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JOIN THE FESTIVAL CHORUS & ORCHESTRA IN PERFORMING VERDI REQUIEM ERIC DALE KNAPP, CONDUCTOR LAKE COMO | VENICE | VERONA JULY 5-14, 2017 FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE WITH PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA & SOLOISTS Eric Dale Knapp Linda Sweetman-Waters Megan Knapp Teresa Buchholz Jonathan Tetelman Jared Schwartz Conductor Festival Accompanist Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Tenor Bass also visit MILAN | LA SCALA | BELLAGIO | MURANO | SIRMIONE attend an opera at the world-famous Verona Arena . VERDI REQUIEM , WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017 The many lavish rooms, Depart USA on overnight including the neoclassical international flight(s) to Dance Hall, the Music Milan, Italy Hall with its collection of valuable instruments, a THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 gallery of 16th-century Arrive in one of Milan's Flemish tapestries, and international airports. After many others, provide an clearing passport control, unforgettable glimpse retrieving your luggage, and into the elegance passing through customs, proceed to the arrivals hall to meet your extravagance of one of Classic Performances tour manager, who will ensure there is time Northern Italy's greatest to find a quick coffee or snack, use the restrooms, and find ATMs dynasties. prior to leading you to the waiting motorcoach. Isola Comacina and Villa Balbianello. Take a private boat transfer Transfer to the hotel, with a panoramic tour en route if time permits. to Isola Comacina, a tiny wooded island which is home to one Check in to the Grand Hotel Imperiale in the lakeside town of of Italy's most unique restaurants, for an unparalleled six-course Moltrasio, enjoy an early dinner in the hotel, and have some time to dining experience. The menu at Locando dell'Isola is so classic that relax and unwind from the rigors of your travel to Italy. it has barely changed in 70 years. A feast of antipasti, wood-fired salmon, iron-pot chicken, cheese, fresh fruits and vegetables, and a Flambé dessert finale awaits you. After lunch, transfer by boat back FRIDAY, JULY 7, 2017 Breakfast at the hotel. to the mainland for a visit to Villa Balbianello. The villa dates to the Morning rehearsal at the late 18th century, when it was built atop a Franciscan monastery. hotel, followed by catered Now part of the Italian National Trust (FAI), and recognizable from lunch. After rehearsal, its use as a location in James Bond and Star Wars films, the villa board the motorcoach for hosts a collection of Chinese, African, and pre-Colombian artifacts, a tour of Milan. many of which were collected by the villa's final private owner, Milanese explorer Guido Monzino. The exquisite gardens rise high Milan, the epicenter of above the lake shoreline and are considered to be among the the Lombardy region of finest in the country. Return to the hotel. Northern Italy, is home all-at-once to high The Last Supper and Pinacoteca Brera. Transfer to the Como train fashion houses, iconic car manufacturers, and, most important to station for a one-hour us, grand opera. Teatro alla Scala remains today, as it did in the ride to the center of Milan time of Giuseppe Verdi nearly two hundred years ago, the ultimate and further exploration destination for vocal artists from all corners of the earth. of the remarkable art the city holds in store. Your On your guided tour of Milan, visit "La Scala" (some areas of guided tour will include the opera house may be off-limits depending on the production a visit to S. Maria della of the day), and then continue to Castello Sforzesco to see its Grazie, the convent which rooms marvelously adorned by Leonardo da Vinci and a Pietà by is home to Leonardo da Michelangelo. Finally, pass the city's medieval Town Hall and end Vinci's masterpiece The the tour in the bustling Piazza del Duomo for an outside look at the Last Supper. Also take magnificent Gothic cathedral. a guided tour of Milan's Evening on own to explore Milan further, perhaps by shopping premier public gallery of in the luxurious Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II next to the Duomo, paintings, the Pinacoteca dining in the Navigli (canals) district, or simply enjoying a light meal Brera, which features al fresco in one of Milan's many cafes. Don't forget to sample an in its collections works by Raphael, della Francesca, Rubens, van affogato, the region's refreshing dessert of vanilla gelato topped Dyck, and many more. Return to Como via train and continue on to with a shot of hot espresso. Return transfer provided to Moltrasio. Moltrasio. Independent Time. Relax at the hotel or otherwise create your SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2017 perfect day. Please conclude your independent activities in time for Breakfast at the hotel. Choose one of four options for the day: dinner and rehearsal. Lake Maggiore and Palazzo Borromeo. Transfer to the shore of Dinner at the hotel, followed by an evening rehearsal at the hotel. Lake Maggiore for lunch on own and some free time in Stresa. Afternoon visit to Palazzo Borromeo and Gardens. Construction on this palace, whose design is meant to make the island look as if it is a ship sailing across the lake, began in the early 1600s. VERDI REQUIEM , SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2017 WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 Breakfast at the hotel, Breakfast at the hotel, followed morning dress followed by hotel check rehearsal with soloists out. Porters will collect and orchestra. After bags from your room and rehearsal, board a move them to the boat and chartered ferry for a truck, which will transfer narrated cruise of Lake them separately from you Como, noting the many to Verona. Morning at beautiful villas on the leisure in Venice, including shores and ending in the lunch on own. Early village of Bellagio for free time and lunch on own. Consider a walk afternoon boat transfer to through the gardens of Villa Melzi or even a quick dip in the lake. the Santa Lucia train station Time will be provided to freshen up in the hotel before dinner in for the high-speed train transfer to Verona Porta Nuova. a local restaurant and transfer to the concert venue. Night-time Upon arrival in Verona, check into the Crowne Plaza Verona and performance of Verdi Requiem with professional soloists and embark on a guided tour of this Roman city. See the famous orchestra. Prolong the joy of the command performance at a Arena, a 15,000-seat amphitheater whose perfect acoustics allow post-concert reception with all travelers, then transfer back to the for unamplified outdoor opera productions. Continue through hotel for overnight. Verona's elegant shopping arcades to a small courtyard which is home to the balcony made famous by Shakespeare's Romeo MONDAY, JULY 10, 2017 and Juliet. Evening at leisure and dinner on own. Return transfer Breakfast at the hotel provided to the hotel for overnight in Verona. and early morning at leisure. Porters will load THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 the luggage on a truck Breakfast at the hotel. Embark on an excursion to Sirmione, at the for transport to Venice. base of Lake Garda. Sirmione has been inhabited since the Stone Check out of the hotel Age, and became a playground for wealthy Romans about 2000 and transfer to the train years ago. The Grotto of Catullus ruins date to 150 AD and are an station for the high-speed example of the type of villa a rich family would build here. Some train to Venice. one thousand years later, Scaliger Castle was erected as a port Late afternoon arrival in Venice's Santa Lucia train station. Transfer fortification to protect the to Giudecca Island for check-in at the Hilton Venice Stucky and nearby Verona region. It some independent exploration time, followed by a dinner on remains today as a fine the lagoon. Remainder of the evening at leisure and overnight in example of a medieval Venice. Italian castle. Lastly, the region is well-known TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 for its thermal baths, Breakfast at the hotel, followed by a transfer to Piazza San Marco. which remain in active Venice was the maritime power of the Renaissance and developed operation. its riches in large part as the terminus of the "Silk Road" trade Return to Verona to route to the Far East. freshen up for a farewell dinner followed by a performance of A guided tour of Venice includes a visit to the Byzantine St. Mark's Madama Butterfly in the ancient Arena. Late-night return to the Basilica, where Monteverdi was appointed maestro di cappella hotel for overnight in Verona. in 1613, and for which Gabrieli penned many works for double choir and brass, utilizing the dual choir lofts on either side of the FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 Basilica's nave. Continue to the Rialto Bridge and Market, the Breakfast at the hotel, followed by hotel check out. Mid-morning Accademia District. Following lunch on own and some time at departure to Milan, with lunch on own en route. Arrive at one of leisure, take an excursion to Murano for a magical glass-blowing Milan's international airports for the return flight(s) to the USA. experience. (This day's schedule subject to change pending group flight Option to attend the evening Mass at St. Mark's Basilica. Dinner on departure time.) own. Consider taking an evening gondola ride (on own) through Venice's romantic canals. Return to the hotel on own via water taxi or vaporetto and overnight in Venice. *Itinerary is tentative and subject to change . VERDI REQUIEM , ERIC DALE KNAPP, CONDUCTOR LINDA SWEETMAN-WATERS, FESTIVAL ACCOMPANIST Eric Dale Knapp is a dynamic conductor whose Linda Sweetman-Waters’ keyboard talents have commitment and energy empower the musicians provided her with a multi-faceted career as a he leads to give performances that stir the soul.

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