New York Metropolitan Tour March 23-29, 2020
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NEW YORK METROPOLITAN OPERA La Cenerentola by Gioachino Rossini TOUR SCHEDULE March 23 – 29, 2020 Rossini’s effervescent take on the Cinderella story returns, with rising star mezzo-soprano Tara Mon. Mar. 23: Vancouver - New York The Vancouver Opera Guild invites you to join Erraught in the title role and tenor sensation Morning departure via Air Canada non-stop to its spring tour to New York featuring four Javier Camarena as her Prince Charming. James New York’s Newark Airport. On arrival transfer productions at the Metropolitan Opera with Gaffigan conducts the lively action, which also to the Watson Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn excellent seating in the Grand Tier Balance features bass-baritone Maurizio Muraro as the Midtown) on West 57th Street between 9th and section. bumbling Don Magnifico, bass-baritone Christian 10th Avenues, just a short walk from Lincoln Van Horn as the benevolent Alidoro, and baritone Center. Accommodation at the Watson Hotel on West Davide Luciano as the wily servant Dandini. 57th Street is just a short walk from Lincoln Tue. Mar 24: New York Center. It is located in a quiet residential area of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini Welcome reception late this afternoon Manhattan with several family-run restaurants 7:30 p.m. performance of Der Fliegende serving breakfast, lunch and dinner in the Soprano Anna Netrebko, whom the New York Times hailed as “magnificent” when she made Holländer. immediate vicinity. her role debut as Tosca in 2018, returns as Puccini’s explosive diva, back by popular Wed. Mar. 25: New York Der Fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner 7:30 p.m. performance of La Cenerentola. The great bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel returns to demand. Tenor Najmiddin Mavlyanov is the idealistic painter Cavaradossi, and baritone the Met for the first time since 2012, in the title Thu. Mar. 26: New York role of the cursed sea captain doomed to sail the George Gagnidze completes the opera’s fatal love triangle as the sinister Scarpia. Bertrand de Billy 7:30 p.m. performance of Tosca. open ocean for eternity. Patrick Furrer conducts a new production by Franҫois Girard, whose conducts Sir David McVicar’s stunning production. Fri. Mar. 27: New York visionary 2013 take on Parsifal set the recent Met Free day. standard for Wagner stagings. With sweeping sets by John Macfarlane, Girard’s new production Sat. Mar. 28: New York TOUR INCLUDES turns the Met stage into a rich, layered tableau 1:00 p.m. performance of Werther. reminiscent of a vast oil painting. The gifted Return airfare Vancouver to New York German soprano Anja Kampe, in her Met debut, Airport transfers in New York Sun. Mar. 29: New York – Vancouver is the devoted Senta, whose selfless love is what 6 nights accommodation at the Watson Hotel Morning at leisure. Afternoon transfer to Newark the Dutchman seeks, with bass Franz-Josef Selig (formerly Holiday Inn Midtown), baggage Airport for an evening non-stop flight with Air as her father, Daland, and tenor Sergey handling and hotel tax Canada to Vancouver. Skorokhodov as her deserted former lover, Erik. Welcome reception Four opera tickets (Grand Tier Balance) TOUR COST Werther by Jules Massenet Vancouver Opera Guild Tour Director Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts $150 donation to the Vancouver Opera Guild Guild Members: Cdn. $2,935 per person based Massenet’s tragedy, a perfect vehicle for ($200 for non-members) on sharing twin accommodation. outstanding tenors, starring Piotr Beczala, who certainly fits the bill. The magnificent mezzo- TOUR DOES NOT INCLUDE Non-Guild Members: Cdn. $2,985 per person soprano Joyce DiDonato is Charlotte, the object Airport taxes and GST of approx. $145 based on sharing twin accommodation. of Werther’s misguided affections, alongside soprano Aida Garifullina as Sophie and baritone Meals in New York and other items of a personal nature Single supplement: Cdn. $990 Etienne Dupuis as Albert, in Sir Richard Eyre’s arresting production. PRICES RESERVATIONS Prices quoted in this brochure are in Canadian dollars based A non-refundable deposit of $500 per person is Vancouver Opera Guild on a full tour, and airfares and foreign exchange rates in required at time of booking with balance due by effect at time of printing (April 2019). We reserve the right January 15. For bookings made after January 15, full to adjust the tour cost if there are exceptional price changes Presents beyond our control. payment is required at time of booking. 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