Loch Fyne, to Loch Lomond where we will at 17.00 we take the short walk to Holyrood Palace and Paulius Rudokas (piano) who will perform works by have lunch before returning to Edinburgh via Stirling. for a private tour of the Palace and Abbey where Mendelssohn, his friend and contemporary, Schumann, Mendelssohn declared, “I believe I found today in that and his sister, Fanny Mendelssohn. PROGRAMME old chapel the beginning of my Scottish Symphony.” FRI 15 SEP We journey across the central Highlands 14 Sep 20.45 CONCERT Inc WED 13 SEP Depart by coach on the hour-long past Loch Tummel (with its spectacular “Queen’s Venue: Garden Room, journey south of Edinburgh to Abbotsford, the home View”), Aberfeldy where we stop for lunch under your Dunkeld House Hotel of Sir Walter Scott, where we will have a private own arrangements and a walk to the Falls of Moness Please ask for a full list of programme information guided tour followed by lunch before moving on (made famous by Robert Burns in his poem, The Birks of or see the websites www.travelforthearts.com / www.carpenterholidays.com for more details to Melrose to explore the Abbey where Robert the Aberfeldy), Loch Tay, Glencoe and reach Fort William in the Bruce’s heart is buried. In the afternoon, we journey late afternoon where we check in to the Alexandra Hotel TRAVEL INFORMATION into the Highlands, staying at the Dunkeld House before dinner on the shores of Loch Linnhe. Edinburgh is easily reached by rail and air from all major cities in Hotel. Dinner at the hotel. the UK. Please note that our holiday begins with an early dinner at SAT 16 SEP Deviating from Mendelssohn’s itinerary we take the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel at 17.00 on Tuesday 12 September THU 14 SEP Today we visit the Hermitage near the return rail journey from Fort William to Mallaig on the followed by a private tour of Holyrood Palace, so please ensure that you arrive in Edinburgh in plenty of time to check in to the hotel and Dunkeld, with its 18th-century folly overlooking the famous West Highland line. Our train will be hauled by the join the group for these first activities. At the end of our holiday we will Falls of Braan which were sketched by Mendelssohn. “Jacobite” steam engine and will take us over the 21-arch stop at Edinburgh airport at 17.00 and Edinburgh Waverley (the train station) at 18.00 so you can plan your return home based From there we journey on to Pitlochry where we Glenfinnan Viaduct at the head of Loch Shiel where Bonnie on these times. However, you may prefer to stay in Edinburgh for an extra night on Monday 18 September which we will be happy to visit the Edradour Distillery, the smallest traditional Prince Charlie rallied his troops at the start of his ill-fated arrange for you for an additional cost of £110 per person sharing, distillery in Scotland, dating back to 1825. Lunch uprising in 1745. On arrival back in Fort William we travel or £145 for single travellers. will be under your own arrangements at the down the shores of Loch Linnhe to Oban where dinner House of Bruar Visitor Centre and there will be the awaits us at the Oban Bay Hotel. PRICE (PER PERSON) opportunity to take the short walk up to the Bruar SUN 17 SEP Today we cross to the island of Mull and Tour price £1595 Falls (another Mendelssohn sketch!). On our way Single room supplement £200 from there, weather permitting, take a boat to the island back to Dunkeld, we stop at the Pass of Killiecrankie, Room upgrades from £100 of Staffa and Fingal’s Cave. We will spend two hours of the Deposit required £400 the scene of the battle in 1689 between the Jacobites island of Iona, before our coach and ferry takes us back to Tour price includes: Accommodation, breakfast daily, five dinners, and the government forces of William of Orange. We two lunches, coach, ferry and rail transportation during the tour, Oban for a free evening. sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, arrive back at the Dunkeld House Hotel where there the services of Stephen Carpenter as tour manager.

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PERFORMANCES These pages provide programmes for the forthcoming opera season. Please note that ticket reservations may not be open for these performances yet, however, please contact us if you would like to make a request. We are also happy to arrange your visit around any other performances you may be interested in – please ask us for performance schedules as this brochure only gives a sample of what is on offer. Please note, performance tickets can only be booked in conjunction with accommodation and/or flight or travel arrangements. ACCOMMODATION We give details of our preferred hotels for each destination. We are happy to book another if we do not list your favourite. TRAVEL We arrange the travel to fit with what is most convenient for you. We can look into journeys by rail, local airports, low-cost carriers and even private jets. IN ADDITION We usually also include private transfers on arrival and departure. In addition, please ask if you would like us to include: • Transfers for performances • Sightseeing tours • City ‘welcome card’ for public transport and/or museum entrances • Pre-booked entrances to exhibitions or museums

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SALZBURG

SALZBURG À LA CARTE The birthplace of Mozart, Salzburg offers world-class performances by the finest artists at festival time. It boasts a number of splendid venues, including the festival houses AccommodationACCOMMODATION of the Grosses Festspielhaus and the Haus für Mozart, as well as the historic Stiftung HOTEL BRISTOL 5 star Mozarteum and the Landestheater. In fact music can be heard almost all over the city. One of the leading hotels in Europe and a place full of warmth and charm. Right opposite of Mozart’s Residence and next to the Landestheater, Hotel Bristol is located in the heart of Salzburg. You can enjoy yourself in the lounge which SALZBURG WHITSUN FESTIVAL Jun 17 SALZBURG SUMMER FESTIVAL Jul – Aug 17 serves afternoon tea or have a drink in the bar. The hotel also has its own restaurant. Every bedroom is individually decorated and has an en-suite bathroom. Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English and German Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English and German

HOTEL ALTSTADT RADISSON BLU SALZBURG 5 star ARIODANTE Handel Jun 2, 5 SYMPHONIEORCHESTER DES BAYERISCHEN RUNDFUNKS Jul 22 A classic hotel which has been family run for several ORCHESTRA CONCERT Jun 3 generations. This carefully renovated, listed building LA SYLPHIDE Jun 3 MOZART MATINEES Jul 23, 29, 30, was constructed in 1342. It is located directly in the city’s Aug 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 LA DONNA DEL LAGO Rossini Jun 4 pedestrian zone, at the foot of Hohensalzburg Fortress. It MUSICAETERNA Currentzis Jul 23, Aug 10, has been renovated so that it combines modern amenities ANNIVERSARY CONCERT ANNE SOPHIE MUTTER Jun 4 CHAMBER CONCERTS Jul 23, 24, Aug 1, 6, 7, and style whilst still having its classic charm. It enjoys a 19, 24 central location in the old town and is convenient for the ARIA MATINEE Jun 5 THE TALLIS SCHOLARS Jul 24 festival performance sites (about 7 minutes walk from CAMERATA SALZBURG Jul 25, 30 Grosses Festspielhaus). The hotel facilities include Italian Bar Balthazar, Trattoria Doamni and the Café Sezession, as well L’ORFEO Monteverdi Jul 26 as a cinema, sauna and steam bath. LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart Jul 27, 30, Aug 4, 13, 17, 19, 21 RECITALS Jul 27, 29, Aug 1, 2, 4, 9, HOTEL KASERERBRAEU 4 star 12, 15, 22, 23, 26 A classic hotel which has been This carefully renovated, IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA listed building was constructed in 1342. It is located directly Monteverdi Jul 28 in the city’s pedestrian zone, at the foot of Hohensalzburg VIENNA PHILARMONIC Jul 28, 30, Aug 6, 7, 13, 14, Fortress. It has been renovated so that it combines modern 15, 19, 20, 26, 27 amenities and style whilst still having its classic charm. It enjoys a central location in the old town and is convenient L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA Monteverdi Jul 29 for the festival performance sites (about 7 minutes walk from Grosses Festspielhaus). The hotel facilities include Italian Bar LIED RECITAL Jul 31, Aug 3, 8, 11, 13, 17 Balthazar, Trattoria Doamni and the Café Sezession, as well SOLISTES XXI Jul 31 as a cinema, sauna and steam bath. C-MOLL-MESSE Mozart Aug 3 LADY MACBETH OF THE MTSENSK AM NEUTOR HOTEL SALZBURG ZENTRUM 4 star DISTRICT Shostakovich Aug 5, 10, 15, 21 A hotel which has been renovated and has had a AIDA Verdi Aug 6, 9, 12, 16, 19, 22, 24 contemporary update so that it has modern amenities WOZZECK Berg Aug 8, 14, 24, 27 and style. This non-smoking hotel has 90 modern rooms I DUE FOSCARI Verdi Aug 11, 14 equipped with all essentials for an enjoyable stay and ARIODANTE Handel Aug 16, 22, 24, 28 free WiFi is provided. It enjoys a central location and is conveniently located just a few minutes walk from the main LEAR Reimann Aug 20, 23, 26, 28 festival performance venues and only a 3-minute walk from LUCREZIA BORGIA Donizetti Aug 27, 30 MOZARTEUM the historic Getreidegasse. BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER Aug 27, 28

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VIENNA À LA CARTE Vienna is one of the most musical cities in the world, and it is hard to imagine a more fascinating yet liveable city for the classical music lover. More composers have lived in AccommodationACCOMMODATION Vienna than in any other city in the world and the sheer number of performances on HOTEL SACHER 5 star offer every night in this city will not fail to impress. ­­­Founded in 1876 a superb traditional deluxe hotel, fully renovated in 2005 with 152 rooms and suites, across the road from the Vienna State Opera House. Room amenities include: air conditioning, mini-bar, room VIENNA STATE OPERA Jan 17 – Jun 17 safe, cable TV, internet, bathrobes and hairdryer. Hotel facilities: restaurant, coffee shop, bar, fitness area and spa. Languages: Original Surtitles: English and German/Czech HOTEL ROMISCHER KAISER 4 star DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss Jan 1, 4, 6 PARSIFAL Wagner Mar 26m, 30, Apr 2, 6, 9, A charming baroque hotel built in 1684, and in the same 13, 16 family since 1904. Just 24 comfortable rooms have mini-bar, HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck Jan 2, 5 air conditioning, hairdryer and internet access. The hotel has MEDEA Reimann Apr 7, 11, 15, 19 LA SONNAMBULA Bellini Jan 7, 10, 13 a coffee house and is close to all the city’s amenities. DIE TOTE STADT Korngold Jan 9, 12, 15, 20 UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi Apr 17, 20, 23, 26 LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Puccini Jan 11, 14, 18, 21 KÁTJA KABANOVÁ Janáček Apr 18, 21, 24, 27 HOTEL ASTORIA 4 star ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod Jan 22, 25, 28, Feb 1 LADY MACBETH VON MZENSK Schostakowitsch Apr 22, 25, 29, May 3 Very convenient 188 room hotel located behind the State IL TROVATORE Verdi Jan 22m, Feb 5, 9, 12, Opera House. 118 rooms and suites merge Viennese tradition LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Apr 28, May 2, 4 15, 18 and modern elegance, equipped with cable TV, hairdryer DON GIOVANNI Mozart Jan 23, 26, 29, Mar 2, 5, 9 DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner Apr 30, May 20 and mini-bar. The hotel’s catering includes breakfast room SALOME Strauss Jan 30, Feb 2 DIE WALKÜRE Wagner May 1, 21 and bar. TOSCA Puccini Jan 31, Feb 3, May 5, 8, 11 EUGEN ONEGIN Tschaikowski May 6, 9, 13 NABUCCO Verdi Feb 4, 8, 11, 14 SIEGFRIED May 7, 28 HOTEL POST 3 star OTELLO Verdi Feb 6, 10, 13, 16 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner May 10, Jun 5 A charming 107 room hotel with a strong musical heritage. 10-15 minutes walk from the heart of the old town. Room L’ELISIR D’AMORE Donizetti Feb 17, 26, Jun 22, 25, 28 DER ROSENKAVALIER Strauss May 23, 27, 31, Jun 3 FIDELIO Beethoven May 24, 26, 30, Jun 2 amenities include: satellite TV, hairdryer. Hotel facilities: TURANDOT Puccini Feb 28, Mar 3, 8 restaurant, bar. ARABELLA Strauss Mar 11, 14, 17, 20 RIGOLETTO Verdi Jun 6, 10, 13, 17 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner Mar 12, 15, 19 DON PASQUALE Donizetti Jun 9, 14, 16 MUSIKVEREIN FAUST Gounod Mar 18, 21, 25 DON CARLO Jun 11, 15, 21 WERTHER Massenet Mar 26, 28, 31, Apr 3 PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE Debussy Jun 4m, 18, 20, 24, 27, 30 L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI Rossini Mar 29, Apr 1, 5, 8 ELEKTRA Strauss Jun 19, 23, 26

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PRAGUE

PRAGUE À LA CARTE Prague is an absolutely beautiful city, buzzing with life and filled with architectural masterpieces. The State Opera, the Theatre of The Estates and The National Theatre AccommodationACCOMMODATION offer a tremendous range of operatic work in the most inspiring of settings. From HOTEL FOUR SEASONS 5 star September 2016, the Prague State Opera is closing for renovation, so the magnificent On the banks of the Vltava River in the Old Town, the Four Seasons combines elegance, service and technology. The 161 neo-baroque Karlin Theatre will stage many of the city’s premier opera productions. rooms are among the city’s largest. Room amenities include: hairdryer, safe, mini-bar, down pillows and duvet and CD NATIONAL THEATRE Jan 17 – Jun 17 STATE OPERA IN KARLIN THEATRE Jan 17 – Jun 17 player. Hotel facilities: restaurant, bars, spa and gym.

Languages: Original Surtitles: English and German/Czech Languages: Original Surtitles: Czech HOTEL PARIS 5 star In the heart of the Old Town, this is one of Prague’s most THE BARTERED BRIDE Smetana Jan 1, 26, Feb 13, Mar 20 RUSALKA Dvorak Jan 3, Feb 28, Mar 13 famous landmarks with 86 rooms and suites in art nouveau style. Room amenities include: satellite TV, safe, minibar, LA TRAVIATA Verdi Jan 2, Feb 19, Apr 5, LA TRAVIATA Verdi Jan 7, Feb 8, Mar 15 hairdryer; Hotel facilities: restaurant, café & bar, lift, wellness May 24 RIGOLETTO Verdi Jan 11, Feb 13, 20, Mar 6 & spa centre. MACBETH Verdi Jan 4, Feb 16 DIE FLEDERMAUS J Strauss Jan 12, 31, Feb 21, Mar 14, LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 5, Feb 22 Jun 21 AIDA Verdi Jan 6, Feb 10 NABUCCO Verdi Jan 13, Mar 8, Jun 17 HOTEL ARIA 5 star This musically themed hotel has 52 unique rooms each in MADAME BUTTERFLY Puccini Jan 8, Feb 11 HANSEL AND GRETEL Humperdinck Jan 14, Feb 5, Mar 5, the style of a musician or composer. The hotel houses a private Apr 2, May 14, Jun 18 THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN collection of Art Deco and original masterpieces by Chagall, Janaceck Jan 11, Feb 22 ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod Feb 7, 19, Mar 7, 19 Picasso, Braque and Dali. Room amenities include: flat-screen FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEATH IL TROVATORE Verdi Feb 14, 27, Mar 20 TV, internet access, bathrobes, a music bank, hair dryers, safe, Janaceck Jan 16, 18 minibar and air conditioning. Further Hotel facilities: a music TOSCA Puccini Jan 28, 29, Feb 3, salon and library, winter garden lounge, restaurant and bar. Mar 4, 17, Apr 19, Jun 1 ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano Jan 30, Feb 8, Jun 15, 25 THEATRE OF THE ESTATES Jan 17 – Nov 17 HOTEL ESPLANADE 5 star CARMEN Bizet Jan 12, 25, Feb 1, 27 Languages: Original Surtitles: English and Czech A few steps from Wenceslas Square and the State Opera RUSALKA Dvorak Feb 18, 20 House, the Hotel Esplanade has 74 elegant and comfortable THE NIGHTINGALE/IOLANTA rooms. Room amenities include: mini-bar, satellite TV and Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky Feb 21, Mar 10, 16 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Jan 4, 10, 22, Feb 14, safe. Hotel facilities: bar and restaurant. KLUGE/DER MOND Orff Feb 28, Mar 6, Apr 23 Mar 8,13 JULIETTE (THE KEY TO DREAMS) THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Mozart Jan 5, 13, 31, Feb 23, Mar 7, 19 GRAND HOTEL BOHEMIA 5 star Martinu Mar 22, 31, Apr 3, 12 The Grand Hotel Bohemia is a distinguished hotel in the heart THE MAGIC FLUTE Mozart Jan 8, 17, Feb 2, 26, of Prague with 78 rooms. Located next to the Powder Tower all Mar 7, 28 major points of interest are within easy walking distance, with LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Jan 19, Feb 5, Mar 24, Wenceslas Square and the Old Town Hall just a step away. Jun 16 Room amenities include: safe, mini-bar, satellite TV and hairdryer. Hotel facilities: restaurant, coffee shop and bar.

“The opera houses lived up to our high expectations, HOTEL METEOR PLAZA 5 star This is a comfortable and popular 88 room hotel in the historic while the performances exceeded them.” city centre dating from the 14th century. Room amenities include: TV and radio, mini-bar, tea and coffee set, hairdryer, Mr S, East Sussex safe. Hotel facilities: cocktail lounge, bar, gym, spa, restaurant.

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THE LOUVRE, PARIS

PARIS À LA CARTE Paris offers a wonderful range of performances in its diverse and remarkable venues. From the intricate grandeur of the Palais Garnier to the uncompromisingly modern ACCOMMODATION interior of the Opéra de Bastille, there is something to suit every palate. HOTEL PAVILLON DE LA REINE 4 star superior A luxurious hotel in the Place des Vosges, a few minutes walk from the Opéra Bastille, decorated with fine furnishings and elegant fixtures as a home-from-home. The 56 rooms have airconditioning, cable TV, mini-bar. Hotel facilities: a flowered OPÉRA BASTILLE Jan 17 – Jul 17 PALAIS GARNIER Jan 17 – Jul 17 courtyard, “honesty bar”, breakfast room and lounge.

Languages: Original Surtitles: French Languages: Original Surtitles: French HOTEL BEDFORD 4 star This superb hotel is located in a quiet street just a short LOHENGRIN Wagner Jan 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Jan 26, 28, 31, Feb 4, 7, 10, walk from the Paalais Garnier. It has been owned and Feb 2, 5m, 8, 11, 15, 18 13, 16, 19m managed by the Berrut family for more than 80 years and DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 23, 26, 28, 29m, 31, TROMPE-LA-MORT Francesconi Mar 16, 18, 25, 30, is a long time favourite of our clients. All 146 rooms are Feb 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, Apr 2m, 5 furnished to a very high standard. Room amenities include: 17, 20, 21, 23 BÉATRICE ET BÉNÉDICT Berlioz Mar 24 air conditioning, direct dial telephone, satellite TV, mini-bar, LES FÊTES D’HÉBÉ Rameau Mar 22, 23, 25 private safe and hairdryer. Hotel facilities: restaurant LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Jun 10, 14, 17, 20, 23, 25m, serving breakfast and lunch; Le Relais bar/grill for lunch LA FILLE DE NEIGE Rimski-Korsakov Apr 15, 17m, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30, Jul 2, 6, 8, 11, 13 30m, May 3 and light suppers. WOZZECK Berg Apr 26, 29, May 2, 5, 9, 12, 15 HOTEL QUEEN MARY 3 star superior EUGÈNE ONÉGUINE Tchaikovski May 16, 19, 22, 25, 28m, 31, A small, charming, 36-room hotel in a quiet location close Jun 3, 6, 11m, 14 to the Madeleine and the Palais Garnier. Room amenities include: cable TV, hairdryer, safe, mini-bar and movie channels. Hotel facilities: breakfast room, small bar, flowered patio and lift.

HOTEL PARIS BASTILLE 3 star PALAIS GARNIER MONTMARTRE Facing the Opéra Bastille, this comfortable hotel has 31 rooms decorated with warm wood and fabrics. Room amenities include: All rooms have air conditioning, mini-bar, safe and satellite TV. Hotel facilities: The hotel has a bar for relaxing before or after the opera.

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THE BRANDENBURG GATE

BERLIN À LA CARTE Productions at Berlin’s three principal opera houses are often distinctive and always memorable. The Deutsche Oper and the Staatsoper (with all performances taking place in the Schiller Theatre AccommodationACCOMMODATION due to renovations at the Staatsoper) form the hub of the city’s international opera scene, while the THE REGENT 5 star superior Overlooking Gendarmenmarkt square, the Regent Berlin Komische Oper maintains the tradition of presenting challenging theatrical stagings in the vernacular. offers elegant rooms and excellent restaurants only a few minutes walk from the Staatsoper and Komische Oper. The 195 elegant, spacious guest rooms have air conditioning, STAATSOPER IM SCHILLER THEATRE Jan 17 – Jul 17 DEUTSCHE OPER Jan 17 – Jul 17 bathrobes, mini-bar and free high-speed internet access. Hotel facilities: health club with sauna and swimming pool, Languages: Original Surtitles: English and German/Czech Languages: Original Surtitles: German restaurants and lounge bar.

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 1, Feb 9, 16, Apr 17, HANSEL AND GRETEL Humperdinck Jan 1 HOTEL PALACE BERLIN 5 star 21, 23 LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 3, 6 This hotel is located next to the Zoological gardens and KING ARTHUR Purcell Jan 15, 17, 19, 21, 22 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 7, Mar 24, Apr 22, Jul 8 about 5 minutes in a taxi to Im Schiller and about 10 minutes TOSCA Puccini Feb 10, 12, 17, 19 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Jan 8 in a taxi to Deutsche Oper. Room amenities include: air conditioning, Wi-Fi, Minibar, safe, tea and coffee-making LA BOHÈME Puccini Feb 11, 15, 24 NABUCCO Verdi Jan 12, 14, 25, 28, Jun 8, 11 TANNHÄUSER Wagner Feb 26, Mar 5, 19 facilities. Hotel facilities: own restaurant “First floor” SALOME R Strauss Jan 13, 20 (which has had many good reviews and holds a Michelin ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R Strauss Mar 4, 9, 11, 18 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Jan 15, 21, 26 star), wellness area with sauna, solarium, Jacuzzi and a MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Mar 20, 23, 25 TANNHÄUSER Wagner Jan 27, Feb 12, Mar 12, 18 swimming pool along with a gymnasium. PARSIFAL Wagner Apr 8, 14 DIE HUGENOTTEN Meyerbeer Jan 29, Feb 4 DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Strauss Apr 9, 13, 16 LOHENGRIN Wagner Feb 2, 5 WYNDHAM BERLIN EXCELSIOR 4 star DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Strauss Apr 9, 13, 16 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Feb 13, 18 Located in the Charlottenburg district and an 8-minute walk from the Kurfürstendamm shopping street. Offers air- LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Apr 22, 25, 28, 30, May 2, 4 FAUST Gounod Feb 23, Mar 2, 5, 10 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Apr 27, 29, May 3, 5, 7 conditioned and soundproofed rooms with flat-screen TVs, COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Feb 25, Mar 11 minibars, safes and hot drinks facilities. Guests can enjoy fine IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini May 6, 13, 18, 20, 30 TOD IN VENEDIG Britten Mar 19, 22, 25, Apr 23, 28 international cuisine in the elegant FRANKE Brasserie. Drinks DON CARLO Verdi May 14, 17, 21 DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner Apr 1, 13 and snacks are served in the FRANKE Bar and Lounge. Apple MACBETH Verdi May 25, 28, 31 DIE WALKÜRE Wagner Apr 2, 14 computers with free internet are provided in the Excelsior’s LA DAMNATION DE FAUST Berlioz May 27, Jun 1, 4, 9, 11 spacious lobby along with a library. There is also a fitness SIEGFRIED Wagner Apr 5, 15 centre, steam room and sauna. The hotel is a 5-minute walk KATJA KABANOWA Janacek Jun 14, 18, 22, 25 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner Apr 9, 17 from the restaurants and bars of Savignyplatz, and also the LES PÊCHEURS Bizet Jun 24, 30, Jul 2, 4 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Apr 21, 30 Zoologischer Garten Station. JAKOB LENZ Rihm Jul 5, 8, 10, 12, 14 LA RONDINE Puccini Apr 29, May 1, 6 DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner May 7, 11, 16, 20, Jun 4, 10 KANTHOTEL 4 star ANDREA CHENIER Giordano May 13, 17, 21, 25 The Best Western Kanthotel, situated in Berlin city centre, is DER LIEBESTRANK Donizetti May 23, 27 very convenient for the Deutsche Oper. Their 70 rooms are equipped with telephone, satellite TV, hairdryer, mini-bar, BILLY BUDD Britten May 24. 26, Jun 2 “The planning of the holiday radio and desk. Hotel facilities: bar and garage. was meticulous and excellent. TOSCA Puccini May 28 TURANDOT Puccini Jun 3, 9, 22 Thank you.” BORIS GODUNOW Mussorgski Jun 17, 23, 27, Jul 1, 4, 7 DON CARLO Verdi Jun 24, 29, Jul 2, 6 Mr D, Glasgow

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SEMPEROPER DRESDEN

DRESDEN À LA CARTE Dresden is a beautiful and distinguished city, with celebrated art museums and architectural treasures. The famous Semper Oper theatre dominates the Theaterplatz on the River Elbe, AccommodationACCOMMODATION forming the centrepiece of the historic old city. The Semper Oper is particularly associated KEMPINSKI HOTEL TASCHENBERGPALAIS 5 star A deluxe property, housed in a rebuilt 18th century Baroque with Wagner, Weber and Richard Strauss, all of whom worked in Dresden. palace, situated in the historic centre and across the road from the Semporoper and close to “Church of our Lady” Cathedral. The hotel has three restaurants, a café and also a SEMPEROPER Jan 17 – Jul 17 bar. There is also a spa offering various treatments, an indoor swimming pool and a fitness area. Languages: Original Surtitles: German

RADISSON SAS GEWANDHAUS HOTEL 5 star DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauß Jan 1, 5 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Mar 20, 24, Apr 19, 28, Located in the historic city centre, the Gewandhaus is built LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN May 6, 8 around a spacious glass-domed inner court surrounded by Offenbach Jan 2, 7 LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart Apr 5, 14, 27 restaurant, bar and lobby lounge. Hotel facilities: All 94 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 3, 6, 12, Feb 1, 2, 8, DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Apr 15, 18, 24, 30, luxurious rooms are decorated in Biedermeier style with marble Jul 2, 8 Mozart May 5, 15, 19, Jun 9, 11 bathrooms, air conditioning, iron, tea and coffee making DER FREISCHÜTZ Weber Jan 4, 8, 13, 20 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Apr 16, 22 facilities, hairdryer and mini-bar. Further hotel facilities include: indoor pool, sauna, solarium and fitness room. LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 15, Feb 10, Jun 4, 8, 10 COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Apr 17, 26 ALLES SCHWINDEL Spoliansky Jan 20, 21, 24, 26, 28 LOHENGRIN Sciarrino Apr 28, 30, May 1 SIEGFRIED Wagner Jan 22, 26, 29 DER WILDSCHÜTZ Lortzing May 10, 16, 25 THE WESTIN BELLEVUE HOTEL DRESDEN 4 star superior This hotel is set among pretty gardens on the Elbe CARMEN Bizet Jan 23, 25, 27, Jun 16, 18, DIE LUSTIGE WITWE Lehár May 22, 31, Jun 19, 21 23, 27 Embankment, directly across the beautiful Augustusbrücke THE GREAT GATSBY Harbison May 29, 30, Jun 1 bridge from Dresden’s Baroque district. It has a spa with RIGOLETTO Verdi Feb 17, 19, Mar 31, Apr 2, 8 DIE PASSAGIERIN Weinberg Jun 24, 30, Jul 5, 9 120 m² pool, saunas and a gym. Elegant rooms and suites OTELLO Verdi Feb 23, 26, Mar 1, 5, CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI with floor-to-ceiling windows and a flat-screen TV are May 11, 13, 28 Pietro Mascagni/ provided at the 4-star-superior Westin Bellevue Dresden. DAS SCHLAUE FÜCHSLEIN Ruggero Leoncavallo Jun 29, Jul 4, 6 Decorated in soft cream colours, rooms feature a safe and Janáček Feb 25, 28, Mar 11 a bathroom with bathtub and shower. A rich breakfast is FAUST Busoni Mar 19, 25, Apr 20, 23, served in the Palais Restaurant with terrace. Mediterranean May 7 cuisine and river views are offered by the elegant Canaletto restaurant. Guests can enjoy cocktails in the Café-Bar Pöppelmann. The grand BellAcqua spa features a Finnish SEMPEROPER DRESDEN FRAUENKIRCHE DRESDEN sauna, steam sauna and solarium. Guests can book Ayurvedic massages and beauty treatments. A 2-minute walk away, the Neustädter Markt tram stop provides a direct connection to Dresden Central Station. Semperoper Opera House and the Zwinger palace are just over a 10-minute walk away.

HILTON HOTEL 4 star An excellent hotel in the heart of the Old Town next to the Frauenkirche and beside the river Elbe, and just a few moments walk to the Semperoper and Zwinger Museums. All 333 rooms and suites were completely refurbished in 2003. Hotel facilities: coffee shops, bars and several themed restaurants, Living Well Health Club and swimming pool. Room amenities include: air conditioning, cable TV, hairdryer, mini-bar and safe.

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ST MARK’S BASILICA

MUNICH À LA CARTE Munich is home to the Bavarian State Opera which is housed at the National Theatre; Germany’s largest opera house. Over 30 different operas, spanning AccommodationACCOMMODATION four centuries, are performed here each season, alongside ballet and concert KEMPINSKI HOTEL VIER JAHRESZEITEN 5 star A stunning, luxurious hotel located in the heart of Munich, performances to appeal to all tastes. and only a few minutes walk from the Bavarian State Opera House. 316 air-conditioned rooms. Room amenities include: safe, mini bar, bathrobe, cable TV and hairdryer. Hotel BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER – NATIONAL THEATRE Jan 17 – Jul 17 facilities: swimming pool, solarium, fitness centre, 24-hour room service, gourmet restaurant and bar. Languages: Original Surtitles: German

HOTEL PLATZL 4 star superior DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 1, 4, Jul 6, 8 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner Apr 13, 17, 21 A favourite of Travel for the Arts’ clients, this hotel has DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauß Jan 2, 5, 8 ROBERTO DEVEREUX Donizetti Apr 16, 22, 27 165 rooms and is located in the heart of the Old Town just CARMEN Bizet Jan 7, 10, 13 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Apr 26, 29, May 2, 2 minutes walk from the Bavarian State Opera House. Room DON CARLO Verdi Jan 15, 19, 22 Jun 27, 29 amenities include: air conditioning, mini bar, cable TV, radio, minibar, hairdryer. We recommend the Comfort Rooms. SOUTH POLE Srnka Jan 18, 21, 23 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini May 6, 9, 12 GUILLAUME TELL Rossini May 7, 10, 14, 17 Hotel facilities: sauna, steam bath, fitness room, BORIS GODUNOW Mussorgsky Jan 26, 29, Feb 1 restaurant and bar. SEMIRAMIDE Rossini Jan 29m, Feb 12, 15, 18, TANNHÄUSER Wagner May 7m, 21, 25, 28, 23, 26, Mar 3, Jul 21, 24 Jun 4, 8, Jul 9 DER ROSENKAVALIER Strauss Feb 5, 8, 11 NABUCCO Verdi May 20, 24, 27, 30, Jul 15 HOTEL AN DER OPER 3 star LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Jun 1, 3, 7, 10 In the winding lanes and boulevards of Munich’s Old Town, ELEKTRA Strauss Feb 10, 13, 17 this convenient hotel is only a short walk from the State UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi Jun 11, 14, 17 DER FEURIGE ENGEL Prokofjew Feb 19, 22, 25 Opera, as the name suggests. Room amenities include: ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano Feb 26m, Mar 12, 15, 18, RUSALKA Dvořák Jun 15, 18, 23, 25 refrigerator, radio and TV. Hotel facilities: Breakfast room. 22, 30, Apr 2, Jul 28, 31 DIE GEZEICHNETEN Schreker Jun 18m, Jul 1, 4, 7, 11 The 68 rooms on 5 floors. JENŮFA Janáček Mar 5, 8, 11, Jul 14 DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Strauss Jul 2, 5 FALSTAFF Verdi Mar 13, 17, 19 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti Jul 13, 16 DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Jul 19, 23 Mozart Mar 24, 30m, 31 LADY MACBETH VON MZENSK ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Strauss Mar 26, 29, Apr 1 Schostakowitsch Jul 22 COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Apr 12, 15, 18 LA FAVORITE Donizetti Jul 26, 29 LES CONTES D’HOFFMAN Offenbach Jul 27, 30

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MILAN À LA CARTE La Scala in Milan, or the Teatro alla Scala, is a world-renowned opera house and academy. The world’s finest singers, conductors, directors and dancers AccommodationACCOMMODATION have appeared at La Scala over the last 237 years. Italy’s fashion capital is also GRAND HOTEL ET DE MILAN 5 star Set in the very heart of the fashion and business a thriving centre of gastronomic, architectural and historical delights. districts, the Grand Hotel et de Milan is at the crossroads of Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga, only steps away from La Scala. Each of the 75 guest rooms is individually PIAZZA DUOMO TEATRO ALLA SCALA Jan 17 – Nov 17 designed and decorated. Hotel facilities: Caruso restaurant, Don Carlos Restaurant offering post-theatre meals and Languages: Original Seat-back titles: Multilingual Falstaff bar; fitness room and two lounges.

MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Jan 3, 8 HOTEL DE LA VILLE 4 star superior DON CARLO Verdi Jan 17, 22, 26, 29, Feb 1, This hotel is right in the heart of Milan, a few minutes 4, 8, 12 walk from the Duomo Cathedral, La Scala Opera House FALSTAFF Verdi Feb 2, 5, 7, 10, 15, 17, and fashionable Via Montenapoleone. All rooms have 19, 21 wooden furnishings using fine fabrics and Italian marble LA TRAVIATA Verdi Feb 28, Mar 3, 5, 9, 11, 14 in bathrooms. Hotel facilities: air conditioning, lift, bar, restaurant, oyster bar, fitness club, swimming pool and DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Wagner Mar 16, 19, 23, 26, 30, solarium with view to the Duomo. Room amenities include: Apr 2, 5 hairdryer, mini-bar, cable TV, safe. ANNA BOLENA Donizetti Mar 31, Apr 4, 8, 11, 14, 20, 23 LA GAZZA LADRA Rossini Apr 12, 15, 18, 22, 26, 29, May 2, 5, 7 DON GIOVANNI Mozart May 6, 9, 12, 14, 17, 19, 28, 31, Jun 3 LA BOHÈME Puccini Jun 7, 10, 13, 15, 20, 30, Aug 3, 5 DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart Jun 17, 19, 21, 27, 29, Jul 1 HANSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck Sep 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 21, 24 TAMERLANO Handel Sep 12, 19, 22, 25, 27, 30, Oct 4 DER FREISCHÜTZ von Weber Oct 10, 13, 17, 20, 23, 26, 30, Nov 2 NABUCCO Verdi Oct 24, 27, 31, Nov 4, 7, 11, 16, 19 TI VEDO, TI SENTO, MI PERDO Sciarrino Nov 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 26

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VENICE À LA CARTE Venice once boasted seven full-time opera houses and was home to many famous composers. This enchanting city still hosts countless arts festivals throughout the AccommodationACCOMMODATION year and its opera house La Fenice, or The Phoenix, is one of the most legendary HOTEL EUROPA & REGINA 5 star Located on the Grand Canal of Venice, The Westin landmarks in the history of Italian theatre. Europa & Regina, is a picturesque escape, just a few steps from Piazza San Marco and a short walk to Teatro la Fenice. Housed in a magnificently restored historical building TEATRO LA FENICE Jan 17 – Oct 17 TEATRO MALIBRAN Feb 17 – Sep 17 the hotel has restaurant and bar, 24-hour room service, and air conditioning. Rooms have bathrobes, rich fabrics, mini Languages: Original Languages: Original bar, safe and hairdryer. Seat-back titles: Italian, English or German Seat-back titles: Italian, English or German HOTEL SAVOIA E JOLANDA 4 star TANNHÄUSER Wagner Jan 20, 24, 28, Feb 1, 5 GINA Cilea Feb 10, 12, 18, 21, 23 This hotel is located in central Venice in front of the Lagoon, LA BOHÈME Puccini Feb 16, 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, GIULIETTA E ROMEO Zingarelli Mar 8, 9, 10, 11 a few minutes walk from St Mark’s Square. Rooms are 26, 28, Mar 1, 2 equipped with hair dryers, air conditioning, satellite TV, L’AUMENTO Chailly Apr 26, 27, 28 mini-bar and safe. The hotel has a terrace bar/restaurant CARMEN Bizet Mar 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, CEFALO E PROCRI/LA FAVOLA on the waterfront and indoor restaurant. 31, Apr 1, 2, 4 DI ORFEO Dittico Sep 29, Oct 1, 3, 5, 7 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti Apr 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, May 2 LA TRAVIATA Verdi May 19, 24, 26, 28, 30, Jun 1, 3, Jul 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Aug 26, 30, Sep 2, 6, 12, 14, 15, 21, 22, 24 THE GRAND CANAL IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini May 23, 25, 27, 31, Jun 4, 6 ORFEO Monteverdi Jun 16, 17, 18 IL RITORNO DI ULISSE IN PATRIA Monteverdi Jun 20 L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA Monteverdi Jun 21 LA SONNAMBULA Bellini Jun 30, Jul 2, 4, 6, 8 L’ARTE DEL FUOCO IN MUSICA Plessi Jul 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Aug 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Aug 25, 27, 29, Sep 5, 13, 17, 19, 23 L’OCCASIONE FA IL LADRO Rossini Sep 3, 7, 10, 16, 20, 23 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Oct 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26

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BUDAPEST A LA CARTE Few European cities can rival Budapest’s impressive setting across the banks of the famous Danube River. Its architecture is fascinating and the richly-decorated, neo-Renaissance AccommodationACCOMMODATION Hungarian National Opera House, commissioned by Emperor Franz Joseph of the Austro- FOUR SEASONS HOTEL GRESHAM PALACE 5 star ­­­The Four Seasons Gresham Palace Hotel is an Art Nouveau Hungarian Empire, and it is a must-see for any visitor to Budapest today. landmark, with wonderful views over the Danube and hills of Buda. Room amenities include: mini bar, satellite TV and hairdryers. Hotel facilities: restaurant, bar, spa, swimming HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA Jan 17 – Jul 17 ERKEL THEATRE Jan 17 – Jul 17 pool and 24-hour room service.

Languages: Original Seat-back titles: Hungarian/German Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English and German LE MERIDIEN HOTEL 5 star This hotel is in the heart of the city, just minutes from the Old LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 5, 7 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 5, 6, 8 Town, castle district and Danube River. The hotel has its own DIE FLEDERMAUS J Strauss Jan 4, 6, 7, 8 DAS LIEBESVERBOT Wagner Jan 12, 14 restaurant Le Bourbon and also the Atrium Café. There is also LOVE AND OTHER DEMONS Eötvös Jan 25, 27, 29, Feb 2, 5, 8, SLY Wolf-Ferrari Jan 13, 15 an indoor swimming pool and also a health club with May 25, 27 AIDA Verdi Jan 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam bath. This hotel is within ten ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano Feb 7, 9 10, 11, 12, 23, 26 28, 29 minutes walk of the State Opera House. THE QUEEN OF SPADES Tchaikovsky Mar 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Feb 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 SIEGFRIED Wagner Mar 16, 19, 23, 26, Apr 2 CARMEN Bizet Feb 5, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19 HOTEL K & K OPERA 4 star L’ISOLA DISABITATA Haydn Mar 18, 19, 25, 26 DON PASQUALE Donizetti Feb 12, 16, 18, 19, 25, 26 This hotel is a popular, modern hotel a step away from the HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ Erkel Mar 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 Hungarian State Opera House. Room amenities include: OTELLO Verdi Mar 21, 22, 24, 25, 30, 31, satellite tv, safe, hairdyer, mini-bar. Hotel facilities: Apr 1 THE GYPSY BARON J Strauss Mar 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, Apr 1, 2 bar/bistro, restaurant, health club. PARSIFAL Wagner Apr 11, 14, 17 NABUCCO Verdi Apr 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 SAINT MATTHEW PASSION Bach/Bartholdy Apr 12, 13, 15 BÁNK BÁN Erkel May 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Jun 16 WERTHER Massenet Apr 26, 28, 30, May 4, 6 HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA DIE KÖNIGIN VON SABA Goldmark May 18, 20 ELEKTRA R Strauss May 5, 7, 10, 14 DER TENOR Dohnanyi May 25, 27 THE MAGIC CUPBOARD Farkas May 12, 14 LEANDER AND LINSEED Tallér May 27, 28 THE SPINNING ROOM Kodaly May 28, Jun 3 BLOOD WEDDING Szokolay May 26, 28 HÁRY JÁNOS Kodály Jun 3, 4, 6, 7, 11 PORGY AND BESS Gershwin Jun 23, 25 RIGOLETTO Verdi Jun 13, 15, 17, 21, 23 THE MASTER AND MARGARITA IL TROVATORE Verdi Jun 14, 16, 18, 22, 24 Gyöngyösi Jul 22, 23

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ZURICH

ZURICH À LA CARTE Zurich is a capital city rich in cultural highlights with music at its core. Its Oper Zurich is a small, yet exquisite neo-baroque theatre, situated on AccommodationACCOMMODATION the banks of Lake Zurich, and its concert hall is the celebrated Tonhalle, HOTEL GLOCKENHOF 4 star The Best Western Hotel Glockenhof is located boasting one of the best acoustics in the world. in a classic building, situated in the heart of Zurich and 500 metres from Zurich main station. Once inside the hotel you find contemporary décor with light colours and OPERNHAUS ZURICH Jan 17 – Jul 17 wooden floors. The 91 air-conditioned rooms are stylish and roomy, bright and modern, and also highly individual. Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English Room amenities include: Radio, television, free cable internet and WIFI, telephone, hair-dryer and coffee machine. Hotel facilities: two restaurants serving Swiss specialities, MESSA DA REQUIEM Verdi Jan 1, 8m, 13 international cuisine and vegetarian dishes, appealing ALCINA Handel Jan 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 garden with terrace. DIE ZAUBERER VON OZ Valtinoni Jan 2m, Jan 21m, 27, 29m, Feb 5m LADY MABCETH OF MTSENSK HOTEL OPERA 4 star Shostakovich Jan 7, 14 This charming hotel is located in the heart of Zurich opposite the opera house. The shopping area of Bahnhofstrasse is MÉDÉE Chapentier Jan 22, 26, 28, 31, Feb 3, 5, 8, 12m, 18 nearby along with a number of excellent restaurants. Room amenities include: Multimedia flatscreen television with over LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti Feb 4, 7, 10, 12, 15, 19m 100 national and international channels (including news OREST Trojahn Feb 26, Mar 2, 7, 10, 12, channels), Satellite Pay TV, Laptop sized safe, Mini-bar Hotel 19m, 24 facilities: restaurant, Wi-Fi. OTELLO Verdi Mar 5, 8, 12m, 16, 19, 23 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Mar 11, 15, 17, 26m, 31 HOTEL AMBASSADOR 4 star WERTHER Massenet Apr 2, 5, 8, 11, 17, 20, 23, OPER ZURICH Hotel Ambassador is centrally located in the heart of Zurich 27, 30 and just around the corner from the opera house. The hotel DER SCHAUSPIELDIRECKTOR Mozart Apr 7, 8, 11, 21 has undergone a major renovation whilst still retaining its L’ELISIR D’AMORE Donizetti Apr 7, 9, 12, 17, 21 original character and charm. Room amenities include: LA BOHÈME Puccini Apr 15, 19, 22, 29, Nespresso coffee machine with a wide selection of coffee and May 6, 10 tea, fleecy bath robe and slippers, cosmetic products from the MACBETH Verdi Apr 23m, May 5, 9, 13, Sutton&Foster line, individually regulated air-conditioning 24, 26 system Hotel facilities: restaurant, Wi-Fi. L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES /L’HEURE ESPAGNOLE Ravel May 4, 6, 10, 12, 14m THE FIERY ANGEL Prokofiev May 7, 11, 14, 25, 28m, 31, Jun 2 “Very good performances and ORLANDO PALADINO Haydn May 16, 18, 21m, 25m, Jun 3 seats, just what I had asked for, UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi Jun 7, 11m, 14, 17, 20, 24 DER LAND DES LÄCHELNS Lehar Jun 18, 21, 25, 29, don’t know how you do it!” Jul 2m, 6, 9, 13 OPERNHAUS ZURICH C. DOMINIC BÜTTNER Mr D, Kent LOHENGRIN Wagner Jul 4, 8, 12, 16 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Jul 7, 9m, 11, 14

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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA C. DIGONIS

NEW YORK À LA CARTE The Metropolitan Opera continuously attracts some of the most creative and talented artists from around the world, and no opera company offers a broader or more diverse AccommodationACCOMMODATION repertoire year after year. Its home, the Lincoln Centre, is just one of the many cultural THE CARLYLE Deluxe A timeless classic! The Carlyle is superbly located on venues which must be explored when visiting this unforgettable city. Madison Avenue and approximately 15 minutes walk to the Lincoln Center. Room amenities include: All rooms are beautifully furnished in Louis XVI style and include hairdryer, THE METROPOLITAN OPERA Jan 17 – May 17 bathrobes, dataport connection and full mini-bar. Hotel facilities include: sauna, 24-hour room service, restaurant Languages: Original Surtitles: Multilingual and bar. The hotel has just 179 rooms and suites, the Café Carlyle is pure MGM classic with outstanding talent THE MAGIC FLUTE Mozart Jan 2, 5 (including Woody Allen, Eartha Kitt) who regularly appear. NABUCCO Verdi Jan 3, 7m7m ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod Jan 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, JUMEIRAH ESSEX HOUSE Deluxe 21m, 25, 28, Mar 3, 8, The elegant Essex House Hotel is a well-known feature 11, 15, 18m of Manhattan. Situated on Central Park South, within LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 6, 11, 14m easy reach of the Lincoln Center and mid-town Manhattan. LA BABBIERE DI SIVIIGLIA Rossini Jan 9, 13, 18, 21, 24, 28m, Room amenities include: The Art Deco style rooms offer Feb 1, 4, 8, 11 internet access, cable TV, hairdryer, mini-bar and safe. CARMEN Bizet Jan 19, 23, 27, 31, Feb 3, 7, Hotel facilities include: health spa, restaurant and bar. 11m, 15, 18 Please ask for a park view room if preferred. RIGOLETTO Verdi Jan 20, 26, 30, Feb 4m, Apr 19, 22, 27 THE WARWICK First Class RUSLAKA Dvořák Feb 2, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25m, Across the street from MoMA in mid-town Manhattan, Mar 2 the Warwick combines style and convenience. The palatial I PURITANI Bellini Feb 10, 14, 18m, 22, 25, 28 midtown Manhattan hotel was commissioned by William WERTHER Massenet Feb 16, 20, 23, 27, Randolph Hearst in 1926 for his paramour, Marion Davies, Mar 4m, 9 to host their many theatrical friends. Room amenities LA TRAVIATA Verdi Feb 24, Mar 1, 4, 7, 11m, include: wireless internet, mini-bar and safe. Hotel facilities: 14, 18, 22, 25, 29, bar, restaurant, fitness center and 24-hour room service. Apr 1, 4, 8m, 11, 14 COLUMBUS CIRCLE DOMENEO Mozart Mar 6, 10, 13, 17, 21, 25m HOTEL PARK CENTRAL First Class FIDELIO Beethoven Mar 16, 20, 24, 28, The Hotel Park Central is located in the heart of Apr 1m, 5, 8 mid-town Manhattan directly across from Carnegie Hall. AIDA Verdi Mar 23, 27, 31, Apr 6, 10, Room amenities First Class include: direct dial speaker 15m, 20 phones, voicemail, dataport, iron, hairdryer and safe. EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovosky Mar 30, Apr 3, 7, 12, 15, We recommend the special concierge rooms. 18, 22m DER ROSENKAVALIER Strauss Apr 13, 17, 21, 24, 28, May 1, 5, 9, 13m “Both my friend and I enjoyed our à DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner Apr 25, 29m, May 4, 8, 12 la Carte holiday with Travel for the DON GIOVANNI Mozart Apr 26, 29, May 3, 6, 11 Arts – it could not have been better.” CYRANO DE BERGERAC Alfano May 2, 6m, 10, 13 Mrs S, West Sussex

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As bonded members of ABTA, when you buy a 56 - 42 days...... 40% of tour price package holiday from us that does not include a flight, then financial protection is provided by way 41-31 days...... 65% of tour price of our ABTA bond, as per the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations 1992. 30 – day of travel...... 100% of tour price 2. TO MAKE A BOOKING 4.4 No refund will be given after the commencement of travel except at our discretion. Please note that if the reason for your cancellation is covered under the terms of your insurance policy then you 2.1 When you make a booking you must complete the Booking Form accepting on your own behalf may be able to reclaim these charges. and on behalf of all your party (for whom you have authority to accept) the terms of these Booking Conditions and pay a deposit of the amount per person specified in the relevant brochure, or in the 5. ALTERATIONS AND CANCELLATION BY US case of an independent holiday, the amount specified in writing by our staff at the time of booking, 5.1 It is possible that we may have to make changes to your holiday as the arrangements are plus insurance premium and any additional performance tickets ordered. A contract will exist planned many months in advance. Occasionally changes may be made, and we reserve the right to when we issue our confirmation invoice. Your contract will consist of these Booking Conditions, the do so at any time. Most of these changes are minor and we will advise you at the earliest possible completed Booking Form and the contents of the relevant brochure. Where you have provided us date. Flight timings and carriers in the promotional literature are subject to change as a result of with card payment details in the Booking Form as your payment method for the deposit (and any insurance premium and additional performance tickets), we shall take payment from your card at airline procedures which are beyond our control. Flight timings in the promotional literature are the time we issue our confirmation invoice to you. for guidance only. Actual times will be given on your ticket. In accordance with EU Regulations we are required to advise you of the actual carrier operating the flight, connecting flight (if any) and 2.2 The contract is governed by English law and the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. transfer. The potential carriers likely to be used are as set out in the promotional literature. Any changes to the actual airline after you have received your tickets will be notified to you as soon as The balance of the price of your holiday must be paid at least 8 weeks before the departure 2.3 possible and in all cases at check-in or at the boarding gate. Such a change will be deemed as a date. If the balance is not paid in time, we reserve the right to cancel your holiday and retain your minor change. Other minor changes include alteration of your outward/return flights by less than deposit. If you paid your deposit by card and wish to authorise us to take payment of the balance 12 hours, changes to aircraft type, change of accommodation to another of the same standard. on or just after the due date for payment using the same card, you may do so by ticking the relevant box in the Booking Form. 5.2 If a major change becomes necessary, we will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if there is time before departure. When a major change occurs you will have the choice of either accepting 2.4 We make no charge if you pay by cheque, Barclays Connect, Debit card or by electronic transfer. However, should you choose to make payment by Visa, Mastercard or American Express, we will the change of arrangements, accepting an offer of available alternative travel arrangements of make a charge of 2% of the total price of the holiday. comparable standard from us or cancelling your holiday and receiving a full refund of all monies paid. 3. WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE 5.3 We reserve the right in any circumstances to cancel your holiday. For example, if the minimum 3.1 We reserve the right to alter the prices of any of the holidays shown in the promotional number of people required for a particular travel arrangement is not reached, we reserve the right literature. The current price of the holiday will be notified to you before your contract is confirmed. to cancel the tour up to 70 days in advance. In this case we offer the choice of an alternative tour of comparable standard, if available (we will refund any price difference if the alternative is of a lower 3.2 All Travel for the Arts tours are inclusive of the following: value), or a full refund of all monies paid. In other circumstances we will not cancel your holiday Round trip Economy Class air travel on scheduled or charter airline(s) specified (aircraft type less than 56 days before the scheduled departure date except for reasons of Force Majeure or your not known when going to press) including local airport taxes and security charges; or Eurostar failure to pay the final balance. If it is necessary to cancel your travel arrangements then we will pay Passenger Service. to you compensation in accordance with Clause 5.4 below. Hotel accommodation at the hotels shown in the relevant promotional literature (or similar grade) 5.4 If it is necessary to cancel your holiday (except for reasons of Force Majeure) or make a in twin bedded rooms with private bathroom or shower and w.c. Double rooms and single rooms significant change after the date when payment of the balance becomes due, we will in addition are available on request. NB: We are well aware of the considerable distress which can sometimes pay you compensation as follows: be experienced by those travelling alone when “single rooms” do not appear to come up to the standards expected. At all times we strive to overcome this on our clients’ behalf (but can offer no Period before departure within which Compensation guarantees) and sometimes it pays to take double or twin for sole occupancy. notification of change or cancellation is given per person More than 49 days...... Nil Round trip private transfers from airports or local railway stations to hotels. 49 – 42 days ...... £10.00 Hotel service charges and local taxes. 41 – 25 days ...... £20.00 24 – 16 days ...... £30.00 Sightseeing tour programme as detailed in each itinerary including admission charges and guide 15 – 1 days...... £40.00 services. Please note compensation is not payable in the case of minor changes. The compensation offered The services of a Travel for the Arts Tour Manager or local representative. does not exclude you from claiming more if you are entitled to do so. NB: If you have any special requests relating to diet, accommodation and so forth, these must ‘Force Majeure’ means any unusual or unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control, including be made known at the time of booking. We will do our best to comply with them but cannot but not limited to, war, riot, industrial dispute, terrorist activity and its consequences, natural guarantee to do so (also see clause 13 below). or nuclear disaster, fire, adverse weather conditions, epidemics and pandemics, unavoidable 3.3 The price of your travel arrangements can vary due to changes in: transportation costs e.g. fuel, technical problems with transport. scheduled airfares and any other airline surcharges which are part of the contract between airlines (and their agents) and the tour operator; Government action such as increases in VAT or any other 6. TRAVEL DELAY government imposed increases; currency in relation to adverse exchange rate variations. In the We are unable to accept responsibility for expenses incurred as a result of travel delay. For case of any small variation, an amount equivalent to 2% of the price of your travel arrangements, scheduled flights, the individual airline policy will apply. excluding insurance premiums and any amendment charges, will be absorbed by us. You will be charged for the amount over and above that, plus an administration charge of £1.00 per 7. NON-APPEARANCE AND ALTERATIONS TO REPERTOIRE/ITINERARY person. If this means that you have to pay an increase of more than 10% of the price of your travel 7.1 Opera and music lovers will appreciate that performances and artists can be changed without

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HOW TO BOOK Please contact us by telephone (020 8799 8350) - you will speak to one of LATE BOOKINGS If you book within 6 weeks of departure, you will need to provide a credit/ our sales team usually after three rings! If space is available on the tour of your choice you debit card for the full amount of the holiday, or send us a cheque within 24-hours. will be given a 7-day option. We will then require a completed booking form together with your deposit or full payment (see Late Bookings). You must read and agree the Booking TOUR CODE & BOOKING REFERENCE Please include these on the booking form and quote Conditions. your Booking Reference in all subsequent communications.

BOOK EARLY Many of our holidays are taken up very quickly after the brochure launch, when OPENING HOURS are Monday-Friday, 9.30-5.30. The office is closed on UK public holidays. tours appear on our website. Sometimes they are fully booked after appearing as advanced information in our Newsletter.

NAME OF TOUR / À LA CARTE DESTINATION DATES TOUR CODE (e.g. BUD1 or CPH3)

BOOKING REFERENCE

PERSONAL DETAILS (Please show names as they appear on your passport) ROOM TYPE CLUB CLASS Twin, Double or Single Yes or No No. TITLE FIRST NAME FAMILY NAME

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PASSPORT DETAILS (essential for airline ticketing & in case of emergency)

No. D.O.B PASSPORT No. NATIONALITY DATE DATE NAMES AS YOU WISH TO APPEAR ON THE PARTICIPANT LIST OF ISSUE OF EXPIRY (if different from above)

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NB If travelling to the USA you will require a machine-readable passport

ADDRESS (for correspondence) TELEPHONE: (Day)

TELEPHONE: (Eve)

MOBILE:

EMAIL:

FAX:

TELEPHONE: 24-hours pre-departure

SPECIAL NEEDS/FITNESS AND MOBILITY In order to assist us in ensuring you and fellow travellers maximum comfort please indicate below any special requirements or conditions EMERGENCY / NEXT OF KIN: about which we should be aware. (Must be completed at time of booking)

PERSONAL DETAILS (Please show names as they appear on your passport) NAME:

No. AGE WHEELCHAIR ASSISTANCE SPECIAL DIET OTHER ADDRESS:

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3 TEL NO:

4 RELATIONSHIP:

SPECIAL OCCASION If this holiday coincides with a special occasion, please indicate below (e.g. birthday or wedding anniversary)

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AIRPORT PARKING / AIRPORT HOTEL / REGIONAL FLIGHTS Please send me details of: (please tick)

AIRPORT PARKING AIRPORT HOTEL Comments:

AIRPORT LOUNGE DOMESTIC FLIGHT

OPTIONAL OR SUPPLEMENTARY PERFORMANCE TICKETS Please book the following supplementary services

DATE PERFORMANCE REQUIRED OR DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES No. REQUIRED

FINANCIAL METHOD OF PAYMENT No. of Places PER PERSON TOTAL I wish to pay by Debit Card I wish to pay by Credit Card

Deposit (See tour price panel) £ ...... £ ...... I wish to pay by Cheque (Please tick box)

OR Full payment (if booking within 10 weeks of departure) £ ...... £ ......

Supplementary Performance £ ...... £ ...... (NB: Payment by credit card will incur a 2% charge) Tickets / Services* £ ...... £ ...... CARD NO:

TOTAL £ ...... £ ...... NAME ON CARD...... * Payable at time of booking DATE OF ISSUE DATE OF EXPIRY

REDEMPTION OF VOUCHERS If you are redeeming a voucher please attach it to your booking form. Vouchers cannot SECURITY CODE be redeemed retrospectively. ISSUE NO MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS If you are a Friend of Covent Garden, British Friend of the Salzburg Festival or Member Please tick this box if you would like the balance of payment charged to your card of the The Wagner Society of England or New York, please complete details below:

Billing address if different from address overleaf NAME OF ORGANISATION MEMBERSHIP NO.

TRAVEL INSURANCE It is a condition of booking that you have comprehensive travel insurance for all the activities you will be undertaking whilst on holiday – please provide the details below. We can introduce you to an insurance company if you do not have any cover. Full details are shown in our Booking Terms and Conditions.

INSURANCE CO. NAME POLICY NUMBER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TEL No.

DECLARATION

I am over 18 years of age and I have read and understood the booking conditions, Data Protection Policy, general information and travel insurance advice and accept them on behalf of myself and the members of my party.

SIGNATURE: ...... DATE: ......

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notice. Fortunately, this is a rare occurrence but nevertheless disappointing. Every effort is made 10. PASSPORTS, VISAS AND HEALTH to obtain and pass on to you up to date information regarding performances and artists. This 10.1 You and your party’s specific passport, visa and other immigration requirements are your information is based upon details supplied to us by other parties and we cannot guarantee its responsibility and we do not accept responsibility for the validity of your passports or visas or for accuracy or that there will not be further changes to the programme. The non-appearance of an the refusal of visas by the Issuing Authorities. You should therefore confirm these with the relevant artist, cancellation of event or other changes, are entirely outside our control or even the control authorities, Embassies and/or Consulates. We shall not be liable for any loss, expense, cost, of those organising the event. We will always do our utmost to find a suitable alternative in such a damage, injury or loss of enjoyment suffered as a result of such invalidity or loss, including any case and wherever refunds from an event organiser are received we will pass this on to you. responsibility if you cannot travel because you have not complied with such requirements. 7.2 Specific outside events – in the event of adverse weather conditions a full refund of the face 10.2 British subjects require a passport. We will provide information about visas and health value of the performance ticket will be made only if the performance fails to start. If abandonment requirements and can also apply for visas on your behalf for a small fee and handling charge. If occurs after the start, conditions of the ticket purchased prevent any refund. you do not hold a valid EEC passport, please inform us at point of booking. Although we can apply 7.3 Please note that the order of events on itineraries is subject to alteration due to local for any visa on a client’s behalf, we cannot be held responsible for declined visas and normal circumstances, unscheduled closures etc. However, every effort will be made to include all cancellation charges will be levied should this occur. elements of the programme during the tour dates or a suitable alternative which will be notified Higher charges may also be applied to non-British citizens and late applications which will be to you. charged accordingly. For further advice visit the FCO website, www.fco.gov.uk, visit the ABTA 8. OUR LIABILITIES TO YOU website www.abta.com/gotravel or telephone ABTA on 020 3117 0599. 8.1 We accept responsibility for ensuring that the holiday you book with us is supplied as 11. PHYSICAL HANDICAPS AND MOBILITY substantially described by us and the services offered reach a reasonable standard. If any part of Should you suffer from any serious physical handicaps or experience difficulty in walking long your holiday is not provided or improperly performed, we will pay you appropriate compensation distances and tire easily, please do bring this to our attention at the time of booking in order that if this has affected the enjoyment of your holiday. However, we will not be liable where any failure we can provide the necessary assistance at airports and hotels. in the performance of the contract is due to you; or a third party unconnected with the provision of the travel arrangements and whether the failure is unforeseeable or unavoidable; or unusual and 12. COMPLAINTS unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which could not have been 12.1 If you have a problem with your holiday please inform the relevant supplier and our avoided even if all due care had been exercised; or an event which we or our suppliers, even with representative who will endeavour to put things right quickly. If your complaint cannot be resolved due care, could not foresee or forestall. locally, your representative will ask you to make a report, the original of which is for you and a copy 8.2 If an event within the itinerary is cancelled due to Force Majeure within one month prior to the will be forwarded to our Head Office, as detailed on our invoice to you. Please follow this up within event, we reserve the right to refund the cost of the admission ticket to the event only. 28 days of your return home by writing to us giving your original tour reference number and all other relevant information. 8.3 We accept responsibility for the negligent acts and/or omissions of our employees, agents or suppliers. Save for liabilities under clause 8.4 below, our liability to you in all cases (except where 12.2It is unlikely that you will have a complaint that cannot be settled amicably between us. they lead to death, injury or illness) shall be limited to a maximum of two times the cost of the However, disputes arising out of or in connection with this contract which cannot be amicably original travel arrangements. settled, may (if you so wish) be referred to Arbitration under a special scheme, which, though devised by arrangement with ABTA, is administered by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. 8.4 Our liability to you in respect of carriage by air, sea or rail and any provision of accommodation The scheme, details of which can be provided upon request, provides for a relatively simple and will also be limited in a manner provided by the relevant international conventions (for example, inexpensive method of Arbitration on documents alone with restricted liability on the client in the Montreal Convention for travel by air, the Athens Convention for travel by sea, the Berne respect of costs. The Arbitration Scheme does not apply to claims for an amount greater than Convention for travel by rail and the Paris Convention for accommodation), which limit the amount £5,000.00 per person. There is also a limit of £25,000.00 per booking form. Neither does it apply to of compensation that you can claim for death, injury, delay to passengers and loss, damage and claims which are solely in respect of personal injury or illness, or the consequences of such injury delay to luggage. We are to be regarded as having all benefit of any limitation of compensation or illness. However, an amount up to £1,500.00 per person may be awarded within the total claim contained in these or any conventions. Travel by air or sea shall be subject to the general conditions where such claim includes an element of minor illness or personal injury. If requesting Arbitration, of contract of the carrier (the contractual terms of the companies that provide the transportation complaints must be made within 18 months after the schedules date of return from holiday. Full for your travel arrangements are incorporated into this contract), subject to which the tickets details are available from ABTA at 30 Park Street, London SE1 9EQ, or at www.abta.com. are issued. 8.5 If you, or any member of your party, suffers death, illness or injury whilst overseas arising 13. SPECIAL REQUESTS out of activity which does not form part of the inclusive holiday arrangements or excursion Any special requests made on your Booking Form are noted and we do our very best to comply arrangements through us (as per clause 18 below), we shall at our discretion, offer advice, guidance with these wherever possible. However, although we do make every effort to meet your and assistance to help in resolving any claim you may have against a third party. We limit the requirements, we cannot unfortunately give a guarantee. cost of our assistance to you or a member of your party to £5,000.00 in total. Where legal action is contemplated and you want our assistance you must obtain our authority prior to commencement 14. TOUR MANAGERS AND LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES of proceedings. Our consent will be given subject to you undertaking to assign any costs, benefits Wherever possible and practical, our tours are escorted throughout by a representative from the received under any relevant insurance policy to ourselves. UK. On occasions when circumstances dictate, we retain the services of a local representative to meet our clients and to escort them to cities and on excursions accompanied by our local guide. 8.6 If you are prevented from travelling on an aircraft because in the opinion of any person in authority at the airport you appear, by reason of intoxicating liquor or use of drugs, either to be 15. TRAVEL INSURANCE unfit for travel or likely to cause discomfort or disturbance to other passengers, our responsibility It is a condition of these Booking Conditions and your contract with us that you have for your journey, including any return flight thereupon ceases. You must accept responsibility for comprehensive travel insurance cover. your proper conduct and we therefore have the right to terminate our contract in circumstances of serious misconduct by you or any member of your party As a member of ABTA, we are able to introduce you to ABTASure, the only travel insurance recommended by ABTA. ABTASure is arranged by Citybond Suretravel and underwritten by Union 8.7 Under EU law, you have rights in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from Reiseversicherung AG, UK (URV). Specialised Travel, trading as Travel for the Arts, is an Introducer your airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. Full details of these rights Appointed Representative of Citybond Suretravel for the sale of travel insurance and we have will be available at EU airports and will also be available from airlines. However, please note that negotiated discounts on the ABTASure schemes for our clients. reimbursement in such cases does not automatically entitle you to a refund of the cost of your holiday from us. Your right to a refund and/or compensation from us is set out in Clause 5. If any Trip Travel (Single Trip Policies) payments to you are due from us, then if the airline makes payment of these to you then such sum Covering single trips of up to 100 days for those up to 75 or up to 31 days from 76 to 85 years of age, will be deducted from this amount. If your airline does not comply with such rules then you can this policy is ideal for family holidays, weekend breaks, cruises, coach tours, camping or business complain to the Aviation Consumer Advocate Panel on 020 7453 6888 or www.caa.co.uk. travel. NB: This clause does not apply to any separate contracts that you may enter into for excursions or Year Round (Annual Multi-Trip Policies) activities whilst on holiday. With a limit of 50 days for any one trip and with 17 days Winter Sports cover available up to age 65 years, this policy is ideal if you travel frequently for business or leisure. 9. DATA PROTECTION POLICY Referral Code 56275 9.1 In order to process your booking and to ensure your travel arrangements run smoothly and meet your requirements, we need to use the information you provide to us, such as name, address, Please use the above code to receive the premium discounts: contact details and any special needs/dietary requirements. We take reasonable steps to ensure Online at www.abtasure.co.uk for up to 10% that proper security measures are in place to protect your information. By phone on Freephone 0333 207 0603 for 5% 9.2 We must pass the information on to the relevant suppliers of your travel arrangements such as 16. SEVERABILITY airlines, hotels and transportation companies. The information may also be provided to security If any part of these Booking Conditions is held to be invalid, unreasonable or unenforceable, such or credit checking companies, public authorities such as customs and immigration if required portion(s) shall be deemed as severable from these Booking Conditions and the remainder of these by them, or as required by law. Additionally, where a holiday is outside the European Economic Booking Conditions shall remain in full force and effect and enforceable. Area (EEA), controls on Data Protection in your destination may not be as strong as the legal requirements in this country. 17. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS 9.3 We will only pass information on to persons responsible for part of your travel arrangements. Our promotional material is our responsibility, as your tour operator. It is not issued on behalf of, This applies to any sensitive information that you give to us such as details of any disabilities, and does not contain the airlines mentioned herein or any airline whose services are used in the dietary or religious requirements. If we cannot pass this information to the relevant suppliers course of your travel arrangements. whether in the EEA or not, we cannot provide your booking. In making your booking you consent to this information about you and the members of your party being passed on to the relevant persons. 18. EXCURSIONS You are entitled to a copy of the personal information held by us. If you would like to see this, please Excursions or other tours that you may choose to book or pay for whilst you are on holiday are not contact us. We may make a small charge of £10.00 for providing this information to you. part of your package holiday provided by us.

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RETURN TO THE PUCCINI WROCLAW FESTIVAL 11 – 15 May 3 – 6 August Price from £1545 Price from £1775 No single supplement. We return to one Our expert-led tour to the 2017 Puccini of the most beautiful cities in Poland for Festival offers performances of Turandot Rossini’s La Cenerentola and Verdi’s Nabucco and La Rondine in the romantic open-air at the Opera, as well as a concert by the theatre on Lake Massaciucoli. A perfect Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra. tranquil break in the Tuscan countryside. page 7 page 20

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