KIRKER MUSIC HOLIDAYS
FOR DISCERNING TRAVELLERS
Kirker Holidays offers an extensive range of independent and escorted music
holidays, many with flights available from your local airport. Tours include
leading festivals in Europe such as the Puccini Opera Festival in Torre
del Lago, Grafenegg and the Beethoven Festival in Bonn, as well as Glyndebourne, Buxton and opera weekends in Vienna, Milan,Venice
and New York.
We also host our own exclusive music festivals on land and at sea, and arrange short breaks with opera, ballet or concert tickets, to all the great
classical cities in Europe.
THE VERDI FESTIVAL IN PARMA A SIX NIGHT HOLIDAY| 10 OCTOBER 2016
The annual Verdi Festival takes place in one of Italy’s most beautiful historic cities, Parma. It is here in the countryside around Parma that Verdi was born, grew up and lived for much of his life. He was true to his roots to the very end of his life, despite his international fame and his status as one of the best loved and most performed composers who ever lived. Our holiday will include performances of Don Carlo, Il trovatore and Giovanna d’Arco with the
option to see a rare performance of I masnadieri.
We will be based at the 4* Hotel Palace Maria Luigia in the centre of Parma and from here we shall explore the city, visiting the important art collection at the Palazzo della Pilotta and the Teatro Farnese - the first theatre with a proscenium arch. In Busseto we will see the Villa Verdi before visiting the Museo Nazionale Giuseppe Verdi, dedicated to the life and works of the composer.We shall have lunch at the Hotel I due Foscari, once owned by one of the greatest Verdi singers of all time, Carlo Bergonzi. A further day will be spent in Cremona.
Price from £1,797 per person for six nights including return flights, accommodation with breakfast, two dinners, two lunches, stalls tickets for three performances, all sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities and the
services of the Kirker Tour Lecturer and a local guide.
LA SCALA, MILAN FOUR NIGHT HOLIDAYS 1 May, 26 June, 18 September & 13 November
La Scala, Milan opened in 1778 with an opera by Salieri and since then many of the greatest Italian operas have received their first performance
on its hallowed stage. During 2016 our holidays will include performances of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, Britten’s opera The Turn of the Screw,
Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, and Puccini’s La fanciulla del West starring Eva-Maria Westbroek and Marcelo Álvarez.
Included in our tour to Milan are visits to the city’s great Duomo, Leonardo’s ‘The Last Supper’ at Santa Maria delle
Grazie, and the wonderful La Scala Museum.Also included are visits to the Basilica Sant’Ambrogio, named after Milan’s patron saint, the Castello Sforzesco and Casa Verdi, founded by Giuseppe Verdi and dedicated to taking care
of musicians who have devoted their working lives to opera.This is an exceptionally special visit for everyone with an interest in opera and those who perform it.
Price from £1,638 per person for four nights including return flights, accommodation with breakfast, two dinners,
one opera ticket, all sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities and the services of the Kirker Tour Leader.
Speak to an expert or request a brochure: 020 7593 2284 quote code GON
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