24 April - 20 December 2009
£525 - £625
The superb 2009 season at La Fenice includes.
MARIA STUARDA by Gaetano Donizetti April
MADAMA BUTTERFLY by Giacomo Puccini May
GOTTERDAMMERUNG by Richard Wagner June - July
LA TRAVIATA by G. Verdi September
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by Pietro Mascagni and SARKA by Janáček December
We have access to the best seats and boxes and even to tickets to otherwise 'sold out' performances. From time to time A&C offer escorted Opera & Wine tours based in Milan.
Packages available from Arblaster & Clarke:
Staying in the central 4* hotel in Venice.
First Class tickets to La Fenice.
Venice information booklet.
Arblaster & Clarke restaurant notes and Opera synopsis.
Approximate Price per person £545 - £625. (Subject to exact hotel room & ticket prices)
The hotels are within walking distance of La Fenice, and of course the San Marco, and several good restaurants.
Upgrades normally available to Superior rooms at the hotel or at a 5*.
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Given the flexibility we offer in arranging a spectacular Opera break, we strongly suggest you call the office and discuss the possibilities with us. It may be that you wish us to book accommodation and flights, or perhaps you will only require the Opera tickets and a hotel, this is why no price is stated.
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Sole Occupancy:
on application
Deposit: £0.00
Room Upgrade: on application
Independent Opera, La Fenice, Venice
MARIA STUARDA by Gaetano Donizetti
24/04/2009 (evening)
26/04/2009 (afternoon)
28/04/2009 (evening)
29/04/2009 (evening)
30/04/2009 (evening)
02/05/2009 (afternoon)
03/05/2009 (afternoon)
Conductor: Bruno Campanella Direction by Denis Krief
Cast includes: Fiorenza Cedolins as Queen Maria Stuada (soprano), Sonia Ganassi as Queen Elizabeth of England (mezzo-soprano), José Bros as Robert, Earl of Leicester (tenor), Mirko Palazzi as Giorgio Talbot.
(A new production. Last performed at La Fenice in 1840)
MADAMA BUTTERFLY by Giacomo Puccini
22/05/2009 (evening)
23/05/2009 (afternoon)
24/05/2009 (afternoon)
26/05/2009 (evening)
27/05/2009 (evening)
29/05/2009 (evening)
30/05/2009 (early evening)
31/05/2009 (evening)
Conductor: Eliahu Inbal
Cast includes: Micaela Carosi asCio Cio San, Massimiliano Pisapia as Pinkerton and Gabriele Viviani as Sharpless
GOTTERDAMMERUNG by Richard Wagner
25/06/2009 (evening)
28/06/2009 (afternoon)
01/07/2009 (evening)
04/07/2009 (afternoon)
07/07/2009 (evening)
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate Direction: Robert Carsen
Cast includes Stefan Vinke as Siegfried, Olaf Bär as Gunther, Gidon Saks and Werner Van Mechelen as Hagen and Alberich; Jayne Casselman as Brünnhilde, Nicola Beller Carbone as Gutruneand Natasha Petrinski as Waltraute.
LA TRAVIATA by G. Verdi
06/09/2009 (evening)
08/09/2009 (evening)
09/09/2009 (evening)
10/09/2009 (evening)
11/09/2009 (evening)
12/09/2009 (afternoon)
13/09/2009 (afternoon)
15/09/2009 (evening)
16/09/2009 (evening)
17/09/2009 (evening)
18/09/2009 (evening)
19/09/2009 (afternoon)
Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung. Direction by Robert Carsen
Cast includes: Patrizia Ciofi as Violetta and Vittorio Grigolo as Alfredo.
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA by Pietro Mascagni and *SARKA *by Janáček
11/12/2009 (evening)
13/12/2009 (afternoon)
16/12/2009 (evening)
18/12/2009 (evening)
20/12/2009 (afternoon)
Cavalleria Rusticana - Conductor: Eliahu Inbal Production Ermanno Olmi. (new production)
cast includes Titiana Smirnova as Santuzza (soprano) and Walter Fraccaro as Turiddu (tenor).
Sarka - Conductor: Eliahu Inbal Cast TBA. (Italian première).
For more information on any of these Operas and for prices for the tickets, please call the office ask to speak to Elly, alternatively e-mail tours@winetours.co.uk.
To Book
Please email us or phone us on 0044 (0)1730 263111.
The booking procedure is as follows:
We will be to discuss hotels and other aspects of your trip with you. The dates shown and hotels mentioned are subject to availability.
If you wish to go ahead with the trip we will check availability for you on receipt of a credit or debit card number as a guarantee.
The deposit of £200 per person will be debited immediately if the dates are available as requested, this then becomes a confirmed booking.
The balance is due eight weeks before departure.
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