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Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 You are invited to join us for the B A R C E L O N A S P R I N G F E S T I V A L 2 0 2 0 also visiting the Guggenheim Museum in B I L B A O plus … Guernica, San Sebastian, Pamplona, Rioja Wineries and the art galleries of M A D R I D plus … the E S C O R I A L , and ancient S E G O V I A our Barcelona Festival concerts will be … Wagner’s “LOHENGRIN” - at the Liceu Verdi’s “MANZONI REQUIEM” - at the Auditorium Valery Gergiev – SYMPHONY CONCERT – Mariinsky Orchestra (the best time of year to visit Spain) Wed 25th M A R C H to Sat 4th A P R I L 2 0 2 0 $ 5, 4 9 5 US p.p. sharing (single supplement $ 1, 2 9 5 US) 10 nights in four-star hotels, top priced tickets, first class train, domestic air, luxury coach, all breakfasts and one group meal each day are included. International air fare is not included. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 Four-star and five-star hotels … 3 nights in BILBAO 3 nights in BARCELONA 4 nights in MADRID www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 OUR (draft) ITINERARY AT A GLANCE Tuesday 24th MARCH, 2020 independent flights overnight to EUROPE Wednesday 25th MARCH, 2020 arrive in BILBAO @ the GRAND HOTEL DOMINE for 3 nights visit the Guggenheim Museum Thursday 26th MARCH, 2020 coach trip - visit the BASQUE region including GUERNICA and San SEBASTIAN Friday 27th MARCH, 2020 coach trip – visit the top-rated WINERIES of the Rioja Region and PAMPLONA Saturday 28th MARCH, 2020 late morning - fly to BARCELONA @ the AVENIDA PALACE for 3 nights Wagner’s “LOHENGRIN” at the Liceu Sunday 29th MARCH, 2020 Gergiev/Mariinsky SYMPHONY CONCERT Monday 30th MARCH 2020 Verdi’s “REQUIEM” Tuesday 31st MARCH, 2020 late morning - fast train to MADRID @ the NH NATIONAL HOTEL for 4 nights Wednesday 1st APRIL, 2020 explore MADRID Thursday 2nd APRIL, 2020 coach trip - visit the ESCORIAL palace and ancient SEGOVIA Friday 3rd APRIL, 2020 final day to explore MADRID Saturday 4th APRIL, 2020 fly home – independent flights www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 Our Hotel in BILBAO overlooks the Guggenheim Museum The * * * * * GRAND HOTEL DOMINE www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 Frank Gehry’s astonishing 1997 creation – the GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM in BILBAO www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 A wall mosaic of Picasso’s iconic “GUERNICA” – in the Guernica town center. When we get to Madrid, we will see the original (1937) painting - in the REINA SOFIA MUSEUM. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 The Basque port of SAN SEBASTIAN has a splendid harbour, a sandy beach and a fascinating old town. And it has some of the best TAPAS restaurants in all of Spain. (San SEBASTIAN also has the largest number of Michelin-starred restaurants in Europe). www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 Frank Gehry’s MARQUES DE RISCAL winery. and Santiago Calatrava’s BODEGA YSIOS (built into the hillside). www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 Don’t worry - we will safely walk down this street in PAMPLONA where the annual “running of the bulls” (the San Fermin Festival) is held each July. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 Our * * * * hotel in BARCLONA is very close to the central Square. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 A view from a hill above the bustling sea-port of BARCELONA Notice how the “old” (medieval) city is beside the harbour and how it is now surrounded by the extensive “new” (grid plan) city www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 Antonio Gaudi’s architecture (from the 1910s and 20s) has come to define BARCELONA www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 We will see Wagner’s “LOHENGRIN” at the fabled LICEU Opera House in Barcelona. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 Our SYMPHONY CONCERT and the VERDI REQUIEM will be at the stunning new home of the Barcelona Symphony the CATALAN AUDITORIUM. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 our three outstanding events at the Barcelona Spring Festival … Wagner’s “LOHENGRIN” (first performed in Leipzig in 1850) was the last of Wagner’s three early pre-Ring operas (following “The Flying Dutchman” and “Tannhauser”). The LICEU’s new production is by Katharina Wagner … which means it will be “non-traditional” - and stars Klaus Florian Vogt, Evelyn Herlitzius, (Canada’s) Erin Wall, and Günther Groissböck. The VALERY GERGIEV CONCERT with the MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA will feature works by Scriabin, Strauss and Liszt. The brilliant piano soloist will be SEONG-JIN CHO. Giuseppe VERDI’s “MESSA DA REQUIEM” (in honour of Alessandro Manzoni – first performed in Milan in 1874) will be performed at the Catalan Auditorium. It will be conducted by VALERY GERGIEV and will feature St Petersburg’s MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA. (Vocal soloists … t.b.a.) www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 We will relax in comfort on the HIGH-SPEED TRAIN from BARCELONA to MADRID. It covers 620 km in just 2 1/2 hours! For comparison TORONTO – MONTREAL is 540 km. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 The elegant * * * * NH NATIONAL hotel is very close to the PRADO and to the other major art galleries of MADRID. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 Madrid – the gigantic PRADO ART GALLERY. One of the three world-class art galleries in the city. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 We will have three days to explore Madrid – Spain’s impressive royal capital city www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 North of Madrid, we will visit THE ESCORIAL – Philip II’s majestic Monastery and Palace. It was, for centuries, the largest building in Europe. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 and we will visit SEGOVIA – to see the amazing Roman Aqueduct and the magnificent Alcazar Castle. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] Tour of northern Spain – Spring 2020 If any of the above has intrigued you … for further information, please contact Iain – then, to register, please send your deposit with the booking form (see website) to … G E O R G E H A R D Y at Georgia Hardy Tours 20 Eglinton Avenue West # 1 1 0 4 Toronto ON M 4 R 1 K 8 (4 1 6) 4 8 3 7 5 3 3 x 1 2 4 [email protected] Registration number # 2747543 $ 5, 4 9 5 U S p.p. (sharing) Single supplement $ 1, 2 9 5 U S. 10 nights in four-star hotels, top priced tickets, first class train, domestic air, luxury coach, all breakfasts and one group meal each day are included. international air fare is not included. Tour will go if at least 12 people have enrolled by Friday 11th October, 2019 Deposits ($2,000 p.p.) will be returned if there is insufficient enrolment. www.opera-is.com (416) 486 8408 [email protected] .