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VIVA ITALIA! PUCCINI FESTIVAL, VERDI FESTIVAL AND VERONA OPERA
Madame Butterfly, La Boheme, Tosca, Aida, La Scala Gala and two Verdi operas! Plus gourmet food, iconic hotels and villas and the charm of small towns.
22 AUGUST - 26 SEPTEMBER 2023
This is a trip of a lifetime where operas, amazing hotels and experiences all align. We are delighted to invite you to join us to celebrate the vibrancy of Italy, Viva Italia! on a 33-day opera tour. The trip includes the Puccini, Verdi and Verona Opera Festivals. We avoid tourist traps and luxuriate in rich musical and gourmet experiences in the small, intrinsically Italian towns and beautiful regions which inspired
Verdi, Puccini and Pavarotti to produce some of the greatest music of all time.
Experience the Exceptional...
• Two great Puccini operas at the Puccini Festival, Torre del Lago overlooking the lake: Madame Butterfly and La
Bohème, operas are confirmed in great seats! • Three operas/opera concert at the Verona Festival: Aida,
Tosca and La Scala Gala with soloists, chorus and orchestra from La Scala, all performances are confirmed in great seats! • Two operas at the Verdi Festival (confirmed). Opera titles to be confirmed when the festival programme is released. • Long stays in idyllic historic hotels: Tuscany region near
Lucca (4 nights), Rapallo (3 nights), Verona (5 nights),
Venice (4 nights), Florence (4 nights), Reggio Emilia (5 nights), Parma (7 nights). • Foodies immersions in the gastronomic Emilia Romagna and
Parma regions, where we will enjoy cooking classes, balsamic vinegar, wine and parmigiana tastings, and gourmet meals at vineyards and villas! • Puccini immersion including visiting Puccini’s house plus operas and enjoying Lucca! • Verdi immersion in Parma, including operas, private concerts, tours of theatres, foodie experiences, violin museum, organ promenade recitals, tours of churches and museums significant to Verdi. • Visit Pavarotti’s house with a private gala concert in his music room, plus drinks and dinner - a premium event plus gala concert with dinner in a historic salon and at I Dodici
Monaci Abbey near Parma. • Numerous music and arts experiences including Mantua, setting of Verdi’s Rigoletto and the birthplace of opera,
Palladian architecture, Uffizi and Accademia, Florence, organ and private concerts. • A beach stay in the charming Rapallo and visits to Cinque
Terre and the Italian Riviera. • Escorted by our great operatic tenors Bonaventure Allan-
Moetaua and Cameron Barclay and Operatunity owners
Susan and John Cameron!
Limited Space Available
$24,970 per person twin share Single Room supplement add $8270
I Initial Deposit on booking Second Deposit due 10 March 2023 F Final Balance due 11 May 2023
$2000 $4000
First and second deposits are refundable minus office costs of up to $500. After the final balance due date, we are unable to give refunds. This becomes an insurance claim. All itinerary details are subject to change but any changes will be replaced with a comparable or better option.
