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Welcome to Travel for the Arts, the UK’s leading opera, All details including hotels, meals, excursions and tour leaders classical music and dance holiday specialist, established in are hand-picked, and we endeavour to provide the best tickets 1988 for The Friends of Covent Garden. We specialise in available for every performance. Our group tours are exclusive creating bespoke tours for private groups and arranging and rarely exceed 25 in number. We have no upper age limit ‘à la Carte’ itineraries for individuals. for participation and we are fully ABTA, IATA and ATOL bonded to assure quality and complete financial security. We are constantly searching for the finest Opera, Ballet and Classical Music performances worldwide. This brochure We pride ourselves on the personal care we give to our includes the highlights of the 2016 Spring and Summer patrons; many of our travellers are regulars with up to 100 TFA festivals, and we are delighted to be offering you the chance tours under their belts. We hope to welcome you on our of our to visit several new destinations once again. We hope that tours soon! you will find our selection of highlights tempting.

www.travelforthearts.com Travel for the Arts 1 Call 020 8799 8350 Poppy Savage Savage Poppy tour as a concert worked joining before manager in 2006 as Specialised Travel She is Manager. Operations the for of Travel Director now of the Arts and also a Director charity for Opera Change. Basombrío Pablo with specialisthas been working 1998, originally since tours His Argentina. in his native Verdi are composers favourite and and Beethoven, he hopes for Travel day take one to the Arts to Buenos Aires. Kyriacou Vanessa in 2013 joined the company experience and has 20 years’ She industry. in the travel China counts and India as destinations some of her top her expanding and is enjoying and ballet. of opera knowledge Mr M, Lancashire “Thank you for organising my trip to see and a once-in-a-lifetime combination ofhear such with brilliant artists in a beautiful city. both got enthusiastic applause…The operas you deserve the same.”

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The success of our tours depends very much on our experts. All our tours are led by travel experts, and many of our tour managers are also professional musicians and music specialists. Below is just a selection of the many people who work with us to ensure that you have the best experience possible.

Simon Rees Stephen Carpenter Richard Savage is a freelance writer, led our Mendelssohn in is C.E.O. at Specialised lecturer and translator. Scotland tour in 2015, Travel and Travel For 23 years he was and will be planning for the Arts and has dramaturg at Welsh and leading further happily combined a National Opera. holidays in association career as a professional with us in 2016 and singer with running a beyond. See pages specialist musical travel 28-31 for details. company for 40 years. Carol Savage Patrick Mylon Zita Stockwell is a professional will be familiar to has been leading our concert and opera many of our guests, tours for 26 years and singer, with a degree having tour managed is an expert on many in History of Art from for 7 years. He is a true destinations, particularly London University. opera fan, particularly her native Budapest. of Wagner, and has She is a keen opera and attended 10 Ring Cycles. concert attendee.

David Waite Raffaella Golinucci Eva Gordon-Smith is a professional Blue is a freelance is a consultant, Badge Tourist Guide professional Tour lecturer and Blue and also the Founder & Manager and has Badge Guide. She Director of Guiding You worked in the music has been managing Ltd, a tour guiding and business for many years. concert tours in a training company. She also often looks after number of European well-known musicians. countries for 25 years.

Special Features MEET THE ARTIST INDEPENDENT TRAVEL We hope the following keys will be helpful in highlighting On selected tours we are For some of our UK tours, we first delighted to be able to offer you rendezvous together as a group some of the special features the opportunity to meet some of at our chosen destination, but we we offer on our tours. the artists you will have seen on are of course happy to help with stage in our included performances. individual travel arrangements. EXPERT-LED TOURS NEW DESTINATION SHAKESPEARE 2016 All our tours are accompanied by professional and knowledgeable We regularly offer tours to new In 2016 we offer tours featuring tour managers, and in some cases, destinations based on our ongoing operas inspired by the works of expert lecturers. research and also on recommendations. Shakespeare to commemorate the 400th anniversary of NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT NEW PRODUCTION the author's death. We are pleased to offer a selection We are keen to give you the of tours with no single supplement chance to see brand-new for our individual travellers staying productions. Look out for our tours in a double or twin room. showcasing new opera and ballet productions around the world.

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We are delighted to present our selection of highlights How to book: To book a place on a tour please contact from the 2016 Spring and Summer Festival Season, us by telephone on 020 8799 8350 or email [email protected]. featuring the best of the opera, music and dance If space is available on the tour of your choice you will be programmes across Europe. This brochure includes given a 72-hour option. new destinations and old favourites alike. We will then require a completed booking form (available at the end of this brochure or downloadable online), together with your deposit or full payment (see Late Bookings). CONTENTS You must read and agree to the Booking Conditions. Tours 6 – 31 To book à la Carte, please contact Mark on 020 8799 8354 À la Carte guide 32 – 45 for a quotation. Booking form 46 – 49 Book early: Many of our holidays are taken up very quickly after the brochure launch. Sometimes they are fully booked after appearing on our website or as advanced information CALENDAR OF TOURS in our Newsletter. Date Tour Page 11 – 17 Apr Opera and Ballet in St Petersburg 6 Late bookings: If you book within 6 weeks of departure, you 14 – 18 Apr The Great Opera Houses of Prague 7 will need to provide a credit/debit card for the full amount of the holiday, or send us a cheque within 24 hours. 13 – 17 May The Whitsun Festival in Salzburg 8 19 – 23 May The Wagner Festtage in Leipzig 9 Tour code and booking references: Please include these 21 – 26 May Shakespeare Operas in Budapest 10 on the booking form and quote your booking reference on all subsequent communications. 7 – 12 Jun Riga Opera Festival 11 14 – 18 Jun Ballet in the Black Forest 12 Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 5.30pm. 15 – 19 Jun Opera and Fado in Lisbon 13 The office is closed on UK public holidays. 16 – 20 Jun Grange Park Opera 14 Mobility: Please note that most tours involve walking tours of 27 June – 4 Jul The Ring in Leipzig 15 approximately 3 hours. If you have difficulty with mobility you 4 – 8 Jul Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 16 may be asked to sit out some of the activities on the itinerary. 11 – 15 Jul Savonlinna Opera Festival 17 Performance tickets: All performance tickets are subject to 13 – 18 Jul The Ring in Erl 18 confirmation. This is due to differences in the way opera 15 – 18 Jul Opera at Buxton Festival 19 houses administer their ticket sales and the limited availability 27 – 30 Jul Dorset Opera Festival 20 of certain performances. We will inform you at the point 27 – 31 Jul Verbier Festival 21 of booking when we expect to receive confirmation of the performance tickets; in most cases this will be 12 weeks prior to 6 – 13 Aug The Ring in 22 departure, although this can vary depending on the destination. 12 – 16 Aug Wagner in Bayreuth 23 9 – 13 Aug The Puccini Festival 24 The Travel for the Arts team: Your holidays are arranged by our 13 – 17 Aug The Rossini Festival in Pesaro 25 specialist team who between them combine many years of travel, music and dance expertise. 19 – 22 Aug Arena di Verona 26 24 – 30 Aug Salzburg Festival 27 Richard Savage - Chairman and C.E.O. 26 Jun – 1 Jul The Beaminster Festival and Poppy Savage - Director Thomas Hardy’s Dorset 29 Juliet Manners - Programme and Marketing Manager 22 – 25 Jul The Allegri Quartet at the Pablo Basombrio - Sales and Reservations Manager Llanfyllin Festival 30 Emma Feasey - Operations Manager 1 – 5 Aug Lake District Summer Music 31 Vanessa Kyriacou - Product Manager Mark Saunsbury - à la Carte Reservations Manager

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Savonlinna FINLAND

St Petersburg RUSSIA

Riga LATVIA UNITED KINGDOM Buxton

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Leipzig

GERMANY Prague Bayreuth CZECH REPUBLIC Baden Baden Stuttgart Erl FRANCE Salzburg SWITZERLAND Budapest Verbier AUSTRIA HUNGARY Verona

Aix-en-Provence Torre del Lago PORTUGAL Pesaro Lisbon ITALY

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Russia BALLET IN ST PETERSBURG 11 – 17 April Tour code: STP1 The Mariinsky Theatre is renowned the world over for its spectacular opera and ballet productions. Our tour to the glorious city of St Petersburg, replete with Imperial treasures, will combine performances in the traditional theatre, the new venue Mariinsky II, and the Mariinsky Concert Hall for a musical experience never to be forgotten.

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MON 11 APR Afternoon arrival in St Petersburg and to continue your visit independently. Optional Programme at the Mariinsky Theatres transfer to the 5-star Domina Prestige Hotel, situated evening ballet performance. 12 Apr 18.00 THE LEGEND OF THE INVISIBLE £100 on the Moika river off St Isaac’s Square and only a 10 CITY OF KITEZH Rimsky-Korsakov Venue: Mariinsky II minute walk from the Mariinsky Theatre. Welcome SAT 16 APR Today we visit the baroque Catherine dinner in the hotel. Palace, just outside St Petersburg. Built in 1752–56, 13 Apr 19.00 EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky £100 Venue: Mariinsky Theatre the palace is the home of many treasures including TUE 12 APR This morning we take a tour of the the recently restored and reopened Amber Room, 15 Apr 19.30 DON QUIXOTE (ballet) £100 Music: Minkus city by coach, seeing sights along the famous a chamber decorated entirely with panels of amber Venue: Mariinsky Theatre Nevsky Prospekt, the Spit of Vasily Island, Palace backed with gold leaf. Lunch is included in a local 16 Apr 19.00 RUSALKA Dvořák £100 Square and the Chuch on Spilled Blood. Return to restaurant, with a Russian folk show. Return to Venue: Mariinsky Concert Hall the hotel for an afternoon at leisure before the first St Petersburg for the late afternoon at leisure Two performances of your choice are included in the optional evening performance. and optional evening performance. tour price.

WED 13 APR Today is at leisure to make your own SUN 17 APR Morning at leisure for independent Flights: British Airways choice of the city’s attractions. We highly recommend shopping and sightseeing. Afternoon transfer to the 11 Apr London Heathrow - St Petersburg dep: 09.20 arr: 14.35 a visit of the Yusupov Palace which is just opposite the airport for your homeward flight. 17 Apr St Petersburg - London Heathrow dep: 15.55 arr: 17.25 hotel; a guided tour will last 2 hours. Optional evening Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from opera performance. other UK airports can be arranged on request. Price per person THU 14 APR Full-day excursion to Gatchina Castle, Tour price £1895 a residence founded in the middle of the 18th century Single room supplement £360 and used by the Russian Royal Family up until the Club Europe flight upgrade from £475 time of the Revolution in 1917. Lunch is included Land-only tour price £1710 in a local restaurant, after which we visit St Paul’s Deposit required £450 Cathedral in Gatchina. Return to St Petersburg for Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities a free evening. where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described FRI 15 APR This morning we make our way to the including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for two performances, opera synopses, restaurant guide Hermitage Museum for a guided tour of the Winter and city notes, the services of our local representative or Palace and its vast collection of treasures including tour manager. the Old Masters’ Collection and the Impressionists Please note: Visas for Russia are not included. Travel for and Post-Impressionists’ Galleries. Return to the hotel the Arts can advise on visa applications – please ask us for RUSALKA further details. for a free afternoon, or you may stay in the Hermitage

6 www.travelforthearts.com Czech Republic THE GREAT OPERA HOUSES OF PRAGUE 14 – 18 April Tour code: PRG1 Join us in delightful Prague for performances at each of the city’s renowned opera houses; the majestic State Opera, which never fails to impress, the National Theatre which specialises in presenting works by the Czech Republic’s homegrown composers, and the more intimate Theatre of the Estates, where Mozart’s received its world premiere. A full sightseeing programme will showcase the highlights of this most charming of Central European cities.

Programme PRAGUE STATE OPERA 15 Apr 19.00 Mozart Inc D: Vladimir Morávek C: tbc Venue: Theatre of the Estates THU 14 APR Arrival in Prague and transfer to the SAT 16 APR Today is at leisure for your own elegant art nouveau 4-star deluxe Hotel Paris, built choice of sightseeing. Transfer to the evening 16 Apr 19.00 THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN Janáček Inc D: Ondřej Havelka C: Robert Jindra by the renowned architect Jan Vejrych in 1904. performance at the National Theatre. Venue: National Theatre Afternoon at leisure to settle in before a welcome 17 Apr 19.00 MEFISTOFELE Boito Inc dinner in a local restaurant. SUN 17 APR Today we make our way outside D: Ivan Krejčí C: Marco Guidarini the city to visit Karlštejn Castle, founded in Venue: State Opera FRI 15 APR Join your guide this morning for a 1348 by the Czech King and Holy Roman Emperor Casting to be confirmed in 2016. walking tour of the historic city. We start in the Charles IV as a home for his many royal treasures. renowned Castle District and visit the Old Royal Lunch is arranged in a local restaurant before Flights: British Airways Palace, St George’s Basilica (the best preserved returning to Prague. Late afternoon at leisure. 14 Apr London Heathrow - Prague dep: 09:50 arr: 12:50 Romanesque church in Prague) and Golden Lane, Transfer to the final performance at the State Opera. 18 Apr Prague - London Heathrow dep: 13:35 arr: 14:40 named after the goldsmiths who lived here in the Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from 17th century, with its tiny colourful houses built MON 18 APR Late morning transfer to the airport other UK airports can be arranged on request. right into the arches of the Castle walls. Afternoon for your homeward flight. Price per person at leisure and evening performance at the Theatre Tour price £1445 of the Estates. Single room supplement £320 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Land-only tour price £1290 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 dinner, 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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Austria WHITSUN FESTIVAL 13 – 17 May Tour Code: SZG1

NEW PRODUCTION & SHAKESPEARE 2016

The Salzburg Whitsun Festival commemorates the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare with a programme centred around the tale of star- crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. A performance of West Side Story, starring Cecilia Bartoli and Norman Reinhardt, is conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and accompanied by the world-renowned Simón Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela. We also attend the Gala Concert starring and Juan Diego Flórez, and offer the option to attend a concert performance of Zingarelli’s Giulietta e Romeo.

Programme 14 May 17.00 GIULIETTA E ROMEO Zingarelli £275 C: George Petrou SALZBURG Cast includes: Franco Fagioli, Ann Hallenberg, Bogdan Mihai, Xavier Sabata, Dilyara Idrisova, Juan Sancho, Armonia Atenea FRI 13 MAY Afternoon arrival in Salzburg to MON 16 MAY Morning excursion to the Venue: Haus für Mozart check in at the 5-star Radisson Blu Hotel Altstadt, 17th-century Hellbrunn Palace outside Concert performance located in the heart of the Old Town. Welcome Salzburg. This summer palace, built by Italian 15 May 15.00 WEST SIDE STORY Bernstein Inc dinner in a local restaurant. architect Santino Solari, was commissioned by D: Phil McKinley C: Gustavo Dudamel Markus Sittikus von Hohenems, prince-bishop to Cast includes: Cecilia Bartoli, Norman Reinhardt SAT 14 MAY This morning join your guide for a Salzburg from 1612 to 1619. Enjoy the beautiful park Simón Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela tour of Salzburg. Our tour along the theme ‘the city with water-features and the ‘trick fountains’. Lunch Venue: Felsenreitschule is a stage’ will include visits to Mozart’s birthplace will be served in a local restaurant before returning 16 May 16.00 GALAKONZERT Inc where the family lived from 1747 to 1773, and the to Salzburg for the afternoon performance at the C: Adám Fischer Soprano: Angela Gheorghiu cathedral where he was baptised. Afternoon at Grosses Festspielhaus and evening at leisure. : Joan Diego Flórez leisure. Optional evening performance at the Benjamin Berheim, Wiener Symphoniker Haus für Mozart. TUE 17 MAY Morning at leisure before the Programme: Tchaikovsky Romeo und Juliet, Fantasie für Orchester in Form einer mid-afternoon transfer to Salzburg airport for Ouvertüre, Bellini Excerpts from SUN 15 MAY Today we will take a backstage your homeward flight. , Gounod Excerpts from Roméo et Juliette tour of the festival houses, subject to rehearsal Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus schedules. The remainder of the day is at leisure for independent sightseeing before the afternoon Flights: British Airways performance at the Felsenreitschule. 13 May London Gatwick - Salzburg dep: 13:30 arr: 16:30 17 May Salzburg - London Gatwick dep: 18:45 arr: 19:45 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

Price per person Tour price £2095 Single room supplement £380 Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Land-only tour price £1990 Deposit required £500 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 dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first or second category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, CECILIA BARTOLI GUSTAVO DUDAMEL © NOHELY OLIVEROS restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

8 www.travelforthearts.com THE WAGNER FESTTAGE IN LEIPZIG 19 – 23 May Tour code: LEI1 Leipzig, birthplace of in 1813, presents its Spring Festtage dedicated to the works of its patron composer. This year our tour includes the chance to see Wagner’s early operas Das Liebesverbot and , and culminates with a performance of Rienzi on Wagner’s actual birthday on 22 May.

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THU 19 MAY Afternoon arrival in Berlin and transfer the Nikolaikirche which was built around 1165 Programme at the Oper Leipzig by coach to Leipzig to check in at the 4-star Marriott and which became the centre of peaceful revolt 20 May 19.30 DAS LIEBESVERBOT Wagner Inc Hotel, a stylish modern hotel located in the centre against Communist rule in 1989, and the Town D: Aron Stielhl C: tbc Cast includes: Reinhard Dorn, Martin of the city. Welcome dinner in the hotel. Hall. Afternoon at leisure before the early evening Petzold, Dan Karlström, Guy Mannheim, performance at the Oper. Jürgen Kurth, Sejong Chang FRI 20 MAY This morning we travel out of Leipzig to 21 May 18.00 DIE FEEN Wagner Inc the city of Bad Lauchstädt. Our guided walking tour SUN 22 MAY A free morning to make your own D: Renaud Doucet C: Ulf Schirmer/Matthias Foremny will include a view of the exterior of the Wagner house choice of sightseeing, shopping or relaxing. We Cast includes: Sejong Chang, Christiane where the composer met his first wife, Minna Planer, include an entrance ticket for the Mendelssohn Libor, Jennifer Porto, Endrik Wottrich, the Goethetheater, and a stroll through the park where House, which includes the chance to hear their Milcho Borovinov, Jean Broekhuizen the music for his second opera Das Liebesverbot (The morning concert – please ask for more details. 22 May 15.00 RIENZI Wagner Inc Ban on Love) was conceived. Lunch will be served in Mid-afternoon performance at the Oper. D: Nicolas Joel C: Matthias Foremny Cast includes: Andreas Schager/Stefan Vinke, a local restaurant before we return to Leipzig for the Vida Mikneviciute, Milcho Borovinov, evening performance of Das Liebesverbot. MON 23 MAY Morning transfer to Berlin airport Kathrin Göring, Jürgen Kurth for your homeward journey. SAT 21 MAY Join your guide for a walking tour of Flights: British Airways the city, seeing the main sights which include the 19 May London Heathrow - Berlin dep: 13.15 arr: 16.00 Thomaskirche where Johann Sebastian Bach worked, 23 May Berlin - London Heathrow dep: 16.50 arr: 17.45 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

DIE FEEN © KIRSTEN NIJHOF Price per person Tour price £1395 Single room supplement £220 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Land-only tour price £1245 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 dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, second category balcony ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager. DAS LIEBESVERBOT © KIRSTEN NIJHOF

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Hungary OPERAS IN BUDAPEST 21 – 26 May Tour code: BUD1

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We make a springtime journey to historic Budapest for “such stuff as dreams are made on”. The Hungarian National Opera’s Shakespeare 400th anniversary festival includes performances of Verdi’s (in a new production by Stefano Poda) and , and the Hungarian premiere of Thomas Adès’ , all performed in the majestic State . We also offer an optional concert performance of Bellini’s I Capuleti e I Montecchi in the Erkel Theatre.

Programme 22 May 19.00 MACBETH Verdi Inc D: Miklós Szinetár C: Renato Palumbo Cast includes: Lado Ataneli, István Rácz, BUDAPEST Szilvia Rálik, István Kovácsházi, Gergely Boncsér, Ferenc Cserhalmi, Nadin Haris Venue: Hungarian State Opera SAT 21 MAY Lunchtime arrival in Budapest TUE 24 MAY Join your guide for a tour of the Buda 23 May 19.00 I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Bellini £25 and transfer to the 5-star Sofitel Hotel Budapest, side of the city. We visit the charming Fisherman’s C: György Vashegyi Cast includes: Szilvia Vörös, Klára Kolonits, situated in a prime location near the River Danube, Bastion on Castle Hill, the Matthias Church and István Kovács, Ferenc Cserhalmi Hungarian Parliament and Castle District in downtown the National Gallery, which houses collections of Venue: Erkel Theatre Concert performance Budapest, with spectacular views of the famous Chain Hungarian art. Late afternoon transfer to the State Bridge. Afternoon at leisure and welcome dinner in a Opera for the early evening performance. 24 May 18.00 OTELLO Verdi Inc D: Stefano Poda C: Gergely Madaras local restaurant. Cast includes: Andrea Rost, Mihály WED 25 MAY This morning we travel outside the Kálmándi, Judit Németh, Gergely Boncsér, SUN 22 MAY This morning your guide will introduce city to Castle Grassalkovich in Gödöllő, the summer Gergely Ujvári, Sándor Egri, Ferenc Cserhalmi Venue: Hungarian State Opera you to the Pest side of the city, where we see the residence of Queen Elizabeth of Habsburg (wife of New production stunning Parliament building on the banks of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph), and the 25 May 19.00 THE TEMPEST Adès Inc the Danube, and visit the Museum dedicated to largest baroque castle in Hungary. Lunch is arranged D: Ludger Engels C: Péter Halász Franz Liszt. Afternoon at leisure and transfer to the in a local restaurant after returning to Budapest for Cast includes: Franco Pomponi, Erika Miklósa, István Horváth, Péter Balczó, evening performance at the State Opera. the afternoon at leisure. In the evening, transfer to Tamás Tarjányi, Zsolt Haja, András Palerdi the final performance at the State Opera. Venue: Hungarian State Opera MON 23 MAY Today is free for you to make your own choice of the main museums and attractions THU 26 MAY Late morning transfer to the airport Flights: British Airways of the city. Early evening transfer to the optional for your homeward flight. 21 May London Heathrow - Budapest dep: 08.50 arr: 12.20 opera performance. 26 May Budapest - London Heathrow dep: 13.10 arr: 14.50 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

Price per person Tour price £1685 Single room supplement £380 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Land-only tour price £1500 Deposit required £300 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 dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide KILKENNYOTELLO BY CASTLE THE HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA © ATTILA NAGY and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

10 www.travelforthearts.com RIGA OPERA “Riga is an fascinating city with Latvia an impressive collection of art FESTIVAL nouveau buildings. The Opera 7 – 12 June Tour code: RIX1 House has been beautifully We are delighted to make a return to restored and we enjoyed the Latvia in 5-star style for the Riga Opera productions we saw immensely.” Festival, which in 2016 will present a feast of Miss F, Surrey Verdi. Performances of , Rigoletto, La traviata and Macbeth 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.

Programme at the Latvian National Opera 8 Jun 19.00 IL TROVATORE Verdi Inc D: Andrejs Žagars C: Aleksandrs Vilumanis RIGOLETTO BY THE LATVIAN NATIONAL OPERA 9 Jun 19.00 RIGOLETTO Verdi Inc D: Margo Zālīte C: Martins Ozolins TUE 7 JUN Afternoon arrival in Riga and transfer FRI 10 JUN Today we visit the baroque Rundale 10 Jun 19.00 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Inc to your hotel, the boutique 5-star superior Grand Palace, situated outside Riga. Built as the summer D: Andrejs Žagars C: Atvars Lakstīgala Palace Hotel, superbly located in the Old Town residence of the Duke of Courland Ernst Johann 11 Jun 19.00 MACBETH Verdi Inc and the only Leading Hotel of the World in Latvia. Biron by the Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo D: Viesturs Meikšāns C: Martins Ozolins Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. Rastrelli, the opulent palace was completed in two Casting will be confirmed in 2016. stages from 1736 to 1740 and 1763 to 1768. Lunch WED 8 JUN Join your guide for a morning tour of Riga’s is included during the tour. Return to Riga for the Flights: Air Baltic Old Town, tracing the history of music in the city. evening performance. 7 Jun London Gatwick - Riga dep: 10.10 arr: 14.55 Highlights include the Dome Cathedral, Riga Castle, St 12 Jun Riga - London Gatwick dep: 16.30 arr: 17.20 Peter’s Church and the House of the Blackheads. At the SAT 11 JUN Join your guide to discover Riga from Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from end of the tour there will be the opportunity to try the another perspective by taking a canal tour on a other UK airports can be arranged on request. famous Riga Black Balsam, and lunch will be served wooden boat which passes through the city, seeing Price per person in a local restaurant. Afternoon at leisure before your parks, bridges and historical buildings along the way. Tour price £1695 evening performance at the Latvian National Opera. A farewell lunch will be served in a local restaurant Single room supplement £415 before the afternoon at leisure and the final evening Business class flight upgrade from £300 THU 9 JUN This morning we take a backstage tour of performance at the National Opera. Land-only tour price £1570 the opera house concluding with refreshments in one Deposit required £350 of the opera house’s reception halls. The afternoon is SUN 12 JUN Transfer to Riga airport for your Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group free before the evening performance. flight home. transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, three lunches, one dinner, 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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Germany THE BLACK FOREST 14 – 18 June Tour code: BAD1

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We are delighted to present a new two-centre holiday to Germany for ballet lovers. The tour begins in Stuttgart, where we see Demis Volpi’s world premiere of Salome, based on the play by Oscar Wilde and performed by the Stuttgart Ballet. We then continue into the Black Forest to the picturesque spa-town of Baden-Baden for Jean-Christophe Maillot’s adaptation of Swan Lake, entitled Lac and performed by his company Les Ballets de Monte Carlo in the Festspielhaus.

LAC BY THE BALLETS DE MONTE-CARLO © ALICE BLANGERO

TUE 14 JUN Early evening arrival in Stuttgart and Hof, just a few minutes’ walk from the Festspielhaus Programme check in at the 4-star Maritim Hotel Stuttgart, and set in a former monastery. Evening at leisure. 15 Jun 19.00 SALOME (ballet) Inc located centrally. Welcome dinner in the hotel. Music: tbc Choreography: Demis Volpi FRI 17 JUN Morning walking tour of Baden-Baden, Stuttgart Ballet WED 15 JUN Join your guide this morning for a passing through the pretty city centre with its Kurhaus Venue: Oper Stuttgart New production walking tour of the city, which will include many of and Trinkhalle. The tour ends with a guided tour of the notable sights of the Old Town, such as the Old the Festspielhaus, designed by the Viennese architect 17 Jun 20.00 LAC (ballet) Inc Music: Tchaikovsky and New Castles and the Schillerplatz (Palace Square). Wilhelm Holzbauer in the mid-1990’s, and the foyer Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot Afternoon at leisure before transferring to the evening of which was built in the former Neo-classicist style Les Ballets de Monte Carlo performance at the Oper. railway station. Farewell lunch will be served in a local Venue: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden restaurant before the afternoon at leisure. Walk to the Flights: British Airways THU 16 JUN Today we leave Stuttgart and make our evening performance. way to Baden-Baden. We travel through the heart of 14 Jun London Heathrow - Stuttgart dep: 16.00 arr: 18.35 the Black Forest, stopping on the way in Bad Wildbad SAT 18 JUN Morning at leisure for last-minute 18 Jun Stuttgart - London Heathrow dep: 19.15 arr: 19.55 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from where we take a walking tour of the town, which hosts shopping and sightseeing. In the afternoon other UK airports can be arranged on request. a Belcanto Opera Festival. Lunch will be served in a transfer to Stuttgart for your homeward journey. local restaurant before continuing to Baden-Baden Price per person to check in at the 4-star Radisson Blu Hotel Badischer Tour Price £1495 Single room supplement £140 Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Land-only tour price £1410 Deposit required £250 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for Lac, second category ticket for Salome, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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www.travelforthearts.com 12 OPERA Portugal AND FADO IN LISBON 15 – 19 June Tour code: LIS1

NEW DESTINATION

Lisbon is one of the world’s oldest cities, packed with unique architecture from many different epochs. The sumptuous Teatro Nacional de São Carlos presents a performance of Verdi’s , and we also include an evening of the traditional music of the region, fado.

TRADITIONAL FADO MUSICIANS

Programme THE SÉ CATHEDRAL, LISBON 16 Jun 20.00 FADO PERFORMANCE Inc Venue: Casa da Linhares 18 Jun 20.00 NABUCCO Verdi Inc WED 15 JUN Early evening arrival in Lisbon and which date from the 15th and 16th centuries. D: tbc C: Antonio Pirolli transfer to the 4-star Vincci Baixa Hotel, located close We then see the Moorish Castle ruins and the Cast: Elisabete Matos, Maria Luísa de Freitas, Paulo Ferreira, Àngel Òdena, to the Opera in the heart of the city. Welcome drink in distinctive Pena Palace, commissioned in 1842 Mário Redondo, Carla Simões the hotel. by King Ferdinand II who wished the palace to Venue: Teatro Nacional de São Carlos reflect that of a scene from an opera. Lunch will THU 16 JUN Join your guide for a tour by coach be served in a local restaurant during the tour. Flights: British Airways and on foot through the city centre, seeing the Return to Lisbon for an evening at leisure. 15 Jun London Heathrow - Lisbon dep: 15.25 arr: 18.05 most ancient and popular quarters which still retain 19 Jun Lisbon - London Heathrow dep: 11.00 arr: 13.35 Muslim and medieval buildings. We visit the oldest SAT 18 JUN This morning we visit the Belém Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. district of the city, Alfama, the Barrio Alto, and district, linked to Portugal’s Golden Age of see many other sights including the Sé Cathedral, Discoveries. We see the ornate Torre of Belém, Price per person the Fado Museum and Rossio Square. Afternoon the Monument to the Great Explorers, and visit Tour price £1395 at leisure. In the evening we transfer to Casa da the impressive Jeronimos Monastery. Farewell Single room supplement £280 Linhares for dinner and a performance of fado. lunch will be served in a local restaurant. Return Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 to the hotel for a free afternoon before the evening Land-only tour price £1250 FRI 17 JUN Today we make a full-day excursion to performance at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos. Deposit required £350 Sintra. We first visit the Royal Palace with its regal Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities architecture dating from many different eras; of SUN 19 JUN Late morning transfer to the airport where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, special note are the wonderful coloured glazed tiles for your homeward journey. welcome drink, two lunches, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category balcony ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

“We have long wanted to present a tour to Lisbon and the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, and are delighted to be able to realise this in 2016.”

TEATRO NACIONAL DE SÃO CARLOS Juliet Manners, Programme and Marketing Manager

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UK PARK OPERA 16 – 20 June Tour code: WIN1

INDEPENDENT TRAVEL

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 season. 2016 sees the festival’s final residence in the Grade I listed Grange before moving venues next year. Our performances include Puccini's , Verdi’s Don Carlo and the option to see Lionel Bart’s Oliver! with Simon Keenlyside as Fagin – a perfect chance to say a festive farewell.

Programme at The Grange 17 Jun 17.20 LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Puccini Inc THE GRANGE © ROBERT WORKMAN D: Stephen Medcalf C: Stepen Barlow Cast includes: Claire Rutter, Lorenzo Decaro, Stephen Gadd, Alberto Sousa, Michael de Souza, Jihoon Kim THU 16 JUN Independent arrival at the 4-star any independent sightseeing or shopping. deluxe Audleys Wood Hotel, a charming country In the afternoon we transfer to Grange Park for 18 Jun 17.20 DON CARLO Verdi Inc D: Jo Davies C: Gianluca Marciano manor house hotel situated just outside Basingstoke. dinner in the dining rooms of The Grange and the Cast includes: Clive Bayley, Stefano Secco, Welcome dinner in the hotel. early evening performance. Virginia Tola, David Stout, Alastair Miles, Patricia Bardon, Jihoon Kim, Alberto Sousa FRI 17 JUN This morning we visit The Vyne, a manor SUN 19 JUN This morning we visit Highclere Castle 19 Jun 16.20 OLIVER! Bart £225* house which was founded in Tudor times and (now particularly well known as the location for the D: Jean-Pierre van der Spuy C: Nicholas Skilbeck contains the original furniture. It inspired authors such TV series Downton Abbey). Home of the Carnarvon Cast includes: Simon Keenlyside as Jane Austen, and contains a chapel with stunning family since 1679, the Castle is one of the most *Price includes afternoon tea before the performance. stained-glass windows, a ring that may have inspired beautiful Victorian examples in England, and Tolkien and lovely gardens. In the afternoon we is set amongst 1000 acres of parkland. Optional Arrival information transfer to Grange Park for a picnic supper in a private performance at The Grange with afternoon tea Direct train services from London Waterloo to Basingstoke pavilion before the early evening performance. beforehand. Please note that the tea is part of the station are available (approx. 45 minutes), then a 10-minute taxi transfer. optional package and is therefore included only if SAT 18 JUN Today is at leisure for you to make your the performance ticket is purchased. Price per person own choice of activity; there will be a private shuttle Tour price £1545 bus to Winchester and back should you wish to do MON 20 JUN Independent departure. Single room supplement £180 Deposit required £450 Tour price includes: Group transfers for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two dinners, one picnic supper, 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 GRANGE PARK OPERA OLIVER! Bart Jun 2, 3, 11, 12, 19, 23, 24, Jul 1, 2 LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Puccini Jun 4, 9, 17, 26, 29, Jul 6, 9 JAVIER CAMARENA RECITAL Jun 10 DON CARLO Verdi Jun 22, 25, 30, Jul 3, 7, 10 GRANGE PARK RESTAURANT HIGHCLERE CASTLE Wagner Jul 13, 16

14 www.travelforthearts.com Germany THE RING “Das Rheingold was outstanding - we can’t wait to see the rest IN LEIPZIG of the Cycle!”

27 June – 4 July Tour code: LEI2 Mr and Mrs B, Buckinghamshire The Wagner festivities are a highlight each year in the historic city of Leipzig and our tour includes a full cycle of their new Ring production by Rosamund Gilmore, the first part of which was unveiled during the 200th anniversary celebrations in 2013. Ulf Schirmer leads the international cast, accompanied by the Gewandhaus Orchestra.

DIE WALKÜRE AT OPER LEIPZIG © TOM SCHULZE

MON 27 JUN Afternoon arrival in Berlin and transfer Richard Wagner Museum for a guided tour. Return Programme at the Oper Leipzig by coach to Leipzig to check in at the 4 -star Marriott to Leipzig for the evening at leisure. 28 Jun 19.30 Inc Hotel, a stylish modern hotel located in the centre of 29 Jun 17.00 DIE WALKÜRE Inc the city. Welcome dinner at the hotel. FRI 1 JUL Day at leisure before the late 1 Jul 17.00 Inc afternoon performance at the Oper. TUE 28 JUN This morning we take a walking tour 3 Jul 15.00 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner Inc D: Rosamund Gilmore C: Ulf Schirmer of the city, seeing the main sights which include the SAT 2 JUL Join your guide for a day excursion to Cast: Tuomas Pursio, Jürgen Kurth, Thomaskirche, the Nikolaikirche and the Town Hall, historic Dresden, stunningly rebuilt after World War II. Christiane Libor, Rùni Brattaberg, Markus Marquardt, Thomas J. Mayer, and ending with a guided visit of the Bach Museum. We will see famous sights including the magnificent Eva Johannson Afternoon at leisure before your evening performance , the Frauenkirche and the ‘Procession of at the Oper. Princes’ (the longest porcelain image in the world). Flights: British Airways Lunch will be served in a local restaurant, after which 27 Jun London Heathrow - Berlin dep: 10.50 arr: 13.40 WED 29 JUN A free day to make your own choice we continue our tour with a visit of the Royal Palace. 4 Jul Berlin - London Heathrow dep: 16.50 arr: 17.45 of activity before the late afternoon performance Return to Leipzig for the evening at leisure. Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from at the Oper. other UK airports can be arranged on request. SUN 3 JUL This morning we visit the Mendelssohn THU 30 JUN Today we take a day trip to Bayreuth, Museum, the house in which the Mendelssohn family Price per person home of the world-renowned Richard Wagner lived from 1845. There will then be some free time Tour price £2195 Festival. The day begins with a walking tour ‘in the before the mid-afternoon performance at the Oper. Single room supplement £490 Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 footsteps of Wagner’, including a chance to see Land-only tour price £2045 the exhibition on the current refurbishment of the MON 4 JUL Transfer to Berlin for your afternoon Deposit required £450 ornate Margravial Opera House. After lunch in a homeward flight. Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group local restaurant we continue to the newly reopened transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described OPER LEIPZIG THE GEWANDHAUS 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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France D'AIX-EN- PROVENCE 4 – 8 July Tour code: AIX1 NEW PRODUCTION

Music, wine and wonderful scenery combine for a memorable break in Provence. The charming Provençal country which so inspired Paul Cézanne is host to some of the world’s finest performers at the Festival d’Aix- en-Provence. This year’s programme includes two productions at the Theatre de l’Archeveche; Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Handel’s Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, and Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande at the Grand Théâtre de Provence.

Programme at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 5 Jul 21.30 COSì FAN TUTTE Mozart Inc D: Christophe Honoré C: Louis Langrée / Jérémie Rhorer Cast: Lenneke Ruiten, Kate Lindsey, Sandrine Piau, Joël Prieto, THÉÂTRE DE L'ARCHEVÊCHÉ © JEAN-CLAUDE CARBONNE Nahuel de Pierro, Rodney Gilfry Venue: Théâtre de l'Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence New production MON 4 JUL Afternoon arrival in Marseilles and WED 6 JUL The day is at leisure for your own transfer to Aix-en-Provence (approx. 30 mins) to independent exploration and relaxation. Evening 6 Jul 22.00 IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO Inc E DEL DISINGANNO Handel check in at the 3-star St Christophe Hotel, a charming performance at the Théâtre de l'Archevêché. D: Krysztof Warlikowski and comfortable family-run hotel in the heart of the C: Emmanuelle Haim Cast: Sabine Devieilhe, Sarah Mingardo, city. Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. THU 7 JUL Today we visit a local wine estate Franco Fagioli, Michael Spyres on the appellation of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence. Venue: Théâtre de l'Archevêché, TUE 5 JUL Join your guide this morning for a walking Set high in the hills, the vineyard has established a Aix-en-Provence New production tour of Aix-en-Provence’s Old Town with its shady reputation as one of the finest wine producers in streets lines with shops, fountains, architectural France. We take a guided tour of the cellars followed 7 Jul 19.30 PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE Debussy Inc D: Katie Mitchell C: Esa-Pekka Salonen and religious sites. There will be some free time for by a wine tasting and a provençal buffet lunch in the Cast: Barbara Hannigan, Stéphane Degout, independent exploration; we recommend a visit to estate. Return to the hotel in the afternoon for some Laurent Naouri, Franz Josef Selig, Paul Cézanne’s studio. Lunch will be served in a local free time before the evening performance. Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo, Chloé Briot, David Wilson-Johnson restaurant before the afternoon at leisure. Evening Venue: Grand Théâtre de Provence performance at the Théâtre de l'Archevêché. FRI 8 JUL Morning at leisure and afternoon transfer New production to the airport for your homeward journey. Tickets are on request and will be confirmed in 2016.

Flights: British Airways 4 Jul London Heathrow - Marseilles dep: 13.00 arr: 15.55 8 Jul Marseilles - London Heathrow dep: 16.45 arr: 17.40 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

Price per person Tour price £1675 Single room supplement £200 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Land-only tour price £1535 Deposit required £450 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 wine-tasting and buffet lunch, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included LAVENDER FIELDS OF PROVENCE PLACE ARCHEVECHE performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

16 www.travelforthearts.com “An absolutely wonderful Finland SAVONLINNA trip. We very much enjoyed OPERA the whole experience.” FESTIVAL Mr and Mrs B, Herefordshire 11 – 15 July Tour code: SAV1 SHAKESPEARE 2016

The medieval Olavinlinna Castle once again provides an imposing and spectacular setting for Savonlinna’s annual Opera Festival, in the heart of the Finnish lakes. In 2016, the festival presents three Verdi operas in tribute to the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare; their own production of Otello, and performances of Falstaff and Macbeth from Ravenna Festival.

Programme at Olavinlinna Castle 12 Jul 19.00 OTELLO Verdi Inc D: Nadine Duffaut C: Xian Zhang Cast includes: Kristian Benedikt, Elia Fabbian, Yana Kleyn, Jussi Myllys, Joska Lehtinen, Niina Keitel FALSTAFF BY THE RAVENNA FESTIVAL 13 Jul 19.00 FALSTAFF Verdi Inc D: Cristina Mazzavillani Muti MON 11 JUL Afternoon arrival in Helsinki and and a tour of the museum. In the afternoon transfer C:Nicola Paszkowski Cast includes: Kiril Manolov, Federico onward flight to Savonlinna (approximately one back to Savonlinna by coach through the scenic Longhi, Giovanna Sebastiano Sala, Giorgio hour). On arrival we check in at the 3-star Summer conservation area of Punkaharju Nature Reserve. Trucco, Eleonora Buratto, Damiana Mizzi, Isabel De Paoli, Anna Malavasi Hotel Tott in the centre of Savonlinna, within a few Evening performance at Olavinlinna Castle. Production of Ravenna Festival minutes walk of the castle and the quayside. Please 14 Jul 19.00 MACBETH Verdi Inc note that the hotel is set up in the university halls of THU 14 JUL Today we travel to Heinävesi to visit the D: Cristina Mazzavillani Muti C: Nicola residence especially for the festival. Welcome dinner Valamo Monastery, centre of Orthodox religious life Paszkowski in a local restaurant. and culture. After a guided tour, we adjourn to the Cast includes: Matias Tosi, Luca Dall’Amico, Vittoria Ji Won Yeo, Antonella Carpenito, adjacent vineyard for a taste of the local wine. Lunch Giordano Lucà TUE 12 JUL Join your guide for a morning tour of will be served in a local restaurant before transferring Production of Ravenna Festival Savonlinna, including a tour of Olavinlinna Castle. We back to Savonlinna. On the way back we will visit are taken backstage for an insight into the intricacies Kerimäki church, the largest wooden church in the Flights: Finnair of staging an opera in a medieval castle. Afternoon at world. Evening performance at the castle, followed 11 Jul London Heathrow - Helsinki dep: 10.20 arr: 15.15 Helsinki - Savonlinna dep: 16.00 arr: 16.55 leisure before the evening performance. by a farewell dinner in the castle restaurant. 15 Jul Savonlinna - Helsinki dep: 12.15 arr: 13.10 Helsinki - London Heathrow dep: 14.05 arr: 15.10 WED 13 JUL This morning we depart by steamer for FRI 15 JUL Transfer to Helsinki for your Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from Punkaharju, one of Finland’s best known beauty homeward flight. other UK airports can be arranged on request. spots. We transfer to Lusto Forestry Museum for lunch Price per person Tour price £1945 Single room supplement £200 Business class flight upgrade from £275* Land-only tour price £1595 Deposit required £450 *International segments only Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, two dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first or second category stalls ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager. Please note: Olavinlinna Castle has many steps and uneven OLAVINLINNA CASTLE surfaces, so may not be suitable for anyone unsteady on their feet.

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Austria IN ERL 13 – 18 July Tour code: ERL1 Over the past 15 years, the Tiroler Festspiele Erl in Austria has become established as a pilgrimage destination for fans of Wagner from all over the world; we visit for their production of the Ring, directed and conducted by festival founder Gustav Kuhn. We stay in the picturesque fortress town of Kufstein, surrounded by meadows, woods and lakes and dominated by the mighty Kaiser mountain range. Early booking is essential for this tour.

KUFSTEIN

WED 13 JUL Afternoon arrival in Munich and transfer to see the Heroes organ, the largest open-air organ in the Programme at the Passionsspielhaus, Erl Kufstein in Austria (approximately 1.5 hours by coach) world. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant before 14 Jul 19.00 DAS RHEINGOLD Inc to check in at the 4-star Hotel Andreas Hofer, located the mid- afternoon transfer to Erl. A light dinner will be 15 Jul 17.00 DIE WALKÜRE Inc in the centre of Kufstein and around 15km from Erl. served at the hotel after the performance. 16 Jul 17.00 SIEGFRIED Inc Welcome dinner in the hotel or a local restaurant. SAT 16 JUL Today is at leisure for independent 17 Jul 17.00 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner Inc D: Gustav Kuhn C: Gustav Kuhn THU 14 JUL Join your guide for a morning walking exploration and relaxation. You may like to visit Cast includes: Michael Kupfer-Radecky/ tour of Kufstein, visiting the historic Old Town with its the Tyrolean glass factory ‘Riedel’ where you can James Roser, Wolfgang Schwaninger/ Andrew Sritheran, Bettine Kampp/ charming houses including the Egger building, one experience the art of glass making. Mid-afternoon Mona Somm of the most beautiful art nouveau style houses in the transfer to Erl for the third performance in the Singers from the Accademia di Montegral area. We also see several churches dating from the cycle. Return to the hotel for a light dinner. Orchestra and Choral Academy of the Tyrolean Festival Erl fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Afternoon at leisure and early light dinner at the hotel before transferring SUN 17 JUL Join your guide to visit the charming Casting to be confirmed in 2016. Please note that tickets can only be held for a short time so early booking is essential. to Erl for the first performance in the Passionspielhaus. city of Innsbruck; here we take a guided tour visiting historical landmarks such as the Golden Flights: British Airways FRI 15 JUL This morning we visit the landmark of Roof, the Court Church with stunning bronze 13 Jul London Heathrow - Munich dep: 12.45 arr: 15.35 Kufstein, the fortress which overlooks the town. The statues and the Imperial Hofburg, once a favourite 18 Jul Munich - London Heathrow dep: 16.25 arr: 17.25 newly renovated museums here give an insight into the residence of the Habsburgs and one of the three Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from history of Kufstein and its surroundings, and we also most important historical buildings in Austria. other UK airports can be arranged on request. Return to the hotel for some time at leisure and mid-afternoon transfer to the final performance. Price per person Light dinner at the hotel after the performance. Tour price £1595 Single room supplement £75 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 MON 18 JUL Transfer to Munich airport for your Land-only tour price £1480 departure home. Deposit required £450 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, “Musically excellent!” one lunch, five dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, third category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, Mr S, London restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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18 www.travelforthearts.com OPERA AT BUXTON UK FESTIVAL 15 – 18 July Tour code: BUX1

MEET THE ARTIST & NEW PRODUCTION INDEPENDENT TRAVEL & SHAKESPEARE 2016

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. Our 2016 tour includes a performance of Bellini’s I Capuleti e I Montecchi in tribute to the Shakespeare 400th anniversary. We will also see Handel’s Tamerlano and Beethoven’s Leonore, conducted by Artistic Director Stephen Barlow.

Programme at Buxton Opera House BUXTON OPERA HOUSE 15 Jul 19.15 LEONORE Beethoven Inc D: Stephen Metcalf C: Stephen Barlow Cast includes: David Danholt, Scott Wilde, Kristy Swift, Stuart Laing, Jonathan Best FRI 15 JUL Independent arrival at the superior 4-star the house. We return to Buxton for the afternoon Best Western Lee Wood Hotel. Set in its own mature at leisure and evening performance, after which we 16 Jul 19.15 I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Bellini Inc D: Harry Fehr C: tbc gardens, this elegant Georgian hotel is situated only will attend a ‘Meet the Artists’ drinks reception in the Cast includes: Luis Gomes, Jonathan Best a few moments’ walk from the centre of the town Old Hall Hotel opposite the Opera House. 17 Jul 14.30 TAMERLANO Handel Inc and the Opera House. Family-owned for 55 years, the D: Francis Matthews C: Laurence Cummings hotel offers high quality accommodation and rosette SUN 17 JUL Join your guide this morning Cast includes: Owen Willetts, Paul Nilon, Catherine Hopper, Robert Davies standard dining. Late-afternoon welcome drinks and for a walking tour of Buxton, seeing the major canapés will be served in the hotel before we walk to sights of this lovely spa town and hearing more Arrival information the early evening opera performance. After the opera about its history and heritage. Matinee performance Direct train services from London Euston to Macclesfield we are invited onto the stage for drinks with the cast. in the Opera House. Return to the hotel for a farewell or Stockport station are available (approx. 2 hours) then dinner in the restaurant. either a connection to Buxton station (approx. 1 hour 10 minutes from Macclesfield or 50 minutes from Stockport) SAT 16 JUL This morning we make our way through the or a taxi transfer of approx. 30 minutes. scenic Peak District countryside to Chatsworth, seat of MON 18 JUL Independent departure. the Duke of Devonshire, where we take a guided tour of Price per person Tour price £895 Single room supplement £60 Deposit required £250 Tour price includes: Group transfers for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, welcome drinks and canapés, one dinner, two drinks receptions, 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.

“This was my first time with Travel for the Arts… I was very impressed with the arrangements made for us and with the general quality of the tour. Many thanks to all concerned.”

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UK of a very high standard. OPERA Sherborne was a delight.”

FESTIVAL Miss C, London 27 – 30 July Tour code: DOR1

NEW PRODUCTION & INDEPENDENT TRAVEL

We return once again to the Dorset Opera Festival, which this year includes performances of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and Verdi’s Macbeth, both performed in the stand-alone Coade Theatre at Bryanston, which is set amid 400 acres of glorious Dorset countryside. Our tour is based in the picturesque town of Sherborne and includes plenty of time for individual exploration.

BRYANSTON HOUSE

WED 27 JUL Independent arrival at the 3-star superior FRI 29 JUL Today is at leisure for you to make your Programme at Bryanston, Blandford Forum Eastbury Hotel, a boutique Town House Hotel, located own choice of activity. We highly recommend a 28 Jul 19.00 EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky Inc in the heart of Sherborne and boasting an award- visit to Sherborne Old Castle, an English Heritage D: Paul Carr C: Gavin Carr Cast includes: Mark Stone winning restaurant. Welcome dinner in the hotel. property located 400m from the hotel. Built in the 12th century, it was a Royalist base during the Civil 29 Jul 19.00 MACBETH Verdi Inc D: David Phipps-Davis C: Jeremy Carnall THU 28 JUL Join your guide this morning for a War before falling to Cromwell’s troops in 1645. Or Cast includes: Mark S Doss walking tour of historic Sherborne, in which much of Sherborne New Castle is 15-20 minutes’ walk from the old town, including the abbey and many medieval the hotel and owned by the Wingfield Digby family. Arrival information and Georgian buildings, is built from the distinctive In the late afternoon we transfer to Bryanston for the Hourly direct services from London Waterloo to Sherborne ochre-coloured Ham stone. Our tour will include festival dinner, served before and during the interval station are available (approx. 2.25 hours) then a 5-minute taxi transfer. important sights such as the St John’s Almshouse of the evening performance. and Sherborne Abbey, where we will take a guided Price per person visit. Early afternoon at leisure before transferring to SAT 30 JUL Independent departure. Tour price £995 Bryanston. On arrival enjoy a luxury picnic supper in Single room supplement £180 the Festival marquee. Evening performance. Deposit required £250 Tour price includes: Group transfers for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two dinners, one picnic dinner, sightseeing tours as described ST JOHN'S ALMSHOUSE AND SHERBORNE ABBEY 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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SHERBORNE NEW CASTLE

20 www.travelforthearts.com Switzerland VERBIER FESTIVAL 27 – 31 July Tour code: GVA1

NEW DESTINATION

Founded in 1994 by Martin T. Son Engström, Verbier Festival in the heart of the Swiss Alps now has a well-deserved reputation for attracting the very best artists to work with its resident orchestra and to teach the next generation of musicians. Our tour includes concerts by pianist András Schiff and violinist Leonidas Kavakos, clarinettist Martin Fröst and cellist Gautier Capuçon, as well as a concert performance of Verdi’s Falstaff, with Bryan Terfel in the title role.

BRYN TERFEL © JASON BELL/DG

CHAMPEX LAKE, VERBIER Programme at the Salle des Combins, Verbier 28 Jul 19.00 CONCERT: ANDRÁS SCHIFF Inc C: and Piano: András Schiff WED 27 JUL Afternoon arrival in Geneva and transfer FRI 29 JUL Today is at leisure for independent Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra to Verbier (approximately 2 hours by coach) with a sightseeing and relaxation. Evening performance. Programme: Bach Concerto for Piano BWV 1052, Haydn Symphony stop en-route for welcome lunch in a local restaurant. No. 88 Hob. 88, Beethoven Piano On arrival we check in at the 4-star Hotel La Cordée les SAT 30 JUL This morning we visit the village of Concerto No. 5 Alpes, which is located in the heart of Verbier. The hotel Le Châble, just below Verbier. We see the Gothic 29 Jul 19.00 FALSTAFF Verdi Inc is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and Church and take a tour of the Musée des Bagnes, C: Jesús López Cobos we have booked superior rooms with balcony. Evening a museum celebrating the local traditions and art Cast includes: Bryan Terfel, Erika Grimaldi, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Roberto Frontali, at leisure to settle in. of the Valaisain region. The Museum is housed in Javier Camarena, Ying Fang the old rectory, part of which dates back to the early Concert performance THU 28 JUL Join your guide for a morning visit thirteenth century. We return to Verbier for a farewell 30 Jul 19.00 CONCERT Inc to the Foundation Pierre Giannada in Martigny, lunch in the hotel restaurant before the afternoon Clarinet: Martin Fröst Violin: Leonidas Kavakos which presents art, sculpture and archaeological at leisure and evening performance. Cello: Gautier Capuçon exhibitions as well as concerts throughout the year. Piano: Yuja Wang Our visit will coincide with an exhibition dedicated SUN 31 JUL Morning at leisure. In the afternoon Programme: Bartók Contrastes, Brahms Trio for piano op.8, to Pablo Picasso. We return to Verbier for the transfer to Geneva airport for the homeward flight. Schumann Quintet for piano afternoon at leisure. In the evening walk to the first performance in the Salle des Combins. Flights: British Airways 27 Jul London Heathrow - Geneva dep: 11.40 arr: 14.20 31 Jul Geneva - London Heathrow dep: 15.25 arr: 16.05 THE SALLE DES COMBINS © ALINE PALEY Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

Price per person Tour price £2175 Single room supplement £600 Club Europe flight upgrade from £275 Land-only tour price £2075 Deposit required £450 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, 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.

Call 020 8799 8350 21 THE RING

Germany IN BAYREUTH 6 – 13 August Tour code: BAY1 We are delighted to offer a new tour in 2016 to Bayreuth, which needs no introduction to the true Wagnerphile. We visit for the Ring performed at the world-famous Festspielhaus, directed by Frank Castorf, conducted by , and featuring Stefan Vinke as Siegfried and Catherine Foster as Brünnhilde. There is also the option to see Katharina Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. This tour is sure to be extremely popular and places are limited so early booking is essential. If you would like to extend your stay and combine this tour with the one on the following page, please ask us for a revised quote.

Programme at the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth 7 Aug 18.00 DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner Inc D: Frank Castorf C: Marek Janowski Cast includes: Iain Paterson, Markus Eiche, Sarah Connolly, Caroline Wenborne, Roberto Saccà 8 Aug 16.00 DIE WALKÜRE Wagner Inc D: Frank Castorf C: Marek Janowski Cast includes: Christopher Ventris, Andrea Hörl, John Lundgren, Jennifer Wilson, Catherine Foster, Sarah Connolly 9 Aug 16.00 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner £700 D: Katharina Wagner SAT 6 AUG Lunchtime arrival in Frankfurt and TUE 9 AUG Today is free to make your own choice of C: transfer to Bayreuth (approx 2 hours) with a stop sightseeing. You may choose to attend the optional Cast includes: Stephen Gould, Georg Zeppenfeld, Petra Lang, Iain Paterson, en route for lunch. We continue on to the 4-star Hotel afternoon performance. Raimund Nolte, Christa Mayer, Tansel Arvena Kongress, centrally located close to the town Akzeybek, Kay Stiefermann centre. The evening is free to settle in. WED 10 AUG This morning we visit the Old Palace 10 Aug 16.00 SIEGFRIED Wagner Inc just outside the town, built in 1715 by Margrave D: Frank Castorf C: Marek Janowski Cast includes: Stefan Vinke, Andreas SUN 7 AUG Meet your guide for a walking tour George Wilhelm as a court hermitage. There will Conrad, Thomas J. Mayer, Albert Dohmen, ‘in the footsteps of Richard Wagner’ which will then be some free time before transferring to the Nadine Weissmann, Catherine Foster introduce you to the main sights around the town. afternoon performance. 12 Aug 16.00 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner Inc Lunch is included in a local restaurant before the D: Frank Castorf C: Marek Janowski afternoon at leisure. Transfer to the early evening THU 11 AUG Day at leisure. Cast includes: Stefan Vinke, Markus Eiche, Alberet Dohmen, Stephen Milling, performance at the Festspielhaus. Catherine Foster FRI 12 AUG Join your guide to visit the Franz Liszt Please note: Tickets for this tour can only be held until MON 8 AUG Today we visit the newly re-opened Museum. A farewell lunch will be served in a local the end of January 2016 so early booking is essential. Richard Wagner Museum, housed in his villa restaurant before transferring to the final afternoon Wahnfried, and considered to be the most extensive performance at the Festspielhaus. Flights: British Airways collection of memorabilia. The Museum also tells the 6 Aug London Heathrow - Frankfurt dep: 11.00 arr: 13.35 history of the Wagner Festival which takes place in SAT 13 AUG Transfer to Frankfurt airport for your 13 Aug Frankfurt - London Heathrow dep: 14.35 arr: 15.20 Bayreuth every summer. Some time at leisure before homeward flight. Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from transferring to the afternoon performance. other UK airports can be arranged on request.

Price per person Tour price £5495 Single room supplement £525 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Land-only tour price £5345 Deposit required £2500* *High deposit due to great demand for tickets. Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, three lunches, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, category ‘A’ ticket (Centre Stalls) for each included performance, opera synopses, NEW PALACE RICHARD WAGNER MUSEUM RUSALKA restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

22 www.travelforthearts.com WAGNER IN Germany BAYREUTH 12 – 16 August Tour code: BAY2

Our second tour to Bayreuth includes performances of some of Wagner’s other operas; Tristan und Isolde, Der Fliegende Holländer and at the Festspielhaus, with wonderful casts of acclaimed Wagnerian singers. Again, early booking is essential as places are limited.

STATUE OF RICHARD WAGNER AT THE FESTSPIELHAUS BAYREUTH Programme at the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth 13 Aug 16.00 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner Inc D: Katharina Wagner FRI 12 AUG Lunchtime arrival in Frankfurt and extensive collection of memorabilia. The Museum C: Christian Thielemann Cast includes: Stephen Gould, Georg transfer to Bayreuth (approx 2 hours) with a stop en also tells the history of the Wagner Festival which takes Zeppenfeld, Petra Lang, Iain Paterson, route for lunch. We continue on to the 4-star Hotel place in Bayreuth every summer. Some time at leisure Raimund Nolte, Christa Mayer, Tansel Arvena Kongress, centrally located close to the before transferring to the early evening performance. Akzeybek, Kay Stiefermann town centre. The evening is free to settle in. 14 Aug 18.00 DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner Inc MON 15 AUG This morning we visit the Old Palace D: Jan Philipp Gloger C: Axel Kober Cast includes: Peter Rose, SAT 13 AUG Meet your guide for a walking tour ‘in the just outside the town, built in 1715 by Margrave Ricarda Merbeth, Christa Mayer, footsteps of Richard Wagner’ which will introduce you George Wilhelm as a court hermitage. A farewell Benjamin Bruns,John Lundgren to the main sights around the town. Lunch is included lunch will be served in a local restaurant before 15 Aug 16.00 PARSIFAL Wagner Inc in a local restaurant before some free time. Transfer transferring to the final afternoon performance D: Uwe Eric Laufenberg C: Andris Nelsons Cast includes: Ryan McKinny, to the afternoon performance at the Festspielhaus. at the Festspielhaus. Georg Zeppenfeld, Klaus Florian Vogt, Gerd Grochowski, Elene Pankratova SUN 14 AUG Today we visit the newly re-opened TUE 16 AUG Transfer to Frankfurt airport for your Please note: Tickets for this tour can only be held until Richard Wagner Museum, housed in his villa homeward flight. the end of January 2016 so early booking is essential. Wahnfried, and considered to be the most Flights: British Airways 12 Aug London Heathrow - Frankfurt dep: 11.00 arr: 13.35 16 Aug Frankfurt - London Heathrow dep: 14.40 arr: 15.25 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

Price per person Tour price £3895 Single room supplement £300 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Land-only tour price £3745 Deposit required £1800* *High deposit due to great demand for tickets. Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, three lunches, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, category ‘A’ ticket (Centre Stalls) for each included performance, opera VILLA WAHNFRIED synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

Call 020 8799 8350 23 “This trip was absolutely THE PUCCINI perfect; the theatre and the Italy FESTIVAL music both stunning!” 9 – 13 August Tour code: TDL1 Mrs P, Somerset The Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago offers a tranquil break in picturesque Tuscany. We stay in the charming walled city of Lucca, and visit some of the beautiful stately villas of the area. Opera performances include classic Puccini favourites Madama Butterfly, and in the open-air theatre on Lake Massaciuccoli.

PUCCINI FESTIVAL

LUCCA

TUE 9 AUG Afternoon arrival in Pisa and transfer to villas. The Villa Grabau at San Pancrazio was built Programme at the Puccini Festival Lucca to check in at the 4-star Palazzo Alexander in the early 16th century by the Diodatti, a family of 10 Aug 21.15 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Inc Hotel, built within the beautiful Renaissance walls of powerful Lucchesi merchants. Here we will take a 11 Aug 21.15 TOSCA Puccini Inc the town, birthplace of Puccini, and just 40 minutes tour of the interior of the villa and see the gardens. from Torre del Lago where the festival takes place. We will also visit the gardens at Villa Oliva, which 12 Aug 21.15 TURANDOT Puccini Inc Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. contain many rare plants. A light lunch will be included Casting to be confirmed in 2016. in a local farmhouse with wine-tasting, after which we Flights: British Airways WED 10 AUG Morning walking tour of Lucca, its return to Lucca for a free afternoon. In the evening charming churches, palaces and streets. We visit transfer to Torre del Lago for the evening performance. 9 Aug London Gatwick - Pisa dep: 11.35 arr: 14.45 13 Aug Pisa - London Gatwick dep: 15.30 arr: 16.50 the Piazza Anfiteatro, constructed on the site Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from of a Roman theatre, and visit the 13th century FRI 12 AUG Day at leisure for independent exploration other UK airports can be arranged on request. Duomo and the Pisan Romanesque church of San of Lucca. Late afternoon transfer to Torre del Lago to Michele in Foro with an eccentric façade of twisted visit Puccini’s villa on the shore of Lake Massaciuccoli. Price per person columns. We also visit the Casa di Puccini, a small This will be followed by dinner in a local restaurant Tour price £1845 museum dedicated to Lucca’s patron composer. before this evening’s performance. Single room supplement £180 Afternoon at leisure before transferring to the Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 evening’s performance in Torre del Lago. SAT 13 AUG Transfer to Pisa airport for your Land-only tour price £1635 Deposit required £350 homeward journey. THU 11 AUG Join your guide this morning for a Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities half-day tour visiting two of the local aristocratic where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one light lunch with wine-tasting, 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 PUCCINI FESTIVAL TURANDOT Puccini Jul 15, 23, 30, Aug 12 LA BOHÈME Puccini Jul 16, 22, Aug 5 TURANDOT Busoni Jul 24, 31 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Jul 29, Aug 10 MADAMA BUTTERFLY AT THE PUCCINI FESTIVAL TOSCA Puccini Aug 6, 11

24 www.travelforthearts.com THE ROSSINI Italy FESTIVAL IN PESARO 13 – 17 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 jewel-like Teatro Rossini hosts a new production of comic favourite Il turco in Italia, as well as the revival of 2012’s Ciro in Babilonia, while the new production of La donna del lago will be presented in the Adriatic Arena.

PESARO

Programme 14 Aug 20.00 LA DONNA DEL LAGO Rossini Inc D: Damiano Michieletto C: Michele Mariotti Cast: Juan Diego Flórez, Marko Mimica, Michael Spyres, Salome Jicia, Varduhi Abrahamyan, Ruth Iniesta, Francisco Brito Venue: Adriatic Arena New production 15 Aug 20.00 IL TURCO IN ITALIA Rossini Inc D: Davide Livermore C: Speranza Scappucci Cast: Erwin Schrott, Olga Peretyatko, Nicola Alaimo, René Barbera, Pietro CIRO IN BABILONIA AT THE ROSSINI FESTIVAL Spagnoli, Cecilia Molinari, Levy Sekgapane Venue: Teatro Rossini New production

SAT 13 AUG Early evening arrival at Bologna airport TUE 16 AUG Today we take a full-day excursion to 16 Aug 20.00 CIRO IN BABILONIA Rossini Inc D: Davide Livermore C: Jader Bignamini and transfer to Pesaro (approx. 2 hours) to check in Urbino, where we visit the Palazzo Ducale of the Cast: Antonino Siragusa, Ewa Podles, Pretty at the 4-star Hotel Cruiser Congress. Light welcome Dukes of Montefeltro, widely regarded as the pinnacle Yende, Isabella Gaudí, Oleg Tsybulko, Alessandro dinner in a local restaurant on arrival. of Renaissance architecture of the cinquecento. The Luciano, Dimitri Pkhaladze Venue: Teatro Rossini palace contains many art treasures including works SUN 14 AUG Join your guide this morning for an by Piero della Francesca, Uccello and Botticelli. We Casting to be confirmed in 2016. excursion to Fano, an ancient town of the Marche continue to the adjacent churches of San Giovanni Flights: British Airways region where we see sights including the Cathedral, and San Giuseppe which contain frescoes depicting 13 Aug London Heathrow - Bologna dep: 14.55 arr: 18.00 the Augustus Arch and some wonderful examples the life of St John the Baptist and an exquisite life-size 17 Aug Bologna - London Heathrow dep: 18.50 arr: 20.00 of baroque architecture. Return to Pesaro for a free stucco crib. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from afternoon. Transfer to the evening performance at before returning to Pesaro. Evening performance at other UK airports can be arranged on request. the Adriatic Arena. the Teatro Rossini. Price per person MON 15 AUG Today is the Italian holiday of WED 17 AUG Morning at leisure. In the afternoon Tour price £1795 Ferragosto, so is at leisure to enjoy Pesaro transfer to Bologna airport for your homeward flight. Single room supplement £260 independently. We recommend a walk around the Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Land-only tour price £1650 town as well as a visit to Rossini’s house where Deposit required £400 a large collection of memorabilia is displayed. Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group Evening performance at the Teatro Rossini. transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, 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 ROSSINI FESTIVAL PESARO LA DONNA DEL LAGO Rossini Aug 8, 11, 14, 17 IL TURCO IN ITALIA Rossini Aug 9, 12, 15, 18 CIRO IN BABILONA Rossini Aug 10, 13, 16, 19 Rossini Aug 12m, 15m TEATRO ROSSINI TEATRO ROSSINI JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ RECITAL Aug 20

Call 020 8799 8350 25 “The productions ARENA DI in Verona are Italy VERONA truly spectacular!” 19 – 22 August Tour code: VRN1 Miss G, Suffolk 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 Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Bizet’s 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 Turandot. Settle into your seat, watch the sun set and the moon rise over the city of star-crossed lovers!

ARENA DI VERONA Programme at the Arena di Verona 19 Aug 20.45 TURANDOT Puccini £175 D: Franco Zeffirelli C: tbc FRI 19 AUG Morning arrival in Verona and transfer to SUN 21 AUG Join your guide for an excursion to the 20 Aug 20.45 CARMEN Bizet Inc the 5-star Due Torri Hotel, centrally located and within UNESCO World Heritage city of Mantova, where we D: Franco Zeffirelli C: tbc walking distance of the Arena. Welcome lunch will be visit the Palazzo Ducale, built between the 14th and 21 Aug 20.45 AIDA Verdi Inc served in a local restaurant before the afternoon at 17th centuries as the residence of the Gonzaga family, D: Gianfranco de Bosio C: tbc leisure to settle in. Optional evening performance. and other sights including the Basilica Palatina di Casting to be confirmed in 2016. Santa Barbara and the Basilica di Sant’Andrea. Lunch SAT 20 AUG This morning we take a walking tour of will be served in a local restaurant during the tour. Flights: British Airways historic Verona, including visits to the Casa di Giulietta Return to Verona for the evening performance at the 19 Aug London Gatwick - Verona dep: 07.45 arr: 10.50 with the balcony where Juliet was said to have Arena. 22 Aug Verona - London Gatwick dep: 11.55 arr: 12.50 received Romeo’s declarations of love, the medieval Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from and Roman Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza dei Signori, MON 22 AUG Morning transfer to Verona airport for other UK airports can be arranged on request. the civic centre of Verona. Afternoon at leisure before your homeward journey. the evening performance at the Arena. Price per person Tour price £1845 Single room supplement £390 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Land-only tour price £1595 Deposit required £450 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, 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 ARENA DI VERONA CARMEN Bizet Jun 24, Jul 1, 6, 9, 13, 16, 29, Aug 5, 11, 17, 20, 23, 27 AIDA Verdi Jun 25, 30, Jul 3, 7, 14, 17, 24, 28, 31, Aug 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 24, 28 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Jul 2, 5, 8, 12, 15, 22, 26, 30 MANTOVA TURANDOT Puccini Jul 23, 27, Aug 12, 19, 25 IL TROVATORE Verdi Aug 6, 10, 13, 26

26 www.travelforthearts.com “The productions Austria in Verona are SALZBURG truly spectacular!” FESTIVAL 24 – 30 August Tour code: SZG2 NEW PRODUCTION

Salzburg at festival time offers world-class performances by the finest artists. Our programme for 2016 includes the new production of Gounod’s Faust starring Piotr Beczala, a concert performance of Nicolai’s Il templario with Juan Diego Flórez and Joyce Programme at the Salzburg Festival DiDonato, and Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, 25 Aug 20.00 RECITAL: MAURIZIO POLLINI Inc together with a recital by pianist Maurizio Programme: Works by Schumann and Chopin Pollini and a programme of lieder by Rolando Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus Villazón and Sarah Tysman. 26 Aug 19.30 SONG RECITAL: ROLANDO VILLAZÓN Inc AND SARAH TYSMAN We also hope to include the option to Programme: Lieder by Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti and Verdi purchase tickets to hear Cecilia Bartoli sing Venue: Haus für Mozart Maria in Berstein's West Side Story under the 27 Aug 15.00 IL TEMPLARIO Nicolai Inc baton of Gustavo Dudamel leading the Simón C: Andrés Orozco-Estrada Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, and Cast: Juan Diego Flórez, Joyce DiDonato, Luca Salsi, Adrian Sâmpetrean, Franz the Berlin Philharmonic concert conducted by Supper, Kristiane Kaiser, Armando Piña Sir Simon Rattle. Please note that tickets for Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus Concert performance these performances have been requested but 27 Aug 19.30 WEST SIDE STORY Bernstein £395 are not guaranteed at this stage. D: Philip Wm. McKinley C: Gustavo Dudamel Cast: Cecilia Bartoli, Norman Reinhardt, Karen Olivo, George Akram Venue: Felsenreitschule 28 Aug 15.00 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Inc D: Sven-Erich Bechtolf C: Dan Ettinger LE NOZZE DI FIGARO AT SALZBURG FESTIVAL © RUTH WALZ Cast: Luca Pisaroni, Anett Fritsch, Anna Prohaska, Adam Plachetka, Margarita Gritskova Venue: Haus für Mozart WED 24 AUG Afternoon arrival in Salzburg and SUN 28 AUG This morning there will be a backstage check in at either the luxurious 5-star Hotel tour of the festival houses; the Festival Hall, the 28 Aug 21.00 BERLIN PHILHARMONIC £210 C: Simon Rattle Bristol or the comfortable 4-star NH Hotel, both Haus für Mozart and the Felsenreitschule, subject to Cast: Boulez Éclat, Mahler Symphony in the centre of the city close to the Festival area. schedules. Mid-afternoon performance and optional No. 7 in E minor Venue: Grosses FestspielhausXxx Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. evening performance. 29 Aug 19.00 FAUST Gounod Inc D: Reinhard von der Thannen C: Alejo Pérez THU 25 AUG Join your guide this morning to MON 29 AUG Day at leisure for you to make Cast: Piotr Beczala, Ildar Abdrazakov, Maria visit highlights of Salzburg’s musical history, your own choice of activity. An early farewell Agresta, Alexey Markov including the Mozarteum, the Landestheater, dinner will be served in a local restaurant before Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus New production the Mirabell Palace and the Cathedral. This is your final performance. followed by a guided opportunity to see historic All tickets are on request and will be confirmed in 2016. musical instruments at the Salzburg Museum. TUE 30 AUG Morning at leisure, and afternoon Flights: British Airways Lunch is included in a local restaurant before the transfer to the airport for the homeward flight. afternoon at leisure and evening performance. 24 Aug London Gatwick - Salzburg dep: 13.20 arr: 16.15 30 Aug Salzburg - London Gatwick dep: 18.45 arr: 19.45 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from FRI 26 AUG This morning we drive out of Salzburg other UK airports can be arranged on request. to visit Berchtesgaden. We take a guided tour of the Royal Palace which boasts architecture from Cost per person many periods of history, and whose rooms were Tour price (4-star NH Hotel) £2745 decorated with innumerable valuable artefacts Single room supplement £450 from the royal Wittelsbach family’s collections. Tour price (5-star Hotel Bristol) £3195 After lunch in a local restaurant, we continue to Single room supplement £630 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 picturesque Lake Königssee where we visit the Land-only discount £115 peninsula of St Bartholomew with its ancient Deposit required £1000* pilgrimage church. Return to Salzburg for the *High deposit due to great demand for tickets. Deposits will evening performance. only be refunded if we are unsuccessful in obtaining tickets for our included performances, not the optional performances. SAT 27 AUG This morning is free for independent Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group exploration of the city. Mid-afternoon performance transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two and optional evening performance. lunches, two dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first or second category ticket for each included performance, opera BERCHTESGADEN synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

Call 020 8799 8350 27 TRAVEL FOR THE ARTS Stephen Carpenter Stephen

in association with STEPHEN CARPENTER HOLIDAYS

Following the success of our first “Mendelssohn in Scotland Holiday” in September 2015, a holiday that will be repeated in September 2017, Travel for the Arts is pleased to be collaborating again with Stephen Carpenter and his new enterprise “Stephen Carpenter Holidays”. In 2016 Stephen has planned and will be leading three holidays, details of which can be found on the following pages and on his website, www.carpenterholidays.com. These holidays will be arranged by Stephen Carpenter Holidays in association with Travel for the Arts and will be fully covered by our ABTA and ATOL membership. Welcome to “Stephen Carpenter Holidays”. In 2016 I have planned three holidays, two of which are in England and a third just over the border in Wales. I have chosen initially to concentrate on destinations in the UK, and these holidays will visit some of the most beautiful locations of the country where we will hear music performed by some of the world’s leading artists and ensembles. We will also explore local attractions during the day, as well as having plenty of free time to relax and get to know the towns in which we will be staying. I will be the tour leader on all of these holidays and will look forward to welcoming you in 2016. In the meantime, for updates on all these holidays, including details of the programmes which will be confirmed in the New Year, keep an eye on my website, www.carpenterholidays.com, which will be live from the beginning of February 2016.

Stephen Carpenter Director, Stephen Carpenter Holidays

28 www.travelforthearts.com PISTYLL RHAEDR WATERFALL Country THE BEAMINSTER UK FESTIVAL AND THOMAS HARDY’S DORSET 26 June – 1 July Tour code: BEA1 INDEPENDENT TRAVEL

The Beaminster Festival, held for the past 20 years, is a gem among England’s summer festivals. We enjoy four concerts in St Mary's Church, including a recital by a finalist of the Leeds Piano Competition and a concert by the European Union Chamber Orchestra, and explore Thomas Hardy’s Dorset with visits to some important locations associated with Hardy novels.

THOMAS HARDY'S COTTAGE

SUN 26 JUN Independent arrival at Bridge House Beaminster where dinner will be under your Programme at St Mary’s Church, Beaminster Hotel in Beaminster. Free time to relax or perhaps to own arrangements before the piano recital. 26 Jun 19.30 CONCERT: CARDUCCI QUARTET Inc explore the three superb local gardens in the town. Oboe: Nicholas Daniel Welcome dinner at the hotel, followed by the evening WED 29 JUN This morning we visit Max Gate, 28 Jun 19.30 PIANO RECITAL Inc concert in the beautiful St Mary’s Church which, in the home that Thomas Hardy built just outside Piano: Vitaly Pisarenko Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles, features as Dorchester. After an independent lunch in the 29 Jun 19.30 CONCERT Inc the Parish Church of “Emminster” where Angel Clare’s town, we will visit Hardy’s birthplace at Higher ZRI Brahms meets Gypsy Music father is vicar. Bockhampton and Stinsford Church where he was a (www.zrimusic.com) choirboy and violinist in his childhood and where his 30 Jun 19.30 CONCERT: EUROPEAN UNION Inc MON 27 JUN Today we visit Mapperton House and heart is buried alongside his first wife, Emma Gifford. CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Trumpet: Crispian Steele-Perkins Gardens where Far from the Madding Crowd, starring Return to Beaminster for dinner at the hotel and Carey Mulligan, was filmed in 2014. There will be time concert in the Church. More information on programmes will be available in 2016. for an independent lunch at the Sawmill Café, before Arrival Information returning to Beaminster for a free afternoon and THU 30 JUN Today there is an optional drive along evening. Dinner will be served at the hotel. the Dorset Coast Road with spectacular views of the Direct services from London Waterloo to the West Country are available (approx. 2.5 hours). The nearest railway Chesil Bank and visits to Lulworth Cove and Durdle station to Beaminster is Crewkerne which is 6 miles away. TUE 28 JUN Morning at leisure followed by lunch Door, before returning to Beaminster in the mid- at Summer Lodge in Evershot a few miles from afternoon for a pre-concert dinner followed by the Price per person Beaminster where we will also have a chance to final concert in the Church. Tour price £1155 explore the village and see “Tess Cottage”. Single room supplement £280 In the afternoon we will drive to Cerne Abbas to FRI 1 JUL Independent departure home. Deposit required £400 view the Cerne Giant before returning to Upgrades to Deluxe, Four-poster and Superior Luxury Rooms available for doubles/twins on request. Tour price includes: Group transfers for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, four dinners, one lunch, sightseeing tours as described including entrance fees, best ticket for each included performance, concert programmes, the services of Stephen Carpenter as tour manager.

ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, STINSFORD MAPPERTON HOUSE

Call 020 8799 8350 29 THE ALLEGRI

UK STRING QUARTET AT THE LLANFYLLIN FESTIVAL 22 – 25 July Tour code: LLA1 INDEPENDENT TRAVEL

Founded in 1953, the internationally renowned Allegri String Quartet is Britain’s longest running chamber ensemble. For the past 40 years they have given concerts each summer in St Myllin’s Church at the Llanfyllin Festival in Wales. The two concerts we will attend will include a late Beethoven Quartet and Schubert's great Quintet in C major.

POWIS CASTLE © STEPHEN CARPENTER

FRI 22 JUL Independent arrival at Cain Valley Hotel, SUN 24 JUL In the morning we visit the awe-inspiring Programme at St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin Llanfyllin, from 3pm onwards. A welcome dinner will Pistyll Rhaedr; at 240ft (80m) high it is the UK’s tallest 22 Jul 19.30 CONCERT Inc be served at the hotel followed by the evening concert single drop waterfall and has an extraordinary effect Programme to include: in St Myllin’s Church. on the many people who visit it each year. Lunch will Late Beethoven Quartet be available under your own arrangements at the cafe 24 Jul 19.30 CONCERT Inc SAT 23 JUL This morning we visit Powis Castle, at the falls. We return to Lllanfyllin to relax before a Programme to include: Schubert Quintet in C originally built around 1200 and featuring an pre-concert dinner at the hotel and the Allegri String extensive collection of art treasures, as well as Quartet’s evening concert in the church. More information on programmes will be available in 2016. world-famous gardens in the Italian and French style. Arrival information There will be time for an independent lunch in the MON 25 JUL Independent departure home. The nearest station to Llanfyllin is Welshpool Castle Restaurant before continuing to Chirk Castle, (12 miles) which is served by Birmingham International which showcases over 700 years of history. Return to and Birmingham New Street. Taxis from Welshpool to Llanfyllin to rest before dinner at the hotel. Lllanfyllin cost around £30.

Price per person Tour price £695 ALLEGRI STRING QUARTET © BEN EALOVEGA Single room supplement £90 Deposit required £250 Tour price includes: Group transfers for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, three dinners, sightseeing tours as described including entrance fees, best ticket for each included performance, concert programmes, the services of Stephen Carpenter as tour manager.

“The Allegri play intensely, but also gracefully; they know when to give the music space.”

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30 www.travelforthearts.com Country LAKE DISTRICT UK SUMMER MUSIC 1 – 5 August Tour code: LDS1 INDEPENDENT TRAVEL

Ambleside is the beautiful setting for this annual festival which, in 2016, features the Skampa String Quartet, the Atos Piano Trio, Colin Carr, and a new music-theatre piece, “Breaking the Rules”, which describes the life and music of composer and wife-murderer, Carlo Gesualdo. As well as enjoying these concerts together, we will visit William Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage in Grasmere and take a cruise on Lake Windemere.

VIEW OF LAKE WINDERMERE

Programme at Lake District Summer Music MON 1 AUG Independent arrival at Rothay Manor Gesualdo (1566-1613), interwoven with his 1 Aug 20.00 CONCERT: SKAMPA STRING QUARTET Inc Hotel, Ambleside. Welcome dinner in the hotel madrigals sung by young, dynamic early-music Programme to include: Quartet by Dvořák followed by a concert in Ambleside Parish Church. vocal ensemble, The Marion Consort and with Venue: Ambleside Parish Church actor, Finbar Lynch, as Gesualdo. 2 Aug 20.00 CONCERT Inc TUE 2 AUG Morning visit to William Wordsworth’s Piano: Alicja Fiderkiewicz Dove Cottage, his family home from 1799 and the THU 4 AUG Morning cruise on Lake Windermere, Programme to include: Works by Chopin Venue: Ambleside Parish Church only place in the world to see his personal belongings, starting at Bowness-on-Windermere and ending at 3 Aug 11.00 CHAMBER CONCERT Inc followed by lunch in Grasmere under your own Ambleside Waterhead Pier, a short stroll back to our Programme to include: Trios for horn, arrangements. Back to Ambleside in the afternoon to hotel, or alternatively, you can return on the boat to violin and piano relax before dinner in the hotel and evening concert. Bowness to explore the town and make your own Venue: Ambleside Parish Centre way back to Ambleside on one of the regular bus 3 Aug 20.00 CONCERT : “BREAKING THE RULES” Inc WED 3 AUG Morning recital in the Ambleside Parish services. Colin Carr will give a Cello Masterclass in the 4 Aug 14.30 CELLO MASTERCLASS Inc Centre. Both lunch and dinner today will be under afternoon. Dinner will be in the Hotel followed by an WITH COLIN CARR your own arrangements. In the evening there will be evening concert by the Atos Piano Trio. Venue: Brathay Manor, near Ambleside a performance of “Breaking the Rules” – a play-with- 4 Aug 20.00 CONCERT: ATOS PIANO TRIO Inc music describing the debauched life of the composer FRI 5 AUG Independent departure home. Venue: Ambleside Parish Church More information on programmes will be available in 2016.

COLIN CARR ATOS PIANO TRIO © STEVEN HABERLAND Arrival Information The nearest station to Ambleside is Windermere (4 miles) which has links to London Euston, via Oxenholme or Lancaster. Taxis from Windermere to Ambleside cost around £20.

Price per person Tour price £995 Single room supplement £220 Deposit required £300 Upgrades to Superior Rooms or Suites available for doubles/twins. Tour price includes: Group transfers for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, three pre-concert dinners, sightseeing tours including entrance fees, best ticket for each included performance, concert programmes, the services of Stephen Carpenter as tour manager.

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Call 020 8799 8350 33 Austria 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 Vienna than in any other city in the world and the sheer number of performances on offer every night in this city will not fail to impress.

VIENNA STATE OPERA Accommodation Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English or German Jan 16 – Jun 16 HOTEL SACHER Founded in 1876 a superb traditional deluxe hotel, fully DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss Jan 1, 3 5 star renovated in 2005 with 152 rooms and suites, across the road from the House. Room amenities include: FATIMA ODER VON DEN MUTIGEN air conditioning, mini-bar, room safe, cable TV, internet, KINDERN Doderer Jan 2, 3, 6 bathrobes and hairdryer. Hotel facilities: restaurant, FIDELIO Beethoven Jan 7, 11, 14, May 3, 7, 11 coffee shop, bar, fitness area and spa. DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner Jan 10 UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi Jan 12, 15, 18, Apr 19, 23, 26, 29 HOTEL ROMISCHER A charming baroque hotel built in 1684, and in the same family DIE WALKÜRE Wagner Jan 13 KAISER since 1904. Just 24 comfortable rooms have mini-bar, air 4 star conditioning, hairdryer and internet access. The hotel has a SALOME Strauss Jan 16, 19, 21 coffee house and is close to all the city’s amenities. SIEGFRIED Wagner Jan 17 RIGOLETTO Verdi Jan 22, 25, 28, 31 HOTEL ASTORIA Very convenient 188 room hotel located behind the State Opera DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 23, 27, 30 4 star House. 118 rooms and suites merge Viennese tradition and modern elegance, equipped with cable TV, hairdryer and mini- GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner Jan 24 bar. The hotel’s catering includes breakfast room and bar. Strauss Jan 26, 29, Feb 1 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE FÜR KINDER Mozart Feb 5 HOTEL POST A charming 107 room hotel with a strong musical heritage. RUSALKA Dvořak Feb 9, 13, 18, 21 3 star 10-15 minutes walk from the heart of the old town. Room COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Feb 12, 17, 20, 24 amenities include: satellite TV, hairdryer. Hotel facilities: restaurant, bar. Massenet Feb 14, 19, 22, 25, 28 ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod Feb 23, 26, Mar 1 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Feb 29, Mar 3 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Strauss Mar 4, 7, 12, 15 MUSIKVEREIN TRI SESTRI (DREI SCHWESTERN) Eotvos Mar 6, 10, 13, 16, 18 AIDA Verdi Mar 8, 11, 14, 17 LA BOHÈME Puccini Mar 19, 22, 26 PARSIFAL Wagner Mar 24, 27, 30 LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart Mar 29, Apr 1, 4, 7 DAS SCHLAUE FUCHSLEIN Janaček Apr 3, 5, 8, 11 JENUFA Janaček Apr 6, 10, 14, 17, 20 TOSCA Puccini Apr 9, 16 Donizetti Apr 15, 18, 21, Jun 24, 29 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Apr 24, 27, 30 TURANDOT Puccini Apr 28, May 1, 5, 8, 12 BORIS GODUNOW Mussorgski May 6, 9, 13, 16 Wagner May 10, 14, 18, 21 LA TRAVIATA Verdi May 17, 20, 23 DON CARLO Verdi May 22, 25, 29, Jun 2 Verdi May 24, 27, 30, Jun 4 DER ROSENKAVALIER Strauss Jun 3, 6, 9 MACBETH Verdi Jun 8, 12, 15, 18 L’ELISIR D’AMORE Donizetti Jun 10, 13 ALCESTE Gluck Jun 14, 16, 19, 21 MANON LESCAUT Puccini Jun 20, 23, 27, 30 JOHANN STRAUSS LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Jun 22, 25, 28

Please ask if you would like tickets in addition for: Vienna Volksoper • The Musikverein • Vienna Konzerthaus • The Vienna Boys’ Choir • Spanish Riding School

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34 www.travelforthearts.com Czech Republic 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 offer a tremendous range of operatic work in the most inspiring of settings.

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NATIONAL THEATRE Accommodation Languages: Original Surtitles: English and German/Czech Jan 16 – Jun 16 HOTEL FOUR SEASONS On the banks of the Vltava River in the Old Town, the Four 5 star Seasons combines elegance, service and technology. The 161 THE JACOBIN Dvořák Jan 7, Feb 18, Mar 10, Apr 14 rooms are among the city’s largest. Room amenities include: CARMEN Bizet Jan 4, Feb 23, Mar 15, Apr 30, Jun 4 hairdryer, safe, mini-bar, down pillows and duvet and CD player. Smetana Jan 24, Feb 28, Mar 11, 27, Hotel facilities: restaurant, bars, spa and gym. Apr 20, May 26,Jun 30 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Jan 19, Mar 2, 23, Apr 12, Jun 29 HOTEL PARIS In the heart of the Old Town, this is one of Prague’s most famous KATE AND THE DEVIL Dvořák Feb 28, Apr 3, 30, Jun 4 5 star landmarks with 86 rooms and suites in art nouveau style. Room RUSALKA Dvořák Jan 9, Feb 10, Mar 3, 14, Apr 28 amenities include: satellite TV, safe, minibar, hairdryer; Hotel facilities: restaurant, café & bar, lift, wellness & spa centre. THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN Janáček Jan 16, Feb 21 Mar 16, Apr 16, Jun 12 BORIS GODUNOV Mussorgsky Jan 6, Feb 13, 25, Mar 5, Apr 6, 26, May 24, 31 HOTEL ARIA This musically themed hotel has 52 unique rooms each in 5 star the style of a musician or composer. The hotel houses a private collection of Art Deco and original masterpieces by Chagall, THEATRE OF THE ESTATES Picasso, Braque and Dali. Room amenities include: flat-screen Languages: Original Surtitles: Czech and English Jan 16 – Jun 16 PC, internet access, bathrobes, a music bank, hair dryers, safe, minibar and air conditioning. Further Hotel facilities: a music salon and library, winter garden lounge, restaurant and bar. THE MAGIC FLUTE Mozart Jan 8, Feb 4, 8, Mar 4, Apr 15, May 20, Jun 8 Mozart Jan 11, 31, Mar 1, Apr 4, May 3, 13, Jun 17 HOTEL ESPLANADE A few steps from Wenceslas Square and the State Opera House, DON GIOVANNI Mozart Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 6, 20, 22, Apr 11, May 9, 24, 5 star the Hotel Esplanade has 74 elegant and comfortable rooms Jun 2, 9, 14 Room amenities include: mini-bar, satellite TV and safe. Hotel facilities: bar and restaurant. COSI FAN TUTTE Mozart Feb 26, Mar 17 GRAND HOTEL BOHEMIA The Grand Hotel Bohemia is a distinguished hotel in the heart of 5 star Prague with 78 rooms. Located next to the Powder Tower all STATE OPERA major points of interest are within easy walking distance, with Languages: Original Surtitles: Czech Jan 16 – Jun 16 Wenceslas Square and the Old Town Hall just a step away. Room amenities include: safe, mini-bar, satellite TV and NORMA Bellini Jan 3, Jun 17 hairdryer. Hotel facilities: restaurant, coffee shop and bar. TOSCA Puccini Jan 7 HOTEL METEOR PLAZA This is a comfortable and popular 88 room hotel in the historic MEFISTOFELE Boito Jan 10, 27, Feb 28, Mar 17, Apr 17, Jun 9 4 star city centre dating from the 14th century. Room amenities include: TV and radio, mini-bar, tea and coffee set, hairdryer, IL TROVATORE Verdi Jan 13, Feb 25, Mar 2, 10, Apr 19 safe. Hotel facilities: cocktail lounge, bar, gym, spa, restaurant. MACBETH Verdi Jan 14, Feb 21, Apr 13, May 19, Jun 15 AIDA Verdi Jan 15, Mar 5, Apr 3, May 21 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Jan 17, Feb 10, Mar 9, Apr 7, May 15 LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 19, Feb 13, Mar 16, May 11 RUSALKA Dvorak Jan 21, 24, Mar 11, Apr 6 RIGOLETTO Verdi Jan 29, Mar 31 CARMEN Bizet Jan 30, Feb 18, Mar 23 HANSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck Jan 31, Feb 14, Apr 5, May 10, Jun 1 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Feb 27 TURANDOT Puccini Mar 12, 25 NABUCCO Verdi Mar 15 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Mar 27

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Call 020 8799 8350 35 PARIS France 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 interior of the Opéra de Bastille, there is something to suit every palate.

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OPÉRA BASTILLE Accommodation Languages: Original Surtitles: French Jan 16 – Jul 16 HOTEL PAVILLON A luxurious hotel in the Place des Vosges, a few DE LA REINE minutes walk from the Opéra Bastille, decorated Massenet Jan 20, 23, 26, 29, Feb 1, 4 4 star superior with fine furnishings and elegant fixtures as a home-from- IL TROVATORE Verdi Jan 28, 31, Feb 3, 8, 11, 15, 20, 24, 27, 29, Mar 3, 6m, 10, 15 home. The 56 rooms have airconditioning, cable TV, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Feb 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 21m, 25, 28m, Mar 2, 4 mini-bar. Hotel facilities: a flowered courtyard, “honesty bar”, breakfast room and lounge. DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Wagner Mar 1, 5, 9, 13m, 21, 25, 28 HOTEL BEDFORD This superb hotel is located in a quiet street just a short RIGOLETTO Verdi Apr 9, 11, 14, 17m, 20, 23, 26, 28, Mai 2, 5, 7,10, 14, 16, 21, 24, 4 star walk from the Paalais Garnier. It has been owned and 27, 30 managed by the Berrut family for more than 80 years and DER ROSENKAVALIER Strauss May 9, 12, 15m, 19, 22m, 25, 28, 31 is a long time favourite of our clients. All 146 rooms are furnished to a very high standard. Room amenities include: LEAR Reimann May 20, 23, 26, 29m, Jun 1, 6, 9, 12 air conditioning, direct dial telephone, satellite TV, mini-bar, LA TRAVIATA Verdi May 20, 23, 26, 29m, Jun 1, 4, 7,11, 14, 17, 20, 26m, 29 private safe and hairdryer. Hotel facilities: restaurant AIDA Verdi Jun 13, 16, 19m, 22, 25, 28, Jul 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16 serving breakfast and lunch; Le Relais bar/grill for lunch and light suppers. HOTEL QUEEN MARY A small, charming, 36-room hotel in a quiet location PALAIS GARNIER 3 star superior close to the Madeleine and the Palais Garnier. Room Languages: Original Surtitles: French Jan 16 - Jun 16 amenities include: cable TV, hairdryer, safe, mini-bar and movie channels. Hotel facilities: breakfast room, small bar, CAPRICCIO Strauss Jan 19, 22, 25, 27, 31m, Feb 3, 6, 10, 14m flowered patio and lift. IOLANTA / CASSE-NOISETTE Tchaikovski Mar 7, 9, 11, 14, 17, 19, 21,23, 25, 26, 28, 30, Apr 1 HOTEL PARIS BASTILLE Facing the Opéra Bastille, this comfortable hotel has 31 3 star rooms decorated with warm wood and fabrics. Room LEAR Reimann May 20, 23, 26, 29m, Jun 1, 6, 9, 12 amenities include: All rooms have air conditioning, mini-bar, safe and satellite TV. Hotel facilities: The hotel has a bar for Please ask for programmes at: relaxing before or after the opera. Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, The Châtelet Theatre, Opéra Comique

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36 www.travelforthearts.com BERLIN Germany 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 due to renovations at the Staatsoper) form the hub of the city’s international opera scene, while the Komische Oper maintains the tradition of presenting challenging theatrical stagings in the vernacular.

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STAATSOPER IM SCHILLER THEATER DEUTSCHE OPER Languages: Original Surtitles: German Jan 16 – Jul 16 Languages: Original Surtitles: German Jan 16 – Jul 16

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 1, 3m, 3, 6, 15, Mar 10, 12, Apr 15 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 2, Feb 12, Apr 23, May 15, Jun 3, Jul 8 LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 8, 16, 19 DER BARBIER VON SEVILLA Rossini Jan 3, Feb 5, 13 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Strauss Jan 17, 20, 22, 24 TOSCA Puccini Jan 6, 10, Mar 28, May 14, Jun 9, 15 MORD AN MOZART Rimsky - Korsakow Jan 24m, 28, 30, Feb 2, 4, 7, 13 NABUCCO Verdi Jan 7, 23, 30 THE TURN OF THE SCREW Britten Jan 31, Feb 3, 6, 10, 17, 20 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Jan 9, 17, 22, Feb 21, 27, May 2, 6 LE VIN HERBÉ Martin Feb 5, 11, 15, 19 SALOME Strauss Jan 24, 29, Feb 3, 6, Apr 2, 6 DIDO & AENEAS Purcell Feb 25, 27 LOHENGRIN Wagner Jan 31, Feb 14, May 5, 8 ORFEO ED EURIDICE Gluck Mar 13m, 18, 23, 27 PETER GRIMES Britten Feb 7, 11, 18 PARSIFAL Wagner Mar 20, 25, 28 DIE SACHE MAKROPULOS Janáček Feb 19, 25, 28, Apr 27, 30 DIE ZARENBRAUT Rimsky- Korsakow Apr 3, 6, 10, 17 RIENZI, DER LETZTE DER TRIBUNEN Wagner Feb 26, Mar 5, 11 AMOR VIEN DAL DESTINO Steffani Apr 17m, 23, 27, 30, May 4, 7 I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Bellini Feb 29, Mar 3 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Apr 28, May 1, 3, 12 DER LIEBESTRANK Donizetti Mar 4, 6, May 20, 27 SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi May 5, 8, 11 DIE LIEBE DER DANAE Strauss Mar 12, 18, Apr 9 DER FREISCHÜTZ von Weber May 14, 16, 19, 22 MANON LESCAUT Puccini Mar 13, 17 TOSCA Puccini May 21, 25, 29 DIE ÄGYPTISCHE HELENA Strauss Mar 19, Apr 1, 8 JULIETTE Martinů May 22m, 28, Jun 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 18 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/ DER BAJAZZO DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner Jun 11, 25 Mascagni/Leoncavallo Mar 23, 26 SIEGFRIED Wagner Jun 12, 26 TANNHÄUSER Wagner Mar 24, 27 DIE WALKÜRE Wagner Jun 15, 30 RIGOLETTO Verdi Mar 25, 31, Jun 24, 30 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner Jun 19, Jul 2 Strauss Apr 3, 7, Jun 23, 26 FOOTFALLS NEITHER Beckett Jun 22, 24, Jul 1, 3 DER ROSENKAVALIER Strauss Apr 10, 14, 17 LUCI MIE TRADITRICI Sciarrino Jul 3m, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16 CARMEN Bizet Apr 16, 22, 24, Jul 2, 7 IL TROVATORE Verdi Jul 8, 11, 14 MORGEN UND ABEND Haas Apr 29, May 3, 11, 22 Donizetti May 1, 4 NORMA Bellini May 7, 12 Accommodation DER TROUBADOUR Verdi May 28, Jun 4, 8, 11, 16 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner Jun 5, 12, 18 THE REGENT Overlooking Gendarmenmarkt square, the Regent Berlin offers DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart Jun 17, 22, 25, 28, Jul 1, 6 5 star superior 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, bathrobes, mini-bar Please ask for programmes at: Komische Oper, Berliner Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Berlin and free high-speed internet access. Hotel facilities: health club with sauna and swimming pool, restaurants and lounge bar. HOTEL PALACE BERLIN This hotel is located next to the Zoological gardens and about 5 5 star minutes in a taxi to Im Schiller and about 10 minutes in a taxi to Deutsche Oper. Room amenities include: air conditioning, Wi-Fi, Minibar, safe, tea and coffee-making facilities. Hotel facilities: own restaurant “First floor” (which has had many good reviews and holds a Michelin star), wellness area with sauna, solarium, Jacuzzi and a swimming pool along with a gymnasium. HOTEL RESIDENZ An attractive 72 room art nouveau hotel in quiet location near the 4 star Kurfürstendamm and convenient for the Deutsche Oper. Room amenities include: cable TV, internet, email, mini-bar and 24- hour room service. Hotel facilities: restaurant, bar, Finnish sauna, fitness area, massage.

KANTHOTE The Best Western Kanthotel, situated in Berlin city centre, is very 4 star convenient for the Deutsche Oper. Their 70 rooms are equipped DEUTSCHE OPER with telephone, satellite TV, hairdryer, mini-bar, radio and desk. Hotel facilities: bar and garage.

Call 020 8799 8350 37 DRESDEN Germany 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, forming the centrepiece of the historic old city. The Semper Oper is particularly associated with Wagner, Weber and , all of whom worked in Dresden.

SEMPEROPER DRESDEN

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SEMPEROPER Accommodation Languages: Original Surtitles: German Jan 16 – Jul 16 KEMPINSKI HOTEL A deluxe property, housed in a rebuilt 18th century Baroque TASCHENBERGPALAIS palace, situated in the historic centre and across the road DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss Jan 1, 3, 8, 10 5-star from the Semporoper and close to “Church of our Lady” MACBETH Verdi Jan 2 Cathedral. The hotel has three restaurants, a café and also a LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 4, 7, 18, 24, 31, Jun 26 bar. There is also a spa offering various treatments, an indoor swimming pool and a fitness area. DER FREISCHÜTZ Von Weber Jan 9, 15, 21 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/ RADISSON SAS Located in the historic city centre, the Gewandhaus is built Mascagni/ Leoncavallo Jan 12, 16, 19, 22, Feb 3, 6 GEWANDHAUS HOTEL around a spacious glass-domed inner court surrounded by 5-star restaurant, bar and lobby lounge. Hotel facilities: All 94 luxurious ORLANDO Händel Feb 7, 12, Mar 26 rooms are decorated in Biedermeier style with marble bathrooms, DON CARLO Verdi Feb 18, 21, 26 air conditioning, iron, tea and coffee making facilities, hairdryer DIE WALKÜRE Wagner Feb 20, 23, 28 and mini-bar. Further hotel facilities include: indoor pool, sauna, solarium and fitness room. DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Mar 5, 6, 11, 13, Jun 11 GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO Händel Mar 18, 22, 24 THE WESTIN BELLEVUE This hotel is set among pretty gardens on the Elbe Embankment, HOTEL DRESDEN directly across the beautiful Augustusbrücke bridge from ALCINA Händel Mar 19, 25, 27 4-star superior Dresden’s Baroque district. It has a spa with 120 m² pool, saunas DER WILDSCHÜTZ Lortzing Apr 1, 3 7, 15, 19 and a gym. Elegant rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling FAUST/MARGARETE Gounod Apr 2, 5, 9 windows and a flat-screen TV are provided at the 4-star-superior Westin Bellevue Dresden. Decorated in soft cream colours, TOSCA Puccini Apr 14, 22, May 2, 7 rooms feature a safe and a bathroom with bathtub and shower. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Apr 23, 29 A rich breakfast is served in the Palaisrestaurant with terrace. Mediterranean cuisine and river views are offered by the elegant MATHIS DER MALER Hindemith Apr 25, May 1, 4, 10, 15, 20 Canaletto restaurant. Guests can enjoy cocktails in the Café-Bar LA TRAVIATA Verdi Apr 30, May 21, 28, Jun 2, 4, 7 Pöppelmann. The grand BellAcqua spa features a Finnish sauna, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart May 3, 11, Jun 3, 10, 23 steam sauna and solarium. Guests can book Ayurvedic massages and beauty treatments. A 2-minute walk away, the Neustädter CARMEN Bizet May 8, 14 Markt tram stop provides a direct connection to Dresden Central LOHENGRIN Wagner May 19, 22, 25, 29 Station. Semperoper Opera House and the Zwinger palace are DON GIOVANNI Mozart Jun 8, 12, 16, 18, 24, 29, Jul 3 just over a 10-minute walk away. L’ELISIR D’AMORE/ HILTON HOTEL An excellent hotel in the heart of the Old Town next to the DER LIEBESTRANK Donizetti Jun 19, 25, Jul 1 4 star Frauenkirche and beside the river Elbe, and just a few moments walk to the Semperoper and Zwinger Museums. All 333 rooms EUGEN ONEGIN Tschaikowsky Jun 25, 30, Jul 2, 6, 9 and suites were completely refurbished in 2003. Hotel facilities: coffee shops, bars and several themed restaurants, Living Well Please ask for programmes at: The Kulturpalast Dresden Health Club and swimming pool. Room amenities include: air conditioning, cable TV, hairdryer, mini-bar and safe.

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38 www.travelforthearts.com MUNICH Germany À LA CARTE Munich is home to the which is housed at the National Theatre; Germany’s largest opera house. Over 30 different operas, spanning four centuries, are performed here each season, alongside ballet and concert performances to appeal to all tastes.

BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER NATIONALTHEATER MUNICH Languages: Original Surtitles: German Jan 16 – Jul 16

DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauß Jan 1, 4, 6, 8 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 2 LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 3, 5, Jul 3, 6 ARABELLA Strauss Jan 13, 16, 19 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Jan 14, 17, 20, Jul 23, 25 SOUTH POLE Srnka Jan 17m, 31, Feb 3, 6, 9, 11, Jul 5 DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES Poulene Jan 23, 28, 30, Feb 1 FIDELIO Beethoven Feb 7, 10, 14, 16, 20 UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi Feb 21m, Mar 6, 9, 19, 23, 28, Apr 1, Jul 27, 30 NORMA Bellini Feb 27, Mar 1, 4 DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner Mar 5, 8, 11, Jul 19, 22 IL TROVATORE Verdi Mar 10, 13, 17 LOHENGRIN Wagner Mar 20, 24, 27, 31, Jul 2 ELEKTRA Strauss Apr 13, 16, 22 TURANDOT Puccini Apr 26, 30, Apr 2, Jul 7, 10 DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart Apr 26, 30, Jul 29 MANON LESCAUT Puccini Apr 12, 15, 18 LUCREZIA BORGIA Donizetti Apr 20, 24, 2, Jul 13 BORIS GODUNOW Mussorgsky Apr 23, 25, 29 TOSCA Puccini May 8, 11, 14, Jun 25, 28, Jul 1 DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Wagner May 8m, 16, 22, 26, 29, Jun 4, Jul 28, 31 CARMEN Bizet May 13, 17, 20 DIE SACHE MAKROPULOS Janáček May 18, 21, 24 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti May 25, 28, 31 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Jun 1, 5, 8, Jul 15, 18 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Jun 11, 14, 18 LA JUIVE Halévy Jun 19m, 26, 30, Jul 4, 8 DER ROSENKAVALIER Strauss Jul 14, 17 NATIONALTHEATRE DER FEURIGE ENGEL Prokofjew Jul 16 LES INDES GALANTES Rameau Jul 17m, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30 MEFISTOFELE Boito Jul 21, 24 Accommodation KEMPINSKI HOTEL A stunning, luxurious hotel located in the heart of Munich, and VIER JAHRESZEITEN only a few minutes walk from the Bavarian State Opera House. 5 star 316 air-conditioned rooms. Room amenities include: safe, mini bar, bathrobe, cable TV and hairdryer. Hotel facilities: swimming pool, solarium, fitness centre, 24-hour room service, gourmet restaurant and bar. HOTEL PLATZL A favourite of Travel for the Arts’ clients, this hotel has 165 rooms 4 star superior and is located in the heart of the Old Town just 2 minutes walk from the Bavarian State Opera House. Room amenities include: air conditioning, mini bar, cable TV, radio, minibar, hairdryer. We recommend the Comfort Rooms. Hotel facilities: sauna, steam bath, fitness room, restaurant and bar. HOTEL AN DER OPER In the winding lanes and boulevards of Munich’s Old Town, this 3 star convenient hotel is only a short walk from the State Opera, as the MUNICH name suggests. Room amenities include: refrigerator, radio and TV. Hotel facilities: Breakfast room. The 68 rooms on 5 floors.

Call 020 8799 8350 39 MILAN Italy À LA CARTE in Milan, or the Teatro alla Scala, is a world-renowned opera house and academy. The world’s finest singers, conductors, directors and dancers have appeared at La Scala over the last 237 years. Italy’s fashion capital is also a thriving centre of gastronomic, architectural and historical delights.

TEATRO ALLA SCALA Languages: Original Seat-back titles: Multilingual Jan 16 – Nov 16

GIOVANNA D’ARCO Verdi Jan 2 RIGOLETTO Verdi Jan 13, 17, 20, 22, 24, 29, Feb 6 THE TRIUMPH OF TIME AND TRUTH Handel Jan 28, 30, Feb 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 14 I DUE FOSCARI Verdi Feb 25, Mar 1, 4, 9, 12, 15, 18, 22, 25 LA CENA DELLE BEFFE Giordano Apr 3, 6, 10, 20, 23, 28, May 4, 7 LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Puccini May 3, 6, 10, 13, 18, 21, 25, 28 L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES/L’HEURE ESPAGNOLE Ravel May 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, 31, Jun 3, 6 TEATRO ALLA SCALA DER ROSENKAVALIER R Strauss Jun 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 29, Jul 2 SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi Jun 18, 22, 25, 28, Jul 1, 5, 8 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Sep 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 19, 21, 23, 26 THE TURN OF THE SCREW Britten Sep 14, 16, 20, 28, 30, Oct 13, 17 L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA Monteverdi Sep 22, 24, 27, 29, Oct 1 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Oct 26, 29, Nov 2, 5, 8, 10, 16, 24, 27 FIN DE PARTIE Kurtág Nov 6, 11, 18, 23, 25, 30 PORGY AND BESS Gershwin Nov 15, 17, 19, 20, 22

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Accommodation GRAND HOTEL ET Set in the very heart of the fashion and business DE MILAN districts, the Grand Hotel et de Milan is at the 5 star crossroads of Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga, only steps away from La Scala. Each of the 75 guest rooms is individually designed and decorated. Hotel facilities: Caruso restaurant, Restaurant offering post-theatre meals and Falstaff bar; fitness room and two lounges. HOTEL DE LA VILLE This hotel is right in the heart of Milan, a few minutes 4 star superior walk from the Duomo Cathedral, La Scala Opera House and fashionable Via Montenapoleone. All rooms have wooden furnishings using fine fabrics and Italian marble in bathrooms. Hotel facilities: air conditioning, lift, bar, restaurant, oyster bar, fitness club, swimming pool and solarium with view to the Duomo. Room amenities include: hairdryer, mini-bar, cable TV, safe.

40 www.travelforthearts.com VENICE Italy 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 year and its opera house , or The Phoenix, is one of the most legendary landmarks in the history of Italian theatre.

ST MARK’S BASILICA

TEATRO LA FENICE Accommodation Languages: Original Seat-back titles: Italian, English or German Jan 16 – Oct 16 HOTEL EUROPA Located on the Grand Canal of Venice, The Westin STIFFELIO Verdi Jan 22, 24, 28, 30, Feb 3 & REGINA Europa & Regina, is a picturesque escape, just a few 5 star steps from Piazza San Marco and a short walk to Teatro DITTICO Hazon/Wolf-Ferrari Jan 23, 26, 31, Feb 2, 4 la Fenice. Housed in a magnificently restored historical LA TRAVIATA Verdi Jan 29, Feb 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Apr 8, 9,10, 12, building the hotel has restaurant and bar, 24-hour room 17, 22, 24, May 8, 12, 14, 20, 28, Jun 5, Sep 6, service, and air conditioning. Rooms have bathrobes, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 23, 25, 29, Oct 2, 8 rich fabrics, mini bar, safe and hairdryer. LES CHEVALIERS DE LA TABLE RONDE Hervé Feb 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 LE CINESI Gluck Mar 2, 3, 4 HOTEL SAVOIA E This hotel is located in central Venice in front of the JOLANDA Lagoon, a few minutes walk from St Mark’s Square. MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Mar 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 4 star Rooms are equipped with hair dryers, air conditioning, IL RITORNO DEI CHIRONOMIDI Mancuso Mar 20, 22, 23 satellite TV, mini-bar and safe. The hotel has a terrace LA FAVORITE Donizetti May 6, 10, 15, 18, 21 bar/restaurant on the waterfront and indoor restaurant. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini May 7, 11, 13, 19, 22, 26, Jun 1 L’AMICO FRITZ Mascagni May 27, 29, 31, Jun 3, 4 ASCESA E CADUTA DELLA CITTÀ DI MAHAGONNY Weill Jul 1, 3, 9, 12, 14 L’ELISIR D’AMORE Donizetti Aug 25, 27, 30, Sep 7, 16, 24, 28, Oct 1, 9 NORMA Bellini Aug 26, 28, Sep 4, 14, 18 IL SIGNOR BRUSCHINO Rossini Sep 21, 22, 27, 30 IL MEDICO DEI PAZZI Battistelli Oct 14, 16, 18, 20, 22

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Call 020 8799 8350 41 BUDAPEST Hungary À 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 Hungarian National Opera House, commissioned by Emperor Franz Joseph of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and it is a must-see for any visitor to Budapest today.

HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA Accommodation Languages: Original Surtitles: Hungarian/German Jan 16 – Jul 16 FOUR SEASONS HOTEL The Four Seasons Gresham Palace Hotel is an Art Nouveau landmark, with wonderful views over the Danube and hills DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss Jan 2, 3m, 8, 9, 10, 13, 17 GRESHAM PALACE 5 star of Buda. Room amenities include: mini bar, satellite TV and LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 3, 7, 10m, Feb 19, 21, 26, 28m, Mar 3 hairdryers. Hotel facilities: restaurant, bar, spa, swimming TURANDOT Puccini Jan 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 30m, Feb 4, 6 pool and 24-hour room service. FALSTAFF Verdi Jan 23, 27, 29, 31m, May 20, 22 LE MERIDIEN HOTEL This hotel is in the heart of the city, just minutes from the Old LEAR Reimann Jan 28, 30, Feb 2, 11, 13, May 29, 31 5-star Town, castle district and Danube River. The hotel has its own restaurant Le Bourbon and also the Atrium Café. There is also FAUST Gounod Feb 10, 12, 14, 18, 21m, 25, 27, Mar 5m an indoor swimming pool and also a health club with Jacuzzi, DER TENOR Dohnányi Feb 11, 13, 18, 27 sauna and steam bath. This hotel is within ten minutes walk LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Feb 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, Mar 5 of the State Opera House. LA BOHÈME Puccini Feb 19, 21, 26, 28, Mar 3 HOTEL K & K OPERA This hotel is a popular, modern hotel a step away from the AIDA Verdi Feb 27, Mar 4, 6, 12, 20m, 23 4-star Hungarian State Opera House. Room amenities include: satellite tv, safe, hairdyer, mini-bar. Hotel facilities: DIE WALKÜRE Wagner Mar 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20 bar/bistro, restaurant, health club. BÁNK BÁN Erkel Mar 8, 9, 11, 15, 19 HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ Erkel Mar 11, 13m, 15, 17, 19 PARSIFAL Wagner Mar 23, 25, 28 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI Mascagni/Leoncavallo Mar 27, 31, Apr 2, 15, 17, 27 THE RAKE’S PROGRESS Stravinsky Apr 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 21 DER FREISCHÜTZ von Weber Apr 14, 16, 22, 24 Strauss Apr 27m, 30, May 5, 8 THE TEMPEST Adès May 19, 21, 25, 28, Jun 1 MACBETH Verdi May 22, 26 OTELLO Verdi May 24, 27 RIGOLETTO Verdi Jun 16, 18, 22, 24, 26m THE FAIRY QUEEN Purcell Jun 17, 19, 21, 23 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Jun 18 TOSCA Puccini Jul 13 HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA

ERKEL THEATRE Languages: Original Surtitles: English and German Jan 16 - Jul 16

DON PASQUALE Donizetti Jan 9, 14, 16, 23, 31m, Feb 7m LA BOHÈME Puccini Feb 19, 21, 26, 28, Mar 3 IL TROVATORE Verdi Mar 18, 20, 24, 26m, Apr 1 LA SERVA PADRONA Pergolesi Apr 2m, 3m SLY Wolf-Ferrari May 27, 29 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Jun 18 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Jul 8, 10 TOSCA Puccini Jul 13

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42 www.travelforthearts.com Switzerland GENÈVE À LA CARTE The cosmopolitan city of Geneva is superbly situated along the shores of Lake Geneva, Europe’s largest Alpine lake. Opera and Ballet performances at the Grand Théâtre de Genève can be combined with an exploration of the city’s famous museums and restaurants, making it a perfect city break destination.

GENEVA © CHARLOTTE MAREEL, GENÈVE TOURISME

GRAND THÉÂTRE GENÈVE Accommodation Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English or French Jan 16 – Jun 16 HOTEL D’ANGLETERRE Dating from 1872 and located on the shores of Lake Geneva, this 5 star traditional deluxe hotel is a blend of traditional regal Swiss DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 3m, 5, 6, 7, 8 hospitality and modern five star luxuries. Verdi Feb 1, 3, 5, 7m Room amenities include: Tea and coffee making facilities, free ALCINA Handel Feb 15, 17, 19, 21m, 23, 25, 27, 29 use of the gym and sauna, individually controlled heating/ cooling system, hair dryer, private safe, shoe cleaning service, LE MÉDECIN MALGRÉ LUI Gounod Apr 4, 6, 8, 10m, 12, 14, 16 minibar. FALSTAFF Verdi Jun 18, 20, 22, 24, 26m, 28, 30 TIFFANY HOTEL Charming four star hotel decorated in an Art Nouveau style, in 4 star a quiet street in the heart of Geneva’s Bohemian quarter and a few minutes walk from the Grand Theatre. The lake is also just a short walk away. Room amenities: individually controlled heating and air-conditioning, secure broadband Internet access, safe, interactive cable television, minibar. Hotel facilities: own restaurant with ambience of a chic brasserie, bar, wellness area with fitness room, sauna and hammam, library.

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GENEVA CATHEDRAL LAKE GENEVA

Call 020 8799 8350 43 ZURICH Switzlerland 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 the banks of Lake Zurich, and its concert hall is the celebrated Tonhalle, boasting one of the best acoustics in the world.

OPERNHAUS ZURICH © DOMINIC BÜTTNER

OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH OPER ZURICH Languages: Original Surtitles: English Jan 16 – Jul 16

IL VIAGGIO A REIMS Rossini Jan 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 DAS VERZAUBERTE SCHWEIN Dove Jan 2m, 8m, 10m, 17m, Mar 13m, Apr 2m DON PASQUALE Donizetti Jan 17, 20, 23, 28, 30 DIE GÄNSEMAGD Schiphorst Jan 30m, 31m, Feb 3m, 6m, 7m DIE HAMLETMASCHINE Rihm Jan 24, 29, 31, Feb 2, 7m, 11, 14m RIGOLETTO Verdi Jan 31m, Feb 5, 9, 12, 14, 18 DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner Feb 13, 20, 25, 28m KING ARTHUR Purcell Feb 27, Mar 1, 3, 11, 16, 18, 20m, 28, Apr 1 LE COMTE ORY Rossini Mar 6, 9, 12, 17, 19 CARMEN Bizet Mar 26, 31, Apr 2, 7, 10m, 14 MACBETH Verdi Apr 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 19, 23, 28, May 5m, 7 Accommodation DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Apr 9, 12, 15, 21, 24 DER SCHAUSPIELDIREKTOR Mozart Apr 30 HOTEL GLOCKENHOF The Best Western Hotel Glockenhof is located 4 star in a classic building, situated in the heart of Zurich ORLANDO PALADINO Haydn May 7, 10, 18, 20, 22 and 500 metres from Zurich main station. Once inside PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE Debussy May 8, 11, 14, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29m the hotel you find contemporary décor with light ORLANDO Händel May 13, 16, 20, 22, 24 colours and wooden floors. The 91 air-conditioned rooms are stylish and roomy, bright and modern, COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart May 29, Jun 1, 3, 5, 10 and also highly individual. Room amenities include: PIQUE DAME Tschaikowski Jun 12m, 14, 18, 23 Radio, television, free cable internet and WIFI, telephone, hair-dryer and coffee machine. Hotel I PURITANI Bellini Jun 19, 22, 25, 29, Jul 3, 7, 10 facilities: two restaurants serving Swiss specialities, TOSCA Puccini Jun 24, 28, Jul 2, 6, 9 international cuisine and vegetarian dishes, LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart Jul 1, 3m, 5, 8 appealing garden with terrace. HOTEL OPERA This charming hotel is located in the heart of Zurich 4 star opposite the opera house. The shopping area of Bahnhofstrasse is nearby along with a number of ZURICH excellent restaurants. Room amenities include: Multimedia flatscreen television with over 100 national and international channels (including news channels), Satellite Pay TV, Laptop sized safe, Mini-bar Hotel facilities: restaurant, Wi-Fi HOTEL AMBASSADOR Hotel Ambassador is centrally located in the heart 4 star of Zurich and just around the corner from the opera house. The hotel has undergone a major renovation whilst still retaining its original character and charm. Room amenities include: Nespresso coffee machine with a wide selection of coffee and tea, fleecy bath robe and slippers, cosmetic products from the Sutton&Foster line, individually regulated air- conditioning system Hotel facilities: restaurant, Wi-Fi.

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The continuously attracts some of the most creative and talented artists from around the world, and no opera company offers a broader or more diverse repertoire year after year. Its home, The Lincoln Centre, is just of the many cultural venues which must be explored when visiting this unforgettable city.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA © DIGONIS

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA ICE SKATING IN CENTRAL PARK Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English and other languages Jan 16 – May 16

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Rossini Jan 1, 2 DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss Jan 2, 7 LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES Bizet Jan 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30, Feb 4 ANNA BOLENA Donizetti Jan 5, 9 LA BOHÈME Puccini Jan 6, 9, 13, 16 19, 23, Apr 15, 21, 25, 29, May 5 TURANDOT Puccini Jan 11, 15, 18, 22, 26, 30 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI Mascagni/Leoncavallo Jan 21, 25, 28, Feb 2, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 23,26 MARIA STUARDA Donizetti Jan 29, Feb 1, 5, 8, 11, 16, 20 IL TROVATORE Verdi Feb 3, 6, 9, 13 MANON LESCAUT Puccini Feb 12, 15, 18, 24, 27, Mar 1, 5, 8, 11 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Feb 19, 22, 27, Mar 2, 5, 17, 21, 25, 29, Apr 2, 6, 9, 12 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Feb 25, 29, Mar 3, 7, 12, 16, 19, 22, 26 DON PASQUALE Donizetti Mar 4, 9, 12, 15, 18 L’ELISIR D’AMORE Donizetti Mar 10, 14, 19, 23, 26, 30, Apr 2, 7 ROBERTO DEVEREUX Donizetti Mar 24, 28, 31, Apr 4, 8, 11, 16, 19 SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi Apr 1, 5, 9, 13, 16 ELEKTRA Strauss Apr 14, 18, 23, 26, 30, May 4, 7 Accommodation OTELLO Verdi Apr 20, 23, 28, May 2, 6 THE CARLYLE A timeless classic! The Carlyle is superbly located on DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart Apr 22, 27, 30, May 3, 7 Deluxe 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, bathrobes, dataport connection and full mini-bar. Hotel facilities include: sauna, 24-hour room service, restaurant and bar. The hotel has just 179 rooms and suites, the Café Carlyle is pure MGM classic with outstanding talent (including Woody Allen, Eartha Kitt) who regularly appear. JUMEIRAH ESSEX The elegant Essex House Hotel is a well-known feature HOUSE of Manhattan. Situated on Central Park South, within Deluxe easy reach of the Lincoln Center and mid-town Manhattan. Room amenities include: The Art Deco style rooms offer internet access, cable TV, hairdryer, mini-bar and safe. Hotel facilities include: health spa, restaurant and bar. Please ask for a park view room if preferred. THE WARWICK Across the street from MoMA in mid-town Manhattan, First Class the Warwick combines style and convenience. The palatial midtown Manhattan hotel was commissioned by William Randolph Hearst in 1926 for his paramour, Marion Davies, to host their many theatrical friends. Room amenities include: wireless internet, mini-bar and safe. Hotel facilities: bar, restaurant, fitness center and 24-hour room service. HOTEL PARK The Hotel Park Central is located in the heart of mid- CENTRAL town Manhattan directly across from Carnegie Hall. First Class Room amenities First Class include: direct dial speaker THE STATUE OF LIBERTY phones, voicemail, dataport, iron, hairdryer and safe. We recommend the special concierge rooms.

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You should accept that in those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations be aware that these costs could increase the closer to the departure date that changes are made and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you under your contract to that and you should contact us as soon as possible. Please note that certain travel arrangements (eg, alternative ATOL holder. However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to concert tickets) may not be changeable after a reservation has been made and any alteration appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under the request could incur a cancellation charge of up to 100% of that part of the arrangements. ATOL scheme (or your credit card issuer where applicable). 4.2 You, or any member of your party, may cancel your holiday at any time provided that the c) If we, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL certificate, are unable to provide the services cancellation is made by the person signing the Booking Form and is in writing. As certain listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of travel arrangements and bookings cannot be changed after confirmation, cancellation incurs insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) administration costs, we will retain your deposit and the cost of any performance tickets, and in you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a payment or benefit you assign addition may apply cancellation charges up to the maximum shown in Clause 4.3 below. absolutely to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services, including any claim against us, the travel agent (or your credit 4.3 Period before departure within which written confirmation of cancellation is received and card issuer where applicable). You also agree that any such claims may be re-assigned to another amount of cancellation charge shown as a percentage of the holiday price: body, if that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme. More than 56 days Holiday deposit and performance tickets 1.4 Financial protection for non-flight packages. 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

48 www.travelforthearts.com TRAVELFOR THE ARTS TERMS & CONDITIONS (Continued) 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 8.7 Under EU law, you have rights in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from Cigna Europe Insurance Company S.A.-N.V.. Specialised Travel, trading as Travel for the Arts, is an your airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. Full details of these rights Introducer Appointed Representative of Citybond Suretravel for the sale of travel insurance and we will be available at EU airports and will also be available from airlines. However, please note that have 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 0845 618 0380 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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