Tours en l'air organizes ballet-themed escorted holidays to see the best companies perform great ballets in beautiful places. You can join a trip from anywhere. A highly knowledgeable balletomane who has enjoyed 100s of performances in over 20 cities around the world,I speak English, French, and German, and am a Travel Industry Council of Ontario certified Travel Counsellor. I also teach ballet appreciation courses.
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Vienna State Ballet will be livestreaming their performance of Rudolf Nureyev's Raymonda, staged by Manuel Legris, on Tuesday March 13 at 7 pm European time (1 pm Eastern Standard Time) You can pick a time to watch anytime within 72 hours of the livestream, but you must pick your time BEFORE the livestream starts. Cost is 14 euros. Here's the link: https://www.staatsoperlive.com/en/live/ A Tours en l'air group will be attending this performance live, so be sure to watch for us waving in the audience! Cast (click on each dancer's name for their bio and a short video):
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This
trip will open for booking in summer 2017. Maximum group size is 25,
and it is already looking popular. If you are interested, please send an
email to toursenlair@gmail.com. This will put you on the priority
notification list when the trip goes on sale. It is not a commitment.
Vienna:
a New York Times “top
place to travel in 2014”
A great trip especially if you like more traditional ballets.
Monday March 12 VIENNA
The view of Vienna State Opera over breakfast at the Opernring Hotel.
Arrive
Vienna. Check into the 4-star Das
Opernring hotel on Vienna's famous Ring boulevard, opposite the
Vienna State Opera House.
Tuesday March 13 VIENNA
Morning:
2-hour private guided
walking tour of central Vienna. Afternoon at leisure.Evening: 3-course typically Viennese welcome dinner in the exquisite
Art Nouveau Palmenhaus (conservatory) beforeperformance
of Vienna State Ballet in Petipa's last major ballet, Raymonda,
to
glorious music by Glazunov in a sumptuous production by Rudolf
Nureyev.
Morning at
leisure. Afternoon: daytrip by private luxury minibus to Bratislava,
Slovakia,1.5 hours from Vienna. Private walking tour of central
Bratislava (1.5 hours). 2-course dinner before evening Slovak
National Theatre Ballet performance: Esmeralda (after Petipa)Return by
private coach directly to Vienna hotel. https://youtu.be/mrqkvM24Jwo
Thursday March 15 VIENNA
Day at leisure.
Suggested activities: Visit the beautiful Easter markets. For history buffs: Visit the Hofburg Imperial
palace 10 minutes walk from the hotel, or Schonbrunn Palace, a short subway ride away. Have coffee and cake at the world famous Demel café
near the Hofburg. Attend the daily training or
a performance of the world-famous Lippizaner stallions of the Spanish
Riding School (this is fascinating in its similarities
to ballet). Visit Mozart's
house and the golden hall of the Musikverein, home of the Vienna
Philharmonic. Art lovers: the Belvedere Museum (home to Klimt's The
Kiss), the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Museum of Applied Arts,
and the Museumsquartier (contemporary art). Architecture aficionados:
stroll past Vienna's many Art Nouveau buildings or visit the
spectacular baroque Karlskirche. Cake lovers: a Viennese café crawl!
Friday
March 16VIENNA
Afternoon: Private guided tour of Vienna
State Opera house. Rest of day
at leisure. Evening: performance
of Vienna State Ballet Stravinsky
Violin Concerto, Theme
& Variations (both Balanchine), Bach
Suite III (Neumeier), The Concert (Robbins).
Saturday March 17 VIENNA- BUDAPEST
Check
out of hotel and depart Vienna. Transfer by private luxury washroom-equipped
coach to Budapest (approx. 3 hours from Vienna) Check in to centrally located 4-star hotel. Lunch. Afternoon: discover the classical side of Budapest with a
panoramic city tour. During the tour you will pass by the
characteristic attractions such as the Parliament, Heroe's Square,
Citadel, Gellért Bath, Chainbridge, etc. Then visit the Castle
District with interior visits to Fishermen's Bastion and Matthias
Church.
Sunday March 18 BUDAPEST
The Hungarian Parliament
Morning:visit the breathtaking parliament. Afternoon at leisure.
After breakfast you start your
excursion to Gödöllö (about half an hour from Budapest) where you visit the former residence of the
Austrian Empress and Hungarian Queen Elizabeth (Sissi), Gödöllö Palace.
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Continue on to the historic town of Szentendre, with its many artist colonies. Return to Budapest. Evening: candle-lit dinner cruise on the Danube.
LAND-ONLY
PACKAGE allows you the flexibility of arranging travel
from your most convenient departure point,on
the dates and times you prefer,and
to extend your stay if you wish.
Victor
Travel's experienced agentswill
be happy to help you with
flight
arrangements.
This
program must be sold as a package. Extra hotel nights can be added on
at extra cost (subject to availability). We cannot offer individual
components separately, break the package into shorter
installments, or offer an “accommodation
only” option.
Mobility
issues should be discussed with the travel agent before registering.
Travellers
wishing to share will be put
in touch with one another.
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