Opera & Christmas Markets
in Berlin
Carmen | Lucia di Lammermoor
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Hamburg’s fabulous concert hall complex plays host to a rare concert by the renowned Italian mezzo-soprano singing music by
There will be free time to enjoy the unique atmosphere of the exceptional Christmas Markets
Day 1
We meet at the hotel close to the Michel in central Hamburg. There will be reception and dinner before we make our way to the Elbphilharmonie, one of the most stunning concert halls to open in the last decade. Tonight’s performance is in the main hall and begins at 8pm.
Cecilia Bartoli Concert
Pergolesi
Stabat Mater and works by Vivaldi
Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco, conductor Gianluca Capuano
Day 2
Today we visit the fine collection of medieval art in the Kunsthalle. There will be time to explore the markets in the afternoon before we meet again for a short talk on tonight’s opera. Dinner will be taken in a nearby restaurant.
Handel
Agrippina
Conductor
Riccardo Minasi Director
Barry Kosky
Agrippina
Alice Coote Claudio
Luca Tittotu
Poppea
Julia Lezhneva Ottone
Iestyn Davies
Nerone
Franco Fagioli Pallante
Renato Dolcini
Narciso
Vasily Khoroshev
Day 3
Today we visit the atmospheric Dreichstrasse and the waterfront. Once again there will be free time to sample the city before we meet for dinner and a short talk about tonight’s opera.
Verdi
La Traviata
Conductor
Giampaulo Bisanti Director
Johannes Erath
Violetta
Valery Nadine Sierra Alfredo Germont
Dmytro Popov Flora Bervoix
Kristina Stanek Annina
Renate Spingler Giorgio Germont
Andrzej Dobber Gastone
Peter Galliard
Day 4
Check out will be available after a leisurely breakfast
Dates & Prices
13-16 December 2024
£1440 per person for a double/twin room
£130 Single supplement
Deposit £450
Accommodation
To be advised (4*)
Including bed & breakfast
Group Size
Between 5 and 11 people
What’s included
Tickets to the Bartoli Concert in the Elbphilharmonie.
Tickets to two operas at the Staatsoper
Dinner on three nights at local restaurants