TRAVELFOR THE ARTS AUTUMN, WINTER & SPRING 2018/19 OPERA, BALLET CLASSICAL MUSIC HOLIDAYS NEW TOURS FOR 2018/19 THE RING BERLIN IN GENEVA BAROQUE DAYS page 11 page 20 ATHENS NEW YORK ODYSSEY CITY BALLET page 24 page 26 www.travelforthearts.com +44 20 8799 8350 [email protected] welcome welcome to the world of OPERA, BALLET AND CLASSICAL MUSIC Within this brochure you will find our selection of escorted small group tours for the 2018/19 Season, carefully researched and created by our music and travel experts. As ever, we are delighted to present a selection of festive holidays to celebrate Christmas and New Year, which can be found on the gold pages at the front of the tours section of this brochure. Our ever-popular Wagner tours are then marked by one of the composer’s favourite colours, purple, while our traditional visits to major opera houses and festivals are listed in red. We are also pleased to continue our collaboration with Stephen Carpenter of Carpenter Holidays in blue, and, for further information on our à la Carte offering for individual travellers, please visit the pages at the back of the brochure. We hope you will enjoy wonderful opera, ballet and classical music on a memorable holiday with us. Tel: 020 8799 8350 | Email: [email protected] | www.travelforthearts.com BOOKING DETAILS AUTUMN, WINTER All tours mentioned in this brochure (as well as additional tours) & SPRING 2018-19 are available to view online at www.travelforthearts.com Many of our holidays are filled very quickly after the brochure We are delighted to present our selection of highlights from launch. Sometimes they are fully booked after appearing on our the 2018/19 Season, featuring the best of opera, ballet and website or as advance information in our Newsletter, so we would classical music programmes across Europe and further afield. encourage you to book early if you are interested in one of our group tours. CONTENTS MAKE AN ENQUIRY You can make an enquiry about one of our tours in three ways: Tours 4 – 29 • Call us on 020 8799 8350 À la Carte information 32 – 33 • Email [email protected] • Visit our website www.travelforthearts.com and make a booking enquiry by going into the tour and completing CALENDAR OF TOURS the Booking Enquiry Form. Date Tour Page If space is available on the tour of your choice you will be 18 – 21 Oct Rossini in Venice 17 given a 7-day option. 1 – 5 Nov Wexford Festival Opera 18 COMPLETE A BOOKING FORM 27 Nov – 1 Dec Berlin Baroque Days 20 Once you have your option, we require a completed booking form. This can be downloaded from our website 29 Nov – 3 Dec The Ravenna Festival 19 http://www.travelforthearts.com/how-to-book/ 22 – 26 Dec Christmas in Berlin 5 When you return your booking form we require your 24 – 28 Dec Christmas Ballet in Baden-Baden 6 deposit or full payment (see Late bookings). You must 23 – 27 Dec Noël at the Paris Opéra 7 read and agree to the Terms and Conditions. 29 Dec – 2 Jan New Year in Dresden 8 LATE BOOKINGS 30 Dec – 3 Jan New Year in Milan 9 If you book within 8 weeks of departure, you will need to provide 12 – 16 Jan Valletta International Baroque Festival 21 a credit/debit card number or send us a cheque for the full amount of the holiday. 8 – 13 Feb Treasures of Oman 22 28 Feb – 3 Mar Wagner in Dresden 12 BOOKING REFERENCE When you make an enquiry you will be given a booking 11 – 18 Mar The Ring in Geneva 11 reference. Please quote your booking reference on all 22 – 26 Mar Athens Odyssey 24 subsequent correspondence. 9 – 14 Apr The Mariinsky Opera in St Petersburg 25 MOBILITY 16 – 20 Apr The Berlin Festtage 13 Please note that most tours involve walking tours of approximately 17 – 23 Apr The Ring in Chemnitz 14 3 hours. If you have difficulty with mobility you may be asked to sit 22 – 25 Apr Strauss and Wagner in Vienna 15 out some of the activities on the itinerary. 6 – 10 May New York City Ballet 26 PERFORMANCE TICKETS 24 – 27 May Spring Opera in Oslo 27 All performance tickets are subject to confirmation. This is due to 7 – 11 Jun Salzburg Whitsun Festival 28 the differences in the way opera houses administer their ticket sales and the limited availability of certain performances. We will inform 14 – 17 Jun The Opéra Royal at Versailles 29 you at the point of booking when we expect to receive confirmation of the performance tickets; in most cases this will be 12 weeks prior TOURS IN ASSOCIATION WITH CARPENTER HOLIDAYS to departure, although this can vary depending on the destination. 3 – 8 Oct The Oxford Chamber Music Festival 30 SEATING ARRANGEMENTS All information is available on our website www.travelforthearts.com. For all included performances we obtain best available tickets All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays in this brochure are financially (as specified by the venue). However many of the older theatres in protected by the ATOL scheme under ATOL no.2178. When you pay for a flight Europe have non-staggered rows, little rake, cramped legroom and inclusive holiday you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for sometimes poor sightlines. Please be assured that we do our best to it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other request the best available tickets for all performances but that, on services) is listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information occasion, allowances might need to be made for the age and layout or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: of the venue. www.atol.org.uk/ATOLCertificate OPENING HOURS Our office hours are Monday – Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm. We are closed on UK public holidays. There is an answerphone and we will return any out-of-hours telephone calls on the next working day if you leave your name and telephone number. Travel For The Arts 12-15 Hanger Green London W5 3EL UK Telephone: +44 20 8799 8350 Fax: +44 20 8998 7965 SWAN LAKE BY THE MARIINSKY BALLET © NATASHA RAZINA E-mail: [email protected] COVER IMAGE: L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA BY THE STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN, BERLIN www.travelforthearts.com 31 welcome EXPERTS IN CULTURAL TRAVEL All our tours are led by travel experts, and many of our tour managers are also professional musicians and music specialists. Below is a selection of the many people who work with us to ensure that you have the best experience possible. Simon Rees is a freelance writer, lecturer Stephen Carpenter has planned and led and translator. For 23 years he was several tours in association with us over dramaturg at Welsh National Opera. the last three years and continues to offer tours to music festivals with his company, Carpenter Holidays. Carol Savage is a professional concert Patrick Mylon will be familiar to many and opera singer, with a degree in History of our guests, having tour managed for of Art from London University. over 10 years. He is a true opera fan, particularly of Wagner, and has attended more than 10 Ring Cycles. Zita Stockwell has been leading our Eva Gordon-Smith is a consultant, lecturer tours for over 25 years and is an expert and Blue Badge Guide. She has been on many destinations, particularly her managing concert tours in a number of native Budapest. She is a keen opera European countries for 25 years. and concert attendee. David Waite is a professional Blue Badge Raffaella Golinucci is a freelance Tourist Guide and also the Founder & professional Tour Manager and has Director of Guiding You Ltd, a tour guiding worked in the music business for many and training company. years. She also often looks after well- known musicians. TRAVEL FOR THE ARTS TEAM Richard Savage Joel Rubenstein Pablo Basombrio Vanessa Kyriacou Mark Saunsbury C.E.O. Head of Tour Sales and Product Manager à la Carte Operations Reservations Reservations Manager Manager NO SINGLE SUPPLEMENT We are delighted to be able to offer our single travellers the opportunity to book some of our tours with No Single Supplement. Please look out for this features in the introduction box of the relevant tour. 2 Tel: 020 8799 8350 | Email: [email protected] | www.travelforthearts.com BROCHURE HIGHLIGHTS CHRISTMAS BALLET IN BADEN-BADEN 24 – 28 December Tour code: BAD1 Price from £2175 The Mariinsky Ballet visit this beautiful spa- town to perform their renowned classics as well as a spectacular Ballet Gala - sure to add a sparkle to the festive season! page 6 TREASURES OF OMAN 8 – 13 February Tour code: MCT1 Price from £2720 This tour to the romantic Sultanate of Oman includes a performance of Verdi’s La traviata starring Plácido Domingo at the stunning Royal Opera House. We also see highlights of the country including the mountains and the desert. page 22 THE RING IN CHEMNITZ 17 – 23 April Tour code: CHZ1 Price from £1990 The theme of ‘woman’ is at the centre of this new Ring Cycle from the Chemnitz Opera, with each opera staged by a different female director. All performances are conducted by Guillermo García Calvo. page 14 SALZBURG WHITSUN FESTIVAL 7 – 11 June Tour code: SZG1 Price from £2275 The heavenly voices of the castrati provide the inspiration for the 2019 festival, with performances including Handel’s Alcina and a glittering Gala Concert featuring Cecilia Bartoli and Philippe Jaroussky, amongst others.