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New Year's Celebration in Vienna with Lisa Flynn
December 28, 2008 - January 3, 2009
(Optional Extension Tour to Salzburg Available January 3-6, 2009)
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Join me in ringing in the New Year in Vienna! Our New Year’s Tour will include many outstanding performances that you will only find at this special time of year, which will be enhanced by deluxe hotels, gourmet dining, and extensive music-related sightseeing.
The enclosed itinerary contains details of our tour but I want to mention several highlights. We will attend a performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. We can also offer as an option the New Year’s Concert (dress rehearsal) by the famed Vienna Philharmonic to those who may be interested.
For New Year’s Eve, we will ring in 2009 in style at the Grand Imperial Ball where waltzes will fill the halls of the Hofburg (Imperial Palace). We will attend a performance of Die Fledermaus at the State Opera House.
Our stay in Vienna will also include sightseeing excursions which follow in the footsteps of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn, and Strauss. I do hope you will join me for this wonderful classical travel experience. - Lisa |
SANTA FE OPERA
• Opera & Classical Music Performances in Vienna
• Deluxe 5-Star Hotel in Vienna
• Pre-Performance talks by WFMT’s Lisa Flynn
• Daily Breakfast & Four Hosted Dinners
• New Year’s Eve Imperial Ball at Hofburg via Horse Drawn Carriage
• Schoenbrunn Palace Visit
• Champagne Reception at Spanish Riding School
• Private Backstage Tour of the State Opera
• Performance – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony at the Konzerthaus
• Performance – Die Fledermaus at the State Opera
• Visit to Eisenstadt, where Haydn was director of music at the Court of the Price Esterhazy,
where he wrote the larger part of his musical masterpieces.
• Visit to Esterhazy Palace & Bergkirche, where Haydn performed his concerts for the royal family
• Special Heurigen Dinner
• And Much More
Sunday, December 28, 2008 – Own Air Arrangements
Depart home city airport via your own air arrangements. Travelex International can assist you with your airfare if needed.
Monday, December 29, 2008 (Breakfast, Dinner) Vienna, Sightseeing Tour
Arrive in Vienna in the morning, and after customs clearance you will meet your local tour guide for the transfer to the centrally located hotel. After check-in, you have plenty of time to relax and recover from the transatlantic flight. We meet again in the afternoon for an overview sightseeing tour of Vienna, which also includes an interior visit to Schoenbrunn Palace, the summer residence of the Habsburg Family. A welcome cocktail, followed by dinner, will be served in a downtown restaurant.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008 (Breakfast) Spanish Riding School, State Opera, Concert
After breakfast, a transfer will take you to the famous Spanish Riding School to see the morning exercise of the Lipizzaner stallions, followed by a private champagne reception with a representative of the Spanish Riding School. After lunch on your own, the guide will take you to the State Opera, one of the world’s leading opera houses, for a private backstage tour. The tour is followed by a visit to the State Opera Museum. Tonight enjoy the performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony at the Konzerthaus, one of the 2 major concert halls in Vienna. The concert will be performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 (Breakfast, Dinner) Music oriented Tour, Imperial Ball
This morning the guide will take you on a special tour “Vienna and its Musical History”, which will lead you to many sights and memorials related to the numerous musicians that have lived and worked in this city. The lives of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Strauss and many more great composers, conductors, musicians and singers are closely associated with Vienna. The tour will end at the House of Music, an interactive theme world located in the heart of Vienna’s historic center. There are 6 floors devoted to the fascinating world of sound and music. The Museum of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is in the same building, documenting the history of this world-class orchestra and its famous conductors.
The remainder of the day is yours to prepare for the most traditional of Austrian Balls, the Imperial Ball. Horse-drawn carriages will take you to the Imperial Palace (Hofburg). Upon arrival at the Hofburg, you are greeted by the Imperial Couple and served a welcome cocktail followed by a Gala Dinner. Spend a carefree night in the state halls of the ancient imperial winter residence, and enjoy waltz music and dance in an ambience of classical elegance and Viennese charm. The state apartments, festively decorated with thousands of flowers and plants, are all open to you and invite you to stroll around. Internationally known orchestras and bands play dance music in numerous festival halls and members of the court accompany you through the halls.
Thursday, January 1, 2009 (Breakfast, Dinner) “Die Fledermaus - The Bat”
This day is at your leisure in Vienna to relax and recover from the long night. Tonight enjoy a performance of “Die Fledermaus’” by Johann Strauss at the State Opera. The performance will be 3.5 hours long with 2 intermissions. Dinner time to be advised.
Friday, January 2, 2009 (Breakfast,) Vienna – Eisenstadt – Heurigen Evening
This morning is at your leisure in Vienna, the shops will be open again. After an early lunch on your own, we take you to Eisenstadt, which is inseparably connected with Joseph Haydn’s name. For more than forty years from 1761 onwards Haydn was director of music at the Court of the Prince Esterházy. Here he wrote the larger part of his musical masterpieces. Many of the historical venues – such as the Haydn Hall in the Esterházy Palace which is famous for its magnificent acoustics – still exist today, constituting a stylish setting for the musical life of Eisenstadt, the city of Haydn. You will be visiting the Esterházy Palace as well as the Bergkirche. Before returning to Vienna, enjoy a typical Heurigen Dinner in one of the wine growing villages surrounding Vienna. Sample local food and wine while strolling musicians entertain you with Viennese music and songs.
Saturday, January 3, 2009 (Breakfast) Vienna-Chicago
After breakfast, you will be transferred back to the Vienna Airport.
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