*Click on the titles which are in RED to see the full itinerary.* 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. SPAIN - Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid April 21 - 30, 2010 Barcelona: DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL. Valencia: LA TRAVIATA. Madrid: SALOME and CROWN JEWELS. PRAGUE, BUDAPEST, VIENNA May 7 - 19, 2010 Prague: TOSCA, LIBUSE, ANASTASIA (ballet), DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE. Budapest: NABUCCO, DON CARLO, LA CLEMENZA DI TITO. Vienna: CARMEN, MACBETH, COPPÉLIA (ballet), MANON. Fabulous casts. The detailed itinerary will be released shortly. 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. 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. 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. LONDON and PARIS May 29 - June 6, 2010 LONDON: Royal Opera/Covent Garden: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO; the English National Opera: THE PEARL FISHERS. PARIS: Bastille Opera: LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN, DIE WALKÜRE; Palais Garnier: LA BAYADÈRE (ballet). The detailed itinerary will be released shortly. MEDITERRANEAN INTERLUDE A Celebration of Culture, Music & Cuisine From Rome to Barcelona with a Special Trip to Torre del Lago Puccini Aboard the All-Suite Corinthian II with Special Guest Lecturer, Author Frances Mayes June 1 - 10, 2010 Guest lecturers Frances Mayes, Lamar J. R. Cecil and Margaret Farr. Accompanying musicians Amy Corfield Williamson, Scott Williamson and Scott Beard. ISRAEL June 2 - 10, 2010 Jerusalem. At Masada: a CONCERT RECITAL by Jessye Norman and NABUCCO with Murzaev, Burchuladze, Guleghina. Tiberias. The detailed itinerary will be released shortly. VOYAGE into the CLASSICAL WORLD Exploring the Ancient Sites of the Greek Islands & Turkey Aboard the All-Suite Corinthian II with Members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center June 17 - 27, 2010 Special concerts by members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: David Finckel, Wu Han, Philip Seltzer and Arnaud Sussmann. Lectures by classical archaeologist Dr. Kathleen Lynch. WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL in ST. PETERSBURG June 28 - July 5, 2010 Fine performances and extensive sightseeing to the museums and palaces of this extraordinary city. SEA and MUSIC CRUISE on board the deluxe MEIN SCHIFF July 7 - 17, 2010 Kiel, Tallinn, St. Petersburg (2 nights during the White Nights Festival), Helsinki, Stockholm, Koenigsberg, Kiel The Vienna Philharmonic on board with maestros Valery Gergiev and Christian Thielemann. Soloists Rudolf Buchbinder and Ildikó Raimondi. Three symphony concerts in historic auditoriums. Mr. Buchbinder will perform all the Beethoven piano concertos, and four chamber concerts. The detailed itinerary will be released shortly. MUNICH and SALZBURG July 22 - 31, 2010 Munich: DON CARLO, COSÌ FAN TUTTE, L’ELISIR D’AMORE, LOHENGRIN. Salzburg: Schedule to be confirmed soon. The detailed itinerary will be released as soon as possible. SANTA FE OPERA August 9 - 14, 2010 MADAME BUTTERFLY, THE MAGIC FLUTE, THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, LIFE IS A DREAM, ALBERT HERRING. THE CRADLE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION A Voyage in the Ancient Mediterranean Featuring Classical Music Performances Aboard the All-Suite, 57-Cabin Corinthian II From Rome to Istanbul September 20 - 29, 2010