Weekend Opera Tours to Australia and New Zealand in 2003 and 2004

	Visit theatres and workshops, gardens
	Meet Artists
	Wine Tours
	Top Accommodation
	Top Cuisine in beautiful places
	All tours are personally escorted by Patricia Hurley

Highlights of Itineraries:

Sydney in February - New Zealanders take the stage! 3-5 February 2003

Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Jonathan Lemalu in 'Don Giovanni'

A unique and wonderful opportunity to honour two of New Zealand's young opera stars of the international stage.

Teddy Tahu Rhodes, the "darling" of Opera Australia, sings the title role of Don Giovanni and Jonathan Lemalu, described as an emerging musician of the millennium, returns from London for his Opera Australia debut as Leporello.

Invite your Sydney friends to join us for the Don Giovanni Party and performance package!

Sydney - Option 1
3-5 February 2003

Meet Don Giovanni and Leporello. Teddy and Jonathan join us for canapés and drinks at our own exclusive party in the Opera House, overlooking Sydney Harbour, 3 February

'LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR' by Donizetti, with Sumi Jo, one of the great opera superstars of our day, a highlight of Opera Australia’s 2003 season.   Reserve A ticket, Programme and study notes, 4 February

'DON GIOVANNI ' by Mozart, with Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Jonathan Lemalu in his Opera Australia debut. Reserve A ticket, Programme and study notes, 5 February

Accommodation in 5 star Hotel Intercontinental for 3 nights each room with splendid view of Sydney Harbour. The hotel is in the restored 1851 Treasury Building, overlooking the Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Costs excluding airfares:
Twin Share: NZ$1590 (USD$795, AUS$1399)
Single: $NZ$2160 (USD$1080, AUS$1900)

Sydney - Option 2
3-6 February 2003

Meet Don Giovanni and Leporello. Teddy and Jonathan join us for canapés and drinks at our own exclusive party in the Opera House, overlooking Sydney Harbour, 3 February

'LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR' by Donizetti, with Sumi Jo, one of the great opera superstars of our day, a highlight of Opera Australia’s 2003 season.   Reserve A ticket, Programme and study notes, 4 February

'DON GIOVANNI' by Mozart, with Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Jonathan Lemalu in his Opera Australia debut. Reserve A ticket, Programme and study notes, 5 February

Accommodation in 5 star Hotel Intercontinental for 4 nights each room with splendid view of Sydney Harbour. The hotel is in the restored 1851 Treasury Building, overlooking the Opera House, Royal Botanic Gardens and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

'ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD' by Offenbach with French conductor Emmanuel Plasson and David Hobson, popular Australian tenor.

Reserve 'A' Tickets, Programme and Study Notes

Costs excluding airfares:
Twin Share: NZ$1960 (USD$980, AUS$1725)
Single: $NZ$2700 (USD$1350, AUS$2376)

Sydney - Option 3
3 and 5 Feb 2003 Don Giovanni Party and Performance package only

Party at Sydney Opera House ,   6 – 8pm, 3 February.

Performance of Don Giovanni,   7.30pm , 5 February.

Reserve A ticket and Programme.

Costs excluding airfares per person:
NZ$435 (USD$218, AUS$378)

Wellington
8-9 March 2003

Opera, Art Galleries, Te Papa Museum and fine dining in the capital city

A new production by NBR New Zealand Opera of the thrilling Russian masterpiece 'Boris Godunov' by Mussorgsky starring Vladimir Matorin, star of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre.

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Christchurch
19-20 July 2003

'Lakmé' by Delibes, famous for "The Bell Song" and "The Flower Duet". An opera gem presented by Canterbury Opera with Jaewoo Kim from Opera Australia and Jared Holt.

Visit Ohinemutu, Sir Miles Warren's gardens and art gallery, Akaroa and nearby vineyards. The Christchurch Arts Festival is also on.

Accommodation at Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly Parkroyal).

Costs excluding airfares:
Twin Share: Share twin NZ$469, single NZ$565

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Sydney
31 July - 3 August 2003 Opera Australia productions at the Sydney Opera House

'Salome' by R. Strauss, with Richard Greager and Jud Arthur

'Madama Butterfly' by Puccini in a stunningly beautiful production

Verdi's 'Otello' conducted by Simone Young with Richard Margison.

Optional tours: Opera Australia's workshops and Opera House.

4 nights' accommmodation at Hotel Intercontinental each room with splendid view of Sydney Harbour.

Costs excluding airfares:

Share twin NZ$1899, single NZ$2999

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Adelaide
4-8 August 2003

After Sydney on to gourmet Adelaide or meet us there.

Teddy Tahu Rhodes stars in 'Dead Man Walking' by Jake Heggie, a new opera from the successful book, film and San Francisco Opera production where Teddy also sang the lead role to much acclaim.

4 nights' accommmodation

visits to vineyards and Barossa Valley, galleries, gardens

Costs excluding airfares:
Share twin NZ$1399, single NZ$1799

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Sydney
11-14 September 2003 Opera Australia productions at the Sydney Opera House

Opera Australia presents 'Lulu' by Berg, with Emma Matthews as Lulu and Conal Coad as the AnimalTrainer/Acrobat

'Eugene Onegin' by Tchaikovsky with the great Russian baritone Vladimir Chernov, both conducted by Simone Young.

'The Pearl Fishers' by Bizet (optional extra).

Optional tours: Opera Australia workshops and Sydney Opera House.

3 nights' accommmodation at Hotel Intercontinental each room with splendid view of Sydney Harbour.

Costs excluding airfares:
share twin NZ$1499, single NZ$2299

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Christchurch
25-27 October 2003
(Labour Weekend)

'La Traviata' by Verdi, with Viktoria Dodoka as Violetta, directed by Ira Siff from New York.

Costs excluding airfares:
to be advised

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Melbourne
4-7 December 2003

'Salome' by R. Strauss with Margaret Medlyn

'Cinderella' by Rossini

'Tosca' by Puccini (optional) with Jud Arthur. Time to do your Christmas shopping in splendid Melbourne!

Costs excluding airfares:
to be advised

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Adelaide
15-23 November 2004

'The Ring of the Nibelung' by Wagner, the first Australasian production of the Ring Cycle

Costs excluding airfares:
to be advised

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For more information about these Sydney, Adelaide, Wellington and Christchurch tours email Patricia Hurley or complete our Contact Form

**Patricia’s Opera Tours reserves the right to change the proposed itinerary if necessary. Opera theatres reserve the right to change the advertised casts.

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