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JMB Travel Consultants - Opera specialists for 26 years, sharing your passion DestinationsAix-en-Provence Opera Festival...... 4 Salzburg Opera Festival...... 8 Bregenz Opera Festival...... 5 Puccini Opera Festival...... 9 Bayreuth Opera Festival...... 5 Puccini Opera and Wine Escorted Tour...... 9 Munich Opera Festival...... 6 Verona Opera Festival...... 10 Macerata Opera Festival...... 6 Wexford Opera Festival...... 11 Pesaro – The ...... 7 Wexford Opera Festival Escorted Tour...... 11 Savonlinna Opera Festival...... 7

Call to discuss your requirements with our specialists on 01242 221300 JMB Travel is one of the leading UK tour operators specialising solely in Opera, and has 26 years’ unrivalled Introductionexperience in catering to the particular needs of the Opera lover. We couple that professionalism and care of the individual’s requirements with a huge choice that covers over 10 different Music Festivals noted for their Opera, where well over 50 different productions will be performed during the season.

The holidays include virtually in every case, the best grade The air holidays and flights in this brochure are ATOL protected opera ticket, accommodation which has been personally by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is 3539. In the selected to allow a varied choice, exceptional quality, unique unlikely event of our insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are charm, and most importantly prime location. A choice of Air not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you Travel or Hotel and Opera tickets only. Other departure airports, have paid to us for an advance booking. together with car hire, private tours, concerts and additional opera tickets can be arranged. For those of you who belong In summary, we once again present ourselves to you as the to an operatic organisation or wish to put together your own specialists who will arrange the music holiday you want and not group, we offer a tailor-made service together with a generous try and sell you the holiday we have on our shelves. Whatever discount for parties over 15 persons. your choice, we look forward to being of service to you in 2012.

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To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .3

3539 andOpera Orange Festival Festival Aix-en-Provence

Aix is one of France’s most distinguished festivals which takes place in the summer in one of the loveliest towns in Provence. Scheduled Events Hotels

Théâtre de L’Archevêché Théâtre du Jeu de Paume Aix-en-Provence DAVID ET JONATHAS Charpentier - L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÉGES/ Hotel Grand Roi René (First Class)H H H H Pascal Charbonneau, Ana Quintans, THE DWARF Zemlinsky - Located on the central Boulevard du Roi René, the hotel has pleasant gardens, Neal Davies 6,9,11,13,16,19 Jul Chloé Briot, Mercedes Arcuri, pool and restaurant. LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Clémence Tilquin Hotel Aquabella (Pensione)H H H Mozart - Paulo Szot, Malin Byström, 6,8,11,14(m),17,18,20,22(m) Aug Situated in the heart of historic Aix, the hotel has an excellent restaurant serving local cuisine and modern style rooms. 5,7,10,12,14,17,20,23,25,27 Jul (m) = Matinee Performance Hotel de France (Pensione)H H Family owned residence very centrally located, with modern rooms Théâtre du Grand Saint-Jean and restaurant. LA FINTA GIARDINIERA Aix-en-Provence and Orange River Cruise Mozart - Colin Balzer, Layla Claire, July 2013 Julian Prégardien Prices from £499 per person (sharing a room) Join us in our floating hotel for 8,11,13,15,18,21,24,26 Jul a seven night escorted cruise Includes two category 2 tickets, two nights’ bed and breakfast, which includes six dinners, three and flights with BA from Gatwick to Marseille (air tax not included). Grand Théâtre de Provence lunches and tickets to three Opera Prices by rail on request. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package WRITTEN ON SKIN performances. All cabins have (without travel) - please call for a quote. George Benjamin - air-conditioning. Christopher Purves, Barbara Hannigan, To register your interest please Bejun Mehta 7,9,11,14(m) Jul contact us (places are limited).

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

Each year the town of Bregenz builds a floating stage on Lake Constance The is a Music Festival held annually in Bayreuth, as the wonderful setting for its Opera Festival as featured on the frontcover. Germany, at which performances of Operas by the 19th century composer are presented. The Festival has become a pilgrimage Scheduled Events Hotel Bodensee (Pensione)HHH destination for Wagner enthusiasts, who often wait many years to A traditional Austrian family residence obtain tickets. Opera Festival (Opera on the Lake) in the heart of Bregenz within walking Wagner - ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano - distance of the lake. Scheduled Events 19,20,21,22,24,26,27,28,29,31 Jul Robert Dean Smith, Robert Holl, Festpielhaus 2,3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,17,18 Aug Iréne Theorin Prices from DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER 26 Jul I 1,7,14,20,26 Aug Festpielhaus £469 per person Wagner - Franz-Josef Selig, SOLARIS Glanert - 18,25 Jul (sharing a room) Adrianne Pieczonka, Michael König Hotels 25,31 Jul I 6,12,18,24 Aug Accommodation at the Hotel Grunau Hotels Includes one central category Wagner - Klaus with pre-opera buffets included. A opera ticket, 2 nights’ bed and Florian Vogt, Wilhelm Schwinghammer Hotel Schwarzler (First Class)HHHH minimum of three nights’ and two breakfast, flights from Heathrow 27 Jul I 2,8,13,19,25 Aug Situated in a quiet residential area operas. Travel by air to Frankfurt and to Zurich with BA (air tax not Wagner - Detlef Roth, 25 minutes’ walk from the lake with by train to Bayreuth and taxi – included). Trains from Zurich Burkhard Fritz, Diogenes Randes spacious modern rooms. all included. airport to Bregenz are not included - 29 Jul I 5,11,16,22,28 Aug HHHH Hotel Germania (First Class) bookable on request. We also TANNHÄUSER Wagner - In a quiet location a few minutes’ walk offer a hotel/opera ticket package Günther Groissböck, Lars Cleveman Prices from the lake. This hotel has modern (without travel) - please call for 28 Jul I 3,9,15,21,27 Aug Prices on request. rooms and an excellent restaurant a quote. serving regional cuisine.

ToTo book book please please phone phone 01242 01242 221300 221300 or or email: visit [email protected] .5.5 Opera Festival Munich Macerata

The Munich Opera House is the central grand setting for some stunning WOZZECK Berg - Simon Keenlyside, The impressive 19th century open productions. Highlights of this year’s Festival include the Wagner Ring Cycles. Roman Sadnik, Wolfgang Schmidt air theatre is a perfect backdrop for 22 Jul the Opera performances. Scheduled Events LA BOHÈME Puccini - Angela Gheorghiu, Laura Tatulescu, Hotels Scheduled Events WAGNER RING CYCLE 1: Joseph Calleja 17,20 Jul 3,4,6,8 Jul Hotel Kempinski Vier Jahreszeiten Opera Festival WAGNER RING CYCLE 2: Rossini - Lawrence Brownlee, (First Class)H H H H H Bizet - 22,28 Jul I 3,11 Aug 10,11,13,15 Jul Nikolay Borchev 9,12 Jul An elegant hotel within walking LA BOHÈME Puccini - 21,27 Jul DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner - LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Anja Harteros, distance of the Opera House 5,10 Aug Johan Reuter, Levente Molnár, Ramon Vargas, Simon Keenlyside renowned for its international cuisine. LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 20,29 Jul 27,30 Jul Thomas Blondelle 3,10 Jul Hotel Platzl (Pensione)H H H H 4,12 Aug LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - Klaus A traditional Bavarian Hotel, a short Offenbach - Diana Damrau, Kevin Florian Vogt, Ain Anger, Juha Uusitalo walk from the Opera House. Hotels 4(m),11(m) Jul Conners, Rolando Villazón 19,23 Jul Hotel Claudiani (First Class)H H H H Wagner - Lance Ryan, MEDEA IN CORINTO An historical building situated Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke Mayr - Alastair Miles, Emanuele Prices from £595 in the centre of Macerata. A few 6(m),13(m) Jul D’Aguanno, Ramon Vargas 1,5 Jul per person (sharing a room) MITRIDATE/RE DI PONTO minutes walk from the Arena. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - Includes one top category opera Mozart - Richard Croft, Anja Nina Stephen Gould, Iain Paterson, ticket, 2 nights’ bed and breakfast, Bahrmann, Anna Bonitatibus Hans Peter König 8,15 Jul flights from Heathrow to Munich Prices from £559 20,23,25,27,30 Jul with BA (air tax not included). per person (sharing a room) Puccini - Takesha Meshé R.Strauss We also offer a hotel/opera ticket Kizart, Massimo Giordano, Includes two central category opera - Renée Fleming, Franz Hawlata, package (without travel) - please Bryn Terfel 21,24 Jul tickets, 2 nights’ bed and breakfast, Sophie Koch 28,31 Jul call for a quote. (Wagner Ring Puccini - Jennifer flights from Gatwick to Ancona (m) = Matinee Performance Wilson, Ulrich Reß 26,29 Jul Cycles - Prices on request). with Alitalia.

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

The birthplace of Rossini, Pesaro holds an annual festival in honour of its In 1475 a Danish Knight founded a fortress and named it Olavinlinna after most famous son. St Olaf of Norway. Today this delightful town is the lakeside setting for a sophisticated Opera Festival. Performances are given in the courtyard of Scheduled Events Hotel Villa Matarazzo (First Class) Olavinlinna castle, remarkable for being the oldest surviving building in Finland. HHHH Situated on a hill Teatro Rossini overlooking Pesaro with bright Scheduled Events Hotel Tott (First Class)H H H H CIRO IN BABILONIA Rossini - modern rooms. Ten minutes’ drive One of the closest hotels to the Ewa Podles, Jessica Pratt by taxi to the Opera House. AÏDA Verdi - 7,11,13,17,19,25 Jul Castle and the Festival with rooms 10,13,16,19,22 Aug Hotel des Bains (Pensione)HHH DEN FJERDE NATTEVAKT renovated in a modern style. IL SIGNOR BRUSCHINO Rossini A modern hotel in a quiet setting Kverndokk - 1,3 Aug - Maria Aleida, Chiara Amarù only a short walk from the seafront DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Prices 12,15,18,21 Aug and the Opera House with an Wagner - 20,23,26,28 Jul TANCREDI Rossini - Daniela excellent restaurant. LA FENICE Hakola - 6,10,14 Jul Prices on request. Barcellona, Elena Tsallagova 23 Aug PETER GRIMES Britten - 31 Jul, 2,4 Aug Adriatic Arena Prices from £649 Mozart - MATILDE SI SHABRAN Rossini - (sharing a room) per person 9,12,16,18,24,27 Jul Juan Diego Flórez, Chiara Chialli, Includes two top category opera Anna Goryachova 11,14,17,20 Aug tickets, 2 nights’ bed and breakfast, Hotels flights from Heathrow to Bologna Hotels Hotel Seurahuone (First Class) or Ancona with BA or Alitalia (air H H H H tax not included). Train tickets from Hotel Vittoria (First Class)HHHH A modern hotel directly Bologna to Pesaro not included but Twenty minutes’ walk from the overlooking the lake and a short available on request. We also offer a Opera House and completely walk to the Castle and the Festival. re-furnished the rooms are Italian hotel/opera ticket package (without style with modern bathrooms. travel) - please call for a quote.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .7 .7 Opera Festival Salzburg

Birthplace of Mozart – the city of Salzburg positively sings with music throughout the year and what better place to appreciate his genius. Scheduled Events Hotels Summer Festival Hotel Radisson Altstadt (First Class)HHHHH R.Strauss - Emily Magee, Elena Mosuc, Eva Liebau One of Salzburg’s oldest inns, transformed into a luxury hotel. Situated in the 29, 31 Jul I 3,5,8,10,15(m) Aug heart of the old town. CARMEN Bizet - C: Simon Rattle. Magdalena Kozená, Hotel Auersberg (First Class)HHHH 14,17,19(m), 25 Aug Personal atmosphere and modern luxury, located in a favoured area of DAS LABYRINTH Winter - Christof Fischesser, Julia Novikova, Malin Hartelius, Mozart’s city. Michael Schade 3,9,14,16,21,24,26 Aug Hotel Bristol (First Class)HHHHH DIE SOLDATEN Zimmermann - Alfred Muff, Laura Aikin, Tanja Ariane Located near the Mirabell-gardens, this hotel offers tastefully furnished rooms, Baumgartner 20,22,24,26,28 Aug many with a splendid view of the fortress. DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Georg Zeppenfeld, Bernard Richter, Mandy Fredrich 27,30(m) Jul I 2,4(m),6,11,13(m),17(m), 19 Aug IL RE PASTORE Mozart - Rolando Villazón, Martina Jankova, Eva Mei Prices 30 Jul I 1 Aug Prices on request. JULIUS CAESAR IN EGYPT Händel - Andreas Scholl, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter 23,25(m),27,29,31 Aug LA BOHÈME Puccini - Piotr Beczala, Anna Netrebko, Massimo Cavalletti 1,4,7,10,13,15(m),18 Aug TAMERLANO Händel - Bejun Mehta, Plácido Domingo, Julia Lezhneva 9,12 Aug

(m) = Matinee Performance

8. To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] Opera Festival Opera and Wine Escorted Tour Puccini Puccini

Torre del Lago in the heart of Tuscany is the birthplace of Puccini just outside We will stay at the charming 3H Hotel Puccini in the centre of medieval the medieval town of Lucca. The performances take place in an open air Lucca. Your tour includes a walking tour of Lucca and a wine tasting tour. theatre overlooking the lake. Thu 26 Jul – Sun 29 Jul (with Jonathan Blizard) Scheduled Events Hotel Rex (Pensione)H H H Situated just off the centre of Lucca Day 1 before returning to Lucca. Evening The Puccini Festival the rooms are modern, comfortable Depart London/Gatwick Airport performance of ‘La Traviata’ LA BOHÈME Puccini - 9,19,24 Aug and air-conditioned. on British Airways flight BA 2602 by Puccini. LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 28 Jul departing at 11.40 hrs. Arrive Pisa Day 4 4,11,18 Aug Prices from £595 Airport at 14.50 hrs. Drive to the Morning at leisure. Transfer to Pisa Puccini - per person (sharing a room) Hotel Piccolo Puccini for three Airport for British Airways flight BA 21,27 Jul I 10,17 Aug nights’ stay. Evening at leisure. 2603 departing at 15.35 hrs. Arrive TOSCA Puccini - 20 Jul I 3,16,25 Aug Includes two central category II Day 2 London/Gatwick Airport 16.45 hrs. opera tickets, 2 nights’ bed and Morning walking tour of Lucca to Hotels breakfast, flights from Gatwick or explore its medieval streets and Heathrow to Pisa, BA (air tax not Price £795 Hotel Ilaria Residenza Dell’Alba Romanesque churches. Afternoon included) and airport transfers. (sharing a room) at leisure. Evening performance per person (First Class)H H H H Other flights, extra opera tickets of ‘Madama Butterfly’ by Puccini. Created from old stables, the hotel is or upgraded tickets available on Includes two category I opera tickets, in the centre of Lucca within walking request. Transfers from Lucca to the Day 3 3 nights’ bed and breakfast, flights distance of restaurants and shops. opera are booked but not included A half day escorted Wine Tour. Enjoy from Heathrow to Pisa. BA (air tax Hotel Puccini (Pensione) H H H in the cost. We also offer a hotel/ tasting the local wines and sampling not included), and all transfers and This is a family owned unique cosy opera ticket package (without the olive oil. Learn more about the tours. Single supplement on request. hotel right in the centre of Lucca – travel) - please call for a quote. history, culture and long standing a favourite with our clients. tradition of Tuscan wine making. We will have a leisurely lunch

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .9 Opera Festival Verona

Each year Verona puts on a Summer Festival in its Roman Amphitheatre – staging a selection of Operas including the spectacle Aida, enjoy wandering through this delightful walled city forever associated with Romeo and Juliet. Scheduled Events Hotel Accademia (First Class)H H H H An elegant hotel just five minutes’ walk from the arena with modern rooms Opera Festival and air-conditioning. AÏDA Verdi - 23,28 Jun I 8,11,15,19,22,24,28 Jul I 2,5,9,12,19,26 Aug I 2 Sep Hotel Victoria (First Class)H H H H CARMEN Bizet - 30 Jun I 5,10,13,17,20,27 Jul I 3,7,10,24,28,31 Aug In a quiet area of the city just five minutes’ walk to the arena, the rooms are Mozart - 22,29 Jun I 6,12,18,25 Jul comfortable and modern with air-conditioning. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod - 7,14,21,26 Jul Hotel Mastino (Pensione)H H H TOSCA Puccini - 18,22,25,29 Aug I 1 Sep A small hotel just off the Piazza Bra and close to the arena. The rooms are TURANDOT Puccini - 4,8,11,17,23,30 Aug comfortable rooms with modern facilities and air-conditioning. Hotels Prices from £595 per person (sharing a room) Hotel Gabbia D’Oro (First Class)H H H H H Includes two numbered graded opera tickets, 2 nights’ bed and breakfast, This small elegant hotel is right in the city centre a few minutes’ walk from the flights from Gatwick to Verona. BA (air tax not included), and airport arena. Fully air-conditioned. transfers. Other flight options, extra Opera tickets or upgraded tickets H H H H Hotel Due Torri Baglione (First Class) available on request. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without An exclusive hotel only a short distance from the famous balcony of Romeo travel) - please call for a quote. and Juliet and the arena. Hotel Villa del Quar (First Class)H H H H H Twenty minutes’ drive from the centre of Verona, this classic Italian villa has wonderful views, gardens, a swimming pool and a 3 fork Michelin restaurant.

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

The Wexford Festival, founded in 1951, is one of Europe’s most distinguished We stay in the heart of the Opera festival in the centre of Wexford for 3 nights. Opera Festivals. Fri 26th Oct – Mon 29th Oct (with Jonathan Blizard) Scheduled Events Faythe Guest House Situated in the centre of the town and Day 1 Day 3 Opera Festival within a short walk of the Theatre Depart London Heathrow Airport Morning and afternoon at leisure to A VILLAGE ROMEO AND JULIET Royal, the rooms are well decorated on Aer Lingus flight at 09.55 hrs to explore Wexford or time to enjoy an Delius - 26,29 Oct I 1,4 Nov with en-suite facilities, modern Dublin, arrival at 11.15 hrs (regional operatic scene or recital. Performance L’ARLESIANA Cilea - comforts and the owner provides departures also available). Met by of ‘Le Roi Malgrè lui’ at the Theatre 24,27,30 Oct I 2 Nov a gourmet breakfast. your Tour Director and driven to Royal at 20.00 hrs. LE ROI MALGRÉ LUI Chabrier - Wexford, with lunch en route, for Day 4 25,28,31 Oct I 3 Nov Prices from £499 a three night’s stay at Whites Hotel. After breakfast drive to Dublin, time for Hotels per person (sharing a room) After dinner performance of ‘A a light refreshment lunch at the airport Village Romeo and Juliet’ at the before departing on Aer Lingus flight to Includes two top category Opera Theatre Royal which commences Whites Hotel (First Class) H H H H London Heathrow at 15.30 hrs. tickets, 2 nights’ bed and breakfast, at 20.00 hrs. Situated in the centre of Wexford, flights from Heathrow or other Day 2 completely renovated and a short regional airports to Dublin. Aer Prices £745 This morning we take a Historical (sharing a room) walk from the Opera House. Lingus (air tax not included). per person Tour of Wexford. In the afternoon Hotel Ferrycarrig (First Class) We also offer a hotel/opera ticket Includes three nights bed & breakfast you may wish to enjoy an operatic H H H H Situated overlooking the package (without travel) - please and lunch en route; English speaking scene or recital (not included). River Slaney and within 10 minutes call for a quote. Fringe events - Tour Director, transfers to and from Performance of ‘L’Arlesiana’ at drive of the town of Wexford, the Operatic scenes and recital tickets Wexford and Opera tickets for the Theatre Royal at 20.00 hrs. rooms are traditionally furnished available on request. three performances. Single room with modern facilities, all with views supplement £99.00. (Airport tax not over the river. included).

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Teatro La Scala CARMEN Bizet - 21,22,23,24, LA BOHÈME Puccini - Donizetti - 26,27,28,29,30 Jun I 1,7,10,12 Jul 7,10,12,13,14,15,16,17 Feb 30 Jun I 3,4,6,9,10,12,13,14 Jul L’ ELISIR D’AMORE Donizetti - VEC MAKROPULOS Janácek - LA BOHÈME Puccini - Piotr Beczala 6,8,13,15 Jul I 11 Aug 15,17,19,21,23 Mar /Vittorio Grigolo, Massimo Cavalletti LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 1,2,4,5,9,13, DON GIOVANNI Mozart - 30 Apr 26,28 Sep I 1,4,8,10,12,19,22,24, 15,19,20,22,26,28,30 Sep 4,10,14,17,21,24 May 26 Oct Verdi - COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - LUISA MILLER Verdi - Vitalij 14,16,18,21,23,25,27,29 Sep 12,16,19,23,26 May Kowaljow/Orlin Anastassov - Verdi - LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - 6,8,9,11,12,15,18,21,23 Jun 16,20,22,24,27,29,30 Nov 5,11,15,18,22,25 May MANON Massenet - Natalie TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner - MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - Dessay, Simona Mihai, Louise Innes 18,23,25,28 Nov I 1 Dec 21,22,23,25,26,27,28,29,30 Jun 19,22,25,29 Jun I 2,5,7 Jul OTELLO - Verdi - 10,13,16 Jul PETER GRIMES Britten - John LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 30,31 Aug Mark Ainsley, Susan Gritton 1,3,8,10,14,17,18,22,24,25 Sep 19,22,24,29,31 May I 5,7 Jun CARMEN Bizet - 13,15, 20,21, RIGOLETTO Verdi - Vittorio Grigolo/ 26 Sep Stefan Pop, George Gagnidze/

Zeljko Lucic 6,8,10,11,13,15,17 Nov 3539 SIEGFRIED Wagner - Lance Ryan, Peter Bronder, Juha Uusitalo

23,27,31 Oct I 4,18,22 Nov 3539 TOSCA Puccini - 2,6,9,11,12,15 May

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