Stars of the Future - spot new talent

"Latvia is a rich source of first-class young singers - far out of proportion to the country’s small population - which combined with the company’s sharp eye for neighbouring talent seems a good formula for listenable productions" - (Opera, October 1999)

Travel for the Arts has two tours visiting Riga's beautiful opera house which gives you an opportunity to spot new talent.

Viva Verdi! - Verdi in his Homeland Between 30 June - 3 July you can experience this very special four day tour, as Guiseppe Sinopoli conducts a performance of Turandot at La Scala Milan.

Falstaff in Ravenna, 12 - 15 July, the Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala's led by Maestro Muti, will give just four performances of the season's new production of Falstaff. Juan Pons takes the title role with Daniela Dessi and Roberto Frontali.

Jewels in the Russian Crown - The White Nights Festival - Enjoy St. Petersburg's mid summer festival during the romantic "White Nights" when darkness hardly falls on the Artic Circle, June 2001.

Puccini Festival on the Tuscan coast, 2 - 5 August proves to be consistently one of our most popular summer festival tours, the Puccini Festival has a uniquely magical atmosphere, staged as it is in the grounds of the composer's villa beside Lake Massaciucoli. This year's programme presents a revival of the popular new production of Tosca directed by Beni Montresor and unveiled at last year's festival to mark the opera's centenary year.

Wine, women and song...

Rodney Milnes (opera critic of The Times) accompanies our tour to Bordeaux for a feast of culture. Jane Glover conducts Iphigenie En Tauride.