TRAVELFOR THE ARTS SPRING LIBRETTO 2017
OPERA, BALLET, CLASSICAL MUSIC THE ARTS ESCORTED AND BESPOKE HOLIDAYS
NEW TOURS FOR 2017
18TH-CENTURY OPERA THE KREMLIN BALLET IN STOCKHOLM FESTIVAL IN MOSCOW page 3 page 4
THE VERDI FESTIVAL WEXFORD IN PARMA FESTIVAL OPERA page 6 page 7
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STOCKHOLM OLD TOWN opera
18TH-CENTURY OPERA IN STOCKHOLM
Price from £1495 pp
8 – 11 August 2017 Tour code: STO1 This late-summer tour celebrates the baroque palace theatres of Sweden’s capital. Our first performance is Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Drottningholm Court Theatre, one of the few which still uses its original stage machinery. We then attend Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, performed by candlelight at Sweden’s oldest Rococo theatre, the Ulriksdal Palace Theatre Confidencen, and with historically informed costume and stage design. Join us for a unique insight into theatre of the 18th-century!
DROTTNINGHOLM COURT THEATRE
TUE 8 AUG Afternoon arrival in Stockholm and transfer to the 4-star Scandic Continental Hotel, located in the heart of the city and close EXTEND YOUR TOUR FOR OPERA IN DALHALLA to the Old Town (Gamla Stan). Welcome dinner in the hotel. The Dalhalla Opera Festival is staged in a WED 9 AUG Join your guide for a morning tour former limestone quarry in the lakelands of of Stockholm’s Old Town. We visit some of the Dalarna, and this year provides the spectacular major sights including the Cathedral, the City backdrop for a concert version of Delibes’ Lakmé, Hall, home of the Nobel Prize banquet, and the which of course includes the world‑famous magnificent Royal Palace. Afternoon at leisure, Flower Duet. This production from Malmö Opera before departing by steamer in the early evening features Svetlana Moskalenko in the title role. to Drottningholm Palace where today’s Royal We can offer an extension including return travel Family have their residence. Dinner will be served from Stockholm to Dalarna, accommodation, first- in the restaurant at Drottningholm before the category ticket for the opera and local assistance. evening performance at the Court Theatre. DALHALLA Please ask for a quote. Return to Stockholm by coach. THU 10 AUG This morning is at leisure for independent exploration of the city. In the late afternoon we transfer to the Strandvägen boulevard on the waterfront to take a boat trip to Ulriksdal, PROGRAMME FLIGHTS during which a plate of Swedish delicacies and a 9 Aug 19.30 COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Inc British Airways glass of wine will be served. Evening performance D: Ivan Alexandre 8 Aug London Heathrow - dep: 11.20 arr: 14.50 at the Confidencen Theatre in Ulriksdal, after which C: Marc Minkowski Stockholm Arlanda 11 Aug Stockholm Arlanda - dep: 13.30 arr: 15.15 we transfer by coach back to the hotel. Cast: Ana Maria Labin, Serena Malfi, Robert Gleadow, Anicio Zorzi London Heathrow Flight schedules are subject to alteration. FRI 11 AUG Morning departure to Stockholm Giustiniani, Giulia Semenzato, Jean-Sébastien Bou Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Arlanda airport for your homeward flight. Venue: Drottningholm Court Theatre PRICE (PER PERSON) 10 Aug 19.00 ORFEO ED EURIDICE Gluck Inc DROTTNINGHOLM COURT THEATRE D: Arnold Östman Tour Price £1495 C: Arnold Östman Single room supplement £270 Cast includes: tbc Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Venue: Ulriksdal Palace Theatre Land-only tour price £1395 Confidencen Deposit required £400 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two dinners, one light snack, 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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THE KREMLIN BALLET FESTIVAL IN MOSCOW
Price from £1780 pp
25 – 30 September 2017 Tour code: MOW1 We are delighted to return to Russia and the capital city of Moscow this autumn for the IV International Ballet Festival at the State Kremlin Palace Theatre. World stars will join The Kremlin Ballet Company in a colourful programme including La bayadère, Don Quixote and Swan Lake, while our sightseeing programme offers the chance to see the highlights of this iconic city.
THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW
MON 25 SEP Afternoon arrival in Moscow and WED 27 SEP Today we visit the Kremlin, the Street, followed by a tour of the richly transfer to the 5-star Metropol Hotel, centrally walled fortress dating back to the city’s founding decorated Metro stations on the way back located in the city and 15 minutes’ walk to the in the 12th century. After touring the grounds we to the hotel. Evening performance. Kremlin. A welcome dinner will be served in a enter one of the cathedrals within the grounds FRI 29 SEP This morning we visit the Tretyakov local restaurant. and visit the Armoury which houses many of the Gallery to see its comprehensive collection of imperial treasures, including several priceless TUE 26 SEP Join your guide for a city tour masterpieces of Russian art spanning the 11th Fabergè eggs. Afternoon and evening at leisure. of Moscow, including a visit to the magnificent to 20th centuries. From sacred icons to Russian Christ the Saviour Cathedral topped by copper THU 28 SEP Full day excursion from the city realism, symbolism, impressionism and art domes. The Cathedral was designed by centre to Kolomenskoe, a former summer nouveau are all richly represented. Afternoon St Petersburg architect Konstantin Ton, who residence for the Grand Dukes of Moscow and at leisure. An early farewell dinner will be was also responsible for the Grand Kremlin Palace the Russian Tsars. We tour the estate, which is served in a local restaurant before the final and the Kremlin Armoury. We walk across Red located in the southern part of Moscow, and visit evening performance. Square and visit the famous GUM department the reconstructed wooden palace of Tsar Alexei, SAT 30 SEP Morning at leisure before the transfer store with time for an independent lunch. a beautiful example of Russian architecture to Moscow airport for your homeward flight. Afternoon at leisure before the first early evening of the XVII century. We return to the city for an performance at the State Kremlin Palace Theatre. independent lunch in the pedestrianised Arbat
DON QUIXOTE PROGRAMME AT THE STATE KREMLIN PALACE FLIGHTS
26 Sep 19.00 LA BAYADÈRE Inc British Airways Music: Minkus 25 Sep London Heathrow - Moscow dep: 10.55 arr: 16.50 Choreography: Andris Liepa, 30 Sep Moscow - London Heathrow dep: 16.05 arr: 18.00 with fragments by Ponomarev, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Chabukiani and Zubkovsky Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. 28 Sep 19.00 DON QUIXOTE Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) Music: Minkus Choreography: Gorsky Tour price £1780 Single room supplement £360 29 Sep 19.00 SWAN LAKE Inc Club Europe flight upgrade from £400 Music: Tchaikovsky Land-only tour price £1595 Choreography: Petrov Deposit required £400 Please note that the Kremlin is only accessible by Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers foot; the distance from the hotel is 1.2km, which is from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, around 16 minutes' walk. accommodation, breakfast daily, two dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for We are hoping that it may be possible to offer an each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and optional performance at the Bolshoi Theatre, however city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager. this is subject to schedules which will not be available until Please note: Visas for Russia are not included. Travel for the Arts can June at the earliest. If we are able to find a suitable option, advise on visa applications which need to be applied for in person. we will contact you with the details as soon as possible. We recommend that you discuss this with us upon booking.
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LYRICAL SICILY
Price from £1790 pp
14 – 19 October 2017 Tour code: SIC1 Star soprano Angela Gheorghiu showcases her impressive dramatic ability in the title role of Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo this autumn, having sung the role at the Royal Opera House earlier this year. This production from the Teatro Sociale di Como, is directed by Ivan Stefanutti and conducted by Daniel Oren. We will also attend a performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni in Catania, and enjoy sightseeing of some of the treasures of the isle.
TEATRO MASSIMO BELLINI, CATANIA
SAT 14 OCT Evening arrival in Catania and transfer TUE 17 OCT Join your guide this morning for PROGRAMME to the city to check in at the 4-star Hotel UNA Hotel a walking tour of the city, visiting highlights 15 Oct 17.30 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Inc Palace in the heart of the baroque centre. A late including the Cathedral, the Arab-Norman D: Francesco Esposito light dinner will be served on arrival at the hotel. Palatine Chapel, the Piazza Bellini and the C: Salvatore Percacciolo markets. We then transfer to Monreale to visit Cast: Gianluca Margheri, SUN 15 OCT This morning we take a guided Annamaria dell’Oste, the Cathedral, a Norman masterpiece of the walking tour of Catania, visiting the main Francesco Marsiglia, Arabic and Byzantine style, followed by lunch in a Francesco Palmieri, Esther Andaloro, sights including the Cathedral, the Palazzo del local restaurant. Return to Palermo for some time Gabriele Sagona, Francesco Paolo Municipio, the Palazzo dei Chierici and the city Vultaggio, Manuela Cucuccio at leisure before the early evening performance. markets. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant Venue: Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania before some time at leisure. Late afternoon WED 18 OCT This morning we visit the coastal 17 Oct 18.30 ADRIANA LECOUVREUR Cilea Inc performance at the Teatro Massimo Bellini. village of Cefalù, where we see the imposing D: Ivan Stefanutti C: Daniel Oren Norman cathedral decorated with mosaics, this MON 16 OCT Today we cross the island, stopping Cast: Angela Gheorghiu, time by 12th-century Byzantine artists. Return Murat Karahan, at Piazza Armerina to visit the Villa Romana Carlo Striuli, Nicola Alaimo, to Palermo for the afternoon at leisure. In the del Casale, with its extensive display of Roman Marianne Cornetti evening a farewell dinner will be served in a mosaics. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant Venue: Teatro Massimo, Palermo local restaurant. before continuing to Palermo to check in at the 4-star Hotel Garibaldi, situated in the heart of THU 19 OCT Transfer to the airport for your FLIGHTS the city and a 10-minute walk from the Teatro homeward journey. British Airways Massimo. Rest of the day at leisure. 14 Oct London Gatwick - Catania dep: 16.05 arr: 20.10 19 Oct Palermo - London Heathrow dep: 12.30 arr: 14.24 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. TEATRO MASSIMO, PALERMO ANGELA GHEORGHIU PRICE (PER PERSON)
Tour price £1790 Single room supplement £275 Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Land-only tour price £1725 Deposit required £400 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, three lunches, two dinners, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first or second category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.
“A very enjoyable holiday.”
Mrs A, London
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THE VERDI FESTIVAL IN PARMA
Price from £1875 pp
19 – 23 October 2017 Tour code: PMF1 NEW PRODUCTION
This ever-popular festival in the charming city of Parma celebrates the works of its local composer Giuseppe Verdi. The 2017 programme includes two performances in the opulent Teatro Regio; a new production of the rarely-seen Jérusalem and the more familiar Falstaff. There is also the option to attend a standing performance of Stiffelio in the stunning Teatro Farnese, a baroque-style theatre created entirely of wood.
TEATRO REGIO, PARMA
THU 19 OCT Early evening arrival in Bologna, Baptistry in rose-coloured marble, containing STATUE OF VERDI IN BUSSETO and transfer by coach to Parma (approx. 1 hour). late-Renaissance frescoes by Correggio. We Check in at the officially rated 5-star Hotel de continue to the birthplace of Arturo Toscanini, la Ville, close to the centre of the city. Welcome one of the greatest conductors of the 20th- dinner in the hotel. century, and see the Camera di San Paolo, a room in the former Convent of San Paolo FRI 20 OCT Today we travel to the nearby town which contains a masterpiece of fresco work by of Roncole to see Verdi’s birthplace, a humble Correggio. Afternoon at leisure – there may be the tavern-residence. We continue on to Busseto to possibility to take a backstage tour of the Teatro visit the Casa Barezzi, home to Verdi’s patron and Regio if rehearsal schedules permit. Optional father-in-law Antonio Barezzi, and where he gave evening performance at the Teatro Farnese. his first public performance in 1830. We also visit the Teatro Verdi, built in his honour and opened SUN 22 OCT This morning we journey out in 1868. There will then be an opportunity to of town to Modena to visit the Museo Casa Pavarotti, taste the local culatello ham, followed by lunch dedicated to the memory of the world-famous in a local restaurant. Return to Parma for a free tenor. After the tour we return to Parma for an afternoon and the evening performance. independent lunch before the matinee performance at the Teatro Regio and a free evening. SAT 21 OCT Join your guide for a walking tour of Parma, during which we visit the beautiful MON 23 OCT Transfer to Bologna for the Romanesque Duomo and the graceful octagonal homeward flight.
PROGRAMME FLIGHTS
20 Oct 19.30 JÉRUSALEM Verdi Inc 22 Oct 15.30 FALSTAFF Verdi Inc British Airways D: Hugo de Ana C: Daniele Callegari D: Jacopo Spirei C: Riccardo Frizza 19 Oct London Heathrow - Bologna dep: 14.55 arr: 18.05 Cast: Ramón Vargas, Vito Priante, Cast: Roberto de Candia, 23 Oct Bologna - London Heathrow dep: 12.20 arr: 13.40 Mirco Palazzi, Silvia dalla Benetta, Giorgio Caoduro, Juan Francisco Gatell, Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Sara Rossini, Ruben Amoretti, Gregory Bonfatti, Andrea Giovannini, Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Paolo Antognetti, Italo Preferisce, Federico Benetti, Amarilli Nizza, Qing Xiu, Francesco Salvatori Laura Giordano, Sonia Prina, PRICE (PER PERSON) Venue: Teatro Regio di Parma Jurgita Adamonyte New production Venue: Teatro Regio di Parma Tour price £1875 Single room supplement £180 21 Oct 20.30 STIFFELIO* Verdi £140 *The production of Stiffelio has been designed as a type of Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 D: Graham Vick promenade performance, with the audience standing and Land-only tour price £1695 C: Guillermo Garcia Calvo moving freely around the stage. Seats will only be available for Deposit required £350 those with genuine reduced mobility and are strictly limited. If Cast: Luciano Ganci, Maria Katzarava, you wish to attend this performance and require a seat, please Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group Francesco Landolfi, Giovanni Sala, inform us as soon as possible as they are subject to availability transfers from and to airport and for included activities Emanuele Cordaro, Blagoj Nakoski, and must be pre-booked. The performance will last around 2 where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one Sofia Koberidze hours 30 minutes, with an interval of 20 minutes. lunch, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including Venue: Teatro Farnese, Parma guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included New production performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.
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“Many thanks for such a WEXFORD splendid experience!” FESTIVAL OPERA Mrs H, Berkshire
Price from £1545 pp
2 – 6 November 2017 Tour code: WEX1 NEW PRODUCTION
This festival in the tranquil south-eastern corner of the Emerald Isle is renowned for its fascinating programme of lesser-known operas. For 2017 the festival presents performances of Cherubini’s Medea, Foroni’s Margherita and Risurrezione by Alfano, all performed in Ireland’s National Opera House which was opened in 2008. The festival also presents a ‘fringe' programme and there may be the opportunity to attend their pre-performance talks.
WEFORD BY NIGHT C. ROS KAVANAGH
THU 2 NOV Afternoon arrival in Dublin and medieval town, which features many churches PROGRAMME AT THE NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE transfer to Wexford by coach (approx. 2 hours) and monasteries. We then visit the imposing 3 Nov 20.00 MEDEA Cherubini Inc to check in at the 4-star Clayton Whites Hotel, Kilkenny Castle, begun in Anglo-Norman times D: Fiona Shaw located in the heart of the town. The hotel is just a but with many additions over the centuries. C: Stephen Barlow short walk from the Opera House and often hosts Lunch will be served in a local restaurant before Cast: Lise Davidsen, Ruth Iniesta, Raffaella Lupinacci, Sergey Romanovsky, some of the ‘fringe’ festival events. A welcome returning to Wexford for some free time and the Adam Lau drink and canapes will be served at the hotel. evening performance. 4 Nov 20.00 MARGHERITA Foroni Inc FRI 3 NOV This morning meet your guide for a SUN 5 NOV Join your guide for a visit to D: Michael Sturm C: Timothy Myers Cast: Yuriy Yurchuck, Matteo d’Apolito, walking tour of Wexford. The town’s inhabitants nearby New Ross, where we visit the Ros Alessandra Volpe, Andrew Stenson, have included Celtic tribes, Norman knights and Tapestries, which have been created by teams Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Filippo Fontana, Oliver Cromwell’s army, and in more peaceful of embroiderers around Wexford and Kilkenny Ji Hyun Kim times it has been a prosperous port town. since 1998, and which depict events around the 5 Nov 17.00 RISURREZIONE Alfano Inc Welcome lunch in a local restaurant, followed Anglo-Norman arrival in the South-East of Ireland. D: Rosetta Cucchi C: Francesco Cilluffo by an afternoon at leisure. There is the chance to Return to Wexford for a free afternoon before Cast: Gerard Schneider, attend a pre-performance talk before the evening the optional pre-opera talk and late afternoon Anna Sophie Duprels, Charles Rice, Romina Tommasoni performance at the Opera House. performance at the Opera House. SAT 4 NOV Today we take a journey to nearby MON 6 NOV Check out and transfer to Dublin FLIGHTS Kilkenny. We take a short walking tour of the airport for your homeward flight. British Airways 2 Nov London Heathrow - Dublin dep: 13.15 arr: 14.35 6 Nov Dublin - London Heathrow dep: 15.20 arr: 16.50 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.
PRICE (PER PERSON)
Tour price £1545 Single room supplement £260 Club Europe flight upgrade from £200 Land-only tour price £1475 Deposit required £350 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, welcome drink and canapes, two lunches, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.
THE NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE, WEXFORD
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Price from £1595 pp
29 June – 4 July 2017 Tour code: WCK1 The West Cork Chamber Music Festival is held in Bantry, situated at the head of Bantry Bay on the west coast of Ireland in County Cork. Many of the concerts take place in the stately home of Bantry House with its commanding views of the surrounding mountains and sea. With internationally renowned soloists including the Doric String Quartet, Vivian Hagner, Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Pieter Wispelwey, this will be a midsummer feast of music-making in an idyllic setting. Interspersed with the concerts described below there will be regular String Quartet Masterclasses taking place in our hotel which are free to attend. Details will be supplied with the tour booklet nearer the time.
BANTRY HOUSE © BANTRY HOUSE
THU 29 JUN Afternoon arrival in Bantry to check- Bantry House, after which, weather permitting, MON 3 JUL Today’s concerts feature Quartets in at the 4-star Maritime Hotel where a welcome we will watch the sun set over Bantry Bay before by Britten, Mozart and Ravel, and Elgar’s epic dinner will be served. returning to the House for the late evening recital Piano Quintet performed by the Doric Quartet by Joonas Ahonen. and Julius Drake at Bantry House in the evening. FRI 30 JUN We visit the charming town of Killarney Dinner will be served in the hotel, before the in County Kerry and enjoy an exploration of the SUN 2 JUL A further day of Masterclasses and late‑night event, which will be Schubert’s great spectacular coastline of Counties Cork and Kerry. concerts at St Brendan’s Church and Hall, Quintet in C performed by the Pacifica Quartet Late afternoon return to the hotel for dinner including the first part of Bach's Cello Suites. and Johannes Moser. before the evening concert at Bantry House. Dinner at the hotel, an evening concert at Bantry House, and late-night performance of Han Eisler’s TUE 4 JUL This morning we will enjoy the SAT 1 JUL Today we will attend four concerts Hollywood Songbook in the Church. second instalment of Bach’s complete Cello in venues a short walking distance from our Suites performed by Pieter Wispelwey in a coffee hotel. The main evening concert will be at concert before transferring to Cork Airport for our flight home.
PROGRAMME AT WEST CORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL 30 Jun 20.00 CONCERT Zaïde and Pacifica String Quartets Programme: Works by Fescobaldi, 3 Jul 20.00 CONCERT Doric String Quartet Programme: Haydn String Quartet Purcell, Sances, Schmelzer and Pacifica Quartet, Pieter Wispelwey in B flat, Op 50 No 1 and others and Julius Drake Sam Perkin Language for solo violin Ysaÿe Sonata for Solo Cello, Op 28 2 Jul 16.00 AFTERNOON CONCERT 3 Jul 22.30 LATE-NIGHT CONCERT Pacifica Quartet Shostakovich String Quartet No 11 Violin: Miranda Cuckson Cello: Johannes Moser Viola: Dana Zemstov Programme: Schubert String Quintet 1 Jul 11.00 COFFEE CONCERT Zaïde String Quartet Programme: Kugel Sonata Poème Programme: Haydn, Mozart Rebecca Clarke Viola Sonata 4 Jul 11.00 COFFEE CONCERT Mozart String Quintet in E flat, K 428 Bartok Violin Sonata No 2 Cello: Pieter Wispelwey Programme: Bach Cello Suites 1 Jul 16.00 AFTERNOON CONCERT 2 Jul 20.00 CONCERT Violin: Tamsin Waley-Cohen Programme: Shostakovich String FLIGHTS Programme: Respighi Quartet No 7 and Elgar Violin Sonatas Shulamit Ran Glitter doom Aer Lingus Brahms Piano Trio in B flat Op 8 29 Jun London Heathrow - Cork dep: 09.30 arr: 10.50 1 Jul 20.00 CONCERT Vivian Hagner and friends 4 Jul Cork - London Heathrow dep: 16.00 arr: 17.20 Programme: Sciarrino Six Capricci 2 Jul 22.30 LATE-NIGHT CONCERT for solo violin Baritone: Holger Falk Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request. Debussy Violin Sonata Piano: Julius Drake Shostakovich String Quartet No 9 Programme: Eisler Hollywood Songbook PRICE (PER PERSON) 1 Jul 22.30 LATE-NIGHT CONCERT 3 Jul 11.00 COFFEE CONCERT Doric String Quartet
Piano: Joonas Ahonen Programme: Mozart, Britten Tour price £1595 Programme: Beethoven Diabelli Variations Single room supplement £250 3 Jul 14.00 TOWN CONCERT Behn Quartet Upgrade to suite £120 2 Jul 11.00 COFFEE CONCERT Programme: Haydn, Bartok Deposit required £400 Cello: Pieter Wispelwey Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers Programme: Bach Cello Suites 3 Jul 16.00 AFTERNOON CONCERT from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, Zaïde String Quartet accommodation, breakfast daily, four dinners, sightseeing tours as 2 Jul 14.00 EARLY AFTERNOON CONCERT Viola: Dana Zemtsov described including guides and entrance fees, ticket for each included Ensemble Dagda Programme: Ravel, Mozart performance, the services of Stephen Carpenter as tour manager.
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OXFORD LIEDER
Price from £1495 pp
19 – 25 October 2017 Tour code: OXL1
INDEPENDENT TRAVEL
Oxford Lieder will focus this year on Gustav Mahler and fin-de-siècleVienna, exploring the composer’s influences, contemporaries and legacy. We will join the Festival for the middle long-weekend for recitals by Mark Padmore, Sarah Connolly and Ian Bostridge and others to be announced, and masterclasses led by Ann Murray. As well as many works by Mahler, there will be lieder by Schumann, Fauré, Reynaldo Hahn, Korngold and Schumann. Full details of Oxford Lieder will be available in May. See our websites www.travelforthearts.com and www.carpenterholidays.com for updates.
OXFORD
THU 19 OCT Independent arrival early afternoon SUN 22 OCT Study Day at St Hilda's on MARK PADMORE at the Old Bank Hotel, Oxford, followed by a “Mahler and his Literary Interests” followed chamber concert, supper at the Vaults Café and by supper and an evening recital. evening recital by Mark Padmore and Imogen MON 23 OCT Masterclasses with Ann Murray Cooper at the Holywell Music Room. and Eugene Asti, a lunchtime recital by Roderick FRI 20 OCT Morning tour of the Bodleian Music Williams, followed by supper and an evening recital. Library, visiting both the wonderful historic rooms TUE 24 OCT Morning walking tour of Oxford, and the modern underground reading room. late afternoon Piano Quartet concert, supper Supper at St Stephen’s College, and evening at St Stephen's College and evening recital by recital by Sarah Connolly and Eugene Asti at Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake at St John's, St John’s Iffley Road. Iffley Road. SAT 21 OCT Study Day at St Hilda’s College WED 25 OCT Independent departure home. with Gavin Plumley on “Mahler – A Life in Song” followed by supper under your own arrangements and an evening recital. Late night concert in New College Chapel.
PROGRAMME AT OXFORD LIEDER ARRIVAL INFORMATION
19 Oct 17.30 CONCERT Doric String Quartet 22 Oct STUDY DAY Oxford Station is served by regular trains from London Paddington 19 Oct 19.30 RECITAL 11.00-15.00 Mahler’s Literary Interests and Birmingham and the Northwest. The Old Bank Hotel is a short taxi journey from the station. Tenor: Mark Padmore 22 Oct 19.30 RECITAL Piano: Imogen Cooper Programme: Schumann Five Lieder 23 Oct MASTERCLASS PRICE (PER PERSON) Op 40 (Andersen Lieder) 11.00-16.00 Mezzo-soprano: Ann Murray Schumann Liederkreis Op 24 Tour price £1495 Reynaldo Hahn Songs 23 Oct 13.00 RECITAL Single room supplement £490 Fauré La Bonne Chanson Op 61 Baritone: Roderick Williams Deposit required £400 Programme: Schubert Die schöne Tour price includes: Accommodation, breakfast daily, five 20 Oct 19.30 RECITAL Müllerin, D795 pre-concert suppers with wine, sightseeing tours as described Mezzo-soprano: Sarah Connolly including guides and entrance fees, best available ticket for each Piano: Eugene Asti 23 OCT 19.30 RECITAL included performance, concert programmes, the services of Programme to include: Mahler Lieder Stephen Carpenter as tour manager. 24 OCT 17.30 CONCERT Tom Poster and friends eines fahrenden Gesellen, Op 24 Programme: Mahler and Brahms 21 Oct STUDY DAY WITH GAVIN PLUMLEY Piano Quartets “Thank you for the 11.00-15.00 Mahler – A Life in Song 24 OCT 19.30 RECITAL 21 Oct 19.30 RECITAL Tenor: Ian Bostridge perfect organisation of Piano: Julius Drake 21 Oct 22.00 LATE-NIGHT CONCERT the last few days in Oxford.”
Full details for the evening recitals on 21, 22 and 23 October and the late-night concert on 21 October are to be announced. Mrs L, Luxembourg
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RIGA OPERA FESTIVAL MONTEVERDI FESTIVAL D’AIX- 7 – 12 June 2017 Tour Code: RIX1 IN VENICE EN-PROVENCE Join us in Latvia for the Riga Opera Festival, presented : VEN1 : AIX1 in the jewel-like Latvian National Opera. Included 19 – 22 June 2017 Tour Code 8 – 12 July 2017 Tour Code performances are Gounod’s Faust, Tchaikovsky’s We celebrate the 450th anniversary of the birth Music, wine and wonderful scenery combine for a Eugene Onegin, Wagner’s Tannhäuser and Bizet’s of Claudio Monteverdi in La Serenissima, seeing memorable break. Choose two performances from Carmen, while our sightseeing programme takes in concert performances of Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Stravinsky’s The Rake’s the art nouveau treasures of this picturesque city. and L’incoronazione di Poppea in the spectacular Progress at the Théâtre de l’Archevêché, Cavalli’s Teatro la Fenice, given by the Monteverdi Choir and Erismena at the Théâtre Jeu de Parme, and Bizet’s What’s included: Orchestra as part of their anniversary tour. Carmen at the Grand Théâtre de Provence. • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers from and to airport What’s included: What’s included: • Accommodation at the 4-star Radisson Blu • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers Latvija Conference and Spa Hotel, located 10 from and to airport from and to airport minutes walk from the Opera House • Accommodation at the 4-star Starhotel Splendid • Accommodation at the 4-star Hotel Mercure • Breakfast daily, three lunches, one dinner Venice, located just steps from St Mark’s Square St Victoire, situated in the Provençal countryside • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance • Breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner • Breakfast daily, one lunch, one wine-tasting and fees and coach transfers where applicable • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance buffet lunch, four dinners • First category ticket for four performances at fees and coach transfers where applicable • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance the Latvian National Opera • First category ticket for two performances at the fees and coach transfers where applicable • The services of our local representative or Teatro La Fenice • First category ticket for two performances of tour manager • The services of our local representative or your choice at the festival tour manager • The services of our local representative or tour manager
FROM FROM OPÉRA DE BAUGÉ £1975 THE PUCCINI FESTIVAL £1775 per person per person 27 – 31 July 2017 Tour Code: BAU1 3 – 6 August 2017 Tour Code: TDL1 Opéra de Baugé was founded in 2002 by John and Bernadette Grimmett in the The Puccini Festival offers a tranquil break in picturesque Tuscany. The tour grounds of their home, Les Capucins in Baugé-en-Anjou in the Loire Valley. Our will be accompanied by our expert lecturer Simon Rees, who will introduce tour includes traditional performances of Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito, Donizetti’s us to the important locations of Puccini’s life and our operas; classic Lucia di Lammermoor and Rossini’s La Cenerentola, as well as the chance to Puccini favourite Turandot and a new production of La Rondine, performed explore this beautiful region of France. in the open-air theatre on Lake Massaciuccoli in Torre del Lago.
What’s included: What’s included: • Rail travel with Eurostar, group transfers from • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers and to station from and to airport • Accommodation at the 4-star Château de • Accommodation at the 4-star Palazzo Noirieux, just outside Angers Alexander Hotel in the walled city of Lucca • Breakfast daily, two light lunches, one wine • Breakfast daily, two dinners tasting, three dinners, one picnic supper • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance fees and coach transfers where applicable fees and coach transfers where applicable • First category ticket for two performances • First category ticket for three performances at at the festival the festival • The services of our expert lecturer and • The services of our local representative or tour manager tour manager
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FROM FROM MACERATA OPERA FESTIVAL £1595 THE ROSSINI FESTIVAL IN PESARO £1795 per person per person 10 – 14 August 2017 Tour Code: MAC1 16 – 20 August 2017 Tour Code: PES1 Join us in the charming Italian hill-town of Macerata for its annual This festival in Pesaro on the Adriatic coast includes a new production of summer opera festival. The festival’s theme this year is ‘Oriente’ and Le Siège de Corinthe by La Fura dels Baus, presented in the Adriatic Arena, while includes performances of Puccini’s Madama Butterflyand Turandot, as the jewel-like Teatro Rossini hosts a revival production of Torvaldo e Dorliska. There well as Verdi’s Aida, all presented in the magnificent Arena Sferisterio, is also the opportunity to see the opera La Pietra del Paragone and attend concerts by a 19th-century games arena. three tenors and a recital by renowned bass Ildar Abdrazakov.
What’s included: What’s included: • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers from and to airport from and to airport • Accommodation at the 4-star Hotel Claudiani in • Accommodation at the 4-star Hotel Mercure the centre of Macerata Pesaro Cruiser, located on the seafront • Breakfast daily, three lunches • Breakfast daily, one lunch, one light dinner • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance • Selected sightseeing including guides, fees and coach transfers where applicable entrance fees and coach transfers where • First category ticket for three performances applicable at the festival • First category ticket for two performances at • The services of our local representative or the festival tour manager • The services of our local representative or tour manager
FROM FROM ARENA DI VERONA £1845 SALZBURG FESTIVAL £2845 per person per person 25 – 28 August 2017 Tour Code: VRN1 24 – 30 August 2017 Tour Code: SZG1 The sheer spectacle of the Arena di Verona’s grand opera productions and The ever-beautiful baroque city of Salzburg offers a programme including the the atmosphere in the crowd will live long in the memory. Our tour includes new productions of Verdi’s Aida and Reimann’s Lear, a concert performance of the new production of Verdi’s Nabucco and the traditional and breathtaking Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia with Krassimira Stoyanova, Ildar Abdrazakov and Aida, seen here in the 1913 production under the direction of Gianfranco de Juan Diego Flórez, and concerts by the Berlin Philharmonic and Pittsburgh Bosio, as well as the option to attend a performance of Puccini’s Tosca. Symphony Orchestras.
What’s included: What’s included: • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers from and to airport from and to airport • Accommodation at the 4-star Grand Hotel des • Accommodation at the 4-star NH Hotel Arts, located in the centre of the city or upgrade to the 5-star Bristol Hotel • Breakfast daily, two lunches (price on request) • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance • Breakfast daily, one lunch, two dinners fees and coach transfers where applicable • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance • First category ticket for two performances at fees and coach transfers where applicable the festival • First or second category ticket for five • The services of our local representative or performances at the festival tour manager • The services of our local representative or tour manager
FROM FROM BEETHOVEN IN THE BORDERS £995 MENDELSSOHN IN SCOTLAND £1595 per person per person 16 – 21 May 2017 Tour Code: WHI1 12 – 18 September 2017 Tour Code: MIS1 The Whittington International Festival is one of the most vibrant and friendly Follow in the footsteps of Felix Mendelssohn and his visit of 1829. Led by in England! In 2017 the focus is on Beethoven, with the Elias String Quartet Mendelssohn enthusiast, Stephen Carpenter, who has studied Mendelssohn’s performing five of the Quartets and other chamber works of Beethoven. There journey in detail, the tour starts and ends in Edinburgh and visits some of the will also be sightseeing trips to Powis and Chirk Castles, a trip on the Steam most beautiful sights in Scotland including the central Highlands, the Queen’s Railway at Llangollen, and a visit to the highest waterfall in the UK. View at Loch Tummel and the extraordinary Fingal’s Cave on the Isle of Staffa.
What’s included: What’s included: • Accommodation at the Wynnstay Hotel in • Accommodation at hotels in Edinburgh, Oswestry Dunkeld, Fort William and Oban • Breakfast daily, one lunch, four dinners • Breakfast daily, two lunches, five dinners • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance • Selected sightseeing including guides, fees and coach transfers where applicable entrance fees and coach transfers where • Ticket for six performances at the festival applicable • The services of Stephen Carpenter as • One private concert at the Dunkeld House Tour Manager Hotel • The services of Stephen Carpenter as Tour Manager
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RICHARD OPERA AT STRAUSS BUXTON IN LEIPZIG FESTIVAL 15 - 19 June 2017 13 - 16 July 2017 From £1475 per person From £895 per person The ever-popular musical city of Buxton Festival specialises in producing Leipzig presents an early summer feast rarely-performed operas by major of works by Richard Strauss; Arabella, composers, presented in the outstandingly Salome and Die Frau ohne Schatten will beautiful Matcham-designed Buxton all be performed in the Oper Leipzig. Opera House. For 2017 our tour includes a This tour is on request – please performance of Mozart’s Lucio Silla, Verdi’s call immediately for details. Macbeth and Britten’s Albert Herring.
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