SANTA FE OPERA August 15 - 20, 2011 The Santa Fe Opera, in its spectacular opera house, will perform Gounod's FAUST, Puccini’s LA BOHÈME, Berg’s WOZZECK, Menotti’s THE LAST SAVAGE, and Vivaldi’s GRISELDA. Accommodations at the Inn and Spa at Loretto and fascinating sightseeing round out this trip to the "Land of Enchantment." LONDON and GLYNDEBOURNE August 3 - 6, 2011 At London's Royal Albert Hall, a PROMS CONCERT, and at Glyndebourne, Handel's RINALDO. WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL in ST. PETERSBURG July 19 - 25, 2011 Performances of the XIX Stars of the White Nights Festival; fascinating sightseeing including a canal cruise. SAVONLINNA OPERA FESTIVAL - FINLAND July 14 - 18, 2011 A few days of relaxation in Finland’s famous Lake District and two choice productions by the world’s most beautiful opera festival at OLAVINLINNA CASTLE in Savonlinna: TOSCA and LOHENGRIN. Wagner's DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN in Weimar, Germany July 4 - 11, 2011 Beautiful Weimar for an exciting production of Wagner's Ring conducted by Martin Hoff and directed by Michael Schulz. OPERA GALA in SOUTHERN ITALY Catania, Palermo, Naples, Rome May 17 - 28, 2011 Catania: Wagner's PARSIFAL Palermo: Prokofiev’s ballet CENERENTOLA Naples: Verdi’s LES VÊPRES SICILIENNES Rome: Verdi’s LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO MUSICAL POLAND March 31 - April 11, 2011 WARSAW: The ballet AND THE RAIN WILL PASS; Bizet's CARMEN; a CONCERT during the 15th Easter Beethoven Festival at National Philharmonic Hall with Rudolf Buchbinder as soloist; private concerts. WROCLAW: Mussorgsky’s BORIS GODUNOV; Verdi’s RIGOLETTO. KRAKOW: A SYMPHONY CONCERT at Krakow Philharmonic Hall; Tchaikovsky’s THE QUEEN OF SPADES. OPERA GALA in NORTHERN ITALY Turin, Milan, Venice March 19 - 27, 2011 TURIN: Verdi’s I VESPRI SICILIANI at the Teatro Regio. MILAN: Mozart’s DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE and Puccini’s TOSCA at La Scala. VENICE: Verdi’s RIGOLETTO at La Fenice and a CONCERT at the CHIESA DI SAN VIDAL by the INTERPRETI VENEZIANI. NEW YEAR’S IN VIENNA December 27, 2010 - January 3, 2011 Three performances on this gala tour: NEW YEAR’S CONCERT PREVIEW by the Vienna Philharmonic in the “Goldener Saal” of the Musikverein conducted by Franz Welser-Möst. BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONY at the Vienna Konzerthaus by the Vienna Symphony and the Vienna Academy of Song conducted by Louis Langrée. DIE FLEDERMAUS at the Vienna State Opera featuring Camilla Nylund, Angelika Kirchschlager, Markus Werba, Michael Schade with Patrick Lange conducting. The option of attending the Imperial Ball on New Year's Eve. ITALIAN OPERA GALA The VERDI FESTIVAL in PARMA and LA SCALA in MILAN October 22 - 30, 2010 PARMA - the Verdi Festival: Verdi’s IL TROVATORE, I VESPRI SICILIANI, ATTILA MILAN - at La Scala: Donizetti’s L’ELISIR D’AMORE with Donato Renzetti conducting, and Bizet’s CARMEN with Gustavo Dudamel conducting. POLAND’S CHOPIN CELEBRATION Frédéric Chopin, THE IMMORTAL GENIUS Krakow, Czarny Las, Warsaw October 19 - 25 , 2010 Special visits to Chopin sites. Concerts including Chopin and Schumann at St. Catherina's Church, the Laureates of the 16th International Chopin Piano Competition and a Recital of Chopin Songs by Artists of the Polish National Opera. CHICAGO LYRIC OPERA October 14 - 17 , 2010 The Chicago Lyric Opera: MACBETH and CARMEN. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a concert conducted by Music Director, Riccardo Muti. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA September 22 - 26, 2010 The San Francisco Opera: WERTHER, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, AIDA. The San Francisco Symphony in a concert led by Music Director, Michael Tilson Thomas. MEDITERRANEAN MUSIC CRUISE September 20 - 29, 2010 The Cradle of Western Civilisation From Rome to Istanbul Aboard the All-Suite, 57-Cabin Corinthian II BAYREUTH FESTIVAL August 12 - 15, 2010 Wagner's DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG and PARSIFAL at the Richard Wagner Festival. SANTA FE OPERA August 9 - 14, 2010 MADAME BUTTERFLY, THE MAGIC FLUTE, THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, LIFE IS A DREAM, ALBERT HERRING. Plus fascinating sightseeing in "the land of enchantment." LONDON and GLYNDEBOURNE August 2 - 5, 2010 London: PROMS CONCERT at the Royal Albert Hall conducted by Donald Runnicles with music by Foulds, Vaughan Williams and Elgar. Glyndebourne: HÄNSEL UND GRETEL with Alice Coote, Lydia Teuscher, and Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke; Robin Ticciati conducting. SAVONLINNA OPERA FESTIVAL July 15 - 19, 2010 Performances of CARMEN and LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR at the Olavinlinna Castle, site of Finland's Savonlinna Opera Festival. Sightseeing in Helsinki, Kerimäki and Retretti. WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL in ST. PETERSBURG July 13 - 19, 2010 Performances of ATTILA, CARMEN, EUGENE ONEGIN, SWAN LAKE, LA BAYADÈRE, and a PRIVATE PIANO CONCERT at the Rimsky-Korsakov Apartment, plus extensive sightseeing to the museums and palaces of this extraordinary city. Wagner's DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN in Los Angeles May 29 - June 7, 2010 The Los Angeles Opera presents Wagner's RING staged and designed by Achim Freyer and conducted by James Conlon. The outstanding cast includes Michelle DeYoung, Linda Watson, Plácido Domingo, John Treleaven, and Vitalij Kowaljow. In addition, there will be a concert by the vibrant American soprano Christine Brewer at the Frank Gehry designed Walt Disney Concert Hall. ITALIAN OPERA GALA Turin, Milan, Florence, Venice May 20 - 29, 2010 TURIN: at the Teatro Regio, LA BOHÈME. MILAN: at La Scala, DAS RHEINGOLD. FLORENCE: at the 83rd Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, which is honoring Chopin for the 200th Anniversary of his birth, a Chopin Piano Recital by Daniel Barenboim plus a Concert with Zubin Mehta conducting Bartók’s “The Miraculous Mandarin” and Chopin’s Concertos Numbers 1 and 2 with Daniel Barenboim pianist. VENICE: at La Fenice, DON GIOVANNI. SPRINGTIME on OUR SHORES May 16 - 29, 2010 Cruise on the deluxe Clelia II: West Palm Beach, Charleston, Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg, Newport, Portland, Bar Harbor, Halifax, Louisbourg, Argentia, St. Johns. A grand voyage and music cruise from Florida to Newfoundland on board the all-suite, 100-guest, Clelia II. Performing artists include Jeffrey Brown, Juliana Di Giacomo, Chad Johnson - and guest lecturers William Ferris and Dwight Young. SPAIN - Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid April 21 - 30, 2010 Barcelona: DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL. Valencia: LA TRAVIATA. Madrid: SALOME and CROWN JEWELS. DRESDEN and PRAGUE March 21 - 29, 2010 Dresden: DER ROSENKAVALIER, DIE SCHWEIGSAME FRAU, a recital by Sir John Tomlinson at the Semperoper. Leipzig: Organ Recital at ST. THOMAS CHURCH, Bach's ST. JOHN PASSION at the Gewandhaus, Riccardo Chailly conducting. Prague: THE MAGIC FLUTE (Estates Theatre), and LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN (National Theatre). Outstanding casts. Great sightseeing. An exquisite musical experience.