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OperaHouses & Festivals

November 2015 – October 2016

JMB TRAVEL CONSULTANTS Opera specialists for 30 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, Opera on the Lake ............................. 9Budapest Opera House State Opera ............................................... 10Dresden Opera House Staatsoper ............................................. 10-11Madrid Opera House Teatro Real ................................................... 12Milan Opera House Teatro Alla Scala ................................................ 13Munich Opera House Bayerische Staatsoper ................................... 14-15Munich Opera Festival Bayerische Staatsoper ....................................... 15New York Opera House Metropolitan Opera ................................. 16-17Paris Opera House Opera Bastille, Palais Garnier ................................ 18-19Pesaro The Rossini Opera Festival ............................................. 19Prague Opera House State Opera ................................................... 20Puccini Opera Festival Torre del Lago .............................................. 21Savonlinna Opera Festival Olavinlinna Castle ..................................... 21Salzburg Opera Festival .................................................................... 22Venice Opera House Teatro La Fenice ............................................... 22Verona Opera Festival Arena di Verona ............................................. 23Vienna Opera House State Opera .............................................. 24-25Wexford Opera Festival Escorted Tour ....................................... 25Zurich Opera House Opernhaus .................................................... 26

Destinations

JMB Travel is one of the leading UK tour operators specialising solely in Opera, and has 30 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 2015/2016.

Jonathan M. BlizardManaging Director

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Introduction

Opera FestivalAix-en-ProvenceScheduled Events June – July 2016

Théâtre de L'Archevêché COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - 30 June I 2,5,8,11,13,15,17,19 July IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO Händel - 1,4,6,9,12,14 July Grand Théâtre de Provence OEDIPUS REX, LAS NOCES Stravinsky - 15,17 July PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE Debussy - 2,4,7,13,16 July

Prices from £599 per person (sharing a room)

Includes two category II tickets, two 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 2015 – July 2016

Gran Teatre del Liceu BENVENUTO CELLINI Berlioz - John Osborn/Enea Scala, Kathryn Lewek, Maurizio Muraro 8,10,12,14,16,19 November DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Maureen McKay/Adela Zaharia, Allan Clayton/Adrian Strooper 18,20,21,22,23,24(m),26,27,28 July GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - Lance Ryan, Samuel Youn, Hans-Peter König, Oskar Hillebrandt 28(m) February I 3,7,11,14,19 March I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Bellini - Elına Garanca/Silvia Tro Santafé, Patrizia Ciofi/Ekaterina Siurina 17,20,22(m),23,25,26,28,29(m),31 May I 1 June LA BOHÈME Puccini - Tatiana Monogarova/Eleonora Buratto, Nathalie Manfrino/Olga Kulchynska 18,19,20,21,22,27,28,30 June I 1,2,3(m),6,7,8 July LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti - Elena Mosuc/María José Moreno, Juan Diego Flórez/Ismael Jord 4,5,7,10,11,12,14,15,17,18,20(m),23,27(m),29 December OTELLO Verdi - Aleksandrs Antonenko/Stuart Neill, Carmen Giannattasio/Ermonela Jaho 21,26,27,29,31 January I 1,4,5,7(m) February SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi - Leo Nucci/Giovanni Meoni/Plácido Domingo, Barbara Frittoli/Davinia Rodriguez 12,17(m),22,23,25,26,28,29 April (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.

Hotel 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

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Scheduled Events July – August 2016

Festpielhaus DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner - 26 July I 7,20 August DIE WALKÜRE WAGNER - 27 July I 8,21 August GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - 31 July I 12,16,25 August SIEGFRIED Wagner - 29 July I 10,23 August PARSIFAL Wagner - 25 July I 2,6,15,24,28 August DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - 30 July I 3,14,18,26 August TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner - 1,5,9,13,17,22 August

Price from £1895 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 ARIADNE AUF NAXOS R.Strauss - Elisabeth Trissenaar, Roman Trekel, Marina Prudenskaya, Emily Magee 17,20,24 January DAS RHEINGOLD Wagner - Michael Volle, Roman Trekel, Andrew Staples, Stephan Rügamer 11,26 June DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - Peter Rose, Camilla Nylund, Andreas Schager, Anja Schlosser 12,16,20,22,25 November DIDO AND AENEAS Purcell - Aurore Ugolin, Reuben Willcox, Deborah York, Céline Ricci 25,27 February DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - Simon O'Neill, Falk Struckmann, Michael Volle, Iréne Theorin 12(m),26(m) June DIE ZARENBRAUT Rimskij-Korsakov - Anatoli Kotscherga, Elena Tsallagova, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Tobias Schabel 3,6,10,17 April DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Stephan Rügamer/Peter Sonn, Evelin Novak/Adriane Queiroz 29,29(m) November 5,6(m),6,30 December I 1,3,3(m),6,15 January I 10,12 March I 15 April DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Christopher Maltman, Anna Samuil, Peter SonnJan Martinik 13,18,26,29 December FAUST Gounod - Pavol Breslik, Stephan Rügamer, René Pape, Alfredo Daza 10,12,17,20,23 December GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - Andreas Schager, Roman Trekel, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Falk Struckmann 19(m) June I 2(m) July


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

Berlin Opera House Continued


IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO Händel - Sylvia Schwartz, Delphine Galou, Charles Workman,Inga Kalna 14,17,23 November IL TROVATORE Verdi - Simone Piazzola, Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Adrian Sâmpetrean 8,11,14 July L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Pretty Yende, Vittorio Grigolo, Alfredo Daza, Renato Girolami I 1,4,8 November LA BOHÈME Puccini - Sonya Yoncheva, Anna Samuil, Joseph Calleja, Arttu Kataja 8,16,19 January LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Sonya Yoncheva, Cristina Damian, Katharina Kammerloher, Abdellah Lasri 19,22,25,27,31 December LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Dorothea Röschmann, Anna Prohaska, Lauri Vasar 7,9,11,13,15,19,21 November MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - Ermonela Jaho, Stefano La Colla, Katharina Kammerloher, Alfredo Daza 28 April I 1,3,12 May ORPHÉE ET EURYDICE Gluck - Bejun Mehta, Anna Prohaska, Nadine Sierra 18,23,27 March PARSIFAL Wagner - Wolfgang Koch, René Pape, Andreas Schager, Tómas Tómasson 20,25,28 March SIEGFRIED Wagner - Andreas Schager, Stephan Rügamer, Michael Volle, Jochen Schmeckenbecher 15,30 June SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi - Plácido Domingo, Krassimira Stoyanova, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Gaston Rivero 5,8,11 May TOSCA Puccini - Anja Kampe, Fabio Sartori, Michael Volle, Grigory Shkarupa 21,25,29 May TURN OF THE SCREW Britten - Maria Bengtsson/Emma Bell, Thomas Lichtenecker, Sónia Grané, Ann Murray 31 January I 3,6,10,17,20 February Deutsche Oper AÏDA Verdi - Ante Jerkunica/Tobias Kehrer, Anna Smirnova, Tatiana Serjan 22,25,28 November I 3,6,10 December CARMEN Bizet - Irene Roberts/Clémentine Margaine, Nicole Haslett/Elbenita Kajtazi 16,22,24 April I 2,7 July CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Mascagni - Daniela Barcellona/Ekaterina Gubanova, Russell Thomas/Jorge de León 23,26 March DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - Anja Harteros, Albert Pesendorfer, Daniela Sindram, Siobhan Stagg 10,14,17 April DIE ÄGYPTISCHE HELENA R.Strauss - Ricarda Merbeth, Stefan Vinke, Laura Aikin, Derek Welton 19 March I 1,8 April DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart - Lars Eidinger, Kathryn Lewek, Siobhan Stagg, Matthew Newlin 17,22,25,28 June I 1,6 July DIE LIEBE DER DANAE R.Strauss - Mark Delavan, Thomas Blondelle, Burkhard Ulrich, Manuela Uhl 12,18 March I 9 April DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Tobias Kehrer/Ante Jerkunica, Attilio Glaser/Thomas Blondelle/Matthew Newlin 13 November I 12,29 December I 2 January I 12 February I 23 April I 15 May I 3 June I 8 July DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Davide Luciano, Aurelia Florian, Matthew Newlin, Tobias Kehrer 1,2 November ELEKTRA R.Strauss - Doris Soffel/Waltraud Meier, Evelyn Herlitzius/Nina Stemme 3,7 April I 23,26 June IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Sunnyboy Dladla/Matthew Newlin, Noel Bouley, Jana Kurucová 26 December I 3 JanuaryI 5,13 February IL TROVATORE Verdi - Angela Meade, Rebecca Jo Loeb, Dalibor Jenis, Marko Mimica 28 May I 4,8,11,16 June

L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Seth Carico/Noel Bouley,John Chest/Simon Pauly 18,22 December I 4,6 March I 20,27 May LA BOHÈME Puccini - Teodor Ilincai/Yosep Kang/Giorgio Berrugi/Atalla Ayan 4,9,11,13(m),13,28,31,31(m) December LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Elena Mosuc/Irina Lungu/Diana Damrau 9,17 January I 21,27 February I 2,6 May LOHENGRIN Wagner - Albert Pesendorfer, Michael Weinius/Klaus Florian Vogt,Rachel Willis-Sørensen/ Manuela Uhl 31(m) January I 14(m) February I 5(m),8(m) May LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti - Marco Caria/Dalibor Jenis, Pretty Yende/Hulkar Sabirova 1,4 May MANON LESCAUT Puccini - Sondra Radvanovsky/Hui He,Davide Luciano 5,14 November I 13,17 March NABUCCO Verdi - Dalibor Jenis/Luca Salsi, Attilio Glaser 7,23,30 January PAGLIACCI Leoncavallo - Vladimir Galouzine/José Cura, Guanqun Yu/Carmen Giannattasio 23,26 March PETER GRIMES Britten - Christopher Ventris, Michaela Kaune/Judith Howarth, Markus Brück 7,11,18 February RIENZI Wagner - Torsten Kerl, Martina Welschenbach, Tobias Kehrer, Daniela Sindram 26 February I 5,11 March RIGOLETTO Verdi - Bryan Hymel, George Gagnidze, Olesya Golovneva/Olga Peretyatko 25,31 March I 24,30 June SALOMÉ R.Strauss - Burkhard Ulrich/Thomas Blondelle, Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet, Catherine Naglestad 24,29 January I 3,6 February I 2,6 April TANNHÄUSER Wagner - Ante Jerkunica/Albert Pesendorfer, Stephen Gould/Stefan Vinke 15 November I 24,27 March THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN Janácek - Derek Welton/Noel Bouley, Annika Schlicht, Clemens Bieber 17,19,23,27 December THE MAKROPULOS CASE Janácek - Evelyn Herlitzius, Ladislav Elgr, Seth Carico, Paul Kaufmann 19,25,28 February I 27,30 April TOSCA Puccini - Sondra Radvanovsky/Oksana Dyka/Hui He/Adrianne Pieczonka 21 November I 20 December I 6,10 January I 28 March I 14 May I 9,15 June TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Wagner - Stephen Gould, Albert Pesendorfer, Nina Stemme, Derek Welton 5,12,18 June TURANDOT Puccini - Catherine Foster/Erika Sunnegårdh, Peter Maus,Fabio Sartori/Roy Cornelius Smith 24,27 November(m) = Matinee Performance

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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.

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Prices from £595 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.

HotelsHotel 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 HAMLET Thomas - 20,25,28 July Opera on the LakeTURANDOT Puccini - 21,22,23,24,26,29,30,31 July I 2,4,5,6,7,9,11,12,13,14,16,19,20,21 August

Bregenz Opera Festival


Budapest Opera House

Scheduled Events November 2015 – June 2016

State Opera CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Mascagni - 27,31 March I 2,15,17,27 April DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - 3(m),6(m),10(m),13(m),17(m),20(m) March IL TROVATORE Verdi - 18,20,24,26 March I 1 April LA BOHÈME Puccini - 19,21,26,28 February I 3 March LEAR Reimann - 28,30 January I 2,11,13 February I 29,31 May PAGLIACCI Leoncavallo - 27,31 March I 2,15,17,27 April THE TEMPEST Adès - 19,21,25,28 May I 1 June (m) = Matinee Performance


Includes category I opera ticket, 3 nights’ hotel, bed and breakfast basis, flights from Heathrow 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.

Opera HouseDresden



Staatsoper ALCINA Händel - Heidi Stober, Serena Malfi, Veronica Cangemi, Angélique Noldus 19,25,27 March CARMEN Bizet - Gala El Hadidi/Elena Maximova, Zoltán Nyári/Daniel Johansson 8,8(m),14 May CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Mascagni - Sonia Ganassi, Teodor Ilincai, Tichina Vaughn 16,19,22 January I 6 February DER FREISCHÜTZ Weber - Sebastian Wartig, Tilmann Rönnebeck/Bernd Zettisch, Christiane Kohl/Ute Selbig 2,8,12,15 November I 9,15,21 January DER KAISER VON ATLANTIS Viktor Ullmann - Sebastian Wartig, Matthias Henneberg, Simeon Esper, Aaron Pegram 19,21,25,27,28 February I 2,3,5,6 March DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - Martin Gantner, Christiane Libor/Simone Schneider, Merto Sungu 23 December I 1,3,8,10 January DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - Johan Botha, Georg Zeppenfeld, Markus Marquardt, Petra Lang 20,23,28 February

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.

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

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Michael Eder/Georg Zeppenfeld, Ana Durlovski/Christina Poulitsi 21 November I 10,19,22 February I 5,6,11,13 March I 11 June DON CARLO Verdi - René Pape, Barbara Haveman, Tomislav Mužek, Ekaterina Gubanova 18,21,26 February DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Lucas Meachem, Maria Bengtsson, Aga Mikolaj, Christina Bock 12,16,18,24,29 June I 3 July ELEKTRA R.Strauss - Waltraud Meier/Tichina Vaughn, Iréne Theorin, Camilla Nylund EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky - Sabine Brohm, Camilla Nylund, Anke Vondung, Tichina Vaughn 30 June I 2,6,9 July FAUST Gounod - Wookyung Kim, John Relyea, Ailyn Pérez, Christoph Pohl 2,5,9 April HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - Gala El Hadidi, Carolina Ullrich, Matthias Henneberg 12(m),12,14,16,26(m),26 December IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Merto Sungu/Maxim Mironov/Pavel Kolgatin, Renato Girolami /Maurizio Muraro 23,29 April JULIUS CAESAR IN EGYPT Händel - David Hansen, Evan Hughes, Tichina Vaughn, Christina Bock 18,22,24 March L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Claudia Boyle, Pavol Breslik, Sebastian Wartig, Michael Eder 15,25 June I 1 July LA BOHÈME Puccini - Olga Mykytenko/Angel Blue/Jessica Rose Cambio, Emily Dorn/Carolina Ullrich 13,20,29 November I 4,7 December I 4,7,18,24,31 January I 26(m),26 June LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Venera Gimadieva, Yosep Kang, Markus Marquardt 30 April I 21,28 May I 2,4,7 June LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Christoph Pohl/Boaz Daniel/Sebastian Wartig, Barbara Senator/Ute Selbig 3,11 May I 3,10,23 June LOHENGRIN Wagner - Georg Zeppenfeld, Piotr Beczala, Anna Netrebko, Tomasz Konieczny 19,22,25,29 May MACBETH Verdi - Andrzej Dobber, Liang Li, Martina Serafin, Tomislav Mužek 17,22 December I 2 January MATHIS DER MALER Hindemith - Markus Marquardt, Matthias Henneberg, Tom Martinsen, Michael Eder 1,4,10,15,20 May ORLANDO Händel - Sonia Prina, Carolina Ullrich, Gala El Hadidi, Barbara Senator 7,12 February I 26 March PAGLIACCI Leoncavallo - Veronica Cangemi, Vladimir Galouzine/Mickael Spadaccini 16,19,22 January I 3,6 February THE GREAT GATSBY Harbison - Maria Bengtsson, Peter Lodahl, Raymond Very, John Chest 6,9,11,15,18,21 December TOSCA Puccini - Virginia Tola /Amanda Echalaz/Hui He, Riccardo Massi/Dmytro Popov 1,6 November I 14,22 April I 2,7 May (m) = Matinee Performance

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Teatro Real ALCINA Händel - Karina Gauvin/Sofia Soloviy, Anna Christy/María José Moreno 1,2,3,4,6,8,10 NovemberDER KAISER VON ATLANTIS Viktor Ullmann - Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester, Martin Winkler, Torben Jürgens, Roger Padullés 10,12,14,16,18 June DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Christof Fischesser/Rafał Siwek, Joel Prieto/Norman Reinhardt 16,17,19,20,22,23,24,25,26,28,29,30 January I PURITANI Bellini - Fernando Javier Radó, Nicolas Testé/Roberto Tagliavini 4,6,7,11,13,14,17,19,20,24 July MOSES UND ARON Schönberg - Albert Dohmen, John Graham-Hall, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Michael Pflumm 24,28 May I 1,5,9,13,17 June PARSIFAL Wagner - Detlef Roth, Ante Jerkunica, Franz-Josef Selig, Evgeny Nikitin 2,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27,30 April RIGOLETTO Verdi - Stephen Costello/Francesco Demuro, Leo Nucci/Juan Jesús Rodríguez 30 November I 2,3,5,6,8,10,11,15,16,19,20,26,27,29 December

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


Scheduled Events November 2015 – September 2016

Teatro Alla Scala DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - Günther Groissböck, Sophie Koch, Christiane Karg 4,7,10,14,17,21,24,29 June I 2 July DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - 2,4,6,8,10,13,19,21,23,26 September FALSTAFF Verdi - Eva Mei, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Eva Liebau 4 November GIOVANNA D'ARCO Verdi - Francesco Meli, Anna Netrebko, Carlos Alvarez, Dmitry Beloselskiy 7,10,13,15,18,21,23 December I 2 January IL TRIONFO DEL TEMPO E DEL DISINGANNO Händel - Lucia Cirillo, Martina Janková, Sara Mingardo, Leonardo Cortellazzi 28,30 January I 3,5,7,10,12,14 February L’HEURE ESPAGNOLE Ravel - Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Yann Beuron 17,20,22,24,26,31 May I 3,6 June LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Puccini - Eva-Maria Westbroek, Claudio Sgura, Marcelo Álvarez, Carlo Bosi 3,6,10,13,18,21,25,28 May L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILÉGES/THE DWARF Zemlinsky - Marianne Crebassa, Elodie Méchain, Anna Devin, Jean-Luc Ballestra 17,20,22,24,26,31 May I 3,6 June L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA Monteverdi - Leonardo Cortellazzi, Carmela Remigio, Monica Bacelli 22,24,27,29 September RIGOLETTO Verdi - Vittorio Grigolo, Leo Nucci, Carlo Colombara, Nadine Sierra 13,17,20,22,24,29 January I 6 February SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi - Leo Nucci/Plácido Domingo, Dmitry Beloselskiy 18,22,25,28 June I 1,5,8 July


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

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Bayerische Staatsoper ARABELLA R.Strauss - Kurt Rydl, Doris Soffel, Anja Harteros 13,16,19 January BORIS GODUNOV Musorgsky - Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Rachael Wilson, Eri Nakamura 23,25,29 April CARMEN Bizet - Tareq Nazmi, Andrea Borghini, Brandon Jovanovich 13,17,20 May COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - Golda Schultz, Angela Brower, Michael Nagy 20,22,24 November DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - Peter Rose, Catherine Naglestad, Klaus Florian Vogt 5,8,11 May DIALOGE DER KARMELITERINNEN Poulenc - Laurent Naouri, Christiane Karg, Stanislas de Barbeyrac 23,28,30 January I 1 February DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart - Brenda Rae/Albina Shagimuratova, Sofia Fomina 7,11,14 November I 26,30 April DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - Anne Schwanewilms, Christian Rieger, Daniela Sindram/Elisabeth Kulman 31 December I 1,4,6,8 January DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Wagner - Wolfgang Koch, Christof Fischesser, Kevin Conners 16,22,26,29 May I 4 June DIE WALKÜRE Wagner - Klaus Florian Vogt, Hans-Peter König, Thomas Johannes Mayer 28(m) November I 2(m),5(m) December DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - Georg Zeppenfeld, Mauro Peter, Markus Eiche 23,25,27,30 December I 2 January DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Erwin Schrott, Goran Juric, Marina Rebeka 14,17,20 January ELEKTRA R.Strauss - Gabriele Schnaut, Evelyn Herlitzius, Anne Schwanewilms 13,16,22 April FIDELIO Beethoven - Tareq Nazmi, Tomasz Konieczny, Peter Seiffert 7,10,14,16,20 February GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG Wagner - Lance Ryan, Markus Eiche, Hans-Peter König 13,16,19 December HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - Sebastian Holecek, Helena Zubanovich, Angela Brower/Tara Erraught 14,18,21 December IL TROVATORE Verdi - George Petean, Julianna Di Giacomo, Nadia Krasteva 10,13,17 March LA BOHÈME Puccini - Kristin Lewis, Joyce El-Khoury, Dmytro Popov 30 December I 3,5 January LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Maria Agresta, Tara Erraught, Heike Grötzinger 1,5,8 June LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Markus Eiche, Guanqun Yu, Anett Fritsch 11,14,18 June LOHENGRIN Wagner - Günther Groissböck, Klaus Florian Vogt, Edith Haller 20,24,27,31 March LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Donizetti - Levente Molnár, Brenda Rae, Pavol Breslik 25,28,31 May LUCREZIA BORGA Donizetti - Alex Esposito Donna, Edita Gruberova, Ismael Jordi 20,24,28 April MANON LESCAUT Puccini - Ermonela Jaho, Markus Eiche, Brandon Jovanovich, Roland Bracht 12,15,18 April MEFISTOFELE Boito - René Pape, Joseph Calleja, Kristıne Opolais 1,6,10,15 November NORMA Bellini - Aleksandrs Antonenko, Dean Power, Goran Juric 27 February I 1,4 March RIGOLETTO Verdi - Yosep Kang, Franco Vassallo, Patricia Petibon 9,13,17 November THE MAKROPULOS CASE Janácek - Angela Denoke, Pavel Cernoch, Kevin Conners 18,21,24 May TOSCA Puccini - Sondra Radvanovsky, Jorge de León, Ambrogio Maestri 8,11,14 May TURANDOT Puccini - Elena Pankratova, Ulrich Reß, Goran Juric 26,30 March I 2 April UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi - Piotr Beczala, Simon Keenlyside, Anja Harteros 6,9,19,23,28 March I 1 April WERTHER Massenet - Rolando Villazón/Matthew Polenzani, Michael Nagy 4 November

Munich Opera House


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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 2016

Bayerische StaatsoperDER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - 19,22 July DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - 14,17 July DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart - 29 July DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Wagner - 28,31 July DON GIOVANNI Mozart - 23,25 July LA BOHÈME Puccini - 3,6 July LA JUIVE Halévy - 19(m),26,30 June I 4,8 July LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 15,18 July LES INDES GALANTE Rameau - 24,26,27,29,30 July LOHENGRIN Wagner - 2 July LUCREZIA BORGA Donizetti - 13 July MEFISTOFELE Boito - 21,24 July THE FIERY ANGEL Prokofiev - 16 July TOSCA Puccini - 25,28 June I 1 July TURANDOT Puccini - 7,10 July UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi - 27,30 July(m) = Matinee Performance

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New York Opera House

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Scheduled Events November 2015 – May 2016

Metropolitan Opera House ANNA BOLENA Donizetti - Sondra Radvanovsky, Elına Garanca/Ekaterina Gubanova 5,9(m) January CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Mascagni - Violeta Urmana, Yonghoon Lee/Ricardo Tamura 21,25,28 January I 2,6(m),10,13,17,20,23,26 February DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL Mozart - Albina Shagimuratova, Paul Appleby/Benjamin Bliss 22,27,30 April I 3,7(m) May DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - Toby Spence, Susanna Phillips, Susan Graham, Dimitri Pittas 4,7,10,14,18,23,28,30 December I 2(m),7 January DON PASQUALE Donizetti - Eleonora Buratto, Ambrogio Maestri, Javier Camarena 4,9,12(m),15,18 March ELEKTRA R.Strauss - Nina Stemme, Waltraud Meier, Adrianne Pieczonka 14,18,23,26,30(m) April I 4,7 May IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Isabel Leonard/Ginger Costa-Jackson, Elliot Madore/David Pershall 16,19,21,24,26(m),29,30(m) December I 1,2 January IL TROVATORE Verdi - Yonghoon Lee/Marcello Giordani/Antonello Palombi 3,6,9,13(m) February L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Aleksandra Kurzak, Vittorio Grigolo/Mario Chang 10,14,19(m),23,26,30 March I 2,7 April LA BOHÈME Puccini - Maria Agresta/Hei-Kyung Hong, Susanna Phillips/Ana María Martínez/Marina Rebeka 5(m),9,12 November I 6,9,13,16,19,23(m) January I 15,21,25,29 April I 5 May LA DONNA DEL LAGO Rossini - Joyce DiDonato, Daniela Barcellona, Lawrence Brownlee 11,15,19(m),22,26 December LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Luca Pisaroni, Rachel Willis-Sørensen/Amanda Majeski 29 February I 3,7,12,16,19,22,26(m) March LES PÉCHEURS DE PERLES Bizet - Diana Damrau/Amanda Woodbury, Mariusz Kwiecien 31 December I 4,8,12,16(m),20,23,27,30 January I 4 February LULU Berg - Marlis Petersen, Susan Graham, Daniel Brenna, Johan Reuter 5,9,14,17,21(m),24,28 November I 3 December MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - Kristıne Opolais/Hei-Kyung Hong, Maria Zifchak 19,22,27 February I 2,5,17,21,25,29 March I 2(m),6,9,12 April MANON LESCAUT Puccini - Kristıne Opolais, Jonas Kaufmann, Massimo Cavalletti 12,15,18,24,27(m) February I 1,5(m),8,11 March MARIA STUARDA Donizetti - Sondra Radvanovksy, Elza van den Heever 29 January I 1,5,8,11,16,20(m) February OTELLO Verdi - Aleksandrs Antonenko, Zeljko Lucic, Sonya Yoncheva/Hibla Gerzmava 2,6 November


Opera House Continued


PAGLIACCI Leoncavallo - Barbara Frittoli, Roberto Alagna, George Gagnidze 21,25,28 January I 2,6(m),10,13,17,20,23,26 February RIGOLETTO Verdi - Stephen Costello/Piotr Beczala/Jean-François Borras 4,7,10,13,16,19 November I 2,5,8,12(m),17 December ROBERTO DEVEREUX Donizetti - Matthew Polenzani, Sondra Radvanovsky, Elına Garanca 24,28,31 March I 4,8,11,16(m),19 April SIMON BOCCANEGRA Verdi - Plácido Domingo, Lianna Haroutounian, Joseph Calleja 1,5,9(m),13,16 April TOSCA Puccini - Oksana Dyka/Angela Gheorghiu/Maria Guleghina/Liudmyla Monastyrska 2,6,11,18,21,28 November I 1 December TURANDOT Puccini - Christine Goerke/Lise Lindstrom/Nina Stemme/Jennifer Wilson 3,12 November I 11,15,18,22,26,30(m) January (m) = Matinee Performance

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 2015 – July 2016

Opera Bastille AÏDA Verdi - Orlin Anastassov, Anita Rachvelishvili/Daniela Barcellona 13,16,19(m),22,25,28 June I 1,4,9,10,12,13,16 July DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - Anja Harteros/Michaela Kaune, Peter Rose, Daniela Sindram 9,12,15(m),19,22(m),25,28,31 May DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Wagner - Gerald Finley, Günther Groissböck, Dietmar Kerschbaum 1,5,9,13(m),21,25,28 March IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Lawrence Brownlee, Nicola Alaimo, Pretty Yende 2,5,9,12,16,21(m),25,28 February I 2,4 March IL TROVATORE Verdi - Ludovic Tézier/Vitaliy Bilyy, Anna Netrebko/Hui He 28,31 January I 20,24,27,29 February I 3,6(m),10,15 March L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Aleksandra Kurzak, Roberto Alagna, Mario Cassi 2,5,8(m),11,14,18,21,25 November LA DAMNATION DE FAUST Berlioz - Sophie Koch, Jonas Kaufmann/Bryan Hymel 5,8,11,13(m),15,17,20(m),23,27(m),29 December LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Sonya Yoncheva/Maria Agresta, Antoinette Dennefeld 20,23,26,29(m) May I 1,4,7,11,14,17,20,26(m),29 June MOSES UND ARON Schönberg - Thomas Johannes Mayer, John Graham-Hall, Julie Davies 3,6,9 November RIGOLETTO Verdi - Michael Fabiano/Francesco Demuro, Quinn Kelsey/Franco Vassallo 9,11,14,17(m),20,23,26,28 April I 2,5,7,10,14,16,21,24,27,30 May WERTHER Massenet - Piotr Beczala, Stéphane Degout, Paul Gay 20,23,26,29 January I 1,4 February Palais Garnier BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE Bartók - 20,23,27,29(m) November I 2,4,6,8,10,12 December CAPRICCIO R.Strauss - Adrianne Pieczonka, Wolfgang Koch, Benjamin Bernheim 19,22,25,27,31(m) January I 3,6,10,14(m) February IOLANTA Tchaikovsky - Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Sonya Yoncheva, Arnold Rutkowski 7,9,11,14,17,19,21,23,25,26,28,30 March I 1 April LA VOIX HUMAINE Poulenc - 20,23,27,29(m) November I 2,4,6,8,10,12 December LEAR Reimann - Bo Skovhus, Gidon Saks, Andreas Scheibner 20,23,26,29(m) May I 1,6,9,12 June (m) = Matinee Performance

Opera House


Paris Opera House

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.


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.

Pesaro The Rossini Opera Festival

Scheduled Events August 2016

Teatro Rossini CIRO IN BABILONIA Rossini - 10,13,16,19 August IL TURCO IN ITALIA Rossini - 9,12,15,18 August IL VIAGGIO A REIMS Rossini - 14,14,17 August Adriatic Arena LA DONNA DEL LAGO Rossini - 8,11,14,17 August

HotelsHotel 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 OperaAÏDA Verdi - 19 December I 15 January I 27 February I 5 March I 3 April I 21 May CARMEN Bizet - 21 November I 4 December I 30 January I 18 February I 23 March I 1 April I 28 May I 11 June DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - 20,31 December I 20 January DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - 1,3,29 May I 21 June ELEKTRA R.Strauss - 10,14,18,22,25 June HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - 2(m),2,5(m),5 December I 31,31(m) January I 14(m),14 February I 6 April I 10 May I 1,1(m) June IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - 6 November I 26 December I 17 January I 10 February 9 March I 7 April I 5 May IL TROVATORE Verdi - 11 November I 12 December I 13 January I 25 February I 2,10 March I 19 April LA BOHÈME Puccini - 13,19 November I 8,16 December I 19 January I 13 February I 16 March I 11 May LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 27 March I 16 April I 6 May I 5 June I 1 July MACBETH Verdi - 24 November I 17 December I 14 January I 21 February I 13 April I 19 May I 15 June MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - 4,9,20 February I 13,20 March I 2,10 April I 22 May I 12,28 June MEFISTOFELE Boito - 20 November I 8 December I 10,27 January I 28 February I 17 March I 17 April I 9 June NABUCCO Verdi - 15 November I 2,22 January I 12 February I 16 March I 13,26 May I 4 June NORMA Bellini - 18,22 November I 6 December I 7 January I 17 June RIGOLETTO Verdi - 29 November I 29 January I 17,26 February I 31 March I 15,29 April ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Gounod - 21,23,27 April I 12,25 May I 16 June RUSALKA Dvorak - 17 November I 3,25 December I 21,24 January I 11 March I 6 April SALOMÉ R.Strauss - 12,14 November I 11,13 December TOSCA Puccini - 25 November I 3 January TURANDOT Puccini - 12,25 March I 8 April I 5 May

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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




On the Lake Torre del LagoTURANDOT Puccini - 15,23,30 July I 12 AugustMADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - 29 July I 10 AugustTOSCA Puccini - 6,7,8,9,10,11 AugustLA BOHEME Puccini - 16,17,18,19,20,21,22 July I 5 AugustAuditorium E. CarusoTURANDOT of Ferruccio Busoni 24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 July I 13 August

4 days holiday offer Ilaria from £695 per person.Hotel Piccolo Puccini from £595 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


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.


Olavinlinna CastleDON GIOVANNI Mozart - 9,18,20,22,25 JulyFALSTAFF Verdi - 13,15 July FROM THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD Janáek - 23,26,28,30 JulyLA BOHÈME Puccini - 2,4,6 August MACBETH Verdi - 14,16 JulyOTELLO Verdi - 8,12,19,21,27,29 JulyNORMA Bellini - 3,5 August

Savonlinna Opera Festival


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]

Venice Opera Festival

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Teatro La Fenice IDOMENEO Mozart - Brenden Gunnell, Monica Bacelli, Ekaterina Sadovnikova 20,22,24,26,28 November IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - 7,11,13,19,22,26 May I 1 June LA TRAVIATA Verdi - 29 January I 5,6,7,9,10,11 February I 8,9,10,12,17,22,24 April I 8,12,14,20,28 May I 5 June MADAMA BUTTERFLY Puccini - 18,20,22,24,26 March STIFFELIO Verdi - Stefano Secco, Julianna Di Giacomo, Dimitri Platanias 22,24,28,30 January I 3 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.



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).


Program available mid November 2015 visit our website: www.jmb-travel.co.uk for details

Summer Festival

HotelsHotel Radisson Blu Altstadt H H H H H

Hotel Villa Carlton H H H H

Salzburg

To book please phone 01242 221300 or email: [email protected] .23 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 £829 per personHotel de Capuleti from £649 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 – £16 per ticket). (Ticket and room up-grades and without travel options available on request).

Scheduled Events June – August 2016

Arena di VeronaAÏDA Verdi - 25,30 June I 3,7,14,17,24,28,31 July I 7,9,14,18,21,24,28 AugustCARMEN Bizet - 24 June I 1,6,9,13,16,29 July I 5,11,17,20,23,27 AugustIL TROVATORE Verdi - 6,10,13,26 AugustLA TRAVIATA Verdi - 2,5,8,12,15,22,26,30 JulyTURANDOT Puccini - 23,27 July

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.

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State OperaDAS RHEINGOLD Wagner - Tomasz Konieczny, Norbert Ernst, Michaela Schuster 10 January DER ROSENKAVALIER R.Strauss - Anja Harteros, Peter Rose, Rachel Frenkel 6,11,16,19 December I 3,6,9 June DIE FLEDERMAUS Strauss, J - Adrian Eröd, Petra Maria Schnitzer, Jochen Schmeckenbecher 31 December I 1,3 June DON GIOVANNI Mozart - Adam Plachetka, Hibla Gerzmava/Rachel Willis-Sørensen 1 November I 24,27,30 April ELEKTRA R.Strauss - Anna Larsson, Nina Stemme, Anne Schwanewilms 13,17,21,25 November EUGENE ONEGIN Tchaikovsky - Anna Netrebko, Christopher Maltman, Dmitry Korchak 2,5 November FIDELIO Beethoven - Evgeny Nikitin/Egils Silins, Klaus Florian Vogt/Robert Dean Smith 7,11,14 January I 3,7,11 May HÄNSEL UND GRETEL Humperdinck - Adrian Eröd, Janina Baechle, Daniela Sindram/Margarita Gritskova 19,22,26,29 November I 1,4 December IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA Rossini - Javier Camarena/Antonino Siragusa/Pavel Kolgatin 5,8 January I 29 February I 3 March L' ELISIR D'AMORE Donizetti - Valentina Nafornita, Saimir Pirgu, David Pershall 10,13 June LA BOHÈME Puccini - Piero Pretti/Jean-François Borras, Marita Kvarving Sølberg/Maria Agresta 7,9,12,15 November I 19,22,26 March LA CENERENTOLA Rossini - Benjamin Bruns, Gabriel Bermúdez, Pietro Spagnoli 22,26,29 December LA TRAVIATA Verdi - Irina Lungu/Marina Rebeka, Pavol Breslik/Dmytro Popov 17,20,23 May LE NOZZE DI FIGARO Mozart - Adam Plachetka/Luca Pisaroni, Olga Bezsmertna/Rachel Willis-Sørensen 27,30 November I 3 December I 22,25,28 June MACBETH Verdi - Ludovic Tézier, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Tatiana Serjan 8,12,15,18 June RIGOLETTO Verdi - Joseph Calleja/Juan Diego Flórez, Ambrogio Maestri/Carlos Alvarez 22,25,28,31 January SALOMÉ R.Strauss - Herwig Pecoraro/Gerhard Siegel, Carole Wilson 7,10 December I 16,19,21 January SIEGFRIED Wagner - Stephen Gould, Linda Watson, Herwig Pecoraro 7 January TOSCA Puccini - Martina Serafin, Roberto Alagna, Michael Volle 2,5,8 December I 7,10 February I 9,16 April UN BALLO IN MASCHERA Verdi - Ramón Vargas, Simon Keenlyside, Kristin Lewis 12,15,18 January I 19,23,26,29 April VEC MAKROPULOS JANÁCEK - Laura Aikin, Rainer Trost, Margarita Gritskova 13,15,18,20,23 December WERTHER MASSENET - Matthew Polenzani, Markus Eiche, Elına Garanca 11,14,16,20 November

NEW YEARS CONCERT – Musikverein – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 31 December I 1 January(Prices and availability on request)


Opera HouseVienna

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Vienna Opera House



Includes one balcony/gallery 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 £769 per person (sharing a room)

Includes three nights bed & breakfast and lunch en route; English speaking Tour Director, transfers to and from Wexford and top category opera tickets for three performances. (Each hold bag £45) Superior room supplement £60 per person Single room supplement £95.

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 HERCULANUM at Wexford Opera House at 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 VANESSA at Wexford Opera House at 8pm.

Tuesday 1st November – Friday 4th November 2016 (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 MARIA DE RUDENZ at Wexford 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 CARMEN Bizet - 2,7,10,14 April COSÌ FAN TUTTE Mozart - 1,3,5 June DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER Wagner - 20,25,28 FebruaryDIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Mozart - 12,15,21,24 AprilDON PASQUALE Donizetti - 17,20,23,28,30 JanuaryI PURITANI Bellini - 19,22,25,29 June I 3,7,10 JulyIL VIAGGIO A REIMS Rossini - 6,11,13,16,18,23,27 December I 1,3,5,7,9 JanuaryKING ARTHUR Purcell - 27 February I 1,3,11,16,18,20,28 MarchLA BOHÈME Puccini - 1,5,8,11,15,17,20,25,28 November I 1,4,8 DecemberLA CLEMENZA DI TITO Mozart - 1,3,5,8 JulyLA TRAVIATA Verdi - 10,13,18,21,27 NovemberMACBETH Verdi - 3,6,10,13,17,19,23,28 April I 5,7 MayORLANDO Händel - 13,16,20,22,24 MayRIGOLETTO Verdi - 5,9,12,14,18 FebruaryTOSCA Puccini - 24,28 June I 2,6,9 JulyTURANDOT Puccini - 12,15,19,22,26,30 December


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 3rd September 2015. 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

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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

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