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Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe Wagner's Ring Cycle Logo Min size 1.25” 119 x 35px Knockout/reverse primary corporate colours secondary Palette pms 533 pms 5415 pms 1805 pms 432 black 50% Karlsruhe Palace Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe Wagner’s Ring CycleAbadi MT Condensed Extra Bold Logo fonts BLISS 2 BOLD May 4-13, 2018 Since 2008 Justin Brown has led the Badisches Staatstheater as its General Music Director, earning accolades for his work there, especially for his mastery of the Wagner canon. To quote the Süddeutsche Zeitung [email protected] “Justin Brown PROJECT: Logo re-fresh Adjectives: simple, bold, masculine, modern Concept 1 Feels like: assertive, simple, confident Definitions has built a well-deserved reputation604-802-2901 as one of today’s CLIENT: Act 1 Tours DATE: June 2012 Design note: secondary colours are for graphic purposes and Round 6 | Final leading Wagner conductors.” This will be Brown’s second applications requirements and are not to be used in the primary palette. Ring Cycle within the past four years, a new staging that will be performed in full for the first time in spring 2018, combining the talents of four very significant stage directors Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe (courtesy Rainer Lück) and resulting in its unofficial title of “The Diversity Ring”. Artistic Cast (major): We have received a very limited allocation of twelve prime center stall Orchestra seats, Conductor: Justin Brown starting with Das Rheingold on May 5 and finishing with Götterdämmerung on Directors: David Hermann, Das Rheingold May 12. As a bonus, we return to the Staatstheater on one of the non-Ring evenings Yuval Sharon, Die Walküre for Israeli-American composer Avner Dorman’s new opera Wahnfried, staged by Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson, Siegfried Keith Warner, and then, later in the week there also is the option to attend Gounod’s Tobias Kratzer, Götterdämmerung Roméo et Juliette. Wotan/Wanderer ........ Nathan Berg/Renatus Mészár We have selected Karlsruhe’s premier hotel, the centrally located and recently Alberich ...........................Jaco Wenter Fricka ................................Katharine Tier renovated Schlosshotel Karlsruhe as the base for our group, just a short transfer Mime ................................Klaus Schneider from the Badisches Staatstheater. The tour program will be led by Ian Sale, Act 1 Siegmund .......................Peter Wedd Tours’ Founding Partner and, while the emphasis is on Wagner’s music, we will be Sieglinde .........................Katherine Broderick making full use of the free days to include visits to the beautiful neighboring cities Siegfried ..........................Eric Fenton of Strasbourg and Heidelberg. In addition, there will be the option to extend our Brünnhilde .....................Heid Melton Rhineland sightseeing with a day out in Basel, one of Switzerland’s major art and Erda ...................................Ariana Lucas cultural cities. Left to right: Strasbourg, Heidelberg, Basel, Schlosshotel Karlsruhe ITINERARY Thursday, May 10 Arrivals Information: The morning is at leisure and we meet again for lunch. Siegfried Karlsruhe is in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg. starts at 5:00pm and concludes by 10:00pm. It is well connected by road and rail and the closest international Friday, May 11 airport is Frankfurt (FRA), approximately ninety miles to the north. Today we offer the option to take a trip further down the Rhine to the As part of our program we include a group transfer by private coach Swiss city of Basel, a convenient ninety-minute journey by high-speed to coincide with the main transatlantic morning arrival times on train. The city is well known as a destination for art, with almost forty Saturday, May 5. Alternatively, one may elect to ride the rapid hourly museums. We will spend time exploring the old city and pay a visit direct train service from FRA to Karlsruhe Main Station, steps from to one of the best art museums, the Fondation Beyerler, designed by our hotel. This takes just over one hour and is by far the quickest and Renzo Piano and housing a fine collection of Classic Modernist works. most economical option; Act 1 Tours will be pleased to assist with Lunch is included. In the evening we offer the optional performance reservations on request. of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette to enhance the music program. Friday, May 4 Saturday, May 12 Independent North American air departures for Frankfurt (FRA), or The morning and early afternoon will be free and independent for optional independent early arrivals in Karlsruhe and the Schlosshotel individual pursuits. We lunch together and at 5:00pm return to the Karlsruhe. See Arrivals Information. Badisches Staatstheater for Götterdämmerung, the finale to our Saturday, May 5 week in Karlsruhe. Post-performance celebration back at our hotel. Independent air arrivals at Frankfurt airport (FRA) and transfer as a Sunday, May 13 group to Schlosshotel Karlsruhe, arriving shortly after noon. Relax Group check out and transfer to Frankfurt for airport departures, or and refresh after the journey. The group gathers for a welcome independent continuation. reception before leaving for the Staatstheater and 7:30pm start of Das Rheingold. Sunday, May 6 INCLUSIONS After breakfast (included daily), we leave for a late morning privately • Eight nights with Superior rooms Schlosshotel Karlsruhe curated visit to the Staatsliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe. The museum • Breakfast daily has an impressive collection of European art, with its core collection spanning the 14th-18th centuries. We lunch together and then • Prime center stalls seats for the four Ring Cycle operas return to the hotel to refresh before departing for the 5:00pm start • Prime center stalls seats for Wahnfried of Die Walküre. • Welcome reception Monday, May 7 • Six lunches/dinners Today we make an excursion to the picturesque university city of • Kunsthalle Karlsruhe private tour Heidelberg, a mosaic of Renaissance architecture and red-hued rooftops, where we take a guided walking tour and visit the Castle. • Excursions to Heidelberg and Strasbourg Lunch today will be at Qube, an elegant restaurant specializing in • Act 1 Tours’ Ian Sale as host throughout Mediterranean-influenced dishes. Return to Karlsruhe for an evening at leisure. Optional: • Daytime train excursion to Basel on May 11 ......................$TBD Tuesday, May 8 (minimum 5 guests) The day is open for individual pursuits. We dine together early • Performance of Roméo et Juliette on May 11 ................ $100 evening and then return to the Badisches Staatstheater for the 8:00pm performance of Avner Dorman’s Wahnfried. Premiered in • Upgrade to Junior Suite on request 2017, the compelling story of Wagner enthusiast Houston Stewart Chamberlain’s influence on Adolf Hitler “is a parable about what RATE terrible things can happen when a mediocre spirit and intellect are $ 4,750 per person with double occupancy welded to overwhelming ego and ambition” (Avner Dorman). $ 5,350 per person for single room occupancy Wednesday, May 9 France’s Grand Est (formerly Alsace) regional capital Strasbourg is PAYMENT today’s destination, located on the Rhine. The “Grand Île”, with Place $1,750 per person at registration ($1,000 non-refundable) with the Kléber at its center is a World Heritage site, its 15th century Gothic balance by March 5, 2018. cathedral is the fourth tallest in Europe and there are many medieval churches and half-timbered structures in the historic city. Lunch will INSURANCE be at the Maison des Tanneurs, a historically significant Alsace Trip insurance is strongly recommended to avoid financial loss in restaurant, and the day will conclude at the Musée des Beaux-Arts case you are unable to travel for covered reasons. Pre-existing medical where we will see highlights of its unique collection of Rhenish conditions may be waived under certain policies. Act 1 Tours can artists. Return to Karlsruhe in the late afternoon. arrange coverage on your behalf through AIG Travel Guard. Act 1 Tours ❘ P.O. Box 1137 ❘ New York, NY 10159-1137 ❘ 888.224.9829 ❘ 646.918.7401 ❘ [email protected] ❘ act1tours.com.
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