We learn about the composer and librettist and their epoch. Each opera is considered in the light of an artist's complete output. We learn performance history, study singers particularly associated with certain roles, and Michael even prepares you for world premieres by studying the score and sources. It is these entertaining, enriching experiences in effortless learning that make our tours incomparable and ensure you get everything the performances have to offer and maximize your opera dollars. All foreign tours include 4 or 5 star hotels, sumptuous daily breakfasts and special gala dining, all surface transportation, the best available seats to all included performances.
Some tours also feature local guides and special events.
We strongly urge that you purchase trip insurance through your favorite travel professional. Last summer we were full of anticipation because for the first time ever we were seeing not only all seven operas in Bayreuth but also Tristan und Isolde in Salzburg. Our friends in charge of tickets have guaranteed our seats and will continue to upgrade them over the next ten months aiming for the absolute center of the theater. The Hotel Adlon, Berlin's best and five blocks from the Staatsoper, has confirmed our booking . I must recognize The Wagner Society of Northern California and its president, Liese Bauer, for its generous support of the project.