LIBRETTO TRAVELFOR THE ARTS SPRING 2016 www.travelforthearts.com +44 20 8799 8350 [email protected] welcome to the world of OPERA, DANCE, CLASSICAL MUSIC ARTS HOLIDAYS Welcome to the Spring Libretto of Travel for the Arts, This summer there is the chance to visit two new destinations the UK’s leading opera, classical music and dance – Split in Croatia, and the Black Forest city of Bad Wildbad for holiday specialist, established in 1988 for The Friends their annual Belcanto Opera Festival. A feast of Italy includes of Covent Garden. In this edition we present more new new tours to Parma, Ravenna and, for ballet lovers, Milan. tours for like-minded travellers to the world’s legendary Finally, we return to the ever-popular Wexford Festival Opera opera houses and music festivals. and Stephen Carpenter presents two new chamber music tours in the UK. CONCERT OUTSIDE THE CHURCH OF ST BLAISE AT DUBROVNIK SUMMER FESTIVAL C. DAMIL KALOGJERA SPLIT OPERA ON THE DALMATIAN COAST 10 – 15 July 2016 Tour Code: DBV1 NEW DESTINATION We are delighted to present a new tour to Croatia’s breathtaking Dalmatian Coast. This two-centre holiday begins in historic Dubrovnik, with a Gala concert featuring tenor José Cura outside the picturesque Church of St Blaise. The tour concludes in the bustling and vibrant city of Split, where we attend Puccini’s Turandot at the Gallery Mestrovic, a stunning location beside the Adriatic Sea itself. SUN 10 JUL Morning arrival in Dubrovnik WED 13 JUL Join your guide this morning Programme and transfer to the 5-star Pucić Palace Hotel, a to visit the UNESCO World Heritage city of 11 Jul 21.30 GALA CONCERT Inc traditional boutique hotel situated within the Trogir, set within medieval walls and boasting Tenor: José Cura C: Mladen Tarbuk UNESCO World Heritage Old Town. A drink and a wealth of Renaissance buildings. We then Symphony Orchestra of Croatian canapes will be served on arrival at the hotel, return to Split to visit the historic centre which Radio Television Programme: tbc before a free afternoon to settle in and relax. is based around Diocletian’s palace, a magnificent Venue: In front of the Church of St Blaise Welcome dinner in the hotel or a local restaurant. example of Roman architecture. Afternoon and 14 Jul 21.00 TURANDOT Puccini Inc evening at leisure. Venue: Gallery Mestrovic, Split MON 11 JUL This morning we take a guided walking tour of the Old Town, visiting historic THU 14 JUL Today is free for independent Casting to be confirmed later in 2016. sites including the Franciscan Monastery and exploration of the city. In the evening a farewell Flights: British Airways/Croatia Airlines the Rector's Palace. We also take a cable-car ride dinner will be served in a local restaurant, followed 10 Jul London Gatwick - Dubrovnik dep: 06.50 arr: 10.30 for spectacular views over the city. Afternoon at by the opera performance at the Gallery Mestrovic. 15 Jul Split - London Gatwick dep: 14.05 arr: 15.35 leisure. In the evening walk to the Gala Concert Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other FRI 15 JUL Late morning transfer to the airport for UK airports can be arranged on request. performance in front of the Church of St Blaise in the homeward flight. the heart of the city. Price per person TUE 12 JUL Today we make our way to Split, Tour price £1845 Single room supplement £460 stopping en-route at Ston, situated on the Peljesac Business class flight upgrade from £350 peninsula and famous for wine production and oyster Land-only tour price £1605 cultivation. We continue to Makarska, one of the most Deposit required £450 beautiful cities on the Dalmatian coast, where we Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities visit the town centre. Lunch will be served in a local where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, welcome restaurant before making our way to Split, to check drink and canapes, one lunch, three dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, in at the modern 4-star Hotel Cornaro, located in the first category ticket for each included performance, opera heart of the city. Dinner will be served in the hotel. synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of GALLERY MESTROVIC, SPLIT our local representative or tour manager. WHY CHOOSE TRAVEL FOR THE ARTS? Our tours allow opera, music, dance and arts lovers to sample the In the panel along the bottom of the following pages, we give a delights of carefully selected productions and events across the reminder of our tours on which a few places remain. Please see our world. Programmes, hotels and sightseeing activities are hand- website www.travelforthearts.com, telephone us on +44 20 8799 8350 picked, and we are often able to include tickets which are in great or email us at [email protected] for more information and to reserve demand, for otherwise sold-out performances which often feature your place. the star performers of the day. Our group tours are small, rarely We also specialise in creating bespoke tours for private groups, exceeding 25 in number. We have no upper age limit for participation and arranging ‘à la Carte’ itineraries for individuals who wish to and are fully ABTA, IATA and ATOL bonded for complete financial travel independently for their own choice of performances – please security. Many of our travellers are regulars, and as members of see page 9 for more details. our Loyalty Programme, some have participated in up to 100 TFA tours, forging friendships along the way! We look forward to welcoming you on a Travel for the Arts tour soon! KURTHEATER, BAD WILDBAD ROSSINI IN WILDBAD 21 – 25 July 2016 Tour Code: WIL1 NEW DESTINATION We visit the charming Black Forest region of Germany for the Belcanto Opera Festival in Bad Wildbad, established in 1989 to celebrate Programme the composer’s stay in the town. This year 22 Jul 11.15 DEMETRIO E POLIBIO Rossini Inc D: Nicola Berloffa the festival presents productions of his works C: Luciano Acocella Demetrio e Polibio and Sigismondo, as well as Cast: tbc Venue: Königliches Kurtheater a semi-staged production of Le Comte Ory, 22 Jul 19.00 LE COMTE ORY Rossini Inc performed by singers from the Akademie D: Nicola Berloffa BelCanto, and a concert performance of C: Luciano Acocella Cast: Young singers from the Bellini’s rare work Bianca e Gernando. Akademie BelCanto Venue: Trinkhalle Semi-staged production 23 Jul 19.00 BIANCA E GERNANDO Bellini Inc C: Antonino Fogliani Cast: Maxim Mironov, Silvia Dalla Benetta, Vittorio Prato Venue: Trinkhalle Concert performance THU 21 JUL Late afternoon arrival in Stuttgart. and Trinkhalle. We also make an exterior visit 24 Jul 15.40 SIGISMONDO Rossini Inc Transfer by coach to Bad Teinach (approx. 1.5 of the Festspielhaus, designed by the Viennese D: Jochen Schönleber C: Antonino Fogliani hours) to check in at the 4-star Hotel Therme, a architect Wilhelm Holzbauer in the mid-1990’s, Cast: Margarita Gritskova, spa-hotel located in the centre of the Black Forest and the foyer of which was built in the former Silvia Dalla Benetta Venue: Trinkhalle Nature Park, and just 40 minutes away from Bad Neo-classicist style railway station. Lunch will be Wildbad, where the festival takes place. Welcome served in a local restaurant before returning to Flights: British Airways buffet dinner in the hotel. the hotel to freshen up. Transfer to Bad Wildbad 21 Jul London Heathrow - Stuttgart dep: 15.40 arr: 18.20 for the evening performance in the Trinkhalle. 25 Jul Stuttgart - London Heathrow dep: 11.20 arr: 12.10 FRI 22 JUL Join your guide this morning Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other to transfer to Bad Wildbad for the morning SUN 24 JUL Morning at leisure. In the afternoon UK airports can be arranged on request. performance at the Königliches Kurtheater. we transfer to Bad Wildbad for the early afternoon Price per person After the performance we take the funicular performance. This is followed by a farewell dinner Tour Price £1595 railway to lunch in a local restaurant. This is in a local restaurant before returning to the hotel Single room supplement £100 followed by the afternoon at leisure to explore for the remainder of the evening at leisure. Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 the town independently. Evening performance Land-only tour price £1500 MON 25 JUL Transfer to Stuttgart for your in the Trinkhalle and transfer back to the hotel. Deposit required £400 homeward journey. Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group SAT 23 JUL Today we make our way to the transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two picturesque spa-town of Baden-Baden. We lunches, one dinner, one buffet dinner, sightseeing tours as take a walking tour of the city, passing described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, restaurant guide and city through the pretty centre with its Kurhaus notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager. CHOPIN AND OPERA RIGA OPERA FESTIVAL BALLET IN THE IN WARSAW 7 – 12 June Tour code: RIX1 BLACK FOREST 19 – 23 May Tour code: WRS1 We return to Latvia in 5-star style for the 14 – 18 June Tour code: BAD1 Our tour to Poland’s historic capital offers a feast Riga Opera Festival, which presents a feast of This new two-centre holiday to Germany for ballet of opera, including Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda and Verdi.