DRAFT ITINERARY
BOOKING OPENS EARLY DECEMBER, AT WHICH TIME PACKAGE PRICE WILL BE FINALIZED.
Although casting will not be announced for some time yet, the Bavarian State Ballet counts the following international ballet stars in its roster:
Maria Shirinkina
BOOKING OPENS EARLY DECEMBER, AT WHICH TIME PACKAGE PRICE WILL BE FINALIZED.
Although casting will not be announced for some time yet, the Bavarian State Ballet counts the following international ballet stars in its roster:
Maria Shirinkina
Natalia Osipova (Guest Principal)
Svetlana Zakharova (Guest Principal)
Svetlana Zakharova (Guest Principal)
Ballet
in
Zurich
and Munich
3
– 13 April 2017
11
days, 10 nights
8
ballet performances
Optional
2-day extension
1-3
April
2
nights
1
ballet performance
escorted
by
Canada's
Word Lady,
Katherine
Barber
BALLET
BUCKET LIST*
♥ Alexei Ratmansky's recreation of the original Petipa/Ivanov Swan Lake
♥ Alexei Ratmansky's recreation of the original Petipa/Ivanov Swan Lake
*Your
checklist for ballets, companies, performers, experiences that every
ballet lover should enjoy at least once in their life
Sightseeing
in beautiful
Switzerland
and Bavaria
and
masterpieces by Cranko, Petipa/Ivanov, MacMillan, and Ashton in a
ballet-filled week
Monday
3 April: ZURICH (B)
Arrive
Zurich. Check in to 4-star hotel, a short walk from Zurich Opera
House
Tuesday
4 April: ZURICH (B,D)
Morning:
Private guided bus tour of Zurich.
Afternoon: Private guided tour of
Zurich Opera House. Evening: welcome
dinner then performance of Zurich
Ballet: Swan Lake
(Reconstruction of original
Petipa/Ivanov version by Alexei Ratmansky)
Wednesday
5 April: ZURICH (B,D)
Morning:
Watch
Zurich Ballet company class. Afternoon
at leisure.
Suggested
activities:
- take a boat cruise on the Limmat river, lined with guild houses, or the Zurichsee
- visit the Kunsthaus, Switzerland's major art gallery
- window shop or visit the clock museum along chic Bahnhofstrasse
- admire Chagall's stained-glass windows in the Fraumunster
- savour the world's best chocolate at Zurich's many chocolate shops, or book a chocolate-tasting tour
Evening:
Traditional Swiss fondue dinner
Thursday
6 April: ZURICH - MUNICH (B)
Morning
at leisure. Check out of hotel. Transfer by train (4 hours) to
Munich. Check in to 3-star Domus hotel,10 minutes walk from
Nationaltheater
Friday
7 April: MUNICH (B)
Morning
at leisure. Afternoon: 2-hour private guided walking tour of the
historic centre of Munich. Evening: performance
of Stanislavsky Ballet, Mayerling
(MacMillan).
Saturday
8 April: MUNICH (B)
Visit
to Nymphenburg palace with private guided tour. Afternoon at leisure.
Private
guided tour of the Nationaltheater, Munich's opera house.
Evening: performance of
Bavarian
State Ballet: Spartacus
(Grigorovich).
Sunday
9 April: MUNICH (B)
Monday
10 April: MUNICH (B)
Optional:
train trip to the beautiful Bavarian Alps to visit Herrenchiemsee,
one of “Mad” King Ludwig II's numerous castle-building projects.
Other
suggested activities:
visit
one of Munich's many renowned museums
stroll
in the lovely English Garden
have
some classic coffee and cake at a cafe
car
lovers can visit the BMW museum
if
you love to shop, visit the luxury outlet shopping village in
Ingolstadt, one hour by train from Munich
take
a day trip to Nuremberg, one hour from Munich
Evening:
Bavarian
State Ballet: Romeo
and Juliet
(Cranko)
Tuesday
11 April: MUNICH (B,D)
Day at leisure. Evening: Bavarian
State Ballet: La
Fille mal Gardée (Ashton)
Wednesday
12 April: MUNICH (B)
Daytrip by train to Augsburg (50 minutes from Munich). Afternoon: guided walking tour of Historic Augsburg. Evening: farewell dinner before Ballet Augsburg: Carmen (Valentina Turcu), Bolero (Riccardo De Nigrisille). Return to Munich.
Thursday 13 April: MUNICH (B)
Daytrip by train to Augsburg (50 minutes from Munich). Afternoon: guided walking tour of Historic Augsburg. Evening: farewell dinner before Ballet Augsburg: Carmen (Valentina Turcu), Bolero (Riccardo De Nigrisille). Return to Munich.
Thursday 13 April: MUNICH (B)
Check
out of hotel and depart Munich.
If you are interested in this trip, please email Katherine Barber at toursenlair@gmail.com . This is not a commitment, just an expression of interest.
Please also check out our May ballet trip to London by clicking here:
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Optional
2-day extension
Saturday
1 April: ZURICH (B)
Arrive
Zurich. Check in to 4-star Opera Hotel, two minutes walk from Zurich
Opera House
Sunday
2 April: ZURICH (B)
Afternoon:
Zurich Ballet
Junior company performance: Un
Ballo (Kylián)
and new works by Benoît
Favre, Filipe Portugal and Cayetano Soto
If you are interested in this trip, please email Katherine Barber at toursenlair@gmail.com . This is not a commitment, just an expression of interest.
Please also check out our May ballet trip to London by clicking here:
http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2016/11/ballet-trip-to-london-may-2017.html
Upcoming Ballet Trips: click here
Subscribe to newsletter: click here
About Tours en l'air: click here
10 Reasons to Travel with Tours en l'air: click here
Travel Tips for Ballet Lovers: click here
FAQ: click here
Testimonials: click here
Search this site: click here
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