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Imagine yourself tasting the finest of Italian wines and cuisine on the terrace of a beautiful villa in springtime surrounded by the famed Tuscan countryside, listening to your favourite opera arias..........
This will be my fifth tour to Italy since May 2001 and everyone has enjoyed so much the places and operas I have chosen for them
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2 weeks in Italy, 30 April – 16 May |
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All roads lead to Rome ……………. meet Wednesday 30 April |
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Villa in Tuscany with singers of Patricia’s Italian for Opera Singers School, 3 – 10 May |
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Florence May Festival, Parma and Verdi
Country, Bologna, 10 – 16 May |
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10 to 15 people |
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A relaxed and very enjoyable tour with
2 to 7 nights in each place |
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Top class accommodation and opera
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You have time to follow
your own interests like shopping or visiting wine cellars |
Three operas and a Concert in the Villa and many surprises as I draw on my insights and knowledge of Italy and my friends from the opera world and elsewhere.
Rome
Tosca places, see where Tosca threw herself from the Castel Sant’Angelo, 'Sly' by Wolf-Ferrari with Placido Domingo at the Rome Opera House and Patricia’s favourite places - the Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, churches with paintings by Caravaggio, Villa Medici and Gardens where French musicians resided after winning the Prix de Rome.
Colosseum, Rome
A week in a Villa in Tuscany
Relax and enjoy a beautiful 18th century Villa near Arezzo with its gardens, vines and olive groves. Sample Tuscan cuisine prepared by our own Chef and taste the local Chianti wines.Talks by experts on art, history and opera.
Observe at first hand the artistic process and befriend talented young opera singers of Patricia’s Italian for Opera Singers School as we prepare for our Concert in the Villa with guests.
Lucca
The birthplace of Puccini and his villa at Torre del Lago, and Tuscan towns Siena, San Gimignano and Arezzo with its 15th century paintings by Piero della Francesca.
Statue of Verdi
Verdi Country
Bussetto, Verdi's humble birthplace at Le Roncole and his Villa Sant'Agata, where he was inspired to compose many operas.Parma
Rich provincial town, with its Parma ham and Parmesan cheese, Teatro Regio and home of Toscanini, the great opera conductor.Florence
The birthplace of opera and Renaissance art, centre of shopping and fashion. We attend the May Music Festival's Gala opening of 'Fidelio' by Beethoven.Bologna
Our grand finale in one of the oldest university cities of Europe with a beautiful opera theatre, 'The Bartered Bride' by Smetana.
Share Twin Single NZ $8,300 NZ $9,400 USD $4,890 USD $5,500 AUS $7,890 AUS $8,930 UK £2,990 UK £3,380
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