Operas: WAGNER Parsifal n.p. c. Iván Fischer d. Pierre Audi with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, De Nederlandse Opera Chorus and starring Alejandro Marco-Buhrmester, Kurt Rydl, Falk Struckmann, Christopher Ventris and Petra Lang
R. STRAUSS Arabella n.p. c. Philippe Jordan d. Marco Arturo Marelli with Renée Fleming, Julia Kleiter, Iride Martinez, Michael Volle and Joseph Kaiser
PROKOFIEV L’amour des trois oranges c. Alain Altinoglu d. Gilbert Deflo with Alain Vernhes, Charles Workman and Patricia Fernandez
RAMEAU Hippolyte et Aricie c. Emmanuelle Haïm d. Ivan Alexandre with Sarah Connolly, Anne-Catherine Gillet, Topi Lehtipuu and Stéphane Degout
Ballet: La fille mal gardée choreography by Frederick Ashton
Les Saisons Russes du XXIe siècle choreography by Michel Fokine Cléopatre music by Anton Arensky Le spectre de la rose music by Carl Maria von Weber L’oiseau de feu music by Igor Stravinsky
Orphée et Eurydice choreography by Frédéric Flamand
Concerts: BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde Performed by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra c. Marc Albrecht featuring mezzo-soprano Alice Coote and tenor Fritz Burkhard Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and pianist David Zobel in recital VIVALDI, ROSSINI, FAURÉ, HEAD Impressions de Venise
Accommodation in Paris at Hôtel Château Frontenac.
To receive full booking information (as it becomes available), please send an e-mail to Operatours, call Suzanne Malloy at 1-800-265-1141 (ext. 6209), or send a SEPARATE self-addressed and stamped envelope (#10 business-size) for each tour that interests you to:
COC Operatours c/o Merit Travel 101 Cherryhill Blvd. London, ON N6H 4S4
Waiting lists are available for all Operatours that are currently marked as sold out.
COC Operatours have been organized and conducted by Dr. David Stanley-Porter since 1981. Friends of the COC and President’s Council members receive priority enrolment.
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