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Visit theatres and
workshops, gardens |
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Meet Artists |
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Wine Tours |
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Top Accommodation |
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Top Cuisine in beautiful
places |
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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
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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 |
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'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 |
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'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 |
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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. |
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Costs excluding airfares:
Twin Share:
NZ$1590 (USD$795, AUS$1399)
Single: $NZ$2160 (USD$1080, AUS$1900) |
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Sydney
- Option
2
3-6 February 2003
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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 |
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'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 |
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'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 |
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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. |
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'ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD'
by
Offenbach with French conductor Emmanuel Plasson and David Hobson,
popular Australian tenor. |
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Reserve 'A' Tickets, Programme and
Study Notes
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Costs excluding airfares:
Twin Share:
NZ$1960 (USD$980, AUS$1725)
Single: $NZ$2700 (USD$1350, AUS$2376) |
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Sydney
- Option
3
3 and 5 Feb 2003
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Don Giovanni Party and
Performance package only
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Party
at Sydney Opera House , 6 – 8pm, 3 February. |
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Performance
of Don Giovanni, 7.30pm , 5 February. |
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Reserve
A ticket and Programme. |
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Costs excluding
airfares per person:
NZ$435
(USD$218, AUS$378)
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Wellington
8-9 March 2003 |
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Opera, Art Galleries, Te Papa
Museum and fine dining in the capital city |
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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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more information..
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Christchurch
19-20 July 2003 |
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'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. |
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Visit Ohinemutu, Sir Miles
Warren's gardens and art gallery, Akaroa and nearby vineyards. The
Christchurch Arts Festival is also on. |
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Accommodation at Crowne Plaza
Hotel (formerly Parkroyal). |
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Costs excluding airfares:
Twin Share:
Share
twin NZ$469, single NZ$565 |
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more information..
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Sydney
31 July - 3 August 2003 |
Opera
Australia productions at the Sydney Opera House
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'Salome' by R.
Strauss, with Richard Greager and Jud Arthur |
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'Madama Butterfly' by Puccini
in a stunningly beautiful production |
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Verdi's 'Otello'
conducted by Simone Young with Richard Margison. |
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Optional tours: Opera
Australia's workshops and Opera House. |
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4 nights' accommmodation at
Hotel Intercontinental each room with splendid view of Sydney
Harbour. |
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Costs excluding airfares: |
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Share twin
NZ$1899, single NZ$2999 |
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more information..
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Adelaide
4-8 August 2003
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After Sydney on to gourmet
Adelaide or meet us there. |
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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. |
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4 nights' accommmodation |
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visits to vineyards and
Barossa Valley, galleries, gardens |
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Costs excluding airfares:
Share twin NZ$1399, single NZ$1799 |
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more information..
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Sydney
11-14 September 2003 |
Opera
Australia productions at the Sydney Opera House
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Opera Australia presents 'Lulu'
by Berg, with Emma Matthews as Lulu and Conal Coad as the
AnimalTrainer/Acrobat |
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'Eugene Onegin' by Tchaikovsky
with the great Russian baritone Vladimir Chernov, both conducted by
Simone Young. |
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'The Pearl Fishers' by Bizet
(optional extra). |
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Optional tours: Opera
Australia workshops and Sydney Opera House. |
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3 nights' accommmodation at
Hotel Intercontinental each room with splendid view of Sydney
Harbour. |
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Costs excluding airfares:
share twin NZ$1499, single NZ$2299 |
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more information..
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Christchurch
25-27 October 2003
(Labour Weekend) |
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'La Traviata' by Verdi,
with Viktoria Dodoka as Violetta, directed by Ira Siff from New
York. |
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Costs excluding airfares:
to be advised |
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more information..
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Melbourne
4-7 December 2003
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'Salome' by R.
Strauss with Margaret Medlyn |
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'Cinderella' by
Rossini |
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'Tosca' by Puccini
(optional) with Jud Arthur. Time to do your Christmas shopping in
splendid Melbourne! |
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Costs excluding airfares:
to be advised |
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more information..
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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.
Mail: Patricia's
Opera Tours, Hannah's Factory, 23/14 Leeds St, Wellington, New Zealand
Telephone: 64-4-3849745 --- Mobile: 64-(0)21-475775 --- Email: patricia.hurley@xtra.co.nz
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