2012 DELUXE SUMMER TOURS ANNOUNCEMENT: HAMBURG & BERLIN: [June 4 - 18, 2012] $6,175 Single Supplement: $1,150 Approximate Air: West Coast-$1,585 East Coast-$958 HOTELS: The 5-Star Deluxe HOTEL MARRIOTT- HAMBURG; and The 5-Star Deluxe HOTEL KEMPINSKI ADLON- BERLIN. HAMBURG: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (Young/ Schwanewilms, Young Lee; Botha, Grundheber, Damian); MACBETH (Montanaro/ Marroccu, Tola; Vassallo, Sampetrean, Ilincai); LA FILLE DU REGIMENT (Eschwe/ Jo, Spingler, Amsterdam; Lee, Martirossian); DER FLIEGENDE HOLLAENDER (Soltesz/ Kampe, Spingler; Rutherford, Schukoff Schwinghammer). Hamburg Staatsoper BERLIN: TOSCA (Joel/ Kizart; Aronica, Dobber); LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR (Brignoli/ Pereyatkova; Calleja, Everink, McKinny); DIE MEISTERSINGER(Lange/ Kringelborn, Gumos; Tomasson, Ebenstein, Jentzsch, Erik Lee, Ivashchenko, Renz, Otto, Papendell); IDOMENEO (Lange/Im, Roos; Trost, Kutlu); XERSES (Junghanel/ Doufexis, Gumos, Bradie, Geller; Giebel, Ivashchenko); DEUTSCHE SYMPHONY CONCERT- Mendelssohn (Ruy Blas Overture); Ravel (Piano Concerto- D major); Beethoven (Symphony No.3) - Berlin Philharmonic Hall. Deutsche Oper & Komische Oper VIENNA & DRESDEN: [June 23 - July 6, 2012] $6,825 Single Supplement: $1,140 Approximate Air: West Coast-$1,683 East Coast-1,643 HOTELS: The 5-Star Deluxe HOTEL GRAND- VIENNA; The 5-Star Deluxe HOTEL TASCHENBERG PALAIS- DRESDEN. VIENNA: CARMEN (Joosten); ELEKTRA (Young/ Baltsa, Watson, Schwanewilms; Lippert, Dohmen); LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR (Campanella/ Damrau, Beczala, Caria); DON CARLO (Welser-Moest/ Stoyanova, D'Intino; Pape, Vargas, Keenlyside, Halfvarson). Vienna Staatsoper & Volksoper DRESDEN: ZAUBERFLOETE (Klingele/Ullrich,Siminska, Wilson; Incontrera; Kim, Eder, Pohl, Esper); FIDELIO (Fiore/Herlitzius, Ullrich; Lehman, Zeppenfeld, Henneberg, Oliver, Pohl); PLUS DRESDEN STAATSKAPELLE CONCERT: Oramo- Conductor; Batiashvili- Mork- BRAHMS-Double Concerto- for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A minor; PROKOFIEV- Symphony #6 E-flat minor. And ORGAN FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT- StevenTharp, Organist Dresden Semperoper NEW MUNICH OPERA RING: [July 8 - 18, 2012] $6,475 Single Supplement: $975 Approximate Air: West Coast-$1,693 East Coast-$1,449 HOTEL: The 5-Star Deluxe HOTEL VIER JAHRESZEITEN- MUNICH. WAGNER'S COMPLETE RING CYCLE DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN DAS RHEINGOLD; DIE WALKUERE; SIEGFRIED; GOETTERDAEMMERUNG. Production: Andreas Kriegenburg; Music Director/Conductor: Kent Nagano. Set: Harold B. Thor; Costumes: Andrea Schraad; Lighting: Stefan Bolliger. Cast: Nina Stemme, Anja Kampe, Katarina Dalayman, Sophie Koch, Aga Mikolaj, Catherine-Wyn Rogers, Jill Grove, Catherine Naglestad, Michaela Schuster, Erika Wueschner; Johan Reuter, Wolfgang Koch, Ulrich Fess, Stefan Margita, Diogenes Randes, Phillip Ens, Klaus Florian Vogt, Ain Anger, Juha Usitalo, Lance Ryan, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Stephen Gould, Iain Peterson, Hans Peter-Koenig. PLUS LA CENERENTOLA (Allemandi/ Di Donato, Sotnikova, Erraught; Borchev, Brownlee, Corbelli, Esposito); LA BOHEME (Ettinger/Gheorghiu, Tatulesco; Calleja, Molnar, Rieger, Juric). ITALY SUMMER FESTIVALS: [July 18 - 30, 2012] $6,500 Single Supplement: $1,155 Approximate Air: West Coast-$1,921 East Coast-$1,441 HOTELS: The 5-Star Deluxe HOTEL EXCELSIOR- FLORENCE; The 5-Star Deluxe HOTEL DUE TORRI- VERONA; and The 5-Star Deluxe HOTEL SAN LUCA PALACE- LUCCA. FLORENCE: Puccini's GIANNI SCHICCHI*. PLUS St. Mark Opera Company's Concert- Love Arias Duets Maggio Musicale Festival VERONA: AIDA*; DON GIOVANNI*; AND ROMEO ET JULIETTE*. Arena Di Verona PUCCINI FESTIVAL: MADAMA BUTTERFLY*; AND LA TRAVIATA*. [*Casts to be Announced] SEE OUR DETAILED 2012 BROCHURE NOTE: Our new 2012 BROCHURE is now available!   TOUR PRICES  - Tour Price are as shown above. Airfare to be fixed and adjusted at date of ticketing.     TOUR BOOKINGS NOW  -  Furthermore, we encourage you to book the Tour(s) of your choice now, by sending in the filled-out and signed tour application, together with your Reservation Deposit, as specified in the Tour Application.