Join us for the final performances of the legendary Götz Friedrich Ring at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in April 2017. Some 33 years after this production received its premiere in Berlin it is still considered by many to be THE definitive Ring of the 20th Century.
We stay at the Hotel Leonardo, just a five minute walk from the Opera House and have a full programme of sightseeing during the day. The first cycle takes place over a longer period giving a ten night stay in the city with an opportunity for a real 'immersion' into 21st century Berlin with in depth tours and visits on the non-performance days. During our stay we will also visit Leipzig, Dresden and Potsdam. Cycle #1 includes a welcome dinner and farewell supper as well as two other dinners, two lunches and ‘late night’ soup after the first three performances.
Both Cycles will be conducted by the Deutsche Oper Music Director Donald Runnicles critically acclaimed as one of the great Wagnerian conductors of our time with a superb cast including Evelyn Herlitzius, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Stefan Vinke & Ricarda Merbeth.
Included tickets and ‘upgrade’ costs:
Guests particularly enjoy the seating at the Deutsche Oper as the parterre (stalls) has an excellent ’rake’. As of 4th January 2017 we have just 4 ticket remaining in the 3rd category - stalls 21st row for which the supplement is £135 (total not per performance).
Tickets included in the base package are in the 2nd Balcony Row 7 SOLD OUT but you can upgrade your ‘four performance’ subscription at the time of booking for the following supplements:
Category 4 - 2nd balcony Row 7 SOLD OUT
Category 2 - stalls 13th row £285 SOLD OUT
Category 1 - stalls 2nd row £450 SOLD OUT
updated costs include currency surcharge as at 12 September 2016
Additional performances added:
We are pleased to have been able to include tickets for a performance of Der fliegende Holländer in Magdeburg on one of the non-Ring evenings.
We have also secured tickets for the Leipzig Gewandhaus performance on 6th April when the great Czech conductor Jiří Bělohlávek will be joined by virtuoso Yefim Bronfman playing Tchaikovsky 2nd Piano Concerto and Brahms 4th Symphony. Ticket cost £40.
For the other free evenings in Berlin we have the option of tickets (at additional cost) for Maurizio Pollini recital at the Philharmonie and for the Staatsoper Festage performance of Parsifal conducted by Daniel Barenboim.
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Flights are with Ryanair & Easyjet from Manchester as follows:
Friday 31 March Manchester T3 – Berlin Schoenefeld 1205 – 1500 FR1145
Monday 10 April Berlin Schoenfeld - Manchester T1 1310 - 1420 EZY1896
Flights are also available from other regional airports and from Heathrow and Gatwick.
Deposit is £500 plus any ticket upgrade costs.
