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2012 Festivals Opera 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 Rossini Opera Festival .....................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. 3539 Jonathan M. Blizard Managing Director 3539 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 Patricia Petibon 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 Bayreuth Festival 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 Richard Wagner 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 TRISTAN UND ISOLDE 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 LOHENGRIN 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 PARSIFAL 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 LA CENERENTOLA Hotel Kempinski Vier Jahreszeiten Opera Festival WAGNER RING CYCLE 2: Rossini - Lawrence Brownlee, (First Class)H H H H H CARMEN 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 SIEGFRIED 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) TOSCA Puccini - Takesha Meshé DER ROSENKAVALIER 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 TURANDOT 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.
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  • Laurence Equilbey L a U R E N C E E Q U I L B E Y

    Laurence Equilbey L a U R E N C E E Q U I L B E Y

    laurence equilbey LAURENCE EQUILBEY 2 nuit sacrée | holy night johann sebastian bach, georges bizet, dietrich buxtehude, césar franck, charles gounod, george frideric handel, wolfgang amadeus mozart, johann pachelbel, camille saint-saëns sandrine piau SOPRANO nathalie stutzmann CONTRALTO pavol breslik TENOR johannes weisser BASSE | BASS sonia wieder-atherton VIOLONCELLE | CELLO aurélie saraf HARPE | HARP daniel maurer ORGUE | ORGAN accentus concerto köln laurence equilbey DIRECTION | CONDUCTOR 3 nuit sacrée | holy night johann pachelbel 1652-1706 1 Canon en ré majeur | in D major johann sebastian bach 1685-1750 2 Choral | Jésus que ma joie demeure (Cantate BWV 147) 3 Jauchzet, frohlocket! (Oratorio de Noël | Weihnachts-Oratorium | Christmas Oratorio BWV 248) charles gounod 1818-1893 | johann sebastian bach 4 Ave Maria | Nathalie Stutzmann CONTRALTO , Aurélie Saraf HARPE dietrich buxtehude 1637-1707 5 Alleluia (Cantate BuxWV 15) george frideric handel 1685-1759 Le Messie | Messiah 6 For unto us a Child is born 7 Alleluia 4 camille saint-saëns 1835-1921 8 Benedictus (Oratorio de Noël | Christmas Oratorio) | Sandrine Piau SOPRANO , Johannes Weisser BASSE , Aurélie Saraf HARPE , Daniel Maurer ORGUE césar franck 1822-1890 9 Panis angelicus | Pavol Breslik TÉNOR , Sonia Wieder-Atherton VIOLONCELLE , Daniel Maurer ORGUE wolfgang amadeus mozart 1756-1791 10 Alleluia (Exsultate, jubilate K165) | Sandrine Piau SOPRANO 11 Farandole de L’Arlésienne d'après Georges Bizet | thibault perrine ORCHESTRATION 12 adolphe adam 1803-1856 Minuit, chrétiens | Pavol Breslik TÉNOR , Daniel Maurer ORGUE 13 augusta holmès 1847-1903 | thibault perrine ARRANGEMENT Trois anges sont venus ce soir | Sandrine Piau SOPRANO , Sonia Wieder-Atherton VIOLONCELLE , Aurélie Saraf HARPE 14 franz xaver gruber 1787-1863 Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! 5 Mozart, Haendel ou Bach, certes, mais aussi Richard Strauss, Liszt et Schoenberg.