November 2016 – 2017 Opera - JMB Travel · Hotel Aquabella (Pensione)H H H Situated in the heart of historic Aix, the hotel has an excellent restaurant serving local cuisine and

OperaHouses & Festivals

November 2016 – 2017

JMB TRAVEL CONSULTANTS Opera specialists for 31 years, sharing your passion

Aix-en-Provence Opera Festival Théâtre de L'Archevêché, Grand Théâtre de Provence ............................................ 4Barcelona Opera House Gran Teatre del Liceu ...................................... 5Bayreuth Opera Festival Festpielhaus ................................................ 6Berlin Opera House Staatsoper (Schiller Theatre), Deutsche Oper .................. 6-8Bregenz Opera Festival Festpielhaus.................................................. 9Budapest Opera House State Opera .......................................... 10-11Dresden Opera House Staatsoper ............................................. 12-13Madrid Opera House Teatro Real ................................................... 14Milan Opera House Teatro Alla Scala ................................................ 15Munich Opera House Bayerische Staatsoper ........................................ 16Munich Opera Festival .............................................................. 17New York Opera House Metropolitan Opera ................................. 18-19Paris Opera House Opera Bastille..................................................... 20Pesaro The Rossini Opera Festival ............................................. 21Prague Opera House State Opera ................................................... 22Puccini Opera Festival Torre del Lago .............................................. 22Savonlinna Opera Festival ........................................................ 23Salzburg Opera Festival .................................................................... 23Venice Opera House Teatro La Fenice ............................................... 24Verona Opera Festival............................................................... 25Vienna Opera House State Opera .............................................. 26-27Wexford Opera Festival Escorted Tour ....................................... 27Zurich Opera House ................................................................. 28

Destinations

JMB Travel is one of the leading UK tour operators specialising solely in Opera, and has 31 years’ unrivalled experience in catering to the particular needs of the Opera lover. We couple that professionalism and care of the individual’s requirements with a huge choice that covers over 13 different Opera Houses and 10 Opera Festivals noted for their Opera, where well over 50 different productions will be performed during the season.

The holidays include virtually in every case, the best grade opera ticket, accommodation which has been personally selected to allow a varied choice, exceptional quality, unique charm, and most importantly prime location. A choice of Air Travel or Hotel and Opera tickets only. Other departure airports, together with car hire, private tours, concerts and additional opera tickets can be arranged. For those of you who belong to an operatic organisation or wish to put together your own group, we offer a tailor-made service together with a generous discount for parties over 15 persons.

The air holidays and flights in this brochure are ATOL protected by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is 3539. In the unlikely event of our insolvency, the CAA will

ensure that you are not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking.

In summary, we once again present ourselves to you as the specialists who will arrange the music holiday you want and not try and sell you the holiday we have on our shelves. Whatever your choice, we look forward to being of service to you in 2016/2017.

Jonathan M. BlizardManaging Director

3539

3539

3539

Introduction

Opera FestivalAix-en-ProvenceScheduled Events July 2017

Théâtre de L'Archevêché DON GIOVANNI Mozart - 6,8,10,13,15,17,19,21 July THE RAKE'S PROGRESS Stravinsky - 5,7,11,14,18 JulyGrand Théâtre de Provence CARMEN Bizet - 4,6,8,10,13,15,17,20 July

Prices from £779 per person (sharing a room)

Includes two category II opera tickets, 3 nights’ bed and breakfast, and flights with BA from Heathrow to Marseille. Prices by rail on request. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) – please call for a quote.

HotelsAix-en-Provence Hotel Grand Roi René (First Class)H H H H

Located on the central Boulevard du Roi René, the hotel has pleasant gardens, pool and restaurant.

Hotel Aquabella (Pensione)H H H

Situated in the heart of historic Aix, the hotel has an excellent restaurant serving local cuisine and modern style rooms.

Hotel de France (Pensione)H H

Family owned residence very centrally located, with modern rooms and restaurant.

4. Reservations please phone 01242 220394 or email: [email protected] Reservations please phone 01242 220394 or email: [email protected]

Scheduled Events November 2016 – July 2017

Gran Teatre del Liceu DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - Attila Jun, Emma Vetter/Anja Kampe 2,6,10,14,18,22,26,28(m) May DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Mariusz Kwiecien/Carlos Alvarez, Eric Halfvarson/Mariano Buccino 19,20,21,22,26,27,28 June I 1,2(m) July ELEKTRA R.Strauss - Waltraud Meier, Evelyn Herlitzius, Adrianne Pieczonka, Tom Randle 7,11(m),15,19,23 December IL TROVATORE Verdi - Artur Rucinski/George Petean, Marco Berti/Yonghoon Lee 17,18,20,21,23,24,26,28,29 July LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT Donizetti - Sabina Puértolas, Ewa Podles’ Bibiana Fernández 2,6,10,14,18,22,26,28(m) May LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Kyle Ketelsen, Mojca Erdmann/Elena Copons, Gyula Orendt 7,10,12,14,16,19,20 November RIGOLETTO Verdi - Javier Camarena/Antonino Siragusa, Carlos Alvarez/Angel Odena 21,22,24,25,26(m),28,29,30 March I 1,2,3,5,6 April WERTHER Massenet - Piotr Beczala/José Bros, Anna Caterina Antonacci/Nora Gubisch 15,17,18,19,23,24,25,27,28,29,31 January I 1,3,4 February (m) = Matinee Performance

HotelsHotel Majestic (First Class)H H H H H

Located in the heart of the city in the middle of Paseo de Gracia, the most beautiful thoroughfare.

Hotel Silken Ramblas (First Class)H H H H

Situated just off the Ramblas with a splendid roof terrace and modern rooms which are soundproofed and air-conditioned.

Hotel Duc de la Victoria (Pensione)H H H

Situated near the Ramblas, this is a very comfortable hotel with modern, light rooms.

HN Barcelona Centro (Pensione) H H H

Just off the Plaza de Cataluna, this listed building has the original façade and inside modern, light air-conditioned rooms.


Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights from Bristol, Gatwick, Heathrow, Liverpool, Southend or Manchester to Barcelona and airport transfers. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

Barcelona Opera House

.5 Reservations please phone 01242 220394 or email: [email protected] Reservations please phone 01242 220394 or email: [email protected]

Scheduled Events July – August 2017

Festpielhaus DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Wagner - 25,31 July I 7,15,19,27 August DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - 30 July I 9,18,24 August GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - 3,13,28 August PARSIFAL Wagner - 27 July I 5,14,21,25 August REIN GOLD Stemann - 29 July I 8,23 August SIEGFRIED Wagner - 1,11,26 August TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner - 26 July I 2,6,12,16,20 August

Price from £1725 per person (sharing a room)

Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights bed and breakfast at the Hotel Grunau, pre-opera dinner buffets, flights from Birmingham, Gatwick, Heathrow or Manchester to Frankfurt, 1st class train tickets to Bayreuth and transfers at Frankfurt, Bayreuth and to the Opera.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected].

Bayreuth Opera Festival

Berlin Opera House


Staatsoper DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - René Pape/Dominic Barberi/Jan Martinik/Wilhelm Schwinghammer 17,27 November I 2,10,18,23,25,27,30 December I 1 January I 9,16 February I 17,21,23 April ELEKTRA R.Strauss - Waltraud Meier, Evelyn Herlitzius, Adrianne Pieczonka, Tom Randle 1,4 November IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO Händel - Hélène Le Corre, Inga Kalna, Sara Mingardo 13,15,18,26 November MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - Alexandra Voulgaridou/Oksana Dyka, Dmytro Popov/Teodor Ilincai 2,11 November I 20,23,25 March TOSCA Puccini - Angela Gheorghiu/Liudmyla Monastyrska, Fabio Sartori/Yonghoon Lee 10,12,17,19 February Deutsche Oper AÏDA Verdi - Ievgen Orlov, Anna Smirnova, Tatiana Serjan 16,21,26 December I 4 January ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano - Aleksandrs Antonenko, George Gagnidze, Maria José Siri 13,17,21,25 May BORIS GODUNOV Musorgsky - Ain Anger, Abigail Levis, Alexandra Hutton 17,23,27 June I 1,4,7 July CARMEN Bizet - Clémentine Margaine/Irene Roberts, Meechot Marrero/Adriana Ferfezka 3,29 December COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - Nicole Car/Martina Welschenbach, Stephanie Lauricella/Jana Kurucová 25 February I 3,11 March


To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected]

Berlin Opera House Continued


DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner - Burkhard Ulrich, Werner Van Mechelen, Peter Maus 1(m),13(m) April DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - Tobias Kehrer, Ingela Brimberg, Thomas Blondelle 7,11,16,20 May I 4,10 June DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart - Olga Peretyatko, Siobhan Stagg, Matthew Newlin 24,30 November I 6 December DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - Brandon Jovanovich, Tobias Kehrer, Thomas Johannes Mayer 2(m),14(m) April DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Ante Jerkunica/Tobias Kehrer, Matthew Newlin/Attilio Glaser 16 November I 13 December I 7 January I 24 March I 22 April I 8 July DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Davide Luciano, Laura Aikin, Matthew Newlin 15,21,26 January EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky - Karan Armstrong, Sonya Yoncheva, Annika Schlicht 12,15,20 December FAUST Gounod - Abdellah Lasri, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Heidi Stober 23 February I 2,5,10 March GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - Stefan Vinke, Seth Carico, Albert Pesendorfer 9(m),17(m) April HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - Markus Brück/Derek Welton, Michaela Kaune 18(m),18,19,23,23(m) December I 1 January IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Sunnyboy Dladla/Levy Sekgapane/Antonino Siragusa 31,31(m) December I 8 January L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Noel Bouley/Seth Carico, Davide Luciano/Thomas Lehman 23,27 May LA BOHÈME Puccini - Piotr Beczala/Joseph Calleja, Noel Bouley 25,27 December I 6 January LA RONDINE Puccini - Dinara Alieva, Alexandra Hutton, Vincenzo Costanzo 29 April I 1,6 May LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Patrizia Ciofi, Attilio Glaser/Antonio Poli 21,30 April

8.

Berlin Opera House Continued

Reservations please phone 01242 220394 or email: [email protected] Reservations please phone 01242 220394 or email: [email protected]

HotelsHotel Adlon (First Class)H H H H H

A rich heritage of magnificence, excellent hospitality and sheer luxury.

Hotel Westin Grand (First Class)H H H H

Located near the Brandenburger Gate, this grand historic building has spacious rooms and modern facilities.

Hotel Sylter Hof H H H

Centrally located close to the Brandenburg Gate.


Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis and flights from Bristol, Gatwick, Heathrow or Manchester to Berlin.We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

LES HUGUENOTS Meyerbeer - Patrizia Ciofi/Siobhan Stagg, Derek Welton/Stephen Bronk 13,17,20,23,26,29 November I 4 December LOHENGRIN Wagner - Albert Pesendorfer, Johan Botha/Klaus Florian Vogt 4(m),11(m),17 December I 2,5 February MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - Hui He, Jana Kurucová, Abigail Levis 13,18 February NABUCCO Verdi - Dalibor Jenis, Robert Watson/Attilio Glaser 12,14,25,28 January I 8,11 June SALOMÉ R.Strauss - Burkhard Ulrich/Thomas Blondelle, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet 18,22 November I 2 December I 13,20 February SIEGFRIED Wagner - Stefan Vinke, Burkhard Ulrich, Samuel Youn 5(m),15(m) April TANNHÄUSER Wagner - Ante Jerkunica/Ain Anger, Peter Seiffert/Stephen Gould 22 January I 12(m) February I 12(m),18 March TOSCA Puccini - Anja Harteros/Hui He/Maria José Siri 8,15 November I 10,14 December I 28 May TURANDOT Puccini - Catherine Foster, Peter Maus, Kamen Chanev 3,9,22 June(m) = Matinee Performance

.9 .9

Prices from £645 per person

(sharing a room)

Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ bed and breakfast, flights from Birmingham, Gatwick, Heathrow or Manchester to Zurich. 2nd class train tickets from Zurich to Bregenz. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) – please call for a quote.Hotels

Hotel Schwarzler (First Class)HHHH Situated in a quiet residential area 25 minutes’ walk from the lake with spacious modern rooms.

Hotel Germania (First Class)HHHH In a quiet location a few minutes’ walk from the lake. This hotel has modern rooms and an excellent restaurant serving regional cuisine.

Hotel Ibis (Pensione)HHH Situated in the centre of the town and a short walk to the lake.


Festpielhaus CARMEN Bizet - 21,22,23,25,26,27,28,29,30 July I 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,11,12,13,15,16,18,19,20 August

Bregenz Opera Festival


Budapest Opera House

Scheduled Events November 2015 – June 2016

State OperaAÏDA Verdi - 20,21,22,26,27,28,29 January ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano - 7,9,10,11,12,23,26 February BÁNK BÁN Erkel - 2,3(m),4(m),5(m),6(m),9(m),10(m),11(m),12(m),13(m) May BLOOD WEDDING Szokolay - 26,28 May BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE Bartók - 2,9 June CARMEN Bizet - 5,11,16,17,18,19 February CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Mascagni - 11,15,17 April DER ZIGEUNERBARON Strauss, J - 24,25,26,30,31 I March 1,2 April DIALOGE DER KARMELITERINNEN Poulenc - 30 November I 2,4,6,15 December DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - 30,31,31(m) December I 4,6,8 January DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - 2(m),6(m),9(m),12(m),17(m) November DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - 23 December I 5,6,8 January DON GIOVANNI Mozart - 16,17,18,20,21,22 December DON PASQUALE Donizetti - 16,18,19,26 February ELEKTRA R.Strauss - 3,5,7,10 May FAUST Gounod - 5,10,13,16 November HÁRY JÁNOS Kodály - 6,7,11 June HUNYADI LASZLO Erkel - 10,11,12,17,18 March IL MONDO DELLA LUNA Haydn - 4,5 November I 7,8 April IL TABARRO Puccini - 17,19,24,25,26 February I 5 March IL TROVATORE Verdi - 14,16,18,22,24 June LA BOHÈME Puccini - 7,9,11,13,17,23,25,28 December I 5,7 January L'OCA DEL CAIRO Mozart - 18,20,22,24 June LOVE AND OTHER DEMONS Eotvos - 25,27,29 January I 2,5,8 February I 25,27 May LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti - 18,20,24,26,27 November I 2,3,4 December MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - 3,4,5,10,11,12 February NABUCCO Verdi - 21,22,23,28,29,30 April OTELLO Verdi - 21,22,24,25,30,31 March I 1 April PAGLIACCI Leoncavallo - 13,15,17 April PARSIFAL Wagner - 11,14,17 April PORGY AND BESS Gershwin - 23,25 June RIGOLETTO Verdi - 13,15,17,21,23 June SIEGFRIED Wagner - 16,19,23,26 March I 2 April SISTER ANGELICA Puccini - 17,19,24,25,26 February I 5 March SLY Wolf-Ferrari - 13,15 January SZÉKELY SPINNERY Kodály - 3 June THE QUEEN OF SPADES Tchaikovsky - 1,2,3,4,5,8,9 March


Budapest Opera House Continued

.11 .11 Reservations please phone 01242 220394 or email: [email protected] Reservations please phone 01242 220394 or email: [email protected]


Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights from Heathrow or Gatwick to Budapest and airport transfers. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

HotelsFour Seasons Gresham Palace (First Class)H H H H H

An Art Nouveau landmark with ultra modern rooms and panoramic views across the Danube.

Hotel Kempinski Corvinus (First Class)H H H H H

With spacious and stylish rooms, this is a deluxe hotel with restaurants and swimming pool.

Hotel Opera Garden H H H

Close to the Opera House and Andrassy Boulevard.

TOSCA Puccini - 5,11,12,17,19,25 November WERTHER Massenet - 26,28,30 April I 6 May WEST SIDE STORY Bernstein - 8,9,10,11 December

Dresden Opera House Continued



Staatsoper CARMEN Bizet - Arnold Rutkowski/Yonghoon Lee, Kate Aldrich/Clémentine Margaine 23,25,27 January I 16,18,23,27 June CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Mascagni - Evelyn Herlitzius, Teodor Ilincai, Tichina Vaughn 29 June I 4,6 July COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - Nicole Car, Jelena Kordic /Katija Dragojevic 20(m),25 November I 17,26 April DER FREISCHÜTZ Weber - Sebastian Wartig, Tilmann Rönnebeck, Gisela Stille 4,8,13,20 January DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart - Erol Sander, Simona Šaturová, Tuuli Takala/Sibylla Duffe 15,18,24,30,30(m) April I 5,15,19 May I 9,11(m),11 June DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - Hans-Joachim Ketelsen/Jürgen Müller, Elisabeth Flechl 27,31 December I 1(m),1,5 January DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Tilmann Rönnebeck/Michael Eder/Georg Zeppenfeld 7,8,14,18 November I 25,25(m) December I 3,6,12 January I 5,9 February I 1 July DOKTOR FAUST Busoni - Michael Eder, Kim Begley, Michael König 19,25 March I 20,23 April I 7 May DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Christoph Pohl/Lucas Meachem, Michael Eder/Tilmann Rönnebeck 20,24 March I 19,28 April I 6,8 May HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - Jelena Kordic /Antigone Papoulkas, Carolina Ullrich/Viktorija Kaminskaite 9,21,26,26(m) December KÖNIGSKINDER Humperdinck - Daniel Behle, Barbara Senator, Christoph Pohl, Janina Baechle 6,27,30 November LA BOHÈME Puccini - Maija Kovalevska/Angel Blue, Emily Dorn/Carolina Ullrich 5 December I 15 January I 10 February I 4,8,10 June LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart - Giuseppe Filianoti,Véronique Gens, Elena Gorshunova 5,14,27 April LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Christoph Pohl, Sarah-Jane Brandon, Emily Dorn 16,22 April LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN Offenbach - Wookyung Kim, Christina Bock, Tuuli Takala 4,7,10,16,19,23 December I 2,7 January LOHENGRIN Wagner - 28,30 April I 1 May OTELLO Verdi - Johan Botha, Dmitri Hvorostovsky/George Petean 23,26 February I 1,5 March I 11,13,28 May PAGLIACCI Leoncavallo - Vladimir Galouzine, Carmen Giannattasio, Markus Marquardt 29 June I 4,6 July RIGOLETTO Verdi - Markus Marquardt/Zeljko Lucic, Tuuli Takala/Elena Gorshunova 17,19 February I 31 March I 2,8 April SIEGFRIED Wagner - Stephen Gould, Gerhard Siegel, Markus Marquardt 22(m),26,29(m) January SVANDA DUDAK Weinberger - Christoph Pohl, Marjorie Owens, Ladislav Elgr 17,20,22 November THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN Janácek - Jukka Rasilainen, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Tichina Vaughn 25,28 February I 11 March THE GREAT GATSBY Harbison - Elena Gorshunova, Peter Lodahl, Raymond Very 29,30 May I 1 June THE MERRY WIDOW Lehár - Hans-Joachim Ketelsen, Carolina Ullrich, Sebastian Wartig 22,31 May I 19,21 June(m) = Matinee Performance

Dresden Opera House Continued


Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights from London/Heathrow via Frankfurt Airport to Dresden and airport transfers. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

HotelsHotel Kempinski (First Class)H H H H H

Located in the heart of the city next to the Opera House and very popular with our clients.Bulow Residenz (First Class)H H H H H

A privately owned hotel in the historic part of Dresden – its restaurant has 1 Michelin star.Hotel Westin Bellevue (First Class)H H H H

Centrally located on the banks of the Elbe.


14.


Teatro Real BILLY BUDD Britten - Jacques Imbrailo, Toby Spence, Brindley Sherratt 31 January I 3,6,12,15,18,22,25,28 February DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - Kwangchul Youn/Dimitry Ivashchenko, Ingela Brimberg/Ricarda Merbeth 17,18,20,23,26,27,29,30 December I 2,3 January LA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart - Jeremy Ovenden/Bernard Richter, Karina Gauvin/Yolanda Auyanet 19,20,21,23,24,25,26,27,28 November MACBETH Verdi - Plácido Domingo 11,14,17 July MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - Ermonela Jaho/Hui He, Enkelejda Shkosa/Gemma Coma-Alabert 27,28,30 June I 1,3,4,6,7,9,12,13,15,16,19,20,21 July NORMA Bellini - Gregory Kunde/Roberto Aronica/Stefan Pop 1,2,4 November RODELINDA Händel - Lucy Crowe/Sabina Puértolas, Bejun Mehta/Xavier Sabata 24,25,26,29,30,31 March I 1,2,5 April THE GOLDEN COCKEREL Rimskij-Korsakov - Dmitri Ulyanov/Alexey Tikhomirov, Sergei Skorokhodov/Boris Rudak 25,28,29,31 May I 1,3,4,5,9 June

HotelsHotel Ritz (First Class)HHHHH

The hotel is decorated in Louis XVI style and offers international cuisine in its restaurants.

Hotel Tryp Ambassador (First Class)HHHH

Located close to the Opera, the rooms are in a classical style with all modern amenities.

Hotel Opera (Pensione)HHH

Situated near the Opera House and recently refurbished – a very comfortable hotel.


Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights from Bristol, Gatwick, Heathrow or Manchester to Madrid. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.


Madrid Opera House



Includes category I opera ticket, 2 or 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis and flights from Gatwick or Heathrow to Milan. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

HotelsHotel Et de Milan (First class)H H H H H

Situated in one of Italy’s sleekest and most fashionable shopping districts, this 15th Century convent transformed into a urban sanctuary of luxury and comfort.

Hotel de la Ville (First Class)H H H H

A few minutes’ from the Piazza del Duomo, this is an elegant hotel with luxurious rooms.

Star Rosa Grand (First class)H H H H

Surrounded by Milan’s iconic sights, a few steps from the Duomo Cathedral, sophisticated design and luxury.

Hotel Canada (Pensione)H H H

Close to the Torre Velasca, Cathedral of Milan and Piazza del Duomo.

Dresden Opera House ContinuedMilan Opera House

Scheduled Events November 2016 – September 2017

Teatro Alla Scala ANNA BOLENA Donizetti - Federica Lombardi, Sonia Ganassi, Martina Belli 31 March I 4,8,11,14,20,23 April DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart - Lenneke Ruiten, Sabine Devieilhe, Mauro Peter 17,19,21,27,29 June I 1 July DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Wagner - Jacquelyn Wagner, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Michael Volle/Michael Kupfer-Radecky 16,19,23,26,30 March I 2,5 April DON CARLO Verdi - Krassimira Stoyanova, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Francesco Meli 17,22,29 January I 1,4,8,12 February DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Thomas Hampson,Tomasz Konieczny,Bernard Richter 6,9,12,14,17,19,28,31 May I 3 June FALSTAFF Verdi - Ambrogio Maestri, Massimo Cavalletti, Francesco Demuro 2,5,7,10,15,17,19,21 February HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - 2,4,6,8,14,16,21,24 September LA BOHÈME Puccini - Sonya Yoncheva/Ailyn Pérez, Fabio Sartori, Simone Piazzola 7,10,13,15,20,30 June I 3,5 July LA GAZZA LADRA Rossini - Rosa Feola, Serena Malfi, Teresa Iervolino 12,15,18,22,26,29 April I 2,5,7 May LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Ailyn Pérez/Anna Netrebko, Leo Nucci, Francesco Meli 28 February I 3,5,9,11,14 March LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Carlos Alvarez/Simon Keenlyside, Diana Damrau, Markus Werba 2,5,8,10,16,24,27 November MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - Maria José Siri, Annalisa Stroppa, Bryan Hymel 7,10,13,16,23 December I 3,8 January PORGY AND BESS Gershwin - Kristin Lewis, Chauncey Packer,Lester Lynch 15,17,19,20,22 November TAMERLANO Händel - Marianne Crebassa, Bejun Mehta, Plácido Domingo 12,12,19,22,25,27,30 September

16.


Bayerische Staatsoper ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R.Strauss - Markus Meyer, Eike Wilm Schulte,Tara Erraugh 26,29 March I 1 April BORIS GODUNOV Musorgsky - Dmitry Beloselskiy, Rachael Wilson, Ayse Senogul 26,29 January I 1 February CARMEN Bizet - Anita Rachvelishvili, Brian Jagde, Brian Jagde 7(m),10,13 January COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - Golda Schultz, Rachael Wilson, Michael Nagy 12,15,18 April DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - Anne Schwanewilms, Günther Groissböck, Angela Brower 5(m),8,11(m) February DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - Johannes Martin Kränzle, Anne Schwanewilms/Elena Pankratova, Christian Rieger 31 December I 2,5,8(m) January DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Stephen Milling, Pavol Breslik, Markus Eiche 28,30 December I 1(m),4 January DON CARLO Verdi - Ildar Abdrazakov, Yonghoon Lee, Christian Gerhaher 15,19,22 January ELEKTRA R.Strauss - Doris Soffel, Nina Stemme, Ricarda Merbeth 10,13,17 February FALSTAFF Verdi - Ambrogio Maestri, Franco Vassallo, Pavol Breslik 13,17,19(m) March GUILLAUME TELL Rossini - Gerald Finley, Yosep Kang, Goran Juric 7,10,14,17 May HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - Markus Eiche, Helena Zubanovich, Tara Erraught 16,20,26 December JENUFA Janácek - Hanna Schwarz, Stuart Skelton, Pavol Breslik 5,8,11 March L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Pretty Yende, Atalla Ayan, Andrei Bondarenko 27,30 November I 2 December LA BOHÈME Puccini - Serena Farnocchia, Kelebogile Besong, Matthew Polenzani 19,23,26 November LA FAVORITE Donizetti - Elına Garanca, Matthew Polenzani, Mariusz Kwiecien 3,6,9 November LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Aurelia Florian/Sonya Yoncheva, Rachael Wilson 26,29 April I 2 May LA VESTALE Spontini - Aurelia Florian/Sonya Yoncheva,Rachael Wilson, Heike Grötzinger 26,29 April I 2 May LADY MACBETH VON MZENSK Shostakovich - Anatoli Kotscherga, Sergei Skorokhodov, Anja Kampe 28 November I 1,4,8,11 December LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Mariusz Kwiecien, Diana Damrau/Johanni van Oostrum, Angela Brower 13,16,18,20 November MACBETH Verdi - Franco Vassallo, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Anna Netrebko 18,21,27 December MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - Svetlana Aksenova, Elizabeth DeShong, Wookyung Kim 6,9,12 May MEFISTOFELE Boito - Erwin Schrott, Joseph Calleja, Ausrine Stundyte 4,7,10 November NABUCCO Verdi - Dimitri Platanias, Murat Karahan, Vitalij Kowaljow 20,24,27,30 May RUSALKA Dvorak - Dmytro Popov, Nadia Krasteva, Kristıne Opolais 15,18,23 June SEMIRAMIDE Rossini - Joyce DiDonato, Alex Esposito, Daniela Barcellona 12,15,18,23,26(m) February I 3 March THE FIERY ANGEL Prokofiev - Evgeny Nikitin, Ausrine Stundyte, Heike Grötzinger 19,22,25 February TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner - Stephen Gould, René Pape, Christiane Libor 13(m),17(m),21(m) April TURANDOT Puccini - Nina Stemme,Ulrich Reß,Goran Juric 3,7,14,17 December

Munich Opera House


.17 .17

Munich Opera Festival

HotelsHotel Kempinski Vier Jahreszeiten (First Class)H H H H H

An elegant hotel within walking distance of the Opera House renowned for its international cuisine.

Hotel Platzl (Pensione)H H H H

Bavarian Hotel, a short walk from the Opera House.


Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis and flights from Gatwick, Heathrow or Manchester to Munich. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

Scheduled Events June – July 2017

ANDREA CHÉNIER Giordano - 28,31 July DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN R.Strauss - 2,5 July DIE GEZEICHNETEN Schreker - 1,4,7,11 July DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - 6,8 July JENUFA Janácek - 14 July LA FAVORITE Donizetti - 26,29 July LA FORZA DEL DESTINO Verdi - 19,23 July LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 27,29 June LADY MACBETH VON MZENSK Shostakovich - 22,22 July LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN Offenbach - 27,30 July LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti - 13,16 July NABUCCO Verdi - 15 July RUSALKA Dvorak - 25 June SEMIRAMIDE Rossini - 21,24 July TANNHÄUSER Wagner - 9 July


New York Opera House

18.

Scheduled Events November 2016 – May 2017

Metropolitan Opera House AÏDA Verdi - Liudmyla Monastyrska/Latonia Moore, Ekaterina Gubanova 5,11,15,19,22,26 November I 2 December I 23,27,31 March I 6,10,15,20 April CARMEN Bizet - Maria Agresta/Janai Brugger, Sophie Koch/Clémentine Margaine 19,23,27,31 January I 3,7,11 February I 15,18 March CYRANO DE BERGERAC Alfano - Patricia Racette, Roberto Alagna, Atalla Ayan 2,6,10,13 May DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - Amber Wagner, Dolora Zajick, Jay Hunter Morris 25,29 April I 4,8,12 May DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - Renée Fleming, Elına Garanca, Erin Morley 13,17,21,24,28 April I 1,5,9,13 May DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Hibla Gerzmava/Malin Byström/Angela Meade 1,4,10 November I 26,29 April I 3,6,11 May EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky - Anna Netrebko, Elena Maximova, Alexey Dolgov 30 March I 3,7,12,15,18,22 April IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Pretty Yende, Javier Camarena/Dmitry Korchak 9,13,18,21,24,28 January I 1,4,8,11 February LA BOHÈME Puccini - Sonya Yoncheva/Kristıne Opolais/Ailyn Pérez 16,19,23,26,29 November I 3,8 December I 6,11,14 January LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Sonya Yoncheva/Carmen Giannattasio, Michael Fabiano/Atalla Ayan 24 February I 1,4,7,11,14,18,22,25,29 March I 1,4,8,11,14 April L'AMOUR DE LOIN Saariaho - Susanna Phillips, Tamara Mumford, Eric Owens 1,1,6,10,14,17,21,24,29,29 December MANON LESCAUT Puccini - Anna Netrebko/Kristıne Opolais, Marcelo Álvarez 14,18,21,25,30 November I 3,7,10 December NABUCCO Verdi - Liudmyla Monastyrska/Tatiana Melnychenko, Jamie Barton/Nancy Fabiola Herrera 12,16,19,22,27,30 December I 3,7 January RIGOLETTO Verdi - Olga Peretyatko, Oksana Volkova/Nancy Fabiola Herrera 20,20,26,30 January I 4 February I 19,22,27 April ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod - Diana Damrau/Amanda Woodbury/Pretty Yende31 December I 4,7,10,14,17,21,25,28 January I 3,8,11,15,18 February


Opera House Continued


RUSALKA Dvorak - Kristıne Opolais, Katarina Dalayman, Jamie Barton 2,6,9,13,17,21,25 February I 2 March SALOMÉ R.Strauss - Catherine Naglestad, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Gerhard Siegel 5,9,13,17,24,28 December THE MAGIC FLUTE Mozart - Janai Brugger/Caitlin Lynch, Jessica Pratt/Kathryn Lewek 20,23,26,29 December I 2,5 January WERTHER Massenet - Anna Christy, Isabel Leonard / Veronica Simeoni 16,20,23,27 February I 4,9 March

HotelsHotel Empire (First Class) H H H H

Located in central New York steps away from the Metropolitan Opera House.

Hotel Lexington (Pensione) H H H

Located in central New York near the Empire State Building.Helmsley Park Lane (First class)H H H H

Deluxe hotel with European ambiance, providing views over Central Park and the New York skyline.


Includes orchestra prime category opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel and flights from Heathrow or Manchester to New York (staying over a Saturday night). We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

New York

ParisScheduled Events November 2016 – July 2017

Opera bastille CARMEN Bizet - Roberto Alagna/Bryan Hymel, Roberto Tagliavini/Ildar Abdrazakov 10,13,16,19,22,25,28,31 March I 2,5,8,11,14 April I 13,16,19,22,25,28 June I 2,4,7,10,13,16 July CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Mascagni - Elına Garanca/Elena Zhidkova, Yonghoon Lee/Marco Berti 30 November I 6,9,12,15,18,20,23 December COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - Jacquelyn Wagner/Ida Falk Winland, Michèle Losier/Stephanie Lauricella 26,28,31 January I 4,7,10,13,16,19 February DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Pavol Breslik, Gabriela Scherer, Annika Schlicht 23,26,28,29,29,31 January I 1,3,4,6,7,9,10,16,17,20,21,23 February EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky - Elena Zaremba, Anna Netrebko/Sonya Yoncheva 16,19,22,25,28,31 May I 3,6,11,14 June IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE Gluck - Véronique Gens, Etienne Dupuis, Stanislas de Barbeyrac 2,4,7,9,12,15,19,22,25 December LA CENERENTOLA Rossini - Juan José de León, Alessio Arduini, Maurizio Muraro 10,14,17,20,23,25,30 June I 2,6,8,11,13 July LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN Offenbach - Sabine Devieilhe, Kate Aldrich, Ermonela Jaho 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27 November LOHENGRIN Wagner - René Pape/Rafał Siwek, Jonas Kaufmann/Stuart Skelton 18,21,24,27,30 January I 2,5,8,11,15,18 February LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti - Artur Rucinski, Pretty Yende/Nina Minasyan 4,8,11,14,16 November RIGOLETTO Verdi - Vittorio Grigolo, Zeljko Lucic, Nadine Sierra 27,30 May I 2,5,9,12,15,18,21,24,27 June SAMSON AND DELILA Saint-Saëns - Anita Rachvelishvili, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Egils Silins 2,5 November WOZZECK Berg - Johannes Martin Kränzle, Stefan Margita, Florian Hoffmann 26,29 April I 2,5,9,12,15 May

HotelsSofitel Arc de Triomphe (First Class)H H H H

Charming hotel in a luxurious Louis XIV style with spacious bedrooms just off the Champs Elysées.

Hotel Brighton (First Class) H H H H

Built by Lord Egerton at the beginning of the 19th century, situated next to the prestigious shops of Rve and Faubourg Saint Honore.

Hotel le Pavillon Bastille (Pensione)H H H

An attractive building located directly opposite the Opera Bastille with modern style rooms.


Includes category I opera ticket, 2 nights’ hotel bed and breakfast basis, Eurostar to Paris (flights available on request). We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

Opera House


Pesaro The Rossini Opera Festival


Includes two category I opera tickets, 3 nights’ bed and breakfast, flights from Heathrow to Bologna. Train tickets from Bologna to Pesaro return. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) – please call for a quote.

Scheduled Events August 2017

Teatro Rossini IL VIAGGIO A REIMS Rossini - 14,16 August STABAT MATER Dvorak - 22 August TORVALDO E DORLISKA Rossini - 12,15,18,21 August Adriatic Arena LA PIETRA DEL PARAGONE Rossini - 11,14,17,20 August LE SIÈGE DE CORINTHE Rossini - 10,13,16,19 August Hotels

Hotel Vittoria (First Class)HHHH

Just a short walk from the Opera House. Hotel Villa Matarazzo (First Class) HHHH

Situated on a hill overlooking Pesaro with bright modern rooms. Hotel des Bains (Pensione)HHH A modern hotel in a quiet setting only a short walk from the seafront and the Opera House.



State Opera DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - 6,31 December I 21 June HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - 22,25,26 December I 5 February I 5 March I 2 April I 14 May I 18 June MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - 27 November NABUCCO Verdi - 22,29 November I 17 June RIGOLETTO Verdi - 7,28 November RUSALKA Dvorak - 8 November I 19 December I 3 January

22.

Opera House


Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights from Gatwick, Heathrow or Manchester to Prague and airport transfers. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package.

HotelsGrand Bohemia (First Class)H H H H H

Baroque Hotel located close to the State Opera House. The Central Hotel (Pensione)H H H

The hotel is located in the heart of Prague.

Prague



The Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago LA BOHÈME Puccini - 21,28 July I 11 August LA RONDINE Puccini - 15 July I 5 August MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - 18 August TOSCA Puccini - 29 July I 10,19 August TURANDOT Puccini - 14,23 July I 4,12 August

4 days holiday offer Ilaria from £769 per person.Hotel Piccolo Puccini from £659 per person.Includes, two opera performances – category II tickets, 3 nights hotel bed and breakfast basis sharing a double room, flights from Bristol, Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton or Manchester airport and opera transfers. (Ticket and room up-grades and without travel options available on request).

HotelsHotel Ilaria (First Class) H H H H

The hotel is located in the centre of Lucca.Hotel Piccolo Puccini (Pensione) H H H This is a family owned unique cosy hotel right in the centre of Lucca – a favourite with our clients.

Puccini Opera Festival

.23

Savonlinna


Opera Festival


Includes two best category II opera tickets, 3 nights’ bed and breakfast, flights from Heathrow to Savonlinna via Helsinki, and airport transfers. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) – please call for a quote.

HotelsHotel Seurahuone (First Class) H H H H

A modern hotel directly overlooking the lake.Hotel Tott (First Class) H H H

One of the closest hotels to the Castle.


Music Festival DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart - 7,11,14 July EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky - 26 July I PURITANI Bellini - 31 July 1,3,4 August IOLANTA Tchaikovsky - 25,27,28,29 July KULLERVO Sallinen - 8,12,17 July MISSA SOLEMNIS Beethoven - 23 July RIGOLETTO Verdi - 10,13,15,18,20,20,22,22 July

Salzburg Opera Festival


Includes two category III tickets, 3 nights’ bed and breakfast, flights from Heathrow to Salzburg. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel).


L’ORFEO Monteverdi 26 JulyLA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart 27, 30 July I 4,13 ,17,19,21 AugustL’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA Monteverdi 29 JulyAIDA Verdi 6,9,12,16,19,22,25 AugustLADY MACBETH Verdi 2, 5,10,15,21 AugustWOZZECK Berg 8,14,17,24,27 AugustI DUE FOSCARI Verdi 11,14 AugustARIODANTE Handel 16,18,22,25,28 AugustLEAR Reimann 20,23,26,29 AugustLUCREZIA BORGIA Donizetti 27,30 August

HotelsHotel Radisson Blu Altstadt H H H H H

Hotel Villa Carlton H H H H


Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis and flights from Bristol, Gatwick, Heathrow or Manchester to Venice.We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected].

Scheduled Events December 2016 – September 2017

Teatro La Fenice ATTILLA Verdi - 9,11,13,15,17 December CARMEN Bizet - 24,25,26,28,29,30,31 March I 1,2,4 April IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - 23,23,25,27,31,31 May I 4,6 June LA BOHÈME Puccini - 16,17,19,22,24,25,26,28 February I 1,2 March LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 19,24,26,28,30 May I 1,3 June I 12,13,14,16 July I 22,27,29 August I 1,6,10,12,14,15,21,22 SeptLUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti - 21,22,23,26,27,28,29,30 April I 2 May MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - 26 August I 3,5,13,13,17,19,24 September TANNHÄUSER Wagner - 20,24,28 January I 1,5 February

HotelsHotel Metropole (First Class)H H H H H

Located in a prime position right behind St Mark’s Square, this elegant hotel has spacious rooms and an excellent restaurant.

Hotel Duodo Palace Hotel (First Class)H H H H

Five minutes’ walk from St Mark’s Square, this charming hotel has spacious air-conditioned rooms.

Hotel Bridge Hotel (Pensione)H H H

Situated in a 15th Century building, close to The Bridge of Sighs and Rialto Bridge.


Opera FestivalVenice

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .25 Reservations please phone 01242 220394 or email: [email protected] Reservations please phone 01242 220394 or email: [email protected]

Verona Opera Festival

4 days holiday offer Hotel Villa del Quar/Hotel Palazzo Victoria from £895 per person. Hotel Accademia from £795 per personHotel de Capuleti from £695 per person.Includes, two opera performances – numbered grade tickets, 3 nights hotel bed and breakfast basis sharing a double room, flights from Gatwick or Manchester and airport transfers. (Opera ticket supplement Fri & Sat – £18 per ticket). (Ticket and room up-grades and without travel options available on request).

Scheduled Events June – August 2017

AÏDA Verdi - 24,30 June I 5,9,11,16,20,23,28 July I 3,6,8,13,16,20,24,27 August MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - 8,13,22,29 July I 11,19 August NABUCCO Verdi - 23,29 June I 7,12,15,18 July I 4,9,12,18,23,26 August RIGOLETTO Verdi - 1,6,14,19,27 July TOSCA Puccini - 5,10,17,22,25 August

HotelsHotel Villa del Quar (First Class)H H H H H Twenty minutes’ drive from the centre of Verona, this classic Italian villa has wonderful views, gardens, air-conditioning, a swimming pool and a 3 fork Michelin restaurant.

Hotel Palazzo Victoria H H H H H Standing in the ancient heart of the city just a few steps away from the Arena di Verona.

Hotel Accademia (First Class)H H H H

An elegant hotel just five minutes’ walk from the arena with modern rooms and air-conditioning.

Hotel de Capuleti (Pensione) H H H

Located in the heart of the city, recently refurbished, air-conditioning and just a short distance from the Arena di Verona.

26.


State Opera ARABELLA R.Strauss - Wolfgang Bankl, Camilla Nylund, Chen Reiss 11,14,17,20 March DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - Robert Dean Smith, Ain Anger, Bryn Terfel 1,21 May DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Franz-Josef Selig, Joseph Dennis, Albina Shagimuratova 23,25,28 December DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Simon Keenlyside/Adam Plachetka, Irina Lungu/Albina Shagimuratova 23,26,29 January I 2,5,9 March ELEKTRA R.Strauss - Waltraud Meier, Nina Stemme, Regine Hangler 19,21,26 June EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky - Olga Bezsmertna, Christopher Maltman, Pavol Breslik 6,9,13 May FALSTAFF Verdi - Ambrogio Maestri, Ludovic Tézier, Paolo Fanale 4,7,9,12,15 December FAUST Gounod - Jean-François Borras, Luca Pisaroni, Orhan Yildiz 18,21,25 March GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - Stefan Vinke, Falk Struckmann, Jochen Schmeckenbecher 10 May I 5 June HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - Sebastian Holecek, Donna Ellen, Margaret Plummer 28 December I 2,5 January IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Pavel Kolgatin, Paolo Rumetz, Isabel Leonard 12,15 November I 20 December IL TROVATORE Verdi - Ludovic Tézier, Anna Netrebko, Roberto Alagna 5,9,12,15,18 February L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Aida Garifullina/Olga Peretyatko/Valentina Nafornitâ 5,10 December I 17,26 February I 22,25,28 June LA BOHÈME Puccini - Jinxu Xiahou, Anita Hartig, Javier Arrey 14,17,20 November LA CENERENTOLA Rossini - Maxim Mironov, Alessio Arduini, Renato Girolami 3,6,10 November LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Puccini - Eva-Maria Westbroek/Emily Magee, Tomasz Konieczny 27,30 November I 3,6 December I 11,14,18,21 January LA SONNAMBULA Bellini - Luca Pisaroni, Daniela Fally, Juan Diego Flórez 7,10,13 January LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Marina Rebeka, Charles Castronovo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky 19,23,26,29 November I 1 December LADY MACBETH VON MZENSK Shostakovich - Wolfgang Bankl, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Brandon Jovanovich 22,25,29 April I 3 May LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Peter Mattei, Dorothea Röschmann, Valentina Nafornitâ 28 April I 2,4 May MACBETH Verdi - Simon Keenlyside, Jongmin Park, Martina Serafin 8,11,14,17 December MANON Massenet - Marlis Petersen, Jean-François Borras, Dan Paul Dumitrescu 7,11,13,16 November NABUCCO Verdi - Leo Nucci, Murat Karahan, Roberto Tagliavini 4,8,11,17 February OTELLO Verdi - Peter Seiffert, Carlos Alvarez,Véronique Gens 6,10,13,16 February PETER GRIMES Britten - Stephen Gould, Elza van den Heever, Brian Mulligan 13,16,18,21 December ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod - Aida Garifullina, Juan Diego Flórez, Gabriel Bermúdez 22,25,28 January I 1 February SALOMÉ R.Strauss - Gerhard Siegel/Herwig Pecoraro, Jane Henschel/Iris Vermillion 30 January I 2 February SIEGFRIED Wagner - Stefan Vinke, Petra Lang, Bryn Terfel 7,28 May TOSCA Puccini - Anja Harteros/Adrianne Pieczonka/Angela Gheorghiu 31 January I 3 February I 5,8,11 April TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner - Stephen Gould, Kwangchul Youn, Petra Lang 12,15,19 March TURANDOT Puccini - Lise Lindstrom/Elena Pankratova, Dan Paul Dumitrescu 28 February I 3,8 March UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi - Piotr Beczala, George Petean,Kristin Lewis 17,20,23,26 April WERTHER Massenet - Ludovic Tézier, Adrian Eröd, Sophie Koch 26,28,31 March I 3 April


Opera HouseVienna

.27

Vienna Opera House



Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights from Heathrow or Manchester to Vienna and airport transfers. (Extra tickets and ticket up-grades available). We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

HotelsHotel Sacher (First Class)H H H H H

The Sacher is situated directly behind the Vienna State Opera. Famous for its genuine ‘Sacher Cake’.

Hotel Kaiserhof (First Class)H H H H Situated in the cultural centre of Vienna. The quiet location is an easy walk to the Opera House.

Hotel Erzherzog Rainer (Pensione)H H H Charming traditional hotel with a popular restaurant. The Opera House is just ten minutes’ walk away.

Wexford Opera Festival Escorted Tour

Prices £899 per person (sharing a room)

Includes three nights bed & breakfast basis in a classic superior room and lunch en route; English speaking Tour Director, transfers to and from Wexford and category I opera tickets for three performances. (Each hold bag £45) Single room supplement £99.

Day 1Depart Birmingham, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow or Manchester Airport on Aer Lingus flight to Dublin. Met by your Tour Director and driven to Wexford, with lunch at Hunters Hotel, Wicklow en route, for a three night’s stay at Whites Hotel. After dinner performance of MARGHERITA at National Opera House 8pm.

Day 2 This morning we take a Historical Tour of Wexford. In the afternoon you may wish to enjoy an operatic scene or recital (not included). After dinner performance of RISURRZIONE at National Opera House 8pm.

Wednesday 1st November – Saturday 4th November 2017 (with Jonathan Blizard)

Day 3Morning and afternoon at leisure to explore Wexford or time to enjoy an operatic scene or recital. After dinner performance of MEDEA at National Opera House at 8pm.

Day 4After breakfast drive to Dublin, time for a light refreshment lunch at the airport before departing on Aer Lingus flight to Birmingham, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Heathrow or Manchester Airport.

Zurich Opera House



Opernhaus ALCINA Händel - 31 December I 12,4,6,8,10 January DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart - 6,11,20,26 November I 2,9,15,18(m),21 December DON CARLO Verdi - 27 November I 1,4,7,10 December DON GIOVANNI Mozart - 11,15,17,26,31 March I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Bellini - 2,4,9,13(m) November IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - 7,9,11,14 July L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - 7,9,12,17(m),21 April LA BOHÈME Puccini - 15,19,22,29 April I 6,10 May LADY MACBETH VON MZENSK Shostakovich - 12,30 December I 7,14 January LOHENGRIN Wagner - 4,8,12,16 July LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti - 4,7,10,12,15,19(m) February MACBETH Verdi - 23(m) April I 5,9,13,24,26 May MEDEE Liebermann - 22,26,28 January I 5,8,12(m),18 February OREST Händel - 26 February I 2,7,10,12,19(m),24 March ORLANDO PALADINO Haydn - 16,18,21(m),25(m) May I 3 June OTELLO Verdi - 5,8,12(m),16,19,23 March THE FIERY ANGEL Prokofiev - 7,11,14(m),25,28(m),31 May I 2,5 June UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi - 7,11,14,17,20,24 June WERTHER Massenet - 2,5,8,11,17,20,25,27,30(m) April


Includes category I opera ticket, 2 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis and flights from Birmingham, Gatwick, Heathrow or Manchester to Zurich. We also offer a hotel/opera ticket package (without travel) - please call for a quote.

HotelsHotel Storchen (First Class)H H H H H

Traditional stylish residence in the heart of the old city.

Hotel Du Theatre (Pensione)H H H Close to the Zurich Zoological and National Museum.


The conditions set out below together with the relevant brochure & Website (www.jmb-travel.co.uk) descriptions will form part of the contract between you and everyone else named in the booking form added subsequently (“you”) and JMB Travel Consultants Limited of 52 Montpellier Spa Road, Cheltenham GL50 1UL (“us”).

1. To make a booking A deposit is required (amount as stated on your quotation or invoice) for all departures. (NB: For Late Bookings, see paragraph 2 below). On receipt of your deposit we will send you a confirmation and invoice. The contract between us is made when we take your deposit and issue the confirmation and invoice. We will do our best to comply with any special requests but cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

The balance of your holiday price must be paid at least eight weeks before departure, otherwise we may cancel your holiday and levy the cancellation charges set out in paragraph 11 below. The person signing does so on behalf of the entire party and he or she is primarily responsible for all payments. The charge of 2.5% which is made by the relevant Credit Card Company will be levied on all credit card transactions for the payment of your holiday.

2. Late Bookings If you book less than eight weeks before departure, we will do our best to accept your late booking, but please be warned that we usually have to release surplus accommodation and seats back to hotels and airlines eight weeks before departure. It is not always possible to get back on the same basis what we have released. If we are able to accept your late booking, we will confirm it on the phone and ask you to send full payment with your booking form immediately. Cancellation by you after confirmation will incur the cancellation charges set out in paragraph 11 below.

3. Holiday Price Your holiday price and what it includes are clearly set out in the brochure for each individual quoted holiday. The prices are based on quotations and estimates received from airlines, hotels and handling agents and closing exchange published rates in the Financial Times on 7th November 2016. Currency, flight and other costs associated with your holiday are susceptible to change and currency exchange rates can fluctuate sharply. We are obliged, therefore, to reserve our right to levy a surcharge in respect of transportation costs, the cost of fuel, airport charges, governmental action or currency fluctuation. In the unlikely event that there is a surcharge we will absorb an amount to 2% of the total holiday cost, excluding the insurance premium and any amendment charges. We promise never to impose a surcharge less than thirty days before you depart.

4. Our Responsibilities to you We accept liability if any of the services we are contractually obliged to provide prove deficient and not of a reasonable standard or if you suffer personal injury or death as a

result of any of the services or facilities we arrange for you UNLESS the deficiency, lack of reasonable standard, personal injury or death is not attributable to us, nor to the fault of our suppliers, but is attributable to your fault, to the actions of someone unconnected with your holiday or to any unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control which neither we nor our suppliers could have anticipated or avoided even exercising all due care.

Except in cases of personal injury or death, the maximum compensation we will pay you for a deficiency or lack of reasonable standard (“a deficiency”) is a full refund of the holiday price, together with reimbursement of any expenses that you are obliged to incur because of the deficiency and 50% of the holiday price per person affected by the deficiency. Our assessment of the reasonable compensation to which you are entitled will depend upon the circumstances of your particular case. The conditions of carriage of any airline or other transportation company providing a component of your holiday arrangements are incorporated into this contract. Please note that if you suffer death or personal injury in the course of air, sea or rail travel or in connection with hotel accommodation, the amount of compensation you will receive is limited by certain International Conventions. These are the Warsaw Convention, as amended by the Hague Protocol 1955 (air), the Berne Convention 1961 (rail), the Athens Convention 1974 (sea) and the Paris Convention 1962 (hotels). If you wish to see copies of these Conventions please write to us allowing 28 days for a reply.

We cannot accept liability if you suffer personal injury or death from an activity which is not part of the holiday arrangements we make for you. However, if you are in difficulty, we will endeavour to give you prompt assistance, including help and guidance.

5. Your Responsibilities to us You must make sure that you have a valid passport and, if appropriate, a visa for your holiday. If your holiday arrangements include a hire car, you must make sure you take a valid EC or International, as appropriate, driving licence with you. We cannot be held liable if you do not. If we incur any expense in helping you because you do not have with you a valid passport/visa or driving licence, you will have to reimburse us. Similarly you should also check and ensure that you comply with any health requirements applicable to the place(s) to which you are travelling.

6. Changes to your Holiday by us We will do our best to avoid having to change your holiday, but we reserve the right to make changes. A change may be ”significant“ or ”minor“. A ”Significant“ change will be a change of your place of departure (except between Gatwick and Heathrow), a change of departure time by more than twelve hours, a change of accommodation to a lower grade than booked or a surcharge of more than 15%

of the holiday price, excluding insurance premium and amendment fees. Any other change will be “minor”. We reserve the right to make minor changes at any time. We will, if practicable, notify you of minor changes in advance, but we are not obliged to do so nor are we obliged to pay compensation. If there is a significant change, we will tell you as soon as practicable and offer you a choice of three options. The first option is to accept the suggested alteration. The second option is to change your booking to another holiday operated by us and available. (If the replacement holiday is more expensive, you will have to pay the difference; if it is cheaper, we will give you the appropriate refund.) The third option is to cancel your holiday altogether and to receive a full refund. In the unlikely event that we have to make a significant change after your holiday has started, or if we become unable to provide a significant proportion of the services booked, we will either arrange for you to return to the UK (if you wish) and give you a refund in proportion to the cost of the services not received, or we will make alternative holiday arrangements for you. Unless a significant change is caused by ”force majeure“ (that is, unusual and unforeseeable circumstances beyond our control, the consequences of which neither we nor our suppliers could avoid, for example, war, threat of war, riots, civil strife, terrorist activity, industrial disputes, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, adverse weather conditions, level of water in rivers or similar events beyond our control), or ”low bookings” (this refers to the fact that we may require a minimum number of bookings before being able to operate the holidays described in this brochure at the prices shown), we will pay compensation for significant change in accordance with the table set out below:-

7. Brochure & Website Accuracy We endeavour to ensure that our brochure & Website (www.jmb-travel.co.uk) is correct and accurate. However, the accommodation, services and facilities described in the brochure & Website are generally outside our control and, therefore, we reserve the right to change any of the accommodation, services, facilities or prices described in this brochure at any time before accepting your booking.

8. Flights Flight timings are provided by airlines and we are subject to air traffic control restrictions, weather conditions, potential technical problems etc. We cannot guarantee that flights will depart at the times

TERMS OF BOOKING

Days before departure when significant change notified

Compensation per person

More than 56 days Nil56-40 £1039-20 £1519-10 £209-0 £25

JMB TRAVEL CONSULTANTS LTD.

52 Montpellier Spa Road, Cheltenham GL50 1UL Telephone: 01242 220394, Email: [email protected] www.jmb-travel.co.uk

3539

3539

3539

given by us or shown on your tickets. We cannot be held liable for any delay which occurs.

9. Changes to your Holiday by you Changes of names are dealt with in paragraph 10 below. Subject to availability, we will make any other amendment to your holiday you want, provided you request the amendment in writing and pay the appropriate amendment fee. Requests received more than six weeks before departure will incur an amendment fee of £20.00 per person to cover administration costs. An amendment request received within six weeks of departure will be treated as a cancellation and re-booking, in which case the cancellation charges set out in paragraph 11 below will apply. NB: Please note that if one or more members of the party cancel, this may involve the remaining members having to pay more for their holiday - see Price Table.

10. Name changes Subject to certain conditions, you may transfer your booking to another person. Those conditions are:-

(a) You must show us documentary proof of a serious reason which prevents you from travelling, such as your own personal injury or illness, the personal injury, illness or death of a close relative, jury service, redundancy or an unavoidable work commitment.

(b) The person wishing to take over your booking must agree to be bound by our booking conditions.

(c) You, or the person taking over your booking, must pay any final balance due before the name change is affected.

(d) You must pay an administration fee of £20.00 per name change, as well as all additional charges of whatever type which our suppliers may impose. Airlines may charge a 100% cancellation fee and the cost of a replacement ticket.

(e) Any request to transfer your booking must be sent to us in writing to arrive at least 21 days before you are due to depart. It must be signed by the person who signed the booking form and must be accompanied by the documentary proof referred to in (a) above, full details of the proposed new passenger, payment

of the final balance if applicable, payment of the administration fee and additional charges in accordance with paragraph (d) and any travel documentation already issued to you by us.

11. Cancellation by you Cancellations must be notified to us by telephone and in writing. The following cancellation charges apply, the days in question being calculated from the date on which we receive your written cancellation:-

We strongly recommend that you take out adequate holiday cancellation insurance.

12. Cancellation by us We reserve the right to treat your holiday as cancelled and levy the cancellation charges set out in paragraph 11 above if you fail to make final payment when it becomes due - see paragraph 1 above. On rare occasions we have to cancel client’s holidays before departure for other reasons, such as low bookings (see paragraph 6), and we reserve the right to do so. However, we will not cancel your holiday less than eight weeks before departure except for reasons of force majeure. If we do cancel your holiday, we will offer you the choice of an alternative available holiday or a full and prompt refund of all monies paid. If you choose an alternative holiday which is more expensive, you will have to pay the difference, but if it is cheaper, we will refund the difference. In addition, if we cancel your holiday for any reason other than force majeure or low bookings we will pay you compensation on the scale set out in paragraph 6.

13. If something goes wrong If you are unhappy about any aspects of your holiday arrangements, please let us/our representative know straightaway so that immediate steps can be taken to rectify the problem. Failure to do this may reduce or even extinguish your legal right to compensation. In the unlikely event that there is a problem and it is not resolved to your satisfaction while you are on your holiday and you wish to complain, please write within 28 days of your return to the UK.

14. Financial Protection The air holidays in this brochure are ATOL Protected, since we hold an Air Travel Organiser’s Licence granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. Our ATOL number is ATOL 3539.

When you buy an ATOL protected flight or flight inclusive holiday from us you will receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists what is financially protected, where you can get information on what this means for you and who to contact if things go wrong.

We, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL Certificate, will provide you with the services

listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable alternative). In some cases, where neither we nor the supplier are able to do so for reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide you with the services you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost to you). You agree to accept that in those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you under your contract to that alternative ATOL holder. However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or your credit card issuer where applicable).

If we, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL certificate, are unable to provide the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a payment or benefit you assign absolutely to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services, including any claim against us, the travel agent (or your credit card issuer where applicable). You also agree that any such claims may be re-assigned to another body, if that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme.

15. Law and Jurisdiction This contract and any matters arising from it will be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

16. Changes to the Cast/Cancellation of the Opera or Festival In the event that any member of the cast of a particular Opera/Concert is unable to perform for any reason, we JMB Travel Consultants cannot be held responsible for this change. In the event of an Opera or Festival being cancelled for whatever reason we will refund to you whatever refunds we receive from the event organiser.

17. Outdoor Performances In the event of adverse weather conditions a full refund of the face value of the performance ticket will be made only if the performance fails to start and payment must be collected from the box office. If abandonment occurs into the start the conditions of the ticket purchased prevent any refund.

Days before departure when written cancellation received

Cancellation charge

More than 60 days Deposit

32- 59 days (inclusive)

60% of the holiday cost

31 days or less 100% of the holiday cost

TERMS OF BOOKING

Documents

November 2016 – 2017 Opera - JMB Travel · Hotel Aquabella (Pensione)H H H Situated in the heart of historic Aix, the hotel has an excellent restaurant serving local cuisine and