SALZBURG & MUNICH

SALZBURG: Das Rheingold (Petrenko; Gerhaher, Melrose, Morison) and 5 concerts featuring conductors Kirill Petrenko and Daniel Harding and works by Mahler, Dvořak, Mozart, Bruch, Berlioz and Haydn. MUNICH: Parsifal (Mattei, Szabó, Fischesser, Stemme), Tosca (Pérez, Tézier, Snell) and Macbeth (Enkhbat, Tagliavini, Hernández). An incredible slate of performances by the world's greatest musicians make this an unmissable programme in 2026. It has been some time since we combined Salzburg and Munich, and the relatively short travel time between cities makes for a seamless combination that we are very excited about.

In Salzburg, we stay at the elegant Hotel Bristol (5-star), a small family-run property across from the house in which Mozart lived as a boy. Our seats are all Kategorie I between the 3rd and 13th rows for all performances. In Munich, we will stay at the recently-minted 5-star Rosewood, ideally-located in the heart of the city a short walk to the Nationaltheater and many of Munich's major points of interest. Our seats will be in top-category Parkett (orchestra) between 1st and 13th rows.

Excellent tours and cuisine round out this wonderful spring sojourn. Group will be limited to 12 members. We hope you will join us.

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ITINERARY

TUESDAY, MARCH 31

Independent departures for overnight flights to Munich.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Arrival at MUC and transfer to Salzburg (2 hrs) and the elegant Hotel Bristol, ideally situated beside the Mozarteum and Mirabell Palace. This evening we gather for introductions before our Welcome Dinner at a hidden gem local restaurant.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2 11.00 Following breakfast (included each day), gather in the hotel lobby and depart for a guided tour in the footsteps of Mozart.

13.00 Following the tour, we enjoy lunch at the K+K Restaurant.

18:15 Depart for our first performance at the Großes Festspielhaus, where Tugan Sokhiev conducts members of the Berlin Philharmonic alongside selected amateur musicians as part of their wonderful BE Phil development program. Works by Mozart and Dvořak. 19.00 start.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3 10.00 Today we tour the iconic Hohensalzburg Fortress, the medieval structure which has watched over the city for centuries. 17.00 Early dinner is included at the famous Goldener Hirsch.

19:00 Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berlin Philharmonic in a performance of Mahler's 8th Symphony at the Großes Festspielhaus.

Soprano I / Magna Peccatrix JACQUELYN WAGNER

Soprano II / Una poenitentium GOLDA SCHULTZ

Soprano / Mater gloriosa LIV REDPATH

Alto I / Mulier Samaritana BETH TAYLOR

Alto II / Maria Aegyptiaca FLEUR BARRON

Tenor / Doctor Marianus BENJAMIN BRUNS

Baritone / Pater ecstaticus GIHOON KIM

Bass / Pater profundus LE BU

SATURDAY, APRIL 4 14.45 After a restful morning, we make our way to the Mozarteum for a matinée chamber concert featuring works by Giuseppe Cambini, Luciano Berio, Georg Friedrich Haas & Leoš Janáček.

17.00 Early dinner is included at Restaurant Meissl & Schadn before we make our way to the Großes Festspielhaus for a special concert featuring violinist Janine Jansen, with Tugan Sokhiev conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. 19.00 start. PROGRAMME

MAX BRUCH

Konzert für Violine und Orchester g-Moll op. 26

HECTOR BERLIOZ

Symphonie fantastique op. 14

Episode de la vie d'un artiste, symphonie fantastique en cinq parties

SUNDAY, APRIL 5 10.00 This morning we tour Hellbrun Palace, one of the most magnificent Late Renaissance buildings north of the Alps, and its trick fountains.

13.00 Lunch is included after the tour.

19:00Tonight we once again hear the Berlin Philharmonic, this time under the baton of Daniel Harding, performing Haydn's glorious oratorio The Creation·

Soprano HANNA-ELISABETH MÜLLER

Tenor ANDREW STAPLES

Baritone KONSTANTIN KRIMMEL

MONDAY, APRIL 6

Enjoy the full day at leisure in Salzburg. 17:15 We make our way to the Felsenreitschule for Wagner's Das Rheingold (18.00 curtain) followed by a lovely dinner at the famous Stiftskeller St. Peter.

Conductor KIRILL PETRENKO

Production / Set / Costumes KIRILL SEREBRENNIKOV

Wotan CHRISTIAN GERHAHER

Donner GIHOON KIM

Froh THOMAS ATKINS

Loge BRENTON RYAN

Alberich LEIGH MELROSE

Mime THOMAS CILLUFFO

Fasolt LE BU

Fafner PATRICK GUETTI

Fricka CATRIONA MORISON

Freia SARAH BRADY

Erda JASMIN WHITE

Woglinde LOUISE FOOR

Wellgunde YAJIE ZHANG

Floßhilde JESS DANDY

TUESDAY, APRIL 7 10.00 This morning we check out and transfer to Munich, stopping for lunch at beautiful Lake Chiemsee to see Ludwig II's Neues Schloss, modelled after Versailles, and the 8th-Century Frauenchiemsee monastery. Upon arrival in Munich late afternoon, we check in at the luxurious Rosewood, where the evening is at leisure.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 10.00 Meet in the lobby and embark on a private walking tour of the city’s historic centre.

13.00 Lunch is included afterward at the Spatenhaus and der Oper.

16.15 Meet and walk to the Nationaltheater for Wagner's Parsifal. 17.00 curtain.

Musical direction Sebastian Weigle

Staging Pierre Audi

Amfortas Peter Mattei

Title Balint Szabó

Gurnemanz Christof Fischesser

Parsifal Clay Hilley

Klingsor Joseph Wagner

Kundry Nina Stemme

First Grail Knight Kevin Conners

Second Grail Knight Paweł Horodyski

Voice from above Lucy Altus

THURSDAY, APRIL 9 10.00 Today we tour the glorious Baroque Nymphenburg Palace, the main summer residence for the former rulers of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach.

17.00 Early dinner is included at the Brenner Grill before taking our seats at the Nationaltheater for Puccini's Tosca. 19.00 curtain.

Musical direction Marco Armiliato

Staging Kornel Mundruczó

Floria Tosca Ailyn Pérez

Mario Cavaradossi Najmiddin Mavlyanov

Baron Scarpia Ludovic Tézier

Cesare Angelotti Roman Khabaranok

The sexton Martin Snell

Spoletta Tansel Akzeybek

Sciarrone Christian Rieger

A prison guard Daniel Vening

FRIDAY, APRIL 10 10.00 Our final morning is spent with an enjoyable tour through the Englischer Garten by rickshaw, ending with a relaxed but elegant lunch at the Seehaus Beer Garden.

18.15 Meet and walk to the Nationaltheater for our final performance of the tour: Verdi's masterful adaptation of Shakespeare's gripping Macbeth. 19.00 curtain.

Musical direction Andrea Battistoni

Director Martin Kušej

Macbeth Amartuvshin Enkhbat

Banquo Roberto Tagliavini

Lady Macbeth Saioa Hernández

Lady Macbeth's lady Nontobeko Bhengu

Macduff SeokJong Baek

Malcolm Samuel Stopford

Physician Martin Snell

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Transfers to the airport for departure flights are included.

TOUR INCLUDES

• Top Category seats for at least 9 performances including 4 operas

• 10 nights in 5-star hotels (6 at the Hôtel Bristol Salzburg, where we have Double rooms for singles Superior rooms for couples; 4 at the Rosewood Munich, where we have Deluxe rooms for singles and Grand Premier rooms for couples)

• Full breakfast daily plus 10 other meals 

• Private tours as listed

• Airport-hotel transfers 

• On-site Tour Direction

• Comprehensive Tour Guidebook

FLIGHTS

Flights are not included in tour pricing. Return flights should be booked to arrive in Munich on April 1 (early afternoon latest), and depart from Munich any time on April 11.

TRANSFERS

We provide airport/rail station—hotel transfers for arrivals and departures within within 3 days of the start/end of our tour. We also provide transfers for group meals and performances that are beyond a 10 minute walk.

MOBILITY

There is minimal walking with some stairs and cobblestones during the guided tours. As for all of our tours, we are happy to accommodate you regardless of your mobility level. Please make clear your mobility concerns at the time of registration. We provide transfers for group meals and performances that are beyond a 10 minute walk.

INSURANCE

We strongly recommend that all tour members purchase cancellation insurance upon registration. We can assist you with this, though you are welcome to purchase a policy at your own discretion. For more information about our travel insurance, click here.