TRAVELFOR THE ARTS AUTUMN, WINTER & SPRING 2016/17

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

NEW PRODUCTIONS FOR 2017

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THE BERLIN THE RING IN FESTTAGE WIESBADEN page 20 page 24

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welcome to the world of BOOKING DETAILS 2016/17 , All tours mentioned in this brochure (as well as additional tours) CLASSICAL MUSIC are available to view online at www.travelforthearts.com OPERA, DANCE, Many of our holidays are taken up very quickly after the brochure AND DANCE SEASON launch. Sometimes they are fully booked after appearing on our website or as advance information in our Newsletter. We would We are delighted to present our selection of highlights from CLASSICAL MUSIC encourage you to book early if you are interested in one of our the new 2016/17 Season, featuring the best of opera, music and group tours. dance programmes across Europe. This brochure includes new MAKE AN ENQUIRY destinations and old favourites alike. ARTS HOLIDAYS You can make an enquiry about one of our tours in three ways: • Call us on 020 8799 8350 CONTENTS We are delighted to bring you exciting new tours in our brochure • Email [email protected] • Visit our website www.travelforthearts.com and make Tours 4 – 27 for the 2016/17 Season. Our exclusive group tours are specifically a booking enquiry by going into the tour and completing À la Carte guide 28 – 41 tailored to cater to the needs of opera, ballet and arts lovers. the Booking Enquiry Form. Booking form 42 – 45 Each tour is carefully researched and created for you to enjoy If space is available on the tour of your choice you will be given a 7-day option. wonderful performances combined with quality service and CALENDAR OF TOURS COMPLETE A BOOKING FORM Date Tour Page beautiful destinations. Travel for the Arts aims to offer you an Once you have your option, we require a completed booking form. unforgettable musical experience - that our customers travel This is available at the end of this brochure, or you can download 3 – 5 Oct Giselle at 5 with us time and again is probably testament to this fact. one from our website http://www.travelforthearts.com/how-to-book/ 22 – 27 Dec Saxonian Christmas 6 When you return your booking form we require your deposit or 23 – 26 Dec Noël at the Paris Opéra 7 full payment (see Late bookings). You must read and agree to the 24 – 28 Dec Christmas in Stockholm 8 Terms and Conditions. 24 – 28 Dec Bavarian Christmas 10 LATE BOOKINGS 28 Dec – 1 Jan Silvester in Berlin 11 If you book within 6 weeks of departure, you will need to 28 Dec – 1 Jan New Year in Mozart’s Salzburg 12 provide a credit/debit card number for the full amount of the 29 Dec – 2 Jan New Year in Zurich 13 holiday or send us a cheque for the full amount of the holiday. 25 – 29 Jan The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg 14 BOOKING REFERENCE 28 – 31 Jan sings in Paris 15 When you make an enquiry you will be given a booking 10 – 13 Feb Verdi in Vienna 16 reference. Please quote your Booking Reference on all subsequent correspondence. 22 – 26 Mar Norwegian Lights of Opera 17 16 – 19 Mar Strauss and Wagner in Lyon 18 MOBILITY TRAVEL FOR THE ARTS TEAM 6 – 10 Apr The Berlin Festtage 20 Please note that most tours involve walking tours of approximately 3 hours. If you have difficulty with mobility you may be asked to sit 13 – 17 Apr Wagner in Thuringia 21 out some of the activities on the itinerary. 16 – 20 Apr Dresden Mozart Days 22 25 – 30 Apr The Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg 23 PERFORMANCE TICKETS All performance tickets are subject to confirmation. This is due to 22 – 29 May The Ring in Wiesbaden 24 the differences in the way opera houses administer their ticket sales 15 – 19 Jun in Leipzig 25 and the limited availability of certain performances. We will inform 19 – 22 Jun Monteverdi in Venice 26 you at the point of booking when we expect to receive confirmation Richard Savage Emma Feasey Pablo Basombrio of the performance tickets; in most cases this will be 12 weeks prior TOURS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CARPENTER HOLIDAYS C.E.O. General Manager Sales and to departure, although this can vary depending on the destination. Reservations 21 – 26 Oct Oxford Lieder 4 Manager SEATING ARRANGEMENTS For all included performances we obtain best available tickets (as specified by the venue). However many of the older theatres in Europe have non-staggered rows, little rake, cramped legroom and sometimes poor sightlines. Please be assured that we do our best to request the best available tickets for all performances but that, on occasion, allowances might need to be made for the age and layout All information is available on our website www.travelforthearts.com. of the venue. All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays in this brochure are financially Vanessa Kyriacou Mark Saunsbury Juliet Manners OPENING HOURS protected by the ATOL scheme under ATOL no.2178. When you pay for a flight inclusive holiday you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. 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EXPERTS IN SPECIAL THE ELBPHILHARMONIE CULTURAL TRAVEL FEATURES IN HAMBURG All our tours are led by travel experts, and many of our tour 25 – 29 January managers are also professional musicians and music specialists. Look out for Price from £1550 Below is a selection of the many people who work with us to the TFA Angel ensure that you have the best experience possible. Attend a performance in the new Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall during its opening month. The tour On some of the tours throughout the brochure also includes opera at the Staatsoper Hamburg. we give guidance to noteworthy elements and highlights. Do look out for them. Richard Savage is C.E.O. at Specialised Travel page 14 and Travel for the Arts and has happily combined a career as a professional singer with running a specialist musical travel company for 40 years. We hope the following keys will be helpful in JONAS KAUFMANN Simon Rees is a freelance writer, lecturer and highlighting some of the special features we translator. For 23 years he was dramaturg at offer on our tours. SINGS LOHENGRIN Welsh National Opera. IN PARIS EXPERT-LED TOURS 28 – 31 January All our tours are accompanied by professional and Stephen Carpenter led our Mendelssohn in Price from £1695 Scotland tour in 2015, and is planning and knowledgeable tour managers, and in some cases, leading further holidays in association with expert lecturers. See world-renowned Jonas Kaufmann us in 2016 and beyond. in the brand-new production from the Opéra de Paris. NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT page 15 Carol Savage is a professional concert and We are pleased to offer a selection of tours with opera singer, with a degree in History of Art from no single supplement for our individual travellers London University. staying in a double or twin room.

NEW DESTINATION VERDI IN Patrick Mylon will be familiar to many of our guests, having tour managed for almost 10 years. We regularly offer tours to new destinations VIENNA He is a true opera fan, particularly of Wagner, and based on our ongoing research and also on has attended more than 10 Ring Cycles. recommendations. 10 – 13 February Price from £2295 stars in Daniele Abbado’s NEW PRODUCTION Zita Stockwell has been leading our tours for over new production of at the 25 years and is an expert on many destinations, We are keen to give you the chance to see Staatsoper, combined with two other particularly her native Budapest. She is a keen brand-new productions. Look out for our tours great Verdi productions. opera and concert attendee. showcasing new opera and ballet productions around the world. page 16 David Waite is a professional Blue Badge Tourist Guide and also the Founder & Director of Guiding INDEPENDENT TRAVEL You Ltd, a tour guiding and training company. For some of our UK tours, we first rendezvous together as a group at our chosen destination, but we are of course happy to help with individual STRAUSS AND travel arrangements. Raffaella Golinucci is a freelance professional WAGNER IN LYON Tour Manager and has worked in the music business for many years. She also often looks 16 – 19 March after well-known musicians. Price from £1750 Enjoy a feast of gastronomy and opera in our first visit to the historic city of Lyon, Eva Gordon-Smith is a consultant, lecturer and with included productions of Strauss’ Blue Badge Guide. She has been managing and Wagner’s . concert tours in a number of European countries for 25 years.

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See the celebrated Ballet Company of Teatro alla Scala OXFORD GISELLE AT in their home theatre LIEDER LA SCALA

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21 – 26 October Tour code: OXL1 3 – 5 October Tour code: MIL2

A CARPENTER HOLIDAY & NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT INDEPENDENT TRAVEL Ballet lovers are invited to join us in the elegant and cosmopolitan city of Milan for a Oxford Lieder focuses on Schumann, bringing performance of Giselle at the world-renowned together some of the world’s leading singers Teatro alla Scala, featuring the celebrated and pianists including Juliane Banse, Christoph dancers Roberto Bolle and Bolshoi prima Prégardien, Bo Skovhus, Wolfgang Holzmair, ballerina Svetlana Zakharova. With a guided Anne Sofie von Otter, Mark Padmore and tour of the opera house included, and time for Roderick Williams. Their recitals will include independent sightseeing and shopping, this is the iconic song-cycles, Dichterliebe, Frauenliebe the perfect opportunity for a short autumn city und -leben and Liederkreis and there will be break. If you would like to extend your stay, chamber music by Schumann and his friends extra nights are available on request - please and contemporaries, including Mendelssohn ask us for details. and Liszt; and all to be enjoyed in the setting of Oxford’s “dreaming spires”.

OXFORD ROBERTO BOLLE AND SVETLANA ZAKHAROVA IN GISELLE C. MARCO BRESCIA/TEATRO ALLA SCALA

FRI 21 OCT Independent arrival early afternoon at Schnackertz; late night recital by Wolfgang Holzmair Sheldonian Theatre and late night play with MON 3 OCT Afternoon arrival in Milan and check in WED 5 OCT Morning at leisure for last-minute PROGRAMME AT TEATRO ALLA SCALA The Macdonald Randolph Hotel, Oxford, followed and Matti Hirvonen. music at the King’s Arms Pub. at the 4-star Starhotels Rosa Grand, just a few steps shopping and sightseeing. Afternoon transfer to 4 Oct 20.00 GISELLE (ballet) Inc by a Piano Trio concert at 17.30 featuring works from the Teatro alla Scala and the vast gothic Duomo. the airport for your homeward journey. SUN 23 OCT Coffee morning at the Ashmolean TUE 25 OCT Lunchtime recital by Maria Forsström Choreography Jean Coralli - by Mendelssohn and Niels Gade, supper at the Welcome dinner will be served in a local restaurant. Jules Perrot Museum with musical accompaniment, followed by and Matti Hirvonen, rush-hour concert featuring Vaults Café, an evening recital by Juliane Banse Music Adam an afternoon visit to Blenheim Palace, supper under Mendelssohn’s evergreen Octet for Strings by the Doric TUE 4 OCT This morning join your guide for a tour of Cast: Roberto Bolle, Svetlana Zakharova at the Holywell Music Room and late night your own arrangements, and evening recital by Bo and Tagus String Quartets, supper, and evening recital La Scala, where we see important areas of the C: Patrick Fournillier performance of Bach Cantatas at New College. Skovhus at the Holywell Music Room. by Mark Padmore and Simon Lepper at St John the house such as the Royal Box, the orchestra pit and “We have been on three of your SAT 22 OCT Study Day at St Hilda’s College with Evangelist, Iffley Road. underneath the stage, and hear about their history. FLIGHTS MON 24 OCT Morning masterclass with Wolfgang tours and they have all been Graham Johnson on Schumann’s Life and Times, Entrance is also included to the Museum, open since British Airways Holzmair and Matti Hirvonen followed by Lunchtime WED 26 OCT Independent departure home. 3 Oct London Heathrow - Milan Linate dep: 12:05 arr: 15:05 followed by a performance of Liszt Piano Sonata. 1913 and home to a vast collection of memorabilia. excellent. Looking forward to recital by Roderick Williams, supper at the Vaults 5 Oct Milan Linate - London Heathrow dep: 15:50 arr: 16:55 Supper under your own arrangements; evening The remainder of the day is at leisure for your Café, evening recital by Anne Sofie von Otter at the the next one!” Flight schedules are subject to alteration. recital by Christoph Prégardien and Christoph own exploration of the city, before the evening Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

performance at La Scala. Mr and Mrs H, London PRICE (PER PERSON) Tour price £1295 Club Europe flight upgrade from £400 PROGRAMME AT OXFORD LIEDER FLIGHTSINDEPENDENT TRAVEL Land-only tour price £1165 21 Oct 17.30 CONCERT Phoenix Piano Trio Inc 23 Oct 19.30 RECITAL Bo Skovhus (baritone) Inc Oxford Station is served by regular trains from London Paddington Deposit required £350 and Birmingham and the northwest. The Randolph Hotel is a short and Matti Hirvonen (piano) Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers taxi journey from the station. 21 Oct 19.30 RECITAL Juliane Banse (soprano) Inc from and to airport and for included activities where applicable,

and Marcelo Amaral (piano) 24 Oct 10.00 MASTERCLASS Wolfgang Holzmair Inc accommodation, breakfast daily, one dinner, sightseeing tours as & Matti Hirvonen PRICE (PER PERSON) described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket 21 Oct 22.00 LATE NIGHT CONCERT Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) for each included performance, restaurant guide and city notes, the 24 Oct 13.10 RECITAL Roderick Williams (baritone) Inc Tour price £1295 services of our local representative or tour manager. 22 Oct STUDY DAY WITH GRAHAM JOHNSON Inc and Susie Allan (piano) 11.00 - 15.00 Single room supplement £425 24 Oct 19.30 RECITAL Anne Sofie Von Otter Inc Deposit required £400 22 Oct 17.00 LISZT PIANO SONATA Winner of Inc (mezzo-soprano) and Julius Drake (piano) Tour code OXL1 Hastings International Piano Tour price includes: Accommodation, breakfast daily, four pre-concert competition (piano) 24 Oct 22.00 PLAY WITH MUSIC, ‘DUET’ Inc dinners with wine, best ticket for each included performance, concert programmes, the services of Stephen Carpenter as tour manager. 22 Oct 19.30 RECITAL Christoph Prégardien (tenor) Inc 25 Oct 13.10 RECITAL Maria Forsström Inc and Christoph Schnackertz (piano) (mezzo-soprano) and Matti Hirvonen (piano) For more information on programmes, please see our website www.travelforthearts.com or visit www.carpenterholidays.com 22 Oct 22.00 LATE NIGHT CONCERT Inc 25 Oct 17.45 CONCERT Doric and Tagus String Quartets Wolfgang Holzmair 25 Oct 20.00 RECITAL Mark Padmore (tenor) Inc 23 Oct 10.15 COFFEE MORNING Inc and Simon Lepper (piano) TEATRO ALLA SCALA

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SAXONIAN NOËL AT THE CHRISTMAS PARIS OPÉRA

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22 – 27 December Tour code: SAX1 23 – 26 December Tour code: PAR1

NEW PRODUCTION NEW PRODUCTION

The Saxon cities of Dresden and Leipzig Join us in the elegant French capital are renowned for their association with to celebrate Noël with the Paris Opéra. great musical figures from Bach to Strauss. Our selection of performances includes a We begin our tour in beautiful Dresden to double-bill of Mascagni’s see their new production of Offenbach’s and Hindemith’s Sancta Susanna, and a Les Contes D’Hoffmann. Charming Leipzig production of Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride, then hosts seasonal performances of with Véronique Gens in the title role. We also La bohème and The Nutcracker at its offer the opportunity to see classic ballet Opera house. favourite Swan Lake on Christmas Day.

SEMPEROPER DRESDEN PALAIS GARNIER, PARIS

THU 22 DEC Afternoon arrival in Berlin and transfer SAT 24 DEC Today we transfer by coach to Leipzig. available nearer to the date of departure. FRI 23 DEC Mid-afternoon arrival in Paris and transfer SUN 25 DEC This morning we take a guided tour of to Dresden (approx. 2 hours by coach) to check in at On the way we visit the historic town of Meissen, Christmas lunch will then be served in a local to the 4-star Hotel Bedford, in the heart of the Opéra the Palais Garnier, designed by Charles Garnier in the 4-star Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, located in the home to the famous porcelain. Here we will take a restaurant. The afternoon is at leisure before the district. Welcome drink in the hotel before the evening the neo-baroque style and regarded as one of the centre of the city and next door to the Frauenkirche. guided walking tour and there will be time to visit late afternoon performance at the Oper. performance at the Opéra Bastille. architectural masterpieces of its time. Christmas Welcome dinner in the hotel or a local restaurant. the Christmas market where you may choose to lunch will then be served in a local restaurant. MON 26 DEC Join your guide for a walking tour of SAT 24 DEC Join your guide for a morning walking tour sample their festive delicacies, and to enjoy a glass Return to the hotel for some free time before the FRI 23 DEC Join your guide this morning for a Leipzig, where we visit the Market Square with its to visit the picturesque Opéra district of the city, which of mulled wine! We then continue to Leipzig to check evening performance at the Palais Garnier. walking tour of Dresden, which has been stunningly Old City Hall, St Thomas’ Church and St Nicholas’ houses the Palais Garnier, Boulevard Haussmann and in at the 5-star Westin Hotel Leipzig. The afternoon is rebuilt since 1945. Included in the route will be Church amongst many other sights. The tour will the large department stores of Galeries Lafayette and MON 26 DEC Check out and transfer to Gare du Nord free to relax before a festive Christmas Eve dinner in the highlights of the city; the world-renowned conclude with lunch in a local restaurant. Late Printemps. A welcome Christmas Eve lunch will be for your homeward journey on Eurostar. the hotel. , the Zwinger Palace, the Catholic afternoon performance at the Oper. served in a local restaurant before the afternoon at Hofkirche, Dresden Castle and the Taschenberg SUN 25 DEC This morning there may be the leisure. In the evening there is the option to attend TUE 27 DEC Transfer to Berlin airport for your Palais. The afternoon is free before the evening opportunity to attend Christmas Mass in one a ballet performance at the Opéra Bastille. homeward flight. performance at the Semperoper. of the local churches; more information will be

PROGRAMME FLIGHTS PROGRAMME RAIL

23 Dec 19.00 LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN Inc 26 Dec 18.00 THE NUTCRACKER (ballet) Inc British Airways 23 Dec 19.30 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/ Inc 25 Dec 19.30 IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE Gluck Inc Eurostar Offenbach Music: Tchaikovsky 22 Dec London Heathrow - Berlin dep: 10.10 arr: 13.00 SANCTA SUSANNA Mascagni/Hindemith D: Krzysztof Warlikowski 23 Dec London St Pancras - Paris Gare du Nord D: Johannes Erath C: Frédéric Chaslin Choreography: Jean-Philippe Dury 27 Dec Berlin - London Heathrow dep: 16.35 arr: 17.30 D: Mario Martone C: Carlo Rizzi C: Bertrand de Billy dep: 11:31 arr: 14:47 26 Dec Paris Gare du Nord - London St Pancras Cast: Wookyung Kim, Christina Bock, C: Christoph Gedschold Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Cast includes: Elena Zhidkova, Marco Berti, Cast: Véronique Gens, Tuuli Takala, Sarah-Jane Brandon, Venue: Oper Leipzig Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Stefania Toczyska, Vitaliy Bilyy, Antoinette Étienne Dupuis, dep: 13:13 arr: 14:39 Measha Brueeggergosman, Peter Rose Dennefeld (Cavallaria Rusticana), Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Tickets are on request and will be confirmed in Summer 2016.

Venue: Semperoper PRICE (PER PERSON) , Thomas Johannes Mayer, New production Renée Morloc, Sylvie Brunet-Grupposo Ruzan Mantashyan, PRICE (PER PERSON) “We loved Dresden and Tour price £1575 (Sancta Susanna) Adriana Gonzalez, 25 Dec 18.00 LA BOHÈME Puccini Inc Single room supplement £180 Venue: Opéra Bastille Emanuela Pasco, Tour price £1675 D: visiting the Semperoper was Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 New production Tomasz Kumiega, Single room supplement £330 C: Christoph Gedschold Land-only tour price £1460 Renate Jett Business premier supplement £330 Cast: Gal James, Eun Yee You, Gaston Rivero, a wonderful experience.” Deposit required £450 24 Dec 19.30 SWAN LAKE (ballet) £110 Venue: Palais Garnier Land-only tour price £1495 Mathias Hausmann, Jonathan Michie, Choreography: Nureyev after Petipa Deposit required £350 Sejong Chang, Keith Boldt, Jürgen Kurth, Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers and Ivanov Tickets are on request and will be confirmed in Ki Jun Jung Dr and Mrs C, Norfolk from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, Music: Tchaikovsky Summer 2016. Tour price includes: Rail travel, group transfers from and to accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, two dinners, Venue: Oper Leipzig C: Vello Pähn station and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance breakfast daily, welcome drink, two lunches, sightseeing tours as fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera Venue: Opéra Bastille described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and local representative or tour manager. city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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Experience a new Christmas destination SAT 24 DEC Afternoon arrival in Stockholm CHRISTMAS IN in 5-star style and transfer to the luxurious 5-star Grand Hotel, situated on the waterfront overlooking the Royal Palace and Gamla Stan. Welcome STOCKHOLM Christmas Eve buffet dinner in the hotel. SUN 25 DEC This morning there is the option to Price from £1950 pp attend Christmas Day Mass; more details will be available nearer to the date of departure. Then 24 – 28 December Tour code: STO1 join your guide for a walking tour of the picturesque Old Town, Gamla Stan, where many sights can be NEW PRODUCTION seen, including the exteriors of the Royal Palace and the Main Square. The tour will be followed by We visit Sweden’s capital for opera in the Christmas lunch in a local restaurant. Afternoon Royal Swedish Opera, where many stars and evening at leisure. have been born; Mozart’s MON 26 DEC We return to the Opera this morning and a new production of rarely-performed for a private guided backstage tour of the house, Fedora by Umberto Giordano are included. which was built in neo-Renaissance and baroque This tour is leisurely and luxurious for those style, and was inaugurated by King Oscar II on 19 who wish to experience Christmas with September 1898. There will then be some free time a difference. There is plenty of time for to freshen up before walking to the Opera for the matinee opera performance. Evening at leisure. independent exploration, as well as tours to discover the city’s main sights. TUE 27 DEC Today we take a guided tour by coach including visits to the Royal Palace, the Cathedral THE VASA C. RICHARD RYAN and the fascinating Vasa Museum, where we discover the history of the Vasa ship which capsized and sank in Stockholm 1628, and is the world’s only preserved 17th century ship. The tour ends with lunch in a local restaurant on the delightful island of Djurgarden, before returning to the hotel for a free afternoon. Evening performance at the Opera. WED 28 DEC Morning at leisure. In the early afternoon transfer to the airport for your homeward flight.

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CITY HALL C. PREBEN KRISTENSEN PROGRAMME AT THE ROYAL SWEDISH OPERA FLIGHTS 26 Dec 15.00 THE MAGIC FLUTE Mozart Inc British Airways D: Ole Anders Tandberg 24 Dec London Heathrow - Stockholm dep: 10.50 arr: 14.25 C: Eva Ollikainen 28 Dec Stockholm - London Heathrow dep: 15.10 arr: 16.55 Cast includes: Joel Annmo, Elisabeth Meyer, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Kerstin Avemo, John Erik Eleby, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Jens Persson PRICE (PER PERSON) 27 Dec 19.00 FEDORA Giordano Inc D: Tour price £1950 C: Tobias Ringborg Single room supplement £400 Cast includes: Asmik Grigorian, Andrea Carè, Club Europe flight upgrade from £275 Ola Eliasson, Sofie Asplund, Land-only tour price £1805 Kristian Flor, Johanna Rudström Deposit required £400 New production Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers to and from 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 each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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A popular programme with BAVARIAN SILVESTER jazzing up the New Year! CHRISTMAS IN BERLIN

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24 – 28 December Tour code: MUC1 28 December – 1 January Tour code: BER2 Join us for a Christmas break in the See in the New Year in style, enjoying the magical Bavarian capital. Our opera traditional German Silvester celebrations in performances include festive favourite bustling Berlin. Entertainment for the festivities Hansel and Gretel, and Verdi’s Macbeth, includes Bizet’s at the Deutsche Oper and starring Franco Vassallo and Anna the Staatsoper’s production of Die Zauberflöte, Netrebko. We also include a performance performed at the Schiller Theatre. We also include of the new ballet production Spartacus. the New Year’s Eve Gala Concert conducted by Daniel Barenboim, which will provide a feast of Please note that tickets for this tour are Tchaikovsky, some with a jazz twist! on request but will not be confirmed until later in the year.

MUNICH AT CHRISTMAS DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE AT THE DEUTSCHE OPER C. MONIKA RITTERSHAUS

SAT 24 DEC Afternoon arrival at airport and MON 26 DEC Meet your guide today for a walking tour farewell lunch in a local restaurant. The afternoon is WED 28 DEC Mid-afternoon arrival in Berlin and check in at the 4-star Hotel Platzl, located in the Old of the Old Town around the where the free, but your day pass to the Residenz will gain you transfer to the 5-star Steigenberger Hotel Berlin, Town and just 2 mins from the State Opera. A festive town hall’s Carillion glockenspiel delights audiences access to visit the Treasury, which displays a large a few steps away from the shopping boulevard Christmas Eve dinner will be served in the hotel. with dancing figures. We visit some of the city’s array of jewels, enamels, crystal and ivories, and the Kurfürstendamm. A welcome dinner will be churches, including the Frauenkirche with its double Cuvilliés-Theater, a Rococo gem which has recently served in the hotel. SUN 25 DEC Today there is the option to attend clock-towers. Afternoon at leisure before the early reopened following stunning restoration. Evening Christmas mass. This will be followed by a tour by THU 29 DEC This morning join your guide for evening performance. performance at the Bayerische Staatsoper. coach of outer Munich, including Nymphenburg a tour of Old and New Berlin contrasting the Palace, the Olympic Park and Tower and the TUE 27 DEC This morning we make a visit to the WED 28 DEC Morning transfer to the airport for your old residencies and palaces with the modern Schwabing Quarter, ending with Christmas lunch in a Residenz Munich, which served as the seat of homeward flight. architecture unifying the East and West sides; see local restaurant. Afternoon at leisure and early evening government and residence of the Bavarian dukes, the fusion in Sir Norman Foster’s rebuilding of the performance at the Bayerische Staatsoper. electors and kings from 1508 to 1918, followed by a Reichstag. The tour ends with lunch in the Kafer restaurant at the top of the Reichstag. Afternoon at leisure before the evening performance at the THE BRANDENBURG GATE AT DUSK Deutsche Oper. FRI 30 DEC Today we visit the Old National Gallery PROGRAMME AT THE BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER FLIGHTS PROGRAMME FLIGHTS which holds a collection of 19th century art, from 25 Dec 18.00 SPARTACUS (ballet) Inc British Airways classicism to secessionism, and where we take a 29 Dec 19.30 CARMEN Bizet Inc British Airways Music: Chatschaturjan 24 Dec London Heathrow - Munich dep: 12.10 arr: 15.05 D: Søren Schuhmacher C: Ido Arad 28 Dec London Heathrow - Berlin Tegel dep: 12.50 arr: 15.40 Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich 28 Dec Munich - London Heathrow dep: 12.40 arr: 13.50 guided tour. The afternoon is free before the late Cast: Irene Roberts, Adriana Ferrezka, 1 Jan Berlin Tegel - London Heathrow dep: 14.00 arr: 15.00 C: Karen Durgaryan Flight schedules are subject to alteration. afternoon performance at the Schiller Theatre. Abigail Levis, Federica Lombardi, Leonardo Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Bayerische Staatsballett Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Caimi, John Carpenter, Dong-Hwan Lee Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. SAT 31 DEC Day at leisure to make your own Venue: Deutsche Oper 26 Dec 18.00 HANSEL AND GRETEL Humperdinck Inc D: Richard Jones C: Tomás Hanus PRICE (PER PERSON) choice of activity. Early evening performance at 30 Dec 17.00 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) Cast: Markus Eiche, Helena Zubanovich, Tour price £1895 the Schiller Theatre followed by a New Year’s Eve D: C: Alexander Soddy Tour price £1850 Tara Erraught, Hanna Elisabeth Müller, Single room supplement £320 Gala dinner in a local restaurant. Cast: René Pape, Peter Sonn, Elsa Dreisig, Single room supplement £360 John Daszak Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Roman Trekel, Nora Friedrichs Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Venue: Schiller Theatre 27 Dec 19.00 MACBETH Verdi Inc Land-only tour price £1775 SUN 1 JAN Late morning transfer to Tegel airport Land-only tour price £1735

D: Martin Kušej C: Paolo Carignani Deposit required £450 for your homeward flight. 31 Dec 19.00 NEW YEAR’S EVE CONCERT Inc Deposit required £400 Cast: Franco Vassallo, Ildebrando Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers to C: Daniel Barenboim Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers d’Arcangelo, Anna Netrebko, and from airport and for included performances where applicable, Trumpet: Till Brönner from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, Yusif Eyvazov, Dean Power, Kristof Klorek, accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, one dinner, Violin: Lisa Batiashvili accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, two dinners, Sean Michael Plumb sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance Programme: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, best available ticket for each included performance, opera fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera D-Dur op. 35, Tchaikovsky/Duke Ellington Casting and concert programmes will be confirmed synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our representative or tour manager. Nutcracker Suite op. 71 (version for Jazz band) local representative or tour manager. in Autumn 2016. Venue: Schiller Theater

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NEW YEAR NEW YEAR IN MOZART’S IN ZURICH

SALZBURG Price from £1975 pp

Price from £1975 pp 29 December – 2 January Tour code: ZRH1

28 December – 1 January Tour code: SZG3 NEW PRODUCTION

We celebrate New Year in 5-star style in the Picturesque Zurich ushers in New Year with a picturesque Austrian city of Salzburg, celebrating bang! Our tour includes the chance to see the the work of its most famous inhabitant! Our new production of Verdi’s Messa da by included performances are Mozart’s in the Zurich Ballet with singers Krassimira Stoyanova, the charming Landestheater, as well as a New Year Veronica Simeoni, Francesco Meli and Georg Gala concert in the Grosses Festspielhaus. There Zeppenfeld, as well as Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth is also the opportunity to attend The Magic Flute of Mtsensk and a New Year’s Eve gala performance of by the Oper im Berg festival, who present works in Handel’s Alcina, starring world-renowned soprano the Kavernen 1595, a former beer and wine cellar Cecilia Bartoli. The crisp winter atmosphere of this uniquely located within the Mönschberg mountain beautiful city and the spectacular New Year’s Eve in the old part of the city. fireworks add to the festivities.

Cecilia Bartoli sings the title role in Handel’s Alcina

SALZBURG OPERNHAUS ZURICH C. DOMINIC BÜTTNER

WED 28 DEC Lunchtime arrival in Salzburg and in a local restaurant after the tour. Afternoon at leisure we visit the Christmas market in Bad Ischl and enjoy THU 29 DEC Afternoon arrival in Zurich and transfer LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK C. MONIKA RITTERSHAUS transfer to the 5-star Hotel Altstadt in the heart before the evening performance at the Landestheater. a ride in a horse-drawn carriage. Return to Salzburg to the 4-star Hotel Ambassador à l’Opera, a member of Salzburg’s Old Town. The afternoon is at leisure for a free evening. of the Small Luxury Hotels group and situated next FRI 30 DEC Today we journey from Salzburg into the to settle in and a welcome drink will be served at door to the Opera House. Welcome drinks and scenic Salzkammergut, the Alpine region of lakes and SAT 31 DEC Today we will take a backstage tour of the hotel before the optional evening performance canapés will be served at the hotel. mountains to the east of the city, which has inspired the festival houses, subject to rehearsal schedules. by the Oper im Berg festival. many an operetta melody. We pass through St Gilgen The remainder of the day is at leisure for independent FRI 30 DEC Join your guide for a walking tour of THU 29 DEC This morning join your guide for a walk where Mozart’s sister lived, and visit the spa resort sightseeing before the New Year’s Eve Gala concert Zurich’s old town around the Limmat river. Admire through Salzburg, Mozart’s birthplace and home for of Bad Ischl, popular with the 19th century Viennese in the Grosses Festspielhaus, followed by New Year the alleyways, courtyards and houses dating many years. We visit his birth house where the Mozart elite, where we take a guided tour of the Kaiservilla, dinner served at the hotel. from the 16th and 17th centuries. See St Peter’s family lived from 1747 to 1773, now a museum with the Imperial Villa which was a summer residence for church boasting the largest clock face in Europe, SUN 1 JAN Morning at leisure. Transfer to Salzburg the 2nd floor devoted to his , as well as many Franz Josef I and his wife Elisabeth (Sisi). Lunch will the Fraumünster with windows by Chagall and airport for your homeward journey. other sites of interest. Welcome lunch will be served then be served in a traditional restaurant, after which Giacometti, and walk over Bahnhofstrasse beneath ALCINA C. MONIKA RITTERSHAUS which are bank vaults crammed with gold and silver. The afternoon is at leisure before walking to the Opera for the evening performance. THE MAGIC FLUTE BY OPER IM BERG PROGRAMME FLIGHTS PROGRAMME AT OPERNHAUS ZURICH FLIGHTS SAT 31 DEC Morning at leisure. In the early 28 Dec 19.00 THE MAGIC FLUTE Mozart £70 British Airways afternoon we visit the Tonhalle Zurich. Built in 1895, 30 Dec 19.00 LADY MACBETH OF Inc British Airways D: Ingo Kolonerics C: Waku Nakazawa 28 Dec London Gatwick - Salzburg dep: 07.10 arr: 10.10 MTSENSK Shostakovich 29 Dec London Heathrow - Zurich dep: 13.10 arr: 15.55 Cast: Krzystof Borysiewics / Jonathan Story, 1 Jan Salzburg - London Gatwick dep: 17.05 arr: 18.15 and inaugurated in the presence of Johannes Brahms, D: Andreas Homoki C: Vasily Petrenko 2 Jan Zurich - London Heathrow dep: 13.10 arr: 14.10 Dilay Girgin, Rodrigo Trosino, Erin McMahon Flight schedules are subject to alteration. it is world-renowned as a concert hall with excellent Cast: Gun-Brit Barkmin, Pavel Daniluk, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. / Mayumi Sawada, Nejat Isik Belen, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. acoustics. There will then be some free time, after Oleksiy Palchykov, Maxim Aksenov, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Jennifer Zein Kissmara Pessati Venue: Kavernen 1595 which we walk to the Opera for the early evening PRICE (PER PERSON) 31 Dec 18.00 ALCINA Handel Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) New Year’s Eve performance, followed by dinner 29 Dec 19.30 IDOMENEO Mozart Inc Tour price £1975 D: Christof Loy C: Giovanni Antonini Tour price £1975 D: Arila Siegert Single room supplement £360 in the hotel which offers the perfect view of the Cast: Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Single room supplement £480 C: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 spectacular fireworks which light up the city just , Varduhi Abrahamyan, Club Europe flight upgrade from £350 Cast: tbc Fabio Trümpy, Krzystof Baczyk, Silvia Fenz Land-only tour price £1805 after midnight. Land-only tour price £1795 Venue: Landestheater Salzburg Deposit required £350 1 Jan 19.00 MESSA DA REQUIEM Verdi £195 Deposit required £450 31 Dec 19.00 NEW YEAR GALA CONCERT Inc Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers SUN 1 JAN Today is at leisure, to recover from C: Karina Canellakis Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers C: tbc from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, the festivities of the evening. Optional evening Choreography: Christian Spuck from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, Programme: tbc accommodation, breakfast daily, welcome drink, two lunches, Soprano: Krassimira Stoyanova accommodation, breakfast daily, welcome drink and canapes, one Venue: Grosses Festspielhaus one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides performance. Mezzo-soprano: Veronica Simeoni dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included fees, first or second category ticket for each included performance, Tenor: Francesco Meli Casting and concert programmes will be confirmed performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city MON 2 JAN Transfer to Zurich airport for your opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager. Bass: Georg Zeppenfeld our local representative or tour manager. in Autumn 2016. homeward flight. Ballett Zurich New production

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Be one of the first to attend a performance in the awe-inspiring new Elbphilharmonie building THE JONAS KAUFMANN ELBPHILHARMONIE SINGS LOHENGRIN IN HAMBURG IN PARIS

Price from £1550 pp Price from £1695 pp

25 – 29 January Tour code: HAM1 28 – 31 January Tour code: PAR2 January 2017 sees the grand opening of the new Join us for a short winter break in the chic French capital, Elbphilharmonie building in Hamburg, which rises up with performances in the city’s modern Opéra Bastille. from the former Kaispeicher building on the western tip Claus Guth’s new production of Lohengrin features star of the HafenCity. We will attend a concert performance tenor Jonas Kaufmann in the title role, and is joined by of Schönberg’s Moses und Aron in its Grand Hall, as well the chance to see Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. as Verdi’s at the Staatsoper Hamburg, There is also the option to see Calixto Bieito’s setting of ¡Gesualdo!

See the world-renowned tenor in a new production of one of his classic roles

ELPHILHARMONIE HAMBURG C. MAXIM SCHULZ THE EIFFEL TOWER, PARIS

WED 25 JAN Early afternoon arrival in Hamburg and FRI 27 JAN This morning we make an excursion evening we transfer to the Elbphilharmonie for SAT 28 JAN Lunchtime arrival in Paris and transfer PROGRAMME AT THE OPÉRA BASTILLE transfer to the 4-star Hotel Baseler Hof, family-owned to the UNESCO World Heritage city of Lübeck, the evening concert opera performance. to the 4-star Hotel Duminy Vendome, located 29 Jan 14.30 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart £170 for over 100 years and within walking distance of the where medieval character has been preserved in between the Place de Vendome and the Tuileries SUN 29 JAN Late morning transfer to the airport D: Robert Carsen C: Henrik Nánási Alster, shopping arcades and opera house. Welcome the charming city centre. Lunch is included in a Gardens. Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. Cast: Stanislav de Barbeyrac, , for the homeward journey. drinks and canapes in the hotel before transferring to local restaurant before returning to Hamburg for Christina Gansch, Tobias Kehrer, SUN 29 JAN Join your guide for a guided tour of Nadine Sierra, Albina Shagimuratova the evening opera performance. a free afternoon. Optional evening performance the Palais Garnier, designed by Charles Garnier in at the Staatsoper Hamburg. 30 Jan 19.00 LOHENGRIN Wagner Inc THU 26 JAN This morning we take a guided city tour “I have now travelled the neo-baroque style and regarded as one of the D: Claus Guth C: Philippe Jordan to see the main sights of Hamburg, including a visit SAT 28 JAN Join your guide for a morning architectural masterpieces of its time. In the early Cast: Jonas Kaufmann, René Pape, Martina Serafin, Wolfgang Koch, to the St Michaeliskirche where one can ascend the cruise on the Alster lake, which flows through with you 4 times and afternoon transfer to the Opéra Bastille for the , Egils Silins tower for views of the city. A welcome lunch will the city. A farewell lunch will be served in a every holiday brilliant.” optional matinee performance. Return to the hotel New production be served in a local restaurant before the rest local restaurant at the end of the tour. The after the performance for the evening at leisure. of the day at leisure. afternoon is at leisure and in the early Mrs S, Somerset RAIL MON 30 JAN This morning we take a tour of Paris by river on the world-famous Bateaux Mouches, seeing Eurostar JONAS KAUFMANN 28 Jan London St Pancras International - Paris Gare du Nord PROGRAMME FLIGHTS monuments including the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, dep: 12.24 arr: 15.47 31 Jan Paris Gare du Nord - London St Pancras International 25 Jan 19.00 OTELLO Verdi Inc British Airways Notre Dame, the Conciergerie and the Musée d’Orsay dep: 13:13 arr: 14:39 D: Calixto Bieito C: Paolo Carignani 25 Jan London Heathrow - Hamburg dep: 12:00 arr: 14:40 during our trip along the Seine. Lunch will then be If more convenient, flights from your local airport can be arranged on request. Cast: Torsten Kerl, Claudio Sgura, 29 Jan Hamburg - London Heathrow dep: 15:35 arr: 16:20 served in a local restaurant before a free afternoon. Markus Nykänen, Peter Galliard, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Dinara Alieva, Dorottya Láng Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. In the early evening we transfer to the Opéra Bastille PRICE (PER PERSON) Venue: Staatsoper Hamburg for the final performance. Tour price £1695 PRICE (PER PERSON) 27 Jan 20.00 ¡GESUALDO! Gesualdo £ on request TUE 31 JAN Morning free for last-minute shopping Single room supplement £330 D: Calixto Bieito Tour price £1550 or sightseeing. Afternoon transfer to Gare du Nord Business premier supplement from £330 Cast: tbc Single room supplement £160 Land-only tour price £1495 Programme: ‘Tenebrae Responsoria’, Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 for your return train home. Deposit required £400 the Fifth and Sixth Books of Madrigals Land-only tour price £1430 Venue: Staatsoper Hamburg Tour price includes: Rail travel, group transfers to and from station Deposit required £350 and for activities included in the itinerary as appropriate, 28 Jan 20.00 MOSES UND ARON Schönberg Inc Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers “I have been very impressed by accommodation, breakfast daily, one dinner, one lunch, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category C: Ingo Metzmacher from and to airport and for included activities as stated in the itinerary, accommodation, breakfast daily, welcome drink and ticket to each included performance, restaurant guide and city notes, Cast: Franz Grundheber, John Daszak, not only the undoubted knowledge the services of our local representative or tour manager. Lini Gong, Verena Usemann, canapes, three lunches, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included of the staff but also by the efficiency Jürgen Sacher, Christoph Liebold performance, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our Venue: Grand Hall, Elbphilharmonie local representative or tour manager. Concert performance of the travel arrangements. I hope

HAMBURG All tickets are on request and will be confirmed in late very much that I shall travel with OPÉRA BASTILLE Summer 2016. you again.”

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VERDI IN VIENNA NORWEGIAN

Price from £2295 pp LIGHTS OF

10 – 13 February Tour code: VIE1 OPERA

NEW PRODUCTION Price from £2250 pp

We return to the for a winter feast of Verdi. Anna Netrebko 22 – 26 March Tour code: OSL1 sings Leonora in Daniele Abbado’s new production of Il trovatore, while Peter Seiffert and Leo Nucci take the title roles in Otello and respectively. NEW DESTINATION

Norway welcomes us for a tour encompassing wonderful music and spectacular scenery. We begin in the capital Oslo, where we visit the new opera house for a performance of Bizet’s Carmen directed by Calixto Bieito. We then journey to Bergen, gateway to the fjords and home to Edvard Greig, to see the Bergen National Opera’s new production of Il turco in Italia. We also hope for the chance to perhaps see the spectacular Northern Lights!

VIENNA STATE OPERA CARMEN BY THE OSLO OPERA C. ERIK BERG

FRI 10 FEB Afternoon arrival in Vienna and transfer he wrote and three of the six Driving along the Wienzeille we see many Art WED 22 MAR Lunchtime arrival in Oslo and transfer peninsula, where a visit to the Viking Ship SAT 25 MAR Today your guide will introduce you to to the elegant 5-star Hotel Bristol, centrally located Haydn Quartets) and the majestic State Opera and Nouveau houses including the villa of Ernest Fuchs to the 5-star Hotel Continental, located in the centre. Museum is included. Afternoon at leisure and the sights of Bergen including the Bryggen water next to the Vienna State Opera. A welcome drink will Opera Museum. A welcome lunch will be served in a which includes a museum dedicated to the style. Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. evening performance at Oslo Opera House. front, a maze of characteristic buildings with pointed be served in the hotel before the optional evening local restaurant after the tour. Afternoon at leisure Afternoon at leisure. Optional evening performance gables, and the Old Bergen Museum, with examples THU 23 MAR Meet your guide for a morning walking FRI 24 MAR Mid-morning transfer to Oslo railway performance. before the optional evening performance. at the State Opera. of local architecture through the ages. We continue tour of the city, beautifully situated at the head of station, where we catch a train to Bergen. Considered our tour at Greig’s home, Troldhaugen, by the shore SAT 11 FEB This morning we take a tour of Vienna ‘in SUN 12 FEB This morning we take a tour by coach of MON 13 FEB Morning at leisure, before a lunchtime the Oslo Fjord and surrounded by forest. Making to be one of the world’s most scenic train rides, of Lake Nordaas. Afternoon at leisure before the the footsteps of Vienna’s famous musicians’, visiting Art Nouveau Vienna, beginning at the Secession with a transfer to the airport for your homeward journey. your way through the city centre and down to Aker the 7-hour journey crosses one of Europe’s highest evening opera performance by Bergen National St Stephen’s Cathedral with its distinctive multi- stop to see the Beethoven Frieze ‘The Kiss to the Whole Brygge Harbour, sights of interest will include the mountain plateaus. On arrival in Bergen we check Opera at the Grieghallen. coloured tile roof, the Mozarthaus where the Mozart World’ of Gustav Klimt. The frieze is based on Richard Royal Palace, the Parliament building, the National in at the 4-star Clarion Collection Hotel, located in family lived from 1784 to 1787 (during which time Wagner’s interpretation of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Theatre, City Hall and Akershus Fortress. From the centre of town. Dinner will be served in a local SUN 26 MAR Morning transfer to the airport for your the harbour we continue by boat to the Bygdøy restaurant this evening. homeward flight.

PROGRAMME AT THE VIENNA STATE OPERA FLIGHTS BERGEN PROGRAMME FLIGHTS 10 Feb OTELLO Verdi £235 British Airways 23 Mar 19.00 CARMEN Bizet Inc Scandinavian Airlines D: Christine Mielitz C: Marco Armiliato 10 Feb London Heathrow - Vienna dep: 10.50 arr: 14.05 D: Calixto Bieito 22 Mar London Heathrow - Oslo dep: 10.20 arr: 13.30 Cast: Peter Seiffert, Carlos Álvarez, 13 Feb Vienna - London Heathrow dep: 14.35 arr: 16.00 C: tbc 26 Mar Bergen - Oslo dep: 11.20 arr: 12.10 Véronique Gens Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Cast: Alessandra Volpe, Henrik Engelsviken, Oslo - London Heathrow dep: 13.15 arr: 14.35 Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Kristina Mkhitaryan, Yngve Søberg Flight schedules are subject to alteration. 11 Feb NABUCCO Verdi £235 Venue: Oslo Opera House Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. D: Günter Krämer C: Guillermo García Calvo PRICE (PER PERSON) Cast: Leo Nucci, Murat Karahan, 25 Mar 18.00 IL TURCO IN ITALIA Rossini Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) Roberto Tagliavini, Anna Smirnova, Tour price £2295 D: Mark Lamos Ilseyar Khayrullova Single room supplement £300 C: Domingo Hindoyan Tour price £2250 Cast: Cecilia Molinari, Sylvia Schwartz, Single room supplement £480 12 Feb IL TROVATORE Verdi £235 Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Giorgio Caoduro, Pietro Adaini, Business class flight upgrade from £350 D: Daniele Abbado C: Marco Armiliato Land-only tour price £2160 Guido Loconsolo, Pietro Spagnoli Land-only tour price £2095 Cast: Ludovic Tézier, Anna Netrebko, Deposit required £450 Venue: Grieghallen, Bergen Deposit required £400 Roberto Alagna, Luciana D’Intino Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers New production New production from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers accommodation, breakfast daily, welcome drink, one lunch, from and to airport and for included performances where Two performances of your choice are included in the sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two dinners, tour price. fees, first category ticket for two performances of your choice, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance ANNA NETREBKO opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera our local representative or tour manager. synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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“We have always enjoyed travelling with you. STRAUSS Each and every trip so far has been of high AND WAGNER quality and well beyond expectations.” IN LYON Mrs K, London

Price from £1750 pp

16 – 19 March Tour code: LYS1

NEW DESTINATION

The Renaissance city of Lyon in the Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes region of France is renowned for its architecture and history, and we are delighted to be making our first visit in Spring 2017. The Opera de Lyon presents performances from two Richards; Strauss’s Elektra and Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. We also include an introduction to the city’s gastronomic heritage with a visit to the gourmet food market guided by a local chef, and of course, the chance to taste the city’s cuisine for yourself.

Enjoy a feast of gastronomy and opera in our first visit to the historic city of Lyon

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THU 16 MAR Afternoon arrival in Lyon and transfer to of Confluence, one of the largest urban planning PROGRAMME AT THE OPERA DE LYON FLIGHTS the elegant 4-star Grand Hotel des Terreaux, located projects in Europe. Afternoon at leisure, and 17 Mar 20.00 ELEKTRA R Strauss Inc British Airways in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage centre, not evening performance at the Opera. D: C: Hartmut Haenchen 16 Mar London Heathrow - Lyon dep: 13.10 arr: 15.50 far from the Lyon Opera House and the Théatre des 19 Mar Lyon - London Heathrow dep: 11.20 arr: 12.10 SAT 18 MAR This morning we visit the Halles des Cast: Elena Pankratova, Katrin Kapplush, Célestins. In the evening a welcome dinner will be Lioba Braun, Thomas Piffka, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Lyon, the city’s famed gourmet food market. We Christof Fischesser, Victor von Halem, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. served in a gourmet restaurant. will take a tour with a local chef, visiting shops Patrick Grahl PRICE (PER PERSON) FRI 17 MAR Join your guide this morning for a walking and restaurants which sell everything from cheese 18 Mar 18.30 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner Inc and panoramic tour of Lyon, where we will discover to fresh seafood to macarons; there may also be D: Heiner Müller C: Hartmut Haenchen Tour price £1750 Cast: Daniel Kirch, Ann Petersen, the unique Gothic and Renaissance architecture in the opportunity to taste local produce such as Single room supplement £285 Christof Fischesser, Alejandro Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 the UNESCO World Heritage area of the city. We see sausages and Saint Marcellin cheese! Lunch will Marco-Buhrmester, Thomas Piffka, Land-only tour price £1645 the famous Traboules (covered passageways) which be served in a local restaurant after the tour before Eve-Maud Hubeaux, Patrick Grahl Deposit required £450 lead from one street to the next through residences a free afternoon. Walk to the Opera for the early Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, and which conceal renovated architectural treasures; evening performance. breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described inner courtyards, covered Italian archways and spiral including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included HALLES DE LYON SUN 19 MAR Transfer to the airport for your performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services staircases. In contrast we also see the new district homeward journey. of our local representative or tour manager.

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THE BERLIN WAGNER IN FESTTAGE THURINGIA

Price from £1945 pp Price from £1775 pp

6 – 10 April Tour code: BER2 13 – 17 April Tour code: THU1

NEW PRODUCTION NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT

We return once again to Daniel Barenboim’s We return to the romantic countryside Easter Festival, which is a highlight of of Thuringia for a tour dedicated to the Berlin’s vibrant cultural season. Our 2017 works of . Our first stop tour includes two operas performed by the is Eisenach where we visit the imposing Staatsoper at the Schiller Theatre; Wagner’s Wartburg Castle for their traditional Parsifal with Andreas Schager in the title semi-staged performance of Wagner’s role, and a new production of Richard Tannhäuser in its original setting. We then Strauss’ conducted continue to the small town of Meiningen by . We also attend the Vienna to see their State Theatre’s production Philharmonic’s concert in the Philharmonie. of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.

PARSIFAL BY THE STAATSOPER BERLIN C. RUTH WALZ WARTBURG CASTLE, EISENACH

THU 6 APR Lunchtime arrival in Berlin and transfer after which we return to Berlin for the remainder SUN 9 APR A free day to make your own choice of THU 13 APR Afternoon arrival in Frankfurt and SAT 15 APR Today we make our way to Erfurt, the SUN 16 APR Morning at leisure for independent to the 4-star superior Westin Grand Hotel located of the afternoon at leisure. Transfer to the evening activity before transferring to the early evening transfer by coach to Eisenach, beautifully located capital city of Thuringia. Here we will visit the Dom St sightseeing and relaxation. In the afternoon we in the heart of the city and close to the main sights. performance at the Philharmonie. performance at the Schiller Theatre. in the wooded countryside of Thuringia, to check Marien, the Cathedral which combines romanesque transfer to Meiningen (approx. 1.5 hours by coach) Welcome dinner in the hotel or a local restaurant. in at the 4-star Steigenberger Hotel Thüringer Hof. and gothic architecture and contains one of the for a guided walking tour of the town and time for SAT 8 APR Join your guide this morning for a city tour MON 10 APR Morning at leisure for last minute Welcome dinner in the hotel. biggest medieval bells, the Gloriosa. We also see St an independent dinner before the evening FRI 7 APR Join your guide this morning for a visit to focusing on Jewish Berlin and the city during the shopping and sightseeing. Lunch will be served at the Severus Church and the 15th-century Krämerbrücke performance at the State Theatre. Glienicke Palace and Park, designed as an Italianate Golden ‘20s. Both on foot and by coach, the tour will Käfer Restaurant at the top of the Reichstag building FRI 14 APR Join your guide for a walking tour of (Monger’s Bridge) which consists of dwellings unique idyll for Prince Carl of Prussia in 1825 and located on include the major sights related to these important before transferring to Berlin Tegel airport for your Eisenach. Sights include Bach’s House, Luther’s MON 17 APR Transfer to Frankfurt for your homeward in Europe, and the Zitadelle Petersberg, a well- the South-Western borders of the city. Lunch will be themes. Afternoon at leisure before transferring to the homeward journey. House and the Town Hall, followed by lunch in a local journey; a farewell lunch will be served en route. preserved fortress from the 17th and 19th centuries. served in a local restaurant during the tour, Schiller Theatre for the late afternoon performance. restaurant. The early afternoon is at leisure before Lunch will be served in a local restaurant during the transferring back to Wartburg Castle for a guided tour tour. Return to Eisenach for a free evening. of the castle and some free time for dinner, followed by the semi-staged performance of Tannhäuser.

DANIEL BARENBOIM PROGRAMME FLIGHTS TANNHÄUSER AT THE WARTBURG CASTLE, EISENACH PROGRAMME FLIGHTS 7 Apr 20.00 CONCERT Inc British Airways 14 Apr 18.30 TANNHÄUSER Wagner Inc British Airways C: Daniel Barenboim 6 Apr London Heathrow - Berlin Tegel dep: 10.55 arr: 13.45 Venue: Wartburg Castle, Eisenach 13 Apr London Heathrow - Frankfurt dep: 11.00 arr: 13.40 Programme: Mozart Sinfonie 10 Apr Berlin Tegel - London Heathrow dep: 16.45 arr: 17.45 Semi-staged performance 17 Apr Frankfurt - London Heathrow dep: 17.15 arr: 18.05 D-Dur KV 385 Haffner-Sinfonie, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Schönberg Kammersinfonie Nr. 1 op. 9 für Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. 19 Apr 17.00 DAS MEISTERSINGER Inc Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. 15 Solo-Instrumente, Mozart Sinfonie C-Dur VON NÜRNBERG Wagner Venue: Das Meininger Theater KV 551 Jupiter-Sinfonie PRICE (PER PERSON) PRICE (PER PERSON) Venue: Philharmonie Berlin Tickets will be confirmed in summer 2016. Tour price £1945 Casting will be confirmed closer to the date of departure. Tour price £1775 8 Apr 17.00 PARSIFAL Wagner Inc Single room supplement £240 Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 D: C: Daniel Barenboim Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Land-only tour price £1695 Cast: René Pape, Andreas Schager, Land-only tour price £1865 Deposit required £350 Tómas Tómasson, Anna Larsson, Deposit required £400 Matthias Hölle, Michael Smallwood, Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, Dominic Barberi “Tannhäuser was superb in every accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, one dinner, Venue: Schiller Theatre 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 way and I shall treasure it for the fees, best available ticket for each included performance, opera 9 Apr 18.00 DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN R Strauss Inc 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 D: Claus Guth C: Zubin Mehta synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our rest of my life... the atmosphere local representative or tour manager. Cast: Johan Botha, Camilla Nylund, local representative or tour manager. Please note: The ascent towards the Wartburg Castle in Eisenach Michaela Schuster, Roman Trekel, was simply inspirational.” is steep, so may not be suitable for anyone unsteady on their feet. Wolfgang Koch, Iréne Theorin Venue: Schiller Theatre Mr B, Buckinghamshire New production

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An opportunity to experience the tradition of the Mariinsky Ballet DRESDEN THE MARIINSKY in two of its classic productions MOZART BALLET IN ST DAYS PETERSBURG

Price from £1595 pp Price from £1695 pp

16 – 20 April Tour code: DRS1 25 – 30 April Tour code: STP1 The Mariinsky Theatre is renowned the world EXPERT-LED & NEW PRODUCTION over for its spectacular ballet productions. Our The fascinating city of Dresden this tour to the glorious city of St Petersburg, replete year presents a ‘Mozart Days’ festival with with Imperial treasures, will combine performances productions of the composer’s Così fan tutte, in the traditional theatre and the new venue and a new production of Mariinsky II for an unforgettable experience. Die Entführung aus dem Serail, all performed in the magnificent Semperoper. The tour will be accompanied by our expert lecturer Simon Rees who will give talks on the operas and explore the history of the musicians “We thoroughly enjoyed this who lived and worked in the city. well planned and exciting tour and hope to do another one soon.”

Mrs M, Surrey

COSI FAN TUTTE C. MATTHIAS CREUTZIGER THE HERNITAGE MUSEUM, ST PETERSBURG

SUN 16 APR Early afternoon arrival in Berlin and TUE 25 APR Afternoon arrival in St Petersburg and THU 27 APR This morning we make our way to the Elisabeth, and often known as the ‘Russian Versailles’. DRESDEN SKYLINE transfer by coach to Dresden (approx 2.5 hours) to transfer to the 5-star Domina Prestige Hotel, situated Hermitage Museum for a guided tour of the Winter Lunch is included in a local restaurant. Return to check in at the 4-star Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, on the Moika river off St Isaac’s Square and only a 10 Palace and its vast collection of treasures including St Petersburg for a free evening. situated opposite the Frauenkirche and within minute walk from the Mariinsky Theatre. Welcome the Old Masters’ Collection and the Impressionists and SAT 29 APR Today we attend a matinee ballet walking distance of the Semperoper. Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. Post-Impressionists’ Galleries. Return to the hotel for performance; transfer in the late morning to the Old dinner at the hotel. a free afternoon or you may stay in the Hermitage to WED 26 APR Join your guide to take a tour of the city Mariinsky Theatre. The performance will be followed continue your visit independently. Optional evening MON 17 APR Join your guide this morning for a walking by coach, seeing sights along the famous Nevsky by an early farewell dinner served in a local restaurant. ballet performance at Mariinsky II. tour of Dresden, following in the footsteps of Richard Prospekt, the Spit of Vasily Island, Palace Square and Return to the hotel for the evening at leisure. Wagner, and Johann Sebastian the Chuch on Spilled Blood. Return to the hotel for an FRI 28 APR Join your guide for an excursion to SUN 30 APR Morning at leisure for independent Bach. We discover famous sights of the city which was afternoon at leisure before the evening performance in Peterhof, a Palace and Park built for Peter the Great shopping and sightseeing. Afternoon transfer to magnificently restored after World War II. Afternoon at the original Mariinsky Theatre. and improved upon by his daughter Empress the airport for your homeward flight. leisure and evening performance at the Semperoper. TUE 18 APR This morning we return to the Semperoper for a guided tour of the house, particularly associated PROGRAMME AT THE SEMPEROPER FLIGHTS MARGUERITE AND ARMAND BY THE MARIINSKY BALLET PROGRAMME AT THE MARIINSKY THEATRES FLIGHTS with Wagner, Weber and Richard Strauss, all of whom 17 Apr 19.00 COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Inc British Airways 26 Apr 19.00 SWAN LAKE (ballet) Inc British Airways worked in Dresden. The rest of the day is at leisure. D: Andreas Kriegenburg 16 Apr London Heathrow - Berlin dep: 10.55 arr: 13.45 Music: Tchaikovsky 25 Apr London Heathrow - St Petersburg dep: 09:20 arr: 14:35 C: Omer Meir Wellber 20 Apr Berlin - London Heathrow dep: 16.45 arr: 17.45 Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev 30 Apr St Petersburg - London Heathrow dep: 15:50 arr: 17:25 Evening performance. Cast: Nicole Car, Katija Dragojevic, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. after Ivanov and Petipa Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Ute Selbig, Peter Sonn, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Venue: Mariinsky Theatre Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. WED 19 APR This morning we transfer by boat to the Mario Cassi, Lorenzo Regazzo Carl Maria von Weber Museum in Hosterwitz, where 27 Apr 19.00 MARGUERITE AND ARMAND/INFRA £90 18 Apr 19.00 DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) (ballet) PRICE (PER PERSON) Weber and his family spent the warmer seasons of DEM SERAIL Mozart Tour price £1595 Music: Liszt/Richter Tour price £1695 the years 1818/19 and 1822 to 1824. The operas D: Michiel Dijkema C: Christopher Moulds Single room supplement £220 Choreography: Ashton/McGregor Single room supplement £200 Cast: Simona Šaturová, Tuuli Takala, Venue: Mariinsky II Der Freischütz, Euryanthe, and Oberon, as well as the Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Club Europe flight upgrade from £290 Joel Prieto, Manuel Günther, Land-only tour price £1495 29 Apr 12.00 THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (ballet) Inc Land-only tour price £1470 Aufforderung zum Tanz were composed here. Lunch Dimitry Ivashchenko Deposit required £350 Deposit required £400 New production Music: Tchaikovsky will be included at Pillnitz before returning to Dresden Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers Choreography: Konstantin Sergeyev Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers by coach for a free afternoon. Evening performance at 19 Apr 19.00 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Inc from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, after Petipa from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, two dinners, the Semperoper. D: Andreas Kriegenburg Venue: Mariinsky Theatre C: Omer Weir Wellber sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera THU 20 APR Mid-morning transfer to Berlin airport Cast: Lucas Meacham, Michael Eder, The Mariinsky Theatre is an old building with little rake in synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our the stalls. We can request balcony seats if you prefer but synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our Maria Bengtsson, Edgaras Montvidas, local representative or tour manager. local representative or tour manager. for your homeward journey. , Ildebrando d’Arcangelo, please note that these are smaller and closer together. We Please note: Visas for Russia are not included. Travel for the Arts Martin-Jan Nijhof, Christina Bock will endeavour to obtain the best available tickets for your personal preference so please discuss this with us at the can advise on visa applications – please ask us for further details. time of booking.

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Be the first to experience a brand new Ring Cycle THE RING IN in this charming new destination RICHARD WIESBADEN STRAUSS IN

Price from £1995 pp LEIPZIG

22 – 29 May Tour code: WIE1 Price from £1475 pp

NEW DESTINATION & NEW PRODUCTION 15 – 19 June Tour code: LEI1

We make our first visit to one of Europe’s oldest We visit the ever-popular musical city of spa-towns, Wiesbaden, for the brand-new Ring Leipzig for an early summer feast of works by Cycle at the Hessisches Staatheater, featuring Richard Strauss, whose 150th birthday was Evelyn Herlitzius as Brünnhilde. celebrated in 2014. Performances of Arabella, Directed by their Artistic Director, Uwe Eric and Die Frau ohne Schatten are all Laufenberg, each production of the Ring will presented in the Oper Leipzig. be premiered during the 2016/17 Season.

HESSISCHES STAATSTHEATER WIESBADEN DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN C. KIRSTEN NIJHOF

MON 22 MAY Afternoon arrival in Frankfurt and its art and natural history collections, as well as FRI 26 MAY Day at leisure before the late afternoon THU 15 JUN Early afternoon arrival in Berlin OPER LEIPZIG transfer by coach (approx. 1 hour) to the charming city antiquities from the Duchy of Nassau. Evening performance. and transfer Leipzig (approx. 2.5 hours) to check of Wiesbaden, which lies on the eastern edge of the performance at the State Theatre. in at the the 4-star Seaside Park Hotel, close to SAT 27 MAY Today we make our way to the Rheingau Rheingau wine-growing region, and has 14 hot springs the station and decorated in Art Deco style. WED 24 MAY Today we take a guided tour of the wine region, where we take a guided tour of Eberbach still flowing today. Check in at the 5-star Dorint Pallas Welcome dinner in the hotel. famous winery Henkell, including a tasting. Lunch Monastery and enjoy a wine tasting at the monastery Hotel Wiesbaden, located in the heart of the city. will be served in a local restaurant before returning cellars. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant before FRI 16 JUN Join your guide for a walking tour Welcome dinner in the hotel or a local restaurant. to the city for the late afternoon performance. returning to Wiesbaden for the evening at leisure. of Leipzig, seeing major sights such as the TUE 23 MAY Join your guide for a walking tour of Thomaskirche, the Nikolaikirche and the Town THU 25 MAY We travel out of the city today to SUN 28 MAY Join your guide to visit the picturesque Wiesbaden, lined with neo-classical buildings rebuilt Hall. We also visit the Mendelssohn House where Worms, known as the ‘City of the Nibelungen’, UNESCO World Heritage town of Rüdesheim, with after the Second World War. We see the main sights we take a guided tour. The afternoon is free for where Siegfried began his legendary adventures. lunch included during the tour. Return to Wiesbaden including a visit to the Market Church, the city’s independent exploration before walking to the We take a guided walking tour of the main sights. in time for the late afternoon performance. tallest building and the landmark of the Old Town. evening performance at the Opera. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant before The afternoon is at leisure – we recommend a visit MON 29 MAY Transfer to Frankfurt for your returning to Wiesbaden for a free evening. SAT 17 JUN This morning we travel outside of to the Wiesbaden Museum which is renowned for homeward journey. the city to visit Colditz Castle, known particularly as a prisoner-of-war camp for Allied prisoners during the Second World War. We will take a WIESBADEN PROGRAMME AT THE HESSISCHES FLIGHTS guided tour of this mighty fortress which dates PROGRAMME AT OPER LEIPZIG FLIGHTS STAATSTHEATER WIESBADEN British Airways from the Middle Ages. Lunch will be served in a 16 Jun 19.00 ARABELLA R Strauss Inc British Airways 23 May 19.30 Wagner Inc 22 May London Heathrow - Frankfurt dep: 11.00 arr: 13.40 local restaurant before returning to Leipzig for the D: Jan Schmidt-Garre C: 15 Jun London Heathrow - Berlin dep: 10.55 arr: 13.45 29 May Frankfurt - London Heathrow dep: 14.30 arr: 15.25 Cast includes: Betsy Horne, Ranate Behle, 19 Jun Berlin - London Heathrow dep: 14.30 arr: 15.35 24 May 17.00 DIE WALKÜRE Wagner Inc Flight schedules are subject to alteration. afternoon at leisure and evening performance. Olena Tokar, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. 26 May 17.00 Inc Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Tuomas Pursio, Markus Francke, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. SUN 18 JUN Today is at leisure for independent Paul McNamara, Jürgen Kürth

28 May 17.00 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) shopping and sightseeing. In the late afternoon 17 Jun 19.00 SALOME R Strauss Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) D: walk to the Oper for the final performance. D: Aron Stiehl C: Ulf Schirmer C: Alexander Joel Tour price £1995 Cast includes: Karin Lovelius, Elisabet Strid, Tour price £1475 Cast includes: , Single room supplement £140 MON 19 JUN Transfer to Berlin for your homeward Endrik Wottrid, Levente Molnar, Single room supplement £120 Thomas de Vries, Evelyn Herlitzius, Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Sergey Pisarev Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Albert Pesendorfer, Andreas Schager, Land-only tour price £1860 journey. Land-only tour price £1345 Johannes Martin Kränzle Deposit required £350 18 June 17.00 DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Inc Deposit required £400 R Strauss Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers D: Balázs Kovalik C: Ulf Schirmer Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, Cast includes: Simone Schneider, from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, four lunches, one dinner, “We always enjoy your tours and accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance Karin Lovelius, Jennifer Wilson, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, second category ticket for each included performance, the company of the other travellers.” Burkhard Fritz, Tuomas Pursio fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our of our local representative or tour manager. Mr P, Yorkshire local representative or tour manager.

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MONTEVERDI IN VENICE

Price from £1975 pp

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

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

VENICE

MON 19 JUN Late afternoon arrival at Venice airport and transfer to the 4-star Starhotel Splendid Venice, located just steps away from St Mark’s Square and the Rialto Bridge. Welcome dinner in a local restaurant. TUE 20 JUN This morning meet your guide for a walking introduction of the centre of Venice, around St Mark’s Square. Visit the Doge’s Palace, the symbol of Venetian power, and discover the formal rooms decorated by Tintoretto and Veronese behind the pink and white marble façade. We continue to the Basilica San Marco, decorated in awe-inspiring mosaics depicting the old and

new testaments and where Monteverdi became THE MONTEVERDI CHOIR conductor in 1613. Afternoon at leisure and evening performance. WED 21 JUN Today we take a morning walking tour PROGRAMME AT TEATRO LA FENICE FLIGHTS visiting the Scuola Grande di San Rocco and the 20 Jun IL RITORNO DI ULISSE IN PATRIA Inc British Airways Church of Santa Maria dei Frari, where Monteverdi Monteverdi 19 Jun London Gatwick - Venice dep: 11.20 arr: 14.25 D: Elsa Rooke 22 Jun Venice - London Gatwick dep: 17.50 arr: 19.05 was buried after his death in 1643. After the tour C: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Flight schedules are subject to alteration. lunch will be served in a local restaurant. The Concert performance Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

afternoon is free before the evening performance. 21 Jun L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA Inc Monteverdi PRICE (PER PERSON) THU 22 JUN Transfer to the airport for the D: Elsa Rooke Tour price £1975 homeward journey. C: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Single room supplement £360 The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Concert performance Land-only tour price £1760

“Good staff, good company and Tickets are on request. Deposit required £400 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers to and from a great experience.” airport and for included performances where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described Mrs T, Kent including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket to each included performance, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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HOW TO BOOK 1. Select the city and/or performance(s) of your choice. Try and choose one or two alternative dates in case your first choice is unavailable. If applicable, select the hotel that best suits your requirements, and the room type (single, twin or suite). OPERA À LA CARTE 2. Telephone our designated à la Carte line on 020 8799 8354 or email [email protected] for a quotation. 3. To enable us to proceed with your booking, we will require a deposit and a booking form. On receipt we will secure all arrangements and send your confirmation. Our office hours are Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm. Your itinerary will be individually designed to meet your requirements. TRULY BESPOKE HOLIDAYS Travel for the Arts à la Carte service is designed for UPCOMING IDEAS FOR clients for whom group tours don’t fit the bill or who À LA CARTE TRAVEL would rather travel independently.

• We tailor your itineraries for the • We can book your choice THE , dates you wish to travel, for the of hotel or offer suggestions THE NEW YORK performances you wish to see • We can tailor your holiday METROPOLITAN • We arrange your travel to suit your to celebrate occasions such needs and can look into journeys by as birthdays or anniversaries OPERA’S 50TH rail or from your local airport ANNIVERSARY AT LINCOLN CENTER 7 May 2017 The Met will celebrate its golden anniversary in its current home with a star-studded gala featuring artists including Plácido Domingo, Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, James Levine, Anna Netrebko, René Pape and Rolando Villazón. The programme will include excerpts from operas such as Porgy and Bess, Samson et INCLUDED IN YOUR À LA CARTE PACKAGE Dalila, Les Troyens and Norma amongst others.

PERFORMANCES TRAVEL These pages provide programmes for the We arrange the travel to fit with what is most forthcoming opera season. Please note that convenient for you. We can look into journeys DAS RHEINGOLD AT THE ticket reservations may not be open for these by rail, local airports, low-cost carriers and THE RING IN STATE OPERA performances yet, however, please contact even private jets. NUREMBERG us if you would like to make a request. IN ADDITION 23 May - 4 June 2017 (Cycle 1) We are also happy to arrange your visit around We usually also include private transfers on any other performances you may be interested in arrival and departure. In addition, please ask 7 - 18 June 2017 (Cycle 2) – please ask us for performance schedules as this if you would like us to include: The Nuremberg State Opera’s new Ring Cycle brochure only gives a sample of what is on offer. is directed by Georg Schmiedleitner and • Transfers for performances conducted by . Please ask for Please note, performance tickets can only be • Sightseeing tours more details. booked in conjunction with accommodation and/or flight or travel arrangements. • City ‘welcome card’ for public transport and/or museum entrances ACCOMMODATION We give details of our preferred hotels for each • Pre-booked entrances to exhibitions or destination. We are happy to book another if we museums Our à la Carte service offers a complete planning and do not list your favourite. Please contact our experienced consultants “A la Carte is an excellent way to travel – booking service, taking care of travel, accommodation and for help with your quotation. performance tickets. We can organise a visit to any musical it takes away the headaches and is reliable.” destination you choose. Mrs R, Somerset To make an à la Carte enquiry please call Mark Saunsbury on 020 8799 8354 or email [email protected]

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PRAGUE

VIENNA À LA CARTE PRAGUE À LA CARTE Vienna is one of the most musical cities in the world, and it is hard to imagine a more Prague is an absolutely beautiful city, buzzing with life and filled with architectural ACCOMMODATION ACCOMMODATION fascinating yet liveable city for the classical music lover. More composers have lived in Accommodation masterpieces. The State Opera, the Theatre of The Estates and The National Theatre Accommodation Vienna than in any other city in the world and the sheer number of performances on HOTEL SACHER 5 star offer a tremendous range of operatic work in the most inspiring of settings. From HOTEL FOUR SEASONS 5 star offer every night in this city will not fail to impress. ­­­Founded in 1876 a superb traditional deluxe hotel, fully September 2016, the Prague State Opera is closing for renovation, so the magnificent On the banks of the Vltava River in the Old Town, the Four renovated in 2005 with 152 rooms and suites, across the Seasons combines elegance, service and technology. The 161 road from the Vienna State Opera House. neo-baroque Karlin Theatre will stage many of the city’s premier opera productions. rooms are among the city’s largest. Room amenities include: Room amenities include: air conditioning, mini-bar, room VIENNA STATE OPERA Sep 16 – Jun 17 hairdryer, safe, mini-bar, down pillows and duvet and CD safe, cable TV, internet, bathrobes and hairdryer. Hotel NATIONAL THEATRE STATE OPERA IN KARLIN THEATRE player. Hotel facilities: restaurant, bars, spa and gym. facilities: restaurant, coffee shop, bar, fitness area and spa. Sep 16 – Jun 17 Sep 16 – Jun 17 Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English or German Languages: Original Surtitles: English and German/Czech Languages: Original Surtitles: Czech HOTEL PARIS 5 star HOTEL ROMISCHER KAISER 4 star In the heart of the Old Town, this is one of Prague’s most Puccini Sep 4, 7, 10, Feb 28, LA SONNAMBULA Bellini Jan 7, 10, 13 A charming baroque hotel built in 1684, and in the same famous landmarks with 86 rooms and suites in art nouveau Mar 3, 8 Dvorak Sep 2, 30, Nov 11, Dec 25, NABUCCO Verdi Sep 13, 19, Nov 22, 29, DIE TOTE STADT Korngold Jan 9, 12, 15, 20 family since 1904. Just 24 comfortable rooms have mini-bar, Feb 18, 20 Jan 13, Mar 8, Jun 17 style. Room amenities include: satellite TV, safe, minibar, LOHENGRIN Wagner Sep 5, 11, 15, 18 ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod Jan 22, 25, 28, Feb 1 air conditioning, hairdryer and internet access. The hotel has hairdryer; Hotel facilities: restaurant, café & bar, lift, wellness a coffee house and is close to all the city’s amenities. THE BARTERED BRIDE Smetana Sep 6, Oct 11, Oct 29, Verdi Sep 14, Oct 3, 24, Nov 7, 28, CARMEN Bizet Sep 6, 9, 13 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Jan 23, 26, 29, Mar 2, 5, 9 Nov 15, Dec 23, Jan 1, 26, Jan 11, Feb 13, 20, Mar 6 & spa centre. Puccini Sep 8, 12, 14 NABUCCO Verdi Feb 4, 8, 11, 14 Feb 13, Mar 20 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Sep 26, Nov 21, Dec 27, 28, LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT Donizetti Sep 16, 19, 22, 25 IL TROVATORE Verdi Jan 22m, Feb 5, 9, 12, HOTEL ASTORIA 4 star Verdi Sep 7, Dec 14, Jan 6, Jan 7, Feb 8, Mar 15 HOTEL ARIA 5 star SALOME Strauss Sep 21, 24, Jan 30, Feb 2 15, 18 Very convenient 188 room hotel located behind the State Feb 10, RUSALKA Dvorak Oct 25, Nov 8, Dec 19, This musically themed hotel has 52 unique rooms each in AIDA Verdi Sep 29, Oct 2, 5, 9 OTELLO Verdi Feb 6, 10, 13, 16 Opera House. 118 rooms and suites merge Viennese tradition THE NIGHTINGALE/IOLANTA Jan 3, Feb 28, Mar 13, the style of a musician or composer. The hotel houses a private and modern elegance, equipped with cable TV, hairdryer Stravinsky/Tchaikovsky Sep 9, Oct 6, Dec 21, SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi Sep 30, Oct 3, 6 ARABELLA Strauss Mar 11, 14, 17, 20 POLISH BLOOD Nedbal Oct 30 collection of Art Deco and original masterpieces by Chagall, and mini-bar. The hotel’s catering includes breakfast room Feb 21, Mar 10, 16 Picasso, Braque and Dali. Room amenities include: flat-screen Puccini Oct 7, 10, 13, Jan 31, TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner Mar 12, 15, 19 J Strauss Dec 6, 31m, Jan 12, 31, and bar. KATE AND THE DEVIL Dvorak Sep 10m, Oct 29m Feb 21, Mar 14, Jun 21 TV, internet access, bathrobes, a music bank, hair dryers, safe, Feb 3, May 5, 8, 11 FAUST Gounod Mar 18, 21, 25 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Sep 10, Oct 4, 18, 31, Jan 2, HANSEL AND GRETEL Humperdinck Dec 22, 25, 26, Jan 14, minibar and air conditioning. Further Hotel facilities: a music LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Oct 15, 18, 21, Apr 28, WERTHER Massenet Mar 26, 28, 31, Apr 3 Feb 19, Apr 5, May 24 salon and library, winter garden lounge, restaurant and bar. May 2, 4 HOTEL POST 3 star Feb 5, Mar 5, Apr 2, L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI Rossini Mar 29, Apr 1, 5, 8 A charming 107 room hotel with a strong musical heritage. CARMEN Bizet Sep 14, Oct 24, Nov 9, May 14, Jun 18 ARMIDE Gluck Oct 9m, 16, 19, 22, 25, 29 Jan 12, 25, Feb 1, 27 PARSIFAL Wagner Mar 26m, 30, Apr 2, 6, 10-15 minutes walk from the heart of the old town. Room ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod Feb 7, 19, Mar 7, 19 ALCINA Händel Oct 20, 23, 26, 30 HOTEL ESPLANADE 5 star 9, 13, 16 amenities include: satellite TV, hairdryer. Hotel facilities: MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Sep 18, Nov 27, Jan 8, IL TROVATORE Verdi Feb 14, 27, Mar 20 Feb 11 A few steps from Wenceslas Square and the State Opera DON PASQUALE Donizetti Oct 28, 31, Jun 9, 14, 16 MEDEA Reimann Apr 7, 11, 15, 19 restaurant, bar. House, the Hotel Esplanade has 74 elegant and comfortable LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Nov 3, 6, 10 THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN Janacek Sep 21, Nov 5, Dec 29, rooms. Room amenities include: mini-bar, satellite TV and Verdi Apr 17, 20, 23, 26 Jan 11, Mar 1 MANON Massenet Nov 7, 11, 13, 16 safe. Hotel facilities: bar and restaurant. KÁTJA KABANOVÁ Janáček Apr 18, 21, 24, 27 MUSIKVEREIN LA BOHÈME Puccini Sep 23, Nov 30, Dec 15, THEATRE OF THE ESTATES Sep 16 – Nov 17 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Nov 12, 15, Dec 20 LADY MACBETH VON MZENSK Jan 5, Feb 22 LA BOHÈME Puccini Nov 14, 17, 20 Schostakowitsch Apr 22, 25, 29, May 3 KLUGE/ Orff Oct 20, 21, Nov 1, 3, Languages: Original Surtitles: Czech and English GRAND HOTEL BOHEMIA 5 star LA TRAVIATA Verdi Nov 19, 23, 26, 29, Dec 1 DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner Apr 30, May 20 Feb 28, Mar 6, Apr 23 The Grand Hotel Bohemia is a distinguished hotel in the heart Puccini Nov 27, 30, Dec 3, 6, DIE WALKÜRE Wagner May 1, 21 JULIETTE (THE KEY TO DREAMS) of Prague with 78 rooms. Located next to the Powder Tower all Jan 11, 14, 18, 21 Martinu Oct 26, Nov 4, Mar 22, THE MAGIC FLUTE Mozart Sep 1, 12, 22, Oct 7, 27, major points of interest are within easy walking distance, with EUGEN ONEGIN Tschaikowski May 6, 9, 13 Nov 19, 30, Dec 18, 31, FALSTAFF Verdi Nov 27m, Dec 4, 7, 9, 12, 15 31, Apr 3, 12 Wenceslas Square and the Old Town Hall just a step away. SIEGFRIED Wagner May 7, 28 Jan 8, 17, Feb 2, 26, Room amenities include: safe, mini-bar, satellite TV and LIBUSE Smetana Oct 28 Mar 4, 28 L’ELISIR D’AMORE Donizetti Dec 5, 10, Feb 17, 26, GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner May 10, Jun 5 hairdryer. Hotel facilities: restaurant, coffee shop and bar. Jun 22, 25, 28 JACOBIN Dvorak Nov 22, Dec 20, May 26 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Sep 4, 26, Oct 9, Nov 2, 21, Strauss May 23, 27, 31, Jun 3 MACBETH Verdi Dec 8, 11, 14, 17 ADVENT CONCERT Nov 27m, Dec 4m, 11m, Dec 30, Jan 4, 10, 22, FIDELIO Beethoven May 24, 26, 30, Jun 2 Feb 14, Mar 8, 13 Britten Dec 13, 16, 18, 21 18m HOTEL METEOR PLAZA 5 star RIGOLETTO Verdi Jun 6, 10, 13, 17 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Mozart Sep 7, 17, 17, Oct 12, This is a comfortable and popular 88 room hotel in the historic DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Dec 23, 25, 28 MACBETH Verdi Dec 2, Jan 4, Feb 16 DON CARLO Verdi Jun 11, 15, 21 FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEATH Nov 16, 25, Jan 5, 13, 31, city centre dating from the 14th century. Room amenities HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck Dec 29, Jan 2, 5 Feb 23, Mar 7, 19 PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE Debussy Jun 4m, 18, 20, 24, 27, 30 Janacek Dec 6, 9, Jan 16, 18 include: TV and radio, mini-bar, tea and coffee set, hairdryer, DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss Dec 31, Jan 1, 4, 6 LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Oct 5, 23, Nov 8, 24, safe. Hotel facilities: cocktail lounge, bar, gym, spa, restaurant. ELEKTRA Strauss Jun 19, 23, 26 TOSCA Puccini Jan 28, 29, Feb 3, Mar 4, 17, Apr 19, Jun 1 Dec 14, Jan 19, Feb 5, Mar 24, Jun 16 ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano Jan 30, Feb 8, Jun 15, 25

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THE BRANDENBURG GATE BERLIN À LA CARTE Productions at Berlin’s three principal opera houses are often distinctive and always memorable. The Deutsche Oper and the Staatsoper (with all performances taking place in the Schiller Theatre DEUTSCHE OPER Sep 16 – Jul 17 due to renovations at the Staatsoper) form the hub of the city’s international opera scene, while the Languages: Original Surtitles: German PARIS À LA CARTE Komische Oper maintains the tradition of presenting challenging theatrical stagings in the vernacular. Paris offers a wonderful range of performances in its diverse and remarkable venues. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod Sep 2, 4, 5, 6 ACCOMMODATION From the intricate grandeur of the Palais Garnier to the uncompromisingly modern CARMEN Bizet Sep 9, 11, 17, Oct 2, ACCOMMODATION STAATSOPER IM SCHILLER THEATRE Oct 16 – Jul 17 Dec 3, 29 interior of the Opéra de Bastille, there is something to suit every palate. HOTEL PAVILLON DE LA REINE 4 star superior Accommodation IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Sep 10, 18, Dec 31, Jan 8 A luxurious hotel in the Place des Vosges, a few minutes walk THE REGENT 5 star superior Languages: Original Surtitles: German from the Opéra Bastille, decorated with fine furnishings and Overlooking Gendarmenmarkt square, the Regent Berlin UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi Sep 16, 21, 24, Nov 19, 25 elegant fixtures as a home-from-home. The 56 rooms have offers elegant rooms and excellent restaurants only a few COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Sep 25, 28, Oct 1, 8, 11, 14, OPÉRA BASTILLE Sep 16 – Jul 17 PALAIS GARNIER Sep 16 – Jul 17 airconditioning, cable TV, mini-bar. Hotel facilities: a flowered minutes walk from the Staatsoper and Komische Oper. The TOSCA Puccini Sep 18, 21, 24, 27, Oct 2, Feb 25, Mar 11 courtyard, “honesty bar”, breakfast room and lounge. 195 elegant, spacious guest rooms have air conditioning, Feb 10, 12, 17, 19 DER LIEBESTRANK Donizetti Oct 3, 6, May 23, 27 bathrobes, mini-bar and free high-speed internet access. DON GIOVANNI Mozart Sep 22, 25, 28, Oct 1 Languages: Original Original Surtitles: French Languages: Original Original Surtitles: French LA TRAVIATA Verdi Oct 15, 20, Apr 21, 30 Hotel facilities: health club with sauna and swimming pool, FIDELIO Beethoven Oct 3, 7, 9, 14, 16, 25, 28 HOTEL BEDFORD 4 star restaurants and lounge bar. PARSIFAL Wagner Oct 16, 22, 30 This superb hotel is located in a quiet street just a short ED EURIDICE Gluck Oct 8, 13, 15, 19 RIGOLETTO Verdi Oct 21, 23, 29, Nov 12 TOSCA Puccini Sep 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, Oct ELIOGABALO Cavalli Sep 16, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 3, 6, 9m, 12, 15, 18 Oct 2m, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15 walk from the Paalais Garnier. It has been owned and ELEKTRA Strauss Oct 23, 26, 29, Nov 1, 4 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Oct 27, Nov 16, Dec 13, SAMSON ET DALILA Saint-Saëns Oct 4, 7, 10, 13, 16m, 19, managed by the Berrut family for more than 80 years and HOTEL PALACE BERLIN 5 star MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Oct 27, 30, Nov 2, 11, Jan 7, Mar 24, Apr 22, Jul 8 IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE Gluck Dec 2, 4m, 7, 9, 12, 15, 19, is a long time favourite of our clients. All 146 rooms are This hotel is located next to the Zoological gardens and 24, 27, 30m, Nov 2, 5 22, 25 Mar 20, 23, 25 TOSCA Puccini Nov 8, 15, Dec 10, 14, about 5 minutes in a taxi to Im Schiller and about 10 minutes LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti Oct 14, 17, 23m, 26, 29, furnished to a very high standard. Room amenities include: IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO May 28 COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Jan 26, 28, 31, Feb 4, 7, 10, in a taxi to Deutsche Oper. Room amenities include: air Nov 4, 8, 11, 14, 16 air conditioning, direct dial telephone, satellite TV, mini-bar, Handel Nov 13, 15, 18, 26 DIE HUGENOTTEN Meyerbeer Nov 13, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 13, 16, 19m conditioning, Wi-Fi, Minibar, safe, tea and coffee-making private safe and hairdryer. Hotel facilities: restaurant DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Nov 17, 27, Dec 2, 10, 18, Jan 29, Feb 4 LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN TROMPE-LA-MORT Francesconi Mar 16, 18, 25, 30, Apr 2m, 5 facilities. Hotel facilities: own restaurant “First floor” Offenbach Nov 3, 6m, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, serving breakfast and lunch; Le Relais bar/grill for lunch 23, 25, 27, 30, Jan 1, Feb 9, (which has had many good reviews and holds a Michelin SALOME R Strauss Nov 18, 22, Dec 2, 24, 27m BÉATRICE ET BÉNÉDICT Berlioz Mar 24 and light suppers. 16, Apr 17, 21, 23 Jan 13, 20 star), wellness area with sauna, solarium, Jacuzzi and a OWEN WINGRAVE Britten Nov 19, 22, 24, 26, 28 LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Jun 10, 14, 17, 20, 23, 25m, Puccini Dec 4, 8, 11, 16, 19, 22 DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL 30, Jul 2, 6, 8, 11, 13 swimming pool along with a gymnasium. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/ SANCTA SUSSANA HOTEL QUEEN MARY 3 star superior LA BOHÈME Puccini Dec 9, 15, 17, 21, 26, 28, Mozart Nov 24, 30, Dec 6 Mascagni / Hindemith Nov 30, Dec 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, A small, charming, 36-room hotel in a quiet location close Feb 11, 15, 24 LOHENGRIN Wagner Dec 4, 11, 17, Feb 2, 5 18m, 20, 23 Please ask for programmes at: Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, to the Madeleine and the Palais Garnier. Room amenities HOTEL RESIDENZ 4 star KING ARTHUR Purcell Jan 15, 17, 19, 21, 22 EUGEN ONEGIN Tchaikowski Dec 12, 15, 20 LOHENGRIN Wagner Jan 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, The Châtelet Theatre, Opéra Comique include: cable TV, hairdryer, safe, mini-bar and movie An attractive 72 room art nouveau hotel in quiet location near TANNHÄUSER Wagner Feb 26, Mar 5, 19 Feb 2, 5m, 8, 11, 15, 18 the Kurfürstendamm and convenient for the Deutsche Oper. AIDA Verdi Dec 16, 21, 26 channels. Hotel facilities: breakfast room, small bar, R Strauss Mar 4, 9, 11, 18 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Jan 23, 26, 28, 29m, 31, flowered patio and lift. Room amenities include: cable TV, internet, email, mini-bar HANDEL AND GRETEL Humperdinck Dec 18, 19, 23, Jan 1 Feb 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, and 24-hour room service. Hotel facilities: restaurant, bar, DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Strauss Apr 9, 13, 16 LA BOHÈME Puccini Dec 25, 27, Jan 3, 6 MONTMARTRE 17, 20, 21, 23 Finnish sauna, fitness area, massage. PARSIFAL Wagner Apr 8, 14 NABUCCO Verdi Jan 12, 14, 25, 28, Jun 8, 11 LES FÊTES D’HÉBÉ Rameau Mar 22, 23, 25 HOTEL PARIS BASTILLE 3 star DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Strauss Apr 9, 13, 16 Facing the Opéra Bastille, this comfortable hotel has 31 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Jan 15, 21, 26 LA FILLE DE NEIGE Rimski-Korsakov Apr 15, 17m, 20, 22, 25, 28, rooms decorated with warm wood and fabrics. Room KANTHOTEL 4 star LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Apr 22, 25, 28, 30, May 2, 4 TANNHÄUSER Wagner Jan 27, Feb 12, Mar 12, 18 30m, May 3 amenities include: All rooms have air conditioning, mini-bar, The Best Western Kanthotel, situated in Berlin city centre, is LA TRAVIATA Verdi Apr 27, 29, May 3, 5, 7 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Feb 13, 18 Berg Apr 26, 29, May 2, 5, 9, safe and satellite TV. Hotel facilities: The hotel has a bar for very convenient for the Deutsche Oper. Their 70 rooms are IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini May 6, 13, 18, 20, 30 12, 15 FAUST Gounod Feb 23, Mar 2, 5, 10 relaxing before or after the opera. equipped with telephone, satellite TV, hairdryer, mini-bar, DON CARLO Verdi May 14, 17, 21 EUGÈNE ONÉGUINE Tchaikovski May 16, 19, 22, 25, 28m, radio and desk. Hotel facilities: bar and garage. TOD IN VENEDIG Britten Mar 19, 22, 25, Apr 23, 28 31, Jun 3, 6, 11m, 14 MACBETH Verdi May 25, 28, 31 DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner Apr 1, 13 LA DAMNATION DE FAUST Berlioz May 27, Jun 1, 4, 9, 11 DIE WALKÜRE Wagner Apr 2, 14 KATJA KABANOWA Janacek Jun 14, 18, 22, 25 SIEGFRIED Wagner Apr 5, 15 “The planning of the holiday LES PÊCHEURS Bizet Jun 24, 30, Jul 2, 4 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner Apr 9, 17 JAKOB LENZ Rihm Jul 5, 8, 10, 12, 14 “In every way Travel for the Arts was meticulous and excellent. Puccini Apr 29, May 1, 6 DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner May 7, 11, 16, 20, Jun 4, 10 does a great job. Could not be better.” Thank you.” ANDREA CHENIER Giordano May 13, 17, 21, 25 BILLY BUDD Britten May 24, 26, Jun 2 Mr S, Kent Mr D, Glasgow TURANDOT Puccini Jun 3, 9, 22 BORIS GODUNOW Mussorgski Jun 17, 23, 27, Jul 1, 4, 7 DON CARLO Verdi Jun 24, 29, Jul 2, 6

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SEMPEROPER DRESDEN

DRESDEN À LA CARTE MUNICH À LA CARTE

Dresden is a beautiful and distinguished city, with celebrated art museums and architectural ACCOMMODATION Munich is home to the which is housed at the National ACCOMMODATION treasures. The famous Semper Oper theatre dominates the Theaterplatz on the River Elbe, Accommodation Theatre; Germany’s largest opera house. Over 30 different operas, spanning Accommodation forming the centrepiece of the historic old city. The Semper Oper is particularly associated KEMPINSKI HOTEL TASCHENBERGPALAIS 5 star four centuries, are performed here each season, alongside ballet and concert KEMPINSKI HOTEL VIER JAHRESZEITEN 5 star A deluxe property, housed in a rebuilt 18th century Baroque A stunning, luxurious hotel located in the heart of Munich, with Wagner, Weber and Richard Strauss, all of whom worked in Dresden. palace, situated in the historic centre and across the road performances to appeal to all tastes. and only a few minutes walk from the Bavarian State Opera from the Semporoper and close to “Church of our Lady” House. 316 air-conditioned rooms. Room amenities include: Cathedral. The hotel has three restaurants, a café and also a safe, mini bar, bathrobe, cable TV and hairdryer. Hotel SEMPEROPER Aug 16 – Jul 17 bar. There is also a spa offering various treatments, an indoor BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER – NATIONAL THEATRE Sep 16 – Jul 17 facilities: swimming pool, solarium, fitness centre, 24-hour swimming pool and a fitness area. room service, gourmet restaurant and bar. Languages: Original Surtitles: German Languages: Original Surtitles: German

RADISSON SAS GEWANDHAUS HOTEL 5 star HOTEL PLATZL 4 star superior LA TRAVIATA Verdi Aug 26, 28, Sep 14, Oct 29 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Mar 20, 24, Apr 19, 28, Located in the historic city centre, the Gewandhaus is built LA TRAVIATA Verdi Sep 18, 21, 24, Apr 26, 29, ELEKTRA Strauss Feb 10, 13, 17 A favourite of Travel for the Arts’ clients, this hotel has May 2, Jun 27, 29 LA BOHÈME Puccini Aug 27, Dec 5, Jan 15, May 6, 8 around a spacious glass-domed inner court surrounded by DER FEURIGE ENGEL Prokofjew Feb 19, 22, 25 165 rooms and is located in the heart of the Old Town just Feb 10, Jun 4, 8, 10 LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart Apr 5, 14, 27 restaurant, bar and lobby lounge. Hotel facilities: All 94 DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano Feb 26m, Mar 12, 15, 18, 2 minutes walk from the Bavarian State Opera House. Room Wagner Sep 30, Oct 3, 8 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Aug 29, Sep 9, 11, 16, DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Apr 15, 18, 24, 30, luxurious rooms are decorated in Biedermeier style with marble 22, 30, Apr 2, Jul 28, 31 amenities include: air conditioning, mini bar, cable TV, radio, Oct 8, 10 Mozart May 5, 15, 19, Jun 9, 11 bathrooms, air conditioning, iron, tea and coffee making FIDELIO Beethoven Oct 1, 4, 6 JENŮFA Janáček Mar 5, 8, 11, Jul 14 minibar, hairdryer. We recommend the Comfort Rooms. EUGEN ONEGIN Tschaikowsky Aug 30, Sep 1, 4 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Apr 16, 22 facilities, hairdryer and mini-bar. Further hotel facilities include: LA FAVORITE Donizetti Oct 9m, 23, 28, 31, Nov 3, FALSTAFF Verdi Mar 13, 17, 19 Hotel facilities: sauna, steam bath, fitness room, indoor pool, sauna, solarium and fitness room. 6, 9, Jul 26, 29 restaurant and bar. ELEKTRA Strauss Sep 23, 26 LOHENGRIN Sciarrino Apr 28, 30, May 1 DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti Oct 11, 14, 17, 21, Mozart Mar 24, 30m, 31 SALOME Strauss Sep 30, Oct 28, Nov 4 DER WILDSCHÜTZ Lortzing May 10, 16, 25 Jul 13, 16 DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Oct 9, 11, 14, 27, Nov 7, 8, DIE LUSTIGE WITWE Lehár May 22, 31, Jun 19, 21 THE WESTIN BELLEVUE HOTEL DRESDEN 4 star superior ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Strauss Mar 26, 29, Apr 1 HOTEL AN DER OPER 3 star This hotel is set among pretty gardens on the Elbe Halévy Oct 22, 26, 30 In the winding lanes and boulevards of Munich’s Old Town, 14, 18, Dec 25, Jan 3, 6, 12, THE GREAT GATSBY Harbison May 29, 30, Jun 1 COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Apr 12, 15, 18 Feb 1, 2, 8, Jul 2, 8 Embankment, directly across the beautiful Augustusbrücke MEFISTOFELE Boito Nov 4, 7, 10 this convenient hotel is only a short walk from the State DIE PASSAGIERIN Weinberg Jun 24, 30, Jul 5, 9 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner Apr 13, 17, 21 DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner Oct 15, 18, 22 bridge from Dresden’s Baroque district. It has a spa with LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Nov 13, 16, 18, 20 Opera, as the name suggests. Room amenities include: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI 120 m² pool, saunas and a gym. Elegant rooms and suites ROBERTO DEVEREUX Donizetti Apr 16, 22, 27 refrigerator, radio and TV. Hotel facilities: Breakfast room. TOSCA Puccini Oct 16, 21, 23, 26, 30 LA BOHÈME Puccini Nov 19, 23, 26 Mascagni/Leoncavallo Jun 29, Jul 4, 6 with floor-to-ceiling windows and a flat-screen TV are MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini May 6, 9, 12 The 68 rooms on 5 floors. KÖNIGSKINDER Humperdinck Nov 6, 27, 30 LADY MACBETH VON MZENSK Nov 20m, 28, Dec 1, 4, 8, provided at the 4-star-superior Westin Bellevue Dresden. Schostakowitsch 11, Jul 22 GUILLAUME TELL Rossini May 7, 10, 14, 17 COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Nov 12, 20, 25, Apr 17, 26 Please ask for programmes at: The Kulturpalast Dresden Decorated in soft cream colours, rooms feature a safe and L’ELISIR D’AMORE Donizetti Nov 27, 30, Dec 2 TANNHÄUSER Wagner May 7m, 21, 25, 28, LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN Dec 4, 7, 10, 16, 19, 23, a bathroom with bathtub and shower. A rich breakfast is Jun 4, 8, Jul 9 Offenbach Jan 2, 7 served in the Palais Restaurant with terrace. Mediterranean TURANDOT Puccini Dec 3, 7, 10, 14, 17 NABUCCO Verdi May 20, 24, 27, 30, Jul 15 HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck Dec 9, 21, 26 cuisine and river views are offered by the elegant Canaletto HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck Dec 16, 17m, 20m,20, restaurant. Guests can enjoy cocktails in the Café-Bar 26m, 26 LA CENERENTOLA Rossini Jun 1, 3, 7, 10 ŠVANDA DUDÁK Weinberger Dec 17, 20, 22 FRAUENKIRCHE DRESDEN Pöppelmann. The grand BellAcqua spa features a Finnish MACBETH Verdi Dec 18, 21, 27 UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi Jun 11, 14, 17 DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauß Dec 27, 31, Jan 1, 5 sauna, steam sauna and solarium. Guests can book Ayurvedic DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Dec 28, 30, Jan 1, 4, Jul 6, 8 RUSALKA Dvořák Jun 15, 18, 23, 25 DER FREISCHÜTZ Weber Jan 4, 8, 13, 20 massages and beauty treatments. A 2-minute walk away, the DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauß Dec 31, Jan 2, 5, 8 Schreker Jun 18m, Jul 1, 4, 7, 11 ALLES SCHWINDEL Spoliansky Jan 20, 21, 24, 26, 28 Neustädter Markt tram stop provides a direct connection to CARMEN Bizet Jan 7, 10, 13 DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Strauss Jul 2, 5 SIEGFRIED Wagner Jan 22, 26, 29 Dresden Central Station. Semperoper Opera House and the Zwinger palace are just over a 10-minute walk away. DON CARLO Verdi Jan 15, 19, 22 LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Verdi Jul 19, 23 CARMEN Bizet Jan 23, 25, 27, Jun 16, 18, 23, 27 SOUTH POLE Srnka Jan 18, 21, 23 LES CONTES D’HOFFMAN Offenbach Jul 27, 30 RIGOLETTO Verdi Feb 17, 19, Mar 31, Apr 2, 8 HILTON HOTEL 4 star BORIS GODUNOW Mussorgsky Jan 26, 29, Feb 1 OTELLO Verdi Feb 23, 26, Mar 1, 5, An excellent hotel in the heart of the Old Town next to the SEMIRAMIDE Rossini Jan 29m, Feb 12, 15, 18, May 11, 13, 28 Frauenkirche and beside the river Elbe, and just a few 23, 26, Mar 3, Jul 21, 24 DAS SCHLAUE FÜCHSLEIN Janáček Feb 25, 28, Mar 11 moments walk to the Semperoper and Zwinger Museums. DER ROSENKAVALIER Strauss Feb 5, 8, 11 All 333 rooms and suites were completely refurbished FAUST Busoni Mar 19, 25, Apr 20, 23, in 2003. Hotel facilities: coffee shops, bars and several May 7 themed restaurants, Living Well Health Club and swimming pool. Room amenities include: air conditioning, cable TV, NATIONALTHEATRE hairdryer, mini-bar and safe.

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ST MARK’S BASILICA

MILAN À LA CARTE VENICE À LA CARTE

La Scala in Milan, or the Teatro alla Scala, is a world-renowned opera house ACCOMMODATION Venice once boasted seven full-time opera houses and was home to many famous ACCOMMODATION and academy. The world’s finest singers, conductors, directors and dancers Accommodation composers. This enchanting city still hosts countless arts festivals throughout the Accommodation have appeared at La Scala over the last 237 years. Italy’s fashion capital is also GRAND HOTEL ET DE MILAN 5 star year and its opera house La Fenice, or The Phoenix, is one of the most legendary HOTEL EUROPA & REGINA 5 star Set in the very heart of the fashion and business Located on the Grand Canal of Venice, The Westin a thriving centre of gastronomic, architectural and historical delights. districts, the Grand Hotel et de Milan is at the crossroads landmarks in the history of Italian theatre. Europa & Regina, is a picturesque escape, just a few of Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga, only steps away steps from Piazza San Marco and a short walk to Teatro la from La Scala. Each of the 75 guest rooms is individually Fenice. Housed in a magnificently restored historical building PIAZZA DUOMO TEATRO ALLA SCALA Dec 16 – Nov 17 designed and decorated. Hotel facilities: Caruso restaurant, TEATRO LA FENICE Nov 16 – Oct 17 TEATRO MALIBRAN Feb 17 – Sep 17 the hotel has restaurant and bar, 24-hour room service, and Restaurant offering post-theatre meals and air conditioning. Rooms have bathrobes, rich fabrics, mini Languages: Original Seat-back titles: Multilingual Falstaff bar; fitness room and two lounges. Languages: Original Languages: Original bar, safe and hairdryer. Seat-back titles: Italian, English or German Seat-back titles: Italian, English or German MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Dec 10, 13, 16, 18, 23, HOTEL DE LA VILLE 4 star superior HOTEL SAVOIA E JOLANDA 4 star Jan 3, 8 This hotel is right in the heart of Milan, a few minutes AQUAGRANDA Perocco Nov 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, GINA Cilea Feb 10, 12, 18, 21, 23 This hotel is located in central Venice in front of the Lagoon, DON CARLO Verdi Jan 17, 22, 26, 29, Feb 1, walk from the Duomo Cathedral, La Scala Opera House 12, 13 GIULIETTA E ROMEO Zingarelli Mar 8, 9, 10, 11 a few minutes walk from St Mark’s Square. Rooms are 4, 8, 12 and fashionable Via Montenapoleone. All rooms have ATTILA Verdi Dec 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 equipped with hair dryers, air conditioning, satellite TV, wooden furnishings using fine fabrics and Italian marble L’AUMENTO Chailly Apr 26, 27, 28 mini-bar and safe. The hotel has a terrace bar/restaurant FALSTAFF Verdi Feb 2, 5, 7, 10, 15, 17, TANNHÄUSER Wagner Jan 20, 24, 28, Feb 1, 5 19, 21 in bathrooms. Hotel facilities: air conditioning, lift, bar, CEFALO E PROCRI/LA FAVOLA DI ORFEO on the waterfront and indoor restaurant. restaurant, oyster bar, fitness club, swimming pool and LA BOHÈME Puccini Feb 16, 17, 19, 22, 24, 25, Dittico Sep 29, Oct 1, 3, 5, 7 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Feb 28, Mar 3, 5, 9, 11, 14 26, 28, Mar 1, 2 DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG solarium with view to the Duomo. Room amenities include: hairdryer, mini-bar, cable TV, safe. CARMEN Bizet Mar 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, Wagner Mar 16, 19, 23, 26, 30, 31, Apr 1, 2, 4 Apr 2, 5 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti Apr 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, ANNA BOLENA Donizetti Mar 31, Apr 4, 8, 11, 14, 29, 30, May 2 20, 23 LA TRAVIATA Verdi May 19, 24, 26, 28, 30, THE GRAND CANAL LA GAZZA LADRA Rossini Apr 12, 15, 18, 22, 26, 29, Jun 1, 3, Jul 12, 13, 14, 15, May 2, 5, 7 16, Aug 26, 30, Sep 2, 6, 12, DON GIOVANNI Mozart May 6, 9, 12, 14, 17, 19, 14, 15, 21, 22, 24 28, 31, Jun 3 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini May 23, 25, 27, 31, Jun 4, 6 LA BOHÈME Puccini Jun 7, 10, 13, 15, 20, ORFEO Monteverdi Jun 16, 17, 18 30, Aug 3, 5 IL RITORNO DI ULISSE IN PATRIA DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Monteverdi Jun 20 Mozart Jun 17, 19, 21, 27, 29, Jul 1 L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA HANSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck Sep 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 16, 21, 24 Monteverdi Jun 21 TAMERLANO Handel Sep 12, 19, 22, 25, 27, LA SONNAMBULA Bellini Jun 30, Jul 2, 4, 6, 8 30, Oct 4 L’ARTE DEL FUOCO IN MUSICA Plessi Jul 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, DER FREISCHÜTZ von Weber Oct 10, 13, 17, 20, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Aug 1, 26, 30, Nov 2 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 NABUCCO Verdi Oct 24, 27, 31, Nov 4, 7, MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Aug 25, 27, 29, Sep 5, 13, 11, 16, 19 17, 19, 23 TI VEDO, TI SENTO, MI PERDO L’OCCASIONE FA IL LADRO Rossini Sep 3, 7, 10, 16, 20, 23 Sciarrino Nov 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 26 LEONARDO DA VINCI’S LAST SUPPER DON GIOVANNI Mozart Oct 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26

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GENEVA C. CHARLOTTE MAREEL, GENÈVE TOURISME

BUDAPEST A LA CARTE GENÈVE A LA CARTE

Few European cities can rival Budapest’s impressive setting across the banks of the famous ACCOMMODATION The cosmopolitan city of Geneva is superbly situated along the shores of ACCOMMODATION Danube River. Its architecture is fascinating and the richly-decorated, neo-Renaissance Hungarian Accommodation Lake Geneva, Europe’s largest Alpine lake. Opera and Ballet performances at Accommodation National Opera House, commissioned by Emperor Franz Joseph of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, FOUR SEASONS HOTEL GRESHAM PALACE 5 star the Grand Théâtre de Genève can be combined with an exploration of the city’s HOTEL D’ANGLETERRE 5 star ­­­The Four Seasons Gresham Palace Hotel is an Art Nouveau Dating from 1872 and located on the shores of Lake Geneva, and it is a must-see for any visitor to Budapest today. landmark, with wonderful views over the Danube and hills famous museums and restaurants, making it a perfect city break destination. this traditional deluxe hotel is a blend of traditional regal of Buda. Room amenities include: mini bar, satellite TV and Swiss hospitality and modern five star luxuries. hairdryers. Hotel facilities: restaurant, bar, spa, swimming Room amenities include: Tea and coffee making facilities, HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA Sep 16 – Jul 17 ERKEL THEATRE Sep 16 – Jul 17 pool and 24-hour room service. GRAND THÉÂTRE GENÈVE Sep 16 – Jul 17 free use of the gym and sauna, individually controlled heating/cooling system, hair dryer, private safe, shoe Languages: Original Seat-back titles: Hungarian/German Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English and German Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English or French cleaning service, minibar. LE MERIDIEN HOTEL 5 star This hotel is in the heart of the city, just minutes from the Old I PAZZI PER PROGETTO Donizetti Sep 17, 18, 24 WEST SIDE STORY Bernstein Sep 16, 17, 18, Dec 8, Town, castle district and Danube River. The hotel has its own MANON Massenet Sep 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, TIFFANY HOTEL 4 star 25m, 27 IL CAMPANELLO Donizetti Sep 17, 18, 24 9, 10, 11 restaurant Le Bourbon and also the Atrium Café. There is also Charming four star hotel decorated in an Art Nouveau style, TOSCA Puccini Nov 5, 11, 12, 17, 19, 25 an indoor swimming pool and also a health club with DER VAMPYR Marschner Nov 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, in a quiet street in the heart of Geneva’s Bohemian quarter THE TELEPHONE Menotti Sep 17, 18, 24 27m, 29 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti Nov 20, 24, 26, 27, Dec 2, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam bath. This hotel is within ten and a few minutes walk from the Grand Theatre. The lake LA TRAVIATA Verdi Sep 23, 24, 28, 30, 3, 4 LA BOHÈME Puccini Dec 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, Oct 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 minutes walk of the State Opera House. is also just a short walk away. Room amenities: individually DON GIOVANNI Mozart Dec 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22 29, 30, 31, Jan 3, 4, 5 controlled heating and air-conditioning, secure broadband THE SPINNING ROOM Kodaly Sep 29, Oct 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart Dec 23, 24, Jan 5, 6, 8 IL GIASONE Cavalli Jan 25, 28, 30, Feb 1, Internet access, safe, interactive cable television, minibar. 11, 12, 23, May 28, Jun 3 HOTEL K & K OPERA 4 star 3, 5m, 7 Wagner Jan 12, 14 Hotel facilities: own restaurant with ambience of a chic LA SERVA PADRONA Pergolesi Oct 15, 22, Nov 5 This hotel is a popular, modern hotel a step away from the WOZZECK Berg Mar 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12m, 14 brasserie, bar, wellness area with fitness room, sauna and SLY Wolf-Ferrari Jan 13, 15 Hungarian State Opera House. Room amenities include: REQUIEM Verdi Oct 31, Nov 4 ORLEANSKAYA DEVA Tchaikovsky Apr 6, 8, 10, 12 hammam, library. AIDA Verdi Jan 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, satellite tv, safe, hairdyer, mini-bar. Hotel facilities: FAUST Gounod Nov 5, 10, 13, 16, 20 28, 29 bar/bistro, restaurant, health club. COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Apr 30, May 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, DIE WALKÜRE Wagner Nov 6, 9, 12, 17 MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini Feb 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 12, 14m DIALOGUE DES CARMELITES Poulenc Nov 30, Dec 2, 4, 6, 11, 15 CARMEN Bizet Feb 5, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19 NORMA Bellini Jun 16, 18m, 21, 23, 26, 29, Jul 1 LA BOHÈME Puccini Dec 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 23, 25, DON PASQUALE Donizetti Feb 12, 16, 18, 19, 25, 26 28, Jan 5, 7 HUNGARIAN STATE OPERA HUNYADI LÁSZLÓ Erkel Mar 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 DIE FLEDERMAUS J Strauss Dec 31, Jan 4, 6, 7, 8 THE GYPSY BARON J Strauss Mar 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, LOVE AND OTHER DEMONS Eötvös Jan 25, 27, 29, Feb 2, 5, 8, Apr 1, 2 GRAND THÉÂTRE DE GENÈVE ROUSSEAU ISLAND May 25, 27 NABUCCO Verdi Apr 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano Feb 7, 9 10, 11, 12, 23, 26 BÁNK BÁN Erkel May 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, THE QUEEN OF SPADES Tchaikovsky Mar 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 12, 13, Jun 16 SIEGFRIED Wagner Mar 16, 19, 23, 26, Apr 2 DIE KÖNIGIN VON SABA Goldmark May 18, 20 L’ISOLA DISABITATA Haydn Mar 18, 19, 25, 26 DER TENOR Dohnanyi May 25, 27 OTELLO Verdi Mar 21, 22, 24, 25, 30, LEANDER AND LINSEED Tallér May 27, 28 31, Apr 1 BLOOD WEDDING Szokolay May 26, 28 PARSIFAL Wagner Apr 11, 14, 17 PORGY AND BESS Gershwin Jun 23, 25 SAINT MATTHEW PASSION THE MASTER AND MARGARITA Bach/Bartholdy Apr 12, 13, 15 Gyöngyösi Jul 22, 23 WERTHER Massenet Apr 26, 28, 30, May 4, 6 ELEKTRA R Strauss May 5, 7, 10, 14 THE MAGIC CUPBOARD Farkas May 12, 14 HÁRY JÁNOS Kodály Jun 3, 4, 6, 7, 11 GENEVA CATHEDRAL RIGOLETTO Verdi Jun 13, 15, 17, 21, 23 IL TROVATORE Verdi Jun 14, 16, 18, 22, 24

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ZURICH THE METROPOLITAN OPERA C. DIGONIS

ZURICH À LA CARTE NEW YORK À LA CARTE

Zurich is a capital city rich in cultural highlights with music at its core. Its Oper Zurich is ACCOMMODATION The Metropolitan Opera continuously attracts some of the most creative and talented ACCOMMODATION a small, yet exquisite neo-baroque theatre, situated on the banks of Lake Zurich, and its Accommodation artists from around the world, and no opera company offers a broader or more diverse Accommodation concert hall is the celebrated Tonhalle, boasting one of the best acoustics in the world. HOTEL GLOCKENHOF 4 star repertoire year after year. Its home, the Lincoln Centre, is just one of the many cultural THE CARLYLE Deluxe The Best Western Hotel Glockenhof is located A timeless classic! The Carlyle is superbly located on in a classic building, situated in the heart of Zurich and venues which must be explored when visiting this unforgettable city. Madison Avenue and approximately 15 minutes walk to 500 metres from Zurich main station. Once inside the the Lincoln Center. Room amenities include: All rooms are hotel you find contemporary décor with light colours and beautifully furnished in Louis XVI style and include hairdryer, OPERNHAUS ZURICH Sep 16 – Jul 17 wooden floors. The 91 air-conditioned rooms are stylish THE METROPOLITAN OPERA Sep 16 - May 17 bathrobes, dataport connection and full mini-bar. Hotel and roomy, bright and modern, and also highly individual. facilities include: sauna, 24-hour room service, restaurant Languages: Original Surtitles: Multilingual Languages: Original Seat-back titles: English Room amenities include: Radio, television, free cable and bar. The hotel has just 179 rooms and suites, the Café internet and WIFI, telephone, hair-dryer and coffee machine. Carlyle is pure MGM classic with outstanding talent Hotel facilities: two restaurants serving Swiss specialities, (including Woody Allen, Eartha Kitt) who regularly appear. DER FREISCHÜTZ von Weber Sep 18, 21, 25m, Oct 2, 5, LA BOHÈME Puccini Apr 15, 19, 22, 29, TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner Sep 26, 30, Oct 3, 8m, 13, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Jan 9, 13, 18, 21, 24, 28m, 9, 13, 16m, 19, 22 May 6, 10 international cuisine and vegetarian dishes, appealing 17, 24, 27 Feb 1, 4, 8, 11 garden with terrace. FAUST Gounod Sep 20, 23, 25, Oct 2m, 7 MACBETH Verdi Apr 23m, May 5, 9, 13, DON GIOVANNI Mozart Sep 13, Oct 1m, 5, 8, 11, CARMEN Bizet Jan 19, 23, 27, 31, Feb 3, 7, JUMEIRAH ESSEX HOUSE Deluxe 24, 26 15m, 19, 22m, Nov 1, 4, 10, 11m, 15, 18 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/PAGLIACCI Apr 26, 29, May 3, 6, 11 The elegant Essex House Hotel is a well-known feature Mascagni/Leoncavallo Sep 24, 28, Oct 4, 9, 12 L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES/L’HEURE ESPAGNOLE HOTEL OPERA 4 star RIGOLETTO Verdi Jan 20, 26, 30, Feb 4m, of Manhattan. Situated on Central Park South, within LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart Oct 15, 20, 23m, 27, 29 Ravel May 4, 6, 10, 12, 14m This charming hotel is located in the heart of Zurich opposite LA BOHÈME Puccini Sep 28, Oct 1, 6, 10, 14, Apr 19, 22, 27 easy reach of the Lincoln Center and mid-town Manhattan. Nov 16, 19, 23, 26m, 29, I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Bellini Oct 30, Nov 2, 4, 9, 13m THE FIERY ANGEL Prokofiev May 7, 11, 14, 25, 28m, the opera house. The shopping area of Bahnhofstrasse is Room amenities include: The Art Deco style rooms offer 31, Jun 2 Dec 3, 8, Jan 6, 11, 14m DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL nearby along with a number of excellent restaurants. Room RUSALKA Dvořák Feb 2, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25m, internet access, cable TV, hairdryer, mini-bar and safe. ORLANDO PALADINO Haydn May 16, 18, 21m, 25m, amenities include: Multimedia flatscreen television with over GUILLAUME TELL Rossini Oct 18, 21, 25, 29m, Nov 2, Mar 2 Hotel facilities include: health spa, restaurant and bar. Mozart Nov 6, 11, 20, 26, Dec 2, 9, 5, 9, 12m 15, Dec 18m, 21 Jun 3 100 national and international channels (including news I PURITANI Bellini Feb 10, 14, 18m, 22, 25, 28 Please ask for a park view room if preferred. UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi Jun 7, 11m, 14, 17, 20, 24 channels), Satellite Pay TV, Laptop sized safe, Mini-bar Hotel L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI Rossini Oct 4, 7, 12, 15, 20, 22, DIE ZAUBERER VON OZ Valtinoni Nov 19, 27m, Dec 4m, 26, 29 WERTHER Massenet Feb 16, 20, 23, 27, 10m, 26m, 31m, Jan 2m, DER LAND DES LÄCHELNS Lehar Jun 18, 21, 25, 29, Jul 2m, facilities: restaurant, Wi-Fi. Mar 4m, 9 Jan 21m, 27, 29m, Feb 5m 6, 9, 13 JENŮFA Janáček Oct 28, 31, Nov 3, 7, 12, 17 THE WARWICK First Class LA TRAVIATA Verdi Feb 24, Mar 1, 4, 7, 11m, Across the street from MoMA in mid-town Manhattan, DON CARLO Verdi Nov 27, Dec 1, 4, 7, 10 LOHENGRIN Wagner Jul 4, 8, 12, 16 AIDA Verdi Nov 5m, 11, 15, 19m, 22, 14, 18, 22, 25, 29, Apr 1, 4, HOTEL AMBASSADOR 4 star 26, Dec 2, Mar 23, 27, 31, the Warwick combines style and convenience. The palatial MESSA DA REQUIEM Verdi Dec 3, 6, 8, 13, 16, 20, 23, IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini Jul 7, 9m, 11, 14 Hotel Ambassador is centrally located in the heart of Zurich 8m, 11, 14 midtown Manhattan hotel was commissioned by William Jan 1, 8m, 13 Apr 6, 10, 15m, 20 and just around the corner from the opera house. The hotel IDOMENEO Mozart Mar 6, 10, 13, 17, 21, 25m Randolph Hearst in 1926 for his paramour, Marion Davies, I PURITANI Bellini Dec 11m, 14, 17, 22, 26 MANON LESCAUT Puccini Nov 14, 18, 21, 25, 30, Dec has undergone a major renovation whilst still retaining its 3m, 7, 10 FIDELIO Beethoven Mar 16, 20, 24, 28, Apr 1m, to host their many theatrical friends. Room amenities LADY MABCETH OF MTSENSK original character and charm. Room amenities include: 5, 8 include: wireless internet, mini-bar and safe. Hotel facilities: Shostakovich Dec 27, 30, Jan 7, 14 L’AMOUR DE LOIN Saariaho Dec 1, 6, 10m, 14, 17, 21, Nespresso coffee machine with a wide selection of coffee and 24m, 29 EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovosky Mar 30, Apr 3, 7, 12, 15, 18, bar, restaurant, fitness center and 24-hour room service. ALCINA Handel Dec 31, Jan 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 tea, fleecy bath robe and slippers, cosmetic products from the 22m SALOME Strauss Dec 5, 9, 13, 17m, 24, 28 MÉDÉE Charpentier Jan 22, 26, 28, 31, Feb 3, Sutton&Foster line, individually regulated air-conditioning DER ROSENKAVALIER Strauss Apr 13, 17, 21, 24, 28, 5, 8, 12m, 18 system Hotel facilities: restaurant, Wi-Fi. NABUCCO Verdi Dec 12, 16, 19, 22, 27, 30, May 1, 5, 9, 13m HOTEL PARK CENTRAL First Class Jan 3, 7m The Hotel Park Central is located in the heart of LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner Apr 25, 29m, May 4, 8, 12 Donizetti Feb 4, 7, 10, 12, 15, 19m ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod Dec 31, Jan 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, mid-town Manhattan directly across from Carnegie Hall. CYRANO DE BERGERAC Alfano May 2, 6m, 10, 13 OREST Trojahn Feb 26, Mar 2, 7, 10, 12, 21m, 25, 28, Mar 3, 8, 11, Room amenities First Class include: direct dial speaker 19m, 24 15, 18m phones, voicemail, dataport, iron, hairdryer and safe. OTELLO Verdi Mar 5, 8, 12m, 16, 19, 23 “Very good performances and THE MAGIC FLUTE Mozart Dec 20, 23, 26, 29m, 30m, We recommend the special concierge rooms. Jan 2, 5 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Mar 11, 15, 17, 26m, 31 seats, just what I had asked for, WERTHER Massenet Apr 2, 5, 8, 11, 17, 20, 23, 27, 30 don’t know how you do it!” DER SCHAUSPIELDIRECKTOR Mozart Apr 7, 8, 11, 21 OPERNHAUS ZURICH C. DOMINIC BÜTTNER L’ELISIR D’AMORE Donizetti Apr 7, 9, 12, 17, 21 Mr D, Kent

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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. 1 1 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 2 2 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 3 3 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 4 4 with card payment details in the Booking Form as your payment method for the deposit (and any airline procedures which are beyond our control. Flight timings in the promotional literature are insurance premium and additional performance tickets), we shall take payment from your card at NB If travelling to the USA you will require a machine-readable passport 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 ADDRESS (for correspondence) TELEPHONE: (Day) 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 TELEPHONE: (Eve) 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 MOBILE: 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. EMAIL: 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 FAX: 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 TELEPHONE: 24-hours pre-departure 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 SPECIAL NEEDS/FITNESS AND MOBILITY In order to assist us in ensuring you and fellow 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 travellers maximum comfort please indicate below any special requirements or conditions EMERGENCY / NEXT OF KIN: 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 about which we should be aware. (Must be completed at time of booking) 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. PERSONAL DETAILS (Please show names as they appear on your passport) NAME: Hotel accommodation at the hotels shown in the relevant promotional literature (or similar grade) If it is necessary to cancel your holiday (except for reasons of Force Majeure) or make a 5.4 No. AGE WHEELCHAIR ASSISTANCE SPECIAL DIET OTHER 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 ADDRESS: 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 1 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 2 More than 49 days...... Nil Round trip private transfers from airports or local railway stations to hotels. 49 – 42 days ...... £10.00 3 TEL NO: Hotel service charges and local taxes. 41 – 25 days ...... £20.00 24 – 16 days ...... £30.00 4 RELATIONSHIP: 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. SPECIAL OCCASION If this holiday coincides with a special occasion, please indicate below (e.g. birthday or wedding anniversary) 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 technical problems with transport. 3.3 The price of your travel arrangements can vary due to changes in: transportation costs e.g. fuel, Travel For The Arts 12-15 Hanger Green London W5 3EL scheduled airfares and any other airline surcharges which are part of the contract between airlines Telephone: 020 8799 8350 Fax: 020 8998 7965 e-mail: [email protected] www.TravelfortheArts.com (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 Travel for the Arts is a division of Specialised Travel Ltd case of any small variation, an amount equivalent to 2% of the price of your travel arrangements, scheduled flights, the individual airline policy will apply. excluding insurance premiums and any amendment charges, will be absorbed by us. You will be charged for the amount over and above that, plus an administration charge of £1.00 per 7. NON-APPEARANCE AND ALTERATIONS TO REPERTOIRE/ITINERARY person. If this means that you have to pay an increase of more than 10% of the price of your travel 7.1 Opera and music lovers will appreciate that performances and artists can be changed without

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AIRPORT PARKING / AIRPORT HOTEL / REGIONAL FLIGHTS Please send me details of: (please tick) 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 AIRPORT PARKING AIRPORT HOTEL 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, Comments: 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. AIRPORT LOUNGE DOMESTIC FLIGHT 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 OPTIONAL OR SUPPLEMENTARY PERFORMANCE TICKETS Please book the following supplementary services 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. DATE PERFORMANCE REQUIRED OR DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES No. REQUIRED 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 FINANCIAL METHOD OF PAYMENT 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 No. of Places PER PERSON TOTAL 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 I wish to pay by Debit Card I wish to pay by Credit Card relevant information. 8.3 We accept responsibility for the negligent acts and/or omissions of our employees, agents or Deposit 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. (See tour price panel) £ ...... £ ...... I wish to pay by Cheque (Please tick box) 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

OR original travel arrangements. settled, may (if you so wish) be referred to Arbitration under a special scheme, which, though Full payment (if booking within 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 10 weeks of departure) £ ...... £ ...... 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 Supplementary Performance £ ...... £ ...... (NB: Payment by credit card will incur a 2% charge) £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 Tickets / Services* £ ...... £ ...... 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 CARD NO: 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. TOTAL £ ...... £ ...... NAME ON CARD...... are issued. * Payable at time of booking 13. SPECIAL REQUESTS DATE OF ISSUE DATE OF EXPIRY 8.5 If you, or any member of your party, suffers death, illness or injury whilst overseas arising 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 REDEMPTION OF VOUCHERS 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 If you are redeeming a voucher please attach it to your booking form. Vouchers cannot SECURITY CODE 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. be redeemed retrospectively. 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 ISSUE NO 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

MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS received under any relevant insurance policy to ourselves. UK. On occasions when circumstances dictate, we retain the services of a local representative to If you are a Friend of Covent Garden, British Friend of the or Member Please tick this box if you would like the balance of payment charged to your card meet our clients and to escort them to cities and on excursions accompanied by our local guide. of the The Wagner Society of England or New York, please complete details below: 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 Billing address if different from address overleaf unfit for travel or likely to cause discomfort or disturbance to other passengers, our responsibility NAME OF ORGANISATION MEMBERSHIP NO. 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 MAPFRE 8.7 Under EU law, you have rights in some circumstances to refunds and/or compensation from Asistencia Compañía Internacional de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. Specialised Travel, trading as your airline in cases of denied boarding, cancellation or delay to flights. Full details of these rights Travel for the Arts, is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Citybond Suretravel for the sale will be available at EU airports and will also be available from airlines. However, please note that of travel insurance and we 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) TRAVEL INSURANCE 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 It is a condition of booking that you have comprehensive travel insurance for all the activities you will be undertaking whilst on holiday – please provide the details below. We can introduce years, this policy is ideal if you travel frequently for business or leisure. you to an insurance company if you do not have any cover. Full details are shown in our Booking Terms and Conditions. 9. DATA PROTECTION POLICY Referral Code 56275 9.1 In order to process your booking and to ensure your travel arrangements run smoothly and INSURANCE CO. NAME POLICY NUMBER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TEL No. 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 DECLARATION 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 I am over 18 years of age and I have read and understood the booking conditions, Data Protection Policy, general information and travel insurance advice and accept them on behalf of myself requirements in this country. 17. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS and the members of my party. 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. SIGNATURE: ...... DATE: ...... 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.

44 Tel: 020 8799 8350 | Email: [email protected] | www.travelforthearts.com Tel: 020 8799 8350 | Email: [email protected] | www.travelforthearts.com 45 SAXONIAN THE BERLIN CHRISTMAS FESTTAGE 22 – 27 December 6 – 10 April Price from £1575 Price from £1945 Two-centre stay. Visit the stunningly rebuilt Enjoy a programme of opera and city of Dresden and enjoy a performance at classical music at Daniel Barenboim’s the Semperoper. Spend Christmas in Leipzig Easter Festival. Our tour includes two in 5-star comfort with seasonal performances operas performed by the Staatsoper and a of ballet and opera. performance by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in the Philharmonie. page 6 page 20

CHRISTMAS IN WAGNER IN STOCKHOLM THURINGIA 24 – 28 December 13 – 17 April Price from £1950 Price from £1775 Join us for a leisurely and luxurious No single supplement. A tour dedicated tour over Christmas with performances to the works of Richard Wagner in the of Mozart’s The Magic Flute and a new romantic countryside of Thuringia. production of rarely performed Fedora Tannhäuser and Die Meistersinger von by Umberto Giodano. Nürnberg complete the bill. page 8 page 21

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