TRAVELFOR THE ARTS AUTUMN LIBRETTO 2016

OPERA, BALLET, CLASSICAL MUSIC THE ARTS ESCORTED AND BESPOKE HOLIDAYS

NEW TOURS FOR 2017

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AUDITORIO DE TENERIFE

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27 – 30 January 2017 Tour code: TFS1

Join us for winter sun in 5-star style on the picturesque Canary Island of Tenerife. Our classical music tour features concerts by the Ensemble Villa de la Orotava in the impressive Auditorio de Tenerife, designed by Santiago de Calatrava and opened in 2003, and the Academy of Ancient Music who present their programme in the contrasting Teatro Guimerá, the oldest theatre in the Canaries.

LA LAGUNA, TENERIFE

FRI 27 JAN Evening arrival in Tenerife and transfer the evening performance at the Auditorio PROGRAMME to Puerto de la Cruz to check in at the 5-star Hotel de Tenerife. 28 Jan 20.00 ENSEMBLE VILLA DE LA OROTAVA Inc Botánico and The Oriental Spa Garden, an elegant SUN 29 JAN This morning we visit the Bodega Programme: Haydn Divertimento and classic member of ‘The Leading Hotels of the en Do M Hob.2/7, Beethoven Rondino, Monje winery, set in a typical landscape of World’. A welcome dinner will be served in the Weber Adagio and Rondo, vineyards, mountains, sea and sun. Built in 1956, Krommer Partita op. 57 F hotel this evening. the winery was modernised in 1983 but still holds Venue: Auditorio de Tenerife SAT 28 JAN Join your guide this morning for an the original oak barrels where the traditional red 29 Jan 20.30 ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC Inc excursion to the UNESCO heritage town of La wine is left to ferment and mature. We will taste C: Pavlo Beznosiuk Soprano: Rowan Pierce Laguna, former capital of the island. Your guide the local wine and cheese before lunch served in Programme: Purcell Overture in will lead you through the streets and grand the Bodega’s restaurant. Return to the hotel for a G minor and Timon’s initial melody, Vivaldi Concert for strings RV157, squares with beautiful balconies, and we visit free afternoon. In the evening transfer to Teatro Concert for strings RV151, the church of the convent of Santa Catalina, the Guimerá for the second performance. Handel Sonata Op. 5 Nr. 4 in G major, cathedral and see the façade of the episcopal Cantata ‘Armida abbandonata’ MON 30 JAN Transfer to Reina Sofia airport for Venue: Teatro Guimerá, Tenerife palace. Return to the hotel for the afternoon at your homeward flight. leisure for independent exploration. Transfer to FLIGHTS

Easyjet 27 Jan London Gatwick - Tenerife dep: 13.50 arr: 18.10 30 Jan Tenerife - London Gatwick dep: 13.05 arr: 17.30 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

PRICE (PER PERSON)

Tour price £1675 Single room supplement £210 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, one lunch, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

“I thoroughly enjoyed this lovely festival on the interesting island of Tenerife - and the weather certainly did not disappoint!” ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC Miss M, Kent

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10 – 13 March 2017 Tour code: MIL1 We visit Milan to hear Anna Netrebko sing Violetta in the 1990 production of Verdi’s La traviata at the Teatro alla Scala, conducted by Nello Santi. With plenty of free time for independent sightseeing and shopping, this short weekend break also features a welcome dinner at a private residence owned by a local collector of antique musical instruments, with a demonstration included, and a visit to Piacenza for a performance of Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Teatro Municipale.

TEATRO ALLA SCALA

FRI 10 MAR Afternoon arrival in Milan and check in at the 4-star Starhotels Rosa Grand, located in the heart of the city very close to the Duomo and VISIT MILAN WITH CAROL SAVAGE Teatro alla Scala. In the evening we transfer to our welcome buffet dinner at Casa Giulini in the city centre. Owned by Fernanda Giulini, a trained A professional concert and opera singer, Carol regularly travels as a tour manager with us. She says: pianist and entrepreneur, the house contains a selection of her extensive collection of antique “A long established cradle of art, music, food and fashion, Milan musical instruments, some of which have been is exciting and vibrant, elegant and sophisticated, with top class lent to institutions including Teatro alla Scala to be used in their performances. shopping and restaurants. La Scala, arguably the home of Italian SAT 11 MAR Join your guide this morning for a grand opera, has a magnificent interior with six tiers of boxes in a walking tour of Milan city centre and a visit to the horseshoe around a huge stage, hosting excellent (and sometimes Teatro alla Scala museum, which contains many controversial) opera productions and concerts. I have performed artefacts from the theatre's history. The afternoon is at leisure before the evening performance at there, been an enthusiastic audience member, and find that the Teatro alla Scala. excitement being amongst a lively and demonstrative Milanese SUN 12 MAR Morning at leisure for independent audience never pales!” activities. In the early afternoon we transfer to Piacenza for the matinee opera performance. After the performance we return to Milan for a PROGRAMME FLIGHTS

farewell dinner in a local restaurant. 10 Mar 19.30 MUSICAL EVENING Inc British Airways Programme: Buffet dinner and a 10 Mar London Heathrow - Milan Linate dep: 12.50 arr: 15.50 MON 13 MAR Transfer to the airport for your demonstration of antique musical 13 Mar Milan Linate - London Heathrow dep: 13.05 arr: 14.10 homeward journey. instruments Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from Venue: Casa Giulini, Milan other UK airports can be arranged on request.

ANNA NETREBKO 11 Mar 20.00 LA TRAVIATA Verdi Inc PRICE (PER PERSON) D: Liliana Cavani C: Nello Santi Tour price £1695 Cast: Anna Netrebko, Chiara Isotton, Single room supplement £240 Leo Nucci, Francesco Meli, Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Constantino Finucci, Abramo Rosalen, Land-only tour price £1575 Alessandro Spina Deposit required £400 Venue: Teatro alla Scala, Milan Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers 12 Mar 15.30 COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart Inc from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, D: Giorgio Ferrara C: Dante Ferretti accommodation, breakfast daily, one buffet dinner, one dinner, Cast: Lucia Cirillo, Thomas Tatzl, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance Lavinia Bini fees, first category ticket for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local Venue: Teatro Municipale, Piacenza representative or tour manager.

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Price from £1280 pp

23 – 26 March 2017 Tour code: LIN1

NEW DESTINATION & NEW PRODUCTION

We are delighted to present a tour introducing the charming Austrian city of Linz, whose brand-new Landestheater was opened in 2013, boasts excellent acoustics and has attracted considerable attention, not least for having hosted many premieres by contemporary composers. We will see performances of two new productions during our visit; Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Richard Strauss’ Salome.

THE OLD CATHEDRAL OF LINZ

THU 23 MAR Early afternoon arrival in Vienna SAT 25 MAR Today we take a tour out of the city THE LIBRARY, MONASTERY OF ST FLORIAN and transfer by coach to Linz (approx. 2 hours) to to visit the Augustinian monastery of St Florian, check in at the 4-star modern Hotel Schillerpark, an eminent example of baroque architecture in located in the centre of the city and just a few Austria. We take a guided tour of the monastery, minutes’ walk from the Landestheater. A welcome seeing highlights including the crypt with the dinner will be served in a local restaurant. coffin of Anton Bruckner, the Collegiate Basilica, the Marble Hall and the Library, and enjoy a FRI 24 MAR Join your guide for a walking 20-minute organ concert before lunch is served tour of the city’s baroque highlights, including in a local restaurant. Return to Linz for a free the Main Square and the Old Cathedral, where afternoon and the evening performance. Anton Bruckner spent the years between 1855 and 1868 working as a local composer and SUN 26 MAR Transfer to the airport for your organist. In the afternoon we continue with a homeward flight. backstage tour of the Landestheater. There will then be some free time before returning for the evening opera performance.

PROGRAMME AT THE LANDESTHEATER, LINZ FLIGHTS

24 Mar 19.30 DON GIOVANNI Mozart Inc British Airways D: François De Carpentries 23 Mar London Heathrow - Vienna dep: 10.25 arr: 13.35 C: Jonathan Darlington 26 Mar Vienna - London Heathrow dep: 15.40 arr: 17.10 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK 25 Mar 19.30 SALOME R Strauss Inc airports can be arranged on request. D: Marc Adam C: Dennis Russell Davies PRICE (PER PERSON) Casting will be confirmed nearer to the date of departure. Tour price £1280 Single room supplement £150 “The prime draw has to be the new Club Europe flight upgrade from £200 Land-only tour price £1135 Landestheater... as befits a young Deposit required £300 Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers house, productions can be daring from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner, sightseeing and often break new ground.” tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, restaurant guide and city LANDESTHEATER LINZ Opera Now, September 2016 notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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30 March – 2 April 2017 Tour code: CPH1

NEW PRODUCTION

The Royal Danish Ballet presents two vibrant and unmissable dance programmes this spring. ‘Giant Steps’ offers the chance to see modern works by Akram Kham, Jiří Kylián and Wayne McGregor, while ‘Ballet de Luxe’ showcases highlights from the history of dance, including a first act devoted to the founder of Danish ballet, , and Balanchine’s Theme and Variations, a tribute to the Russian Imperial Ballet tradition. Our sightseeing programme will complement your experience of ’s charming capital city.

THEME AND VARIATIONS BY THE ROYAL DANISH BALLET C. COSTIN RADU

THU 30 MAR Afternoon arrival in Copenhagen SAT 1 APR This morning we take a tour PROGRAMME AT THE OLD STAGE, and transfer to the 4-star Scandic Front Hotel, introducing Danish food and the stratospheric ROYAL DANISH THEATRE situated on the waterfront in the heart of the city rise in popularity of Nordic cuisine. Walking 31 Mar 20.00 GIANT STEPS: VERTICAL ROAD/ Inc and just a short walk from the Royal Theatre. around the market halls, we will have the chance FALLING ANGELS/NEW YORK A welcome dinner will be served in a local to sample different types of Danish food while Choreography: Khan/Kylián/McGregor Music: Sawhney/Reich/tbc restaurant this evening. learning about the and its food culture. The afternoon is free for your 1 Apr 20.00 BALLET DE LUXE Inc FRI 31 MAR Join your guide for a tour of Programme: Pas de deux from own exploration of the city before the evening the historical city. From the brightly coloured The Flower Festival in Genzano, performance. William Tell, Napoli, Coppélia, facades of , we see the winter royal Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, residence Amelienborg Castle and visit SUN 2 APR Transfer to the airport for your George Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky , home of the Danish homeward flight. pas de deux, Ballabile from Napoli, Theme and Variations Parliament. We finish the tour with a light Choreography: Bournonville, Saint-Léon, lunch in a local restaurant within the tower Petipa, Balanchine, Neumeier C: Alice Farnham of Christiansborg before a free afternoon. Evening performance at the Royal Theatre. FLIGHTS

British Airways 30 Mar London Heathrow - Copenhagen dep: 09.55 arr: 12.50 2 Apr Copenhagen - London Heathrow dep: 14.05 arr: 15.05 Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other UK airports can be arranged on request.

PRICE (PER PERSON)

Tour price £1445 Single room supplement £255 Club Europe flight upgrade from £300 Land-only tour price £1345 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, one lunch, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each included performance, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

“We loved both the performances and the city itself - can't wait to return!” NYHAVN THE ROYAL DANISH THEATRE Mr and Mrs P, Devon

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16 – 18 June 2017 Tour code: CAR1

NEW PRODUCTION

Join us for an early summer visit to the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff to attend performances of comic operetta and opera by two eminent composers named Strauss. The acclaimed presents Die Fledermaus by Johann II and a new production of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard, in a greatly anticipated pairing of contrasts!

DIE FLEDERMAUS BY THE WELSH NATIONAL OPERA C. CLIVE BARDA

FRI 16 JUN Independent arrival in Cardiff to check WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE in at the 5-star St David’s Hotel and Spa, situated on the waterfront in Cardiff Bay. This evening enjoy welcome drinks and canapés in the hotel before your first performance. SAT 17 JUN This morning we take a backstage tour of the Wales Millennium Centre. Officially opened in 2004, the building was designed to reflect ‘the spirit of a nation’ and is built from stone, wood, metal and glass. Our ‘Behind the Scenes’ tour will be guided throughout, and is followed by lunch in the Wales Millennium Centre restaurant. Afternoon at leisure and evening performance. There may be the opportunity to attend a pre-performance talk which is subject to availability – please ask us for further details on booking. SUN 18 JUN Check out for your independent homeward journey.

“I found my tour to Cardiff extremely interesting - the backstage tour CARDIFF gave a great insight into the building and the performances were great.”

Mr B, Norfolk

PROGRAMME AT THE WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE PRICE (PER PERSON)

16 Jun 19.15 DIE FLEDERMAUS J Strauss Inc Tour price £595 D: John Copley C: Tomáš Hanus Single room supplement £190 Cast: Mary Elisabeth Williams, Deposit required £200 Mark Stone, Ben McAteer, Rhian Lois, Justina Gringyte, Paul Charles Clarke Tour price includes: Accommodation, breakfast daily, welcome drinks and canapes, one lunch, sightseeing tours as described “We loved both the performances 17 Jun 18.00 DER ROSENKAVALIER R Strauss Inc including guides and entrance fees, first category ticket for each D: Olivia Fuchs C: Tomáš Hanus included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our representative on arrival. and the city itself - can't wait Cast: Rebecca Evans, Brindley Sherratt, Lucia Cervoni, Louise Alder, to return!” Adrian Clarke, Paul Charles Clarke, Madeleine Shaw Mr and Mrs P, Devon New production

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14 – 19 June 2017 Tour code: BUD1 Historic Budapest hosts its annual Wagner Festival in the Bartók National Concert Hall at the Palace of Arts. Opened in 2005, the Palace of Arts’ assembly of cultural buildings is seen as one of the most prestigious celebrations of cultural life in Hungary. Hartmut Schörghofer’s acclaimed semi-staged Ring Cycle is conducted by Bayreuth regular Ádám Fischer and accompanied by the Hungarian Radio Symphonic Orchestra.

BUDAPEST

WED 14 JUN Lunchtime arrival in Budapest and FRI 16 JUN Day at leisure to make your choice SUN 18 JUN Today we revisit the Hungarian transfer to the 4-star K+K Hotel Opera, located in of Budapest’s museums or perhaps to test the Parliament to see inside the opulent interior, the heart of the city, across from the Opera House waters in one of its celebrated thermal spas. which is then followed by a private boat trip and just a short walk to the Chain Bridge. After a Return to the hotel to take your transfer to the along the Danube. Lunch will be served in a local free afternoon to relax and settle in, a welcome mid-afternoon performance at the Palace of Arts. restaurant at the end of the tour, before the early dinner will be served in a local restaurant. afternoon at leisure. Mid-afternoon transfer to the SAT 17 JUN This morning your guide will final performance. THU 15 JUN Join your guide for a morning tour introduce you to Pest, from the stunning of Budapest, concentrating on the Buda side. On Parliament building on the banks of the Danube MON 19 JUN Transfer to the airport for your Castle Hill we visit the colourful Matthias Church via St Stephen’s Basilica to Heroes Square. Lunch departure home. decorated in frescoes, and see the fairy-tale will then be served at a local restaurant before Fisherman’s Bastion. Return to the hotel for a transferring back to the hotel to freshen up before “A highly enjoyable experience.” free afternoon. In the late afternoon transfer to the mid-afternoon performance. the first performance at the Palace of Arts. Dr P, London

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PROGRAMME AT THE PALACE OF ARTS FLIGHTS

15 Jun 18.00 Inc British Airways 16 Jun 16.00 DIE WALKÜRE Inc 14 Jun London Heathrow - Budapest dep: 12.50 arr: 16.20 17 Jun 16.00 SIEGFRIED Inc 19 Jun Budapest - London Heathrow dep: 13.05 arr: 14.55 18 Jun 16.00 GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner Inc Flight schedules are subject to alteration. Flights from other C: Ádám Fischer UK airports can be arranged on request. D: Hartmut Schörghofer Cast includes: Johan Reuter (Wotan), PRICE (PER PERSON) Atala Schöck (Fricka), Walter Fink (Hunding), Christian Franz and Tour price £1700 Daniel Brenna (Siegfried) Single room supplement £320 Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Club Europe flight upgrade from £250 Peter Kálmán (Alberich), Land-only tour price £1450 Anja Kampe (Sieglinde), Deposit required £350 “A highly enjoyable experience.” Evelyn Herlitzius and Elisabet Strid Tour price includes: Flights and airport taxes, group transfers (Brünnhilde), Rúni Brattaberg (Hagen) Dr P, London from and to airport and for included activities where applicable, accommodation, breakfast daily, two lunches, one dinner, sightseeing tours as described including guides and entrance fees, third category ticket (2nd balcony central seats) for each included performance, opera synopses, restaurant guide and city notes, the services of our local representative or tour manager.

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BAVARIAN CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR IN NEW YEAR IN GENOA 24 – 28 December 2016 Tour Code: MUC1 MOZART’S SALZBURG 29 Dec – 1 January 2017 Tour Code: GOA1 Join us for a Christmas break in the magical A new tour to the Northern Italian city of Genoa, : SZG3 Bavarian capital. Our opera performances include 28 Dec – 1 January 2017 Tour Code birthplace of Christopher Columbus and Niccolò festive favourite Hansel and Gretel, and Verdi’s Celebrate New Year in the picturesque city of Salzburg, Paganini! We attend performances of La traviata at Macbeth, starring Franco Vassallo and Anna celebrating the work of its most famous inhabitant! the Teatro Carlo Felice and a piano recital by Bruno Netrebko. We also include a performance Our included performances are Mozart’s Idomeneo in Canino, and see in New Year with a Gala Dinner at of the new ballet production Spartacus. the charming Landestheater, as well as a New Year Gala the sumptuous Spinola Palace. concert in the Grosses Festspielhaus. There is also the What’s included: opportunity to attend The Magic Flute. What’s included: • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers • Flights and airport taxes with group What’s included: from and to airport transfers from and to airport • Flights and airport taxes with group • Accommodation at the 4-star Hotel Platzl, located in • Accommodation at the exclusive 5-star transfers from and to airport the Old Town and just 2 mins from the State Opera Grand Hotel Savoia in the centre of Genoa • Accommodation at the 5-star Hotel Altstadt • Breakfast daily, two lunches, one dinner • Breakfast daily, welcome cocktail, one brunch, in the heart of Salzburg’s Old Town. • Selected sightseeing including guides, one dinner • Breakfast daily, welcome drink, entrance fees and coach transfers • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance two lunches, one dinner where applicable fees and coach transfers where applicable • Selected sightseeing including guides, • First category ticket for three performances • First category ticket for each included performance entrance fees and coach transfers at the Bayerische Staatsoper • The services of our local representative where applicable • The services of our local representative or tour manager • First category ticket for each included performance or tour manager • The services of our local representative or tour manager

FROM FROM THE ELBPHILHARMONIE £1550 VERDI IN VIENNA £2295 per person per person IN HAMBURG 10 – 13 February 2017 Tour Code: VIE1 A winter feast of Verdi in Vienna. Anna Netrebko sings Leonora in Il : HAM1 25 – 29 January 2017 Tour Code trovatore, while Peter Seiffert and Leo Nucci take the title roles inOtello A concert performance of Schönberg’s Moses und Aron is presented in and respectively. the brand-new Elbphilharmonie building in Hamburg and we also attend Verdi’s Otello at the Staatsoper Hamburg. THE ELBPHILHARMONIE What’s included: VIENNA STATA OPERA What’s included: • Flights and airport taxes with group • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers from and to airport transfers from and to airport • Accommodation at the 4-star Hotel Baseler • 5-star accommodation at the elegant Hof, within walking distance of the Staatsoper Hotel Bristol, ideally located opposite • Breakfast daily, welcome drink and the State Opera canapes, three lunches • Breakfast daily, welcome drink and one lunch • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance • Selected sightseeing including guides, fees and coach transfers where applicable entrance fees and coach transfers • First category ticket for two performances where applicable and the option to see Calixto Bieito’s setting • First category ticket for two performances; of ¡Gesualdo! choose from Otello, Nabucco or the new • The services of our local representative production of Il trovatore or tour manager • The services of our local representative or tour manager

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FROM FROM STRAUSS AND WAGNER IN LYON £1750 NORWEGIAN LIGHTS £2250 per person per person 16 – 19 March 2017 Tour Code: LYS1 OF OPERA Our first visit to Lyon, famous for its architecture, history and cuisine. : OSL1 Performances are Elektra and and we include a taster 22 – 26 March 2017 Tour Code of the city’s gastronomic heritage. A two-centre tour, starting in Norway's capital city Oslo for Bizet’s , and ending in Bergen, gateway to the fjords, for Bergen National Opera’s Il turco in Italia. LYO N What’s included: CARMEN IN OSLO What’s included: • Flights and airport taxes with group • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers from and to airport transfers from and to airport • Accommodation at the 4-star Grand Hotel des • Centrally located hotels, 5-star in Oslo Terreaux, centrally located in the heart of Lyon and 4-star in Bergen • Breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner • Breakfast daily and two dinners • Selected sightseeing including guides, • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance fees and coach transfers entrance fees and coach transfers where applicable where applicable • First category ticket for two performances • Rail travel between Oslo and Bergen, at the Opera de Lyon considered one of the most scenic train • The services of our local representative journeys in the world or tour manager • First category ticket for each performance • The services of our local representative or tour manager

FROM FROM THE BERLIN FESTTAGE £1945 WAGNER IN £1775 per person per person 6 – 10 April 2017 Tour Code: BER2 13 – 17 April 2017 Tour Code: THU1 We return to Berlin for Parsifal with Andreas Schager in the title role, and We return to picturesque Thuringia for the traditional semi-staged R Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten. We also attend the Vienna Philharmonic’s performance of Tannhäuser in Eisenach’s Wartburg Castle, and concert in the Philharmonie. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in the town of Meiningen.

PARSIFAL What’s included: WARTBURG CASTLE What’s included: • Flights and airport taxes with group • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers from and to airport transfers from and to airport • Accommodation at the 4-star superior Westin • 4-star accommodation at the traditional Grand Hotel located in the heart of the city close Steigenberger Hotel Thüringer Hof to the main sights • Breakfast daily, two lunches, one dinner • Breakfast daily, two lunches, one dinner • Selected sightseeing including guides, • Selected sightseeing including guides, entrance fees and coach transfers entrance fees and coach transfers where applicable where applicable • Best available ticket for Tannhäuser and • First category ticket for Parsifal and Die Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Das Meininger Frau ohne Schatten at the Schiller Theatre Theatre and the concert in the Philharmonie • The services of our local representative • The services of our local representative or tour manager or tour manager

FROM FROM DRESDEN MOZART DAYS – £1595 RICHARD STRAUSS £1475 per person per person Led by our expert lecturer Simon Rees IN LEIPZIG 16 – 20 April 2017 Tour Code: DRS1 15 – 19 June 2017 Tour Code: LEI1 Dresden presents a ‘Mozart Days’ festival with productions of Così fan Visit the ever-popular musical city of Leipzig for an early summer tutte, Don Giovanni and Die Entführung aus dem Serail, all performed in the feast of works by Richard Strauss. Performances of Arabella, Salome magnificent Semperoper. and Die Frau ohne Schatten are included.

COSÌ FAN TUTTE What’s included: DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN What’s included: • Flights and airport taxes with group • Flights and airport taxes with group transfers from and to airport transfers from and to airport • 4-star accommodation at the Steigenberger • Accommodation at the 4-star Seaside Hotel de Saxe, situated within walking distance Park Hotel, within walking distance of the of the Semperoper Oper Leipzig • Breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner • Breakfast daily, one lunch, one dinner • Selected sightseeing including guides, • Selected sightseeing tours as described entrance fees and coach transfers including guides, entrance fees, and where applicable coach transfers where applicable • First category ticket for each performance • First category ticket for each performance • The services of our expert lecturer Simon Rees at the Oper Leipzig who will give talks on the • The services of our local representative or tour manager

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THE MARIINSKY THE RING IN BALLET IN ST WIESBADEN PETERSBURG 22 – 29 May 2017 25 – 30 April 2017 From £1995 per person Join us on our first visit to the spa-town From £1695 per person of Wiesbaden for the brand-new Ring Visit the glorious city of St Petersburg for production at the Hessisches Staatstheaer, ballet performances by the world-renowned featuring Evelyn Herlitzius as Brünnhilde. Mariinsky Ballet Company in the traditional Each production will be premiered during theatre and their new venue, Mariinsky II. the 2016/17 Season.

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