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FLORENCE &
THE FESTIVAL PUCCINIANO
JULY 20 - 28, 2008

the Maestro in repose

Turandot, Madama Butterfly
& Tosca at Torre del Lago
plus Florence, Siena, Pisa and Lucca

Celebrating 150 years of Giacomo Puccini


SANTA FE OPERA FESTIVAL
AUGUST 11 - 17, 2008

the incomparable Santa Fe Opera House

Adriana Mater, The Marriage of Figaro,
Billy Budd, Radamisto & Falstaff
at the Sante Fe Opera

With city tours, fine dining and
optional Bandelier National Monument

.
What clients are saying
about our Tours:

We can't say enough good things about our trip. The hotels, restaurants, tour guides, and opera performances were all first class. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and felt very well taken care of the entire time. Thank you for doing such a great job in preparing the trip for us.
— Sandra F., Florence, Turin & Milan '08

We have now settled back into our daily routine, which is...a little boring compared with the fun we had on the Aria trip to Prague & Vienna. Apart from the quality of the performances and tours you selected, it was your tireless dedication to the smooth operation of the tour which makes us look back so fondly on the trip.
—Heinz F.,
Prague & Vienna 07/08

"You did a FABULOUS job taking care of us! We were not disappointed with even ONE minute of our trip. My family had a wonderful time under your amazing and attentive care; everything went so smoothly for us each and every day. We cannot think of ONE thing extra that you could have done."
—Laura T., Ontario '07


MONTREAL, QUÉBEC CITY
& OTTAWA

SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 3, 2008

Picturesque Québec City

La fanciulla del West in Montréal,
Orchestre Symphonique de Québec,
National Arts Centre Orchestra
with Zubin Mehta & Pinchas Zukerman,
Escher String Quartet


AUTUMN IN ONTARIO
OCTOBER 3 - 12, 2008

Ontario's autumn canvas

War and Peace & Don Giovanni in Toronto,
Mrs. Warren's Profession,
Wonderful Town
An Inspector Calls & The Stepmother
at the Shaw Festival,
Hamlet, Caesar and Cleopatra,
Cabaret and The Music Man
at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival


VERDI'S ITALY:
VENICE, MILAN & EMILIA-ROMAGNA
OCTOBER 17 - 27, 2008

The Maestro...

Private performance of Nabucco
at La Fenice in Venice (with gala dinner)
,
Le nozze di Figaro &
La Dame aux camelias
at Teatro alla Scala in Milan,
Don Pasquale in Cremona,
Rigoletto in Parma & Il Corsaro in Busseto


FESTIVE PRAGUE & VIENNA
DECEMBER 23, '08 - JANUARY 2, '09

Prague's Charles Bridge

Rusalka, La finta giardiniera
& Tosca in Prague;
Die lustigen Nibelungen,
Vienna Philharmonic with Daniel Barenboim,
Beethoven's 9th Symphony & the
Imperial Kaiserball in Vienna

Optional Götterdämmerung
& Die Fledermaus in Vienna

DESIGN YOUR OWN TOUR

We will gladly make custom
arrangements for any and all of your
desired destinations for opera,
theatre, art, wine, golf or any other
pastime or pursuit.

As part of this service, we will

- assist with planning
- secure hotels and performance tickets
- suggest restaurants and activities
- arrange for private tours
- provide performance information
and anything else you require

You dream it, we do the work.

TOURS — 2009


GREAT LIBRARIES OF NEW YORK
FEBRUARY 5 - 9, 2009
OPTIONAL WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW

New York Public Library
.
Eugene Onegin, Adriana Lecouvreur
and Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera

With tours of the Morgan,
New York Public and Frick Libraries


ESCAPE TO SARASOTA
MARCH 18 - 23, 2009

Sarasota Opera House
.
Tosca, L'elisir d'amore, L'amico Fritz
& Don Carlos
plus 2 special concerts
at the Sarasota Opera

Ringling Museum of Art, Cà d'Zan Mansion,
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens,
Deluxe accommodations & exquisite dining


VENICE, FLORENCE & MILAN
APRIL/EARLY MAY, 2009

La Serenissima
.
Maria Stuarda at Teatro La Fenice
Götterdämmerung and Lang Lang
at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
The Rake's Progress & Il viaggio a Reims
at Teatro alla Scala in Milan

With The Last Supper, Scrovegni Chapel,
Uffizi Gallery & Accademia in Florence,
i Frari and Scuola di S. Rocco


GARDENS OF ENGLAND & WALES
MAY 27 - JUNE 5, 2009
with optional post-tour LONDON


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Mitridate, re di Ponto, The Queen of Spades
&
La bohème at the Welsh National Opera
plus the Bath Music Festival

With tours at Kew Gardens,
Windsor Castle,
The National Arboretum at Westonbirt,
Lacock, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Cardiff
and the National Botanic Garden of Wales


SEATTLE 'RING' 2009
AUGUST 24 - 31, 2009

Rhinemaidens

Top category orchestra seats for
Der Ring des Nibelungen at Seattle Opera

Lectures and Special Events,
Fairmont Olympic Hotel (5-star)
breakfasts, plus five special meals,
city touring, all transfers


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