Opera Tours to Australia and New Zealand in  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:

Weekend Opera Tours
Christchurch Saturday 17 July - Sunday 18 July	THE FORCE OF DESTINY BY VERDI Meet the artists at the after-performance party Galleries, gardens, vineyards.
Sydney Thursday 22 July - Sunday 25 July	OPERA AUSTRALIA PERFORMANCES AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Norma by Bellini conducted by Richard Bonynge “To fall in love with your enemy, to blur the line between love and duty, is to walk the thin line between hope and tragedy” The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan “The most widely loved and hilarious of the Savoy operas, set in a wonderfully make-believe Japan” BAROQUE MASTERWORKS Dido and Aeneas by Purcell, Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Monteverdi Pre-opera talks Tours of Opera House and Opera Australia workshops (optional)
Sydney Wednesday 25 August - Sunday 29 August	NEW ZEALANDERS TAKE THE STAGE AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Celebrate our singers Jonathan Lemalu, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Margaret Medlyn, Conal Coad and Jud Arthur Opera Australia performances at the Sydney Opera House The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart “Teddy Tahu Rhodes, the sizzling Don Giovanni of 2003 returns as The Count again with Jonathan Lemalu as his servant, Leporello” Il Trovatore by Verdi with Margaret Medlyn as Leonora Manon by Massenet with Conal Coad and Jud Arthur Tours of Opera House and Opera Australia workshops (optional) Party with the artists
Adelaide Monday 15 November -Tuesday 23 November 2004	DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN by Wagner THE RING 2004, STATE OPERA SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ADELAIDE The first truly Antipodean Ring and an entirely new production. Pre-performance lectures, Wagner events and exhibitions, dinners and drinks during intervals, galleries, gourmet food and wine tastings at the famous cellars of the Barossa Valley, party to meet New Zealand artists Chris Doig, Zan McKendree-Wright, Richard Greager and Richard Green   Costs excluding airfares: to be advised more information..
Melbourne Tuesday 23 November - Friday 26 November	MELBOURNE AND CHRISTMAS SHOPPING Opera Australia performances in Melbourne The Merry Widow by Lehar and Manon by Massenet with Jud Arthur

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**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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