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Opera a la carte
Berlin, 2001/2002

The big event in Berlin during the coming season will undoubtedly be the Festtage. There is, however, much else to attract the opera traveller for a weekend or longer at Berlin's three theatres.

In October the Staatsoper stages a rarity: Fritz Schrecker's Der Fern Klang. A strong cast is led by Siegfried Vogel and Uta Priew. A new production of La bohéme opens just before Christmas with Zvetelina Vassileva and Miroslav Dvorsky.

This will be followed, in February, by Haydn's comic opera, Il mondo della luna conducted by early music afficionado, René Jacobs.

The Mozart Festival in late May presents two opportunities to see Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte during a four night stay. At the Deutsche Oper there is also a wide choice.

New this season are a trio of operas Hans Werner Henze's Der Prinz von Homburg, Tannhäuser and Der Rosenkavalier. Dame Felicity Lott sings the Marschallin.

Another Richard Strauss opera, Elektra features Eva Marton in the title role. Thomas Hampson who sings his first Onegin in New York in the early part of the season will reprise the role in Berlin with Eva Johansson as Tatiana.

The Komische Oper, Berlin's third opera house, has a wonderfully flamboyant auditorium and a reputation for innovative stagings. There are no star singers but an ensemble of high quality and very stylish productions, many by Harry Kupfer.

Please telephone for more details.

Charles Osborne's Choice
"I'd choose one from each of the three opera houses: at the Deutsche Oper, Eva Marton in Strauss's Elektra: at the Staatsoper, a rare chance to see Fritz Schrecker's Der Fern Klang (The Distant Sound), a 1912 mixture of romantic fantasy and realism; and any operetta offered by the Komische Oper whose productions are invariably first-rate."
 
 
DEUTSCHE OPER - Perfomance and performance dates

Aida Jan 1,
Feb 16, 21
La bohème Nov 29,
Dec 2, 6
Carmen Dec 14, 20, 26, 30
Les Contes d'Hoffmann Jan 18, 20, 24,
Feb 2,
Apr 4, 10, 20,
Jun 14, 19, 22
Daphne Mar 3, 7, 10
Don Giovanni Sep 24, 29,
Oct 7,
Nov 20, 23
Elektra Apr 24, 28,
May 2
Eugene Onegin Jan 6, 13, 19, 27
Fidelio Feb 26,
Mar 1, 5, 14,
Apr 27,
May 1, 5,
Jun 7, 15
Der fliegende Holländer Mar 6, 15, 20
Hans Heiling Oct 24,
Nov 4, 6,
Feb 15, 28
Hansel und Gretel Dec 9, 12, 22
Intolleranza 1960 Sep 15, 19, 23, 28,
Oct 2, 5
Lucia di Lammermoor Dec 5, 8, 11
Luisa Miller May 23, 29,
Jun 8, 12
Madama Butterfly Oct 18, 21,
Nov 1,
Dec 21,
Jan 5, 10
Medée May 8, 11, 15, 19, 24, 28,
Jun 1
Messa da Requiem (Verdi) Nov 3, 7, 14, 17, 24,
Mar 23, 29
Moses und Aron Jan 23, 29,
Feb 6
Nabucco Nov 18, 21,
Dec 15,
Mar 26,
Apr 1, 7,
May 26,
Jun 2
Le nozze di Figaro Sep 16, 25,
Dec 23, 27,
Apr 14, 21
Orfeo ed Euridice Mar 16, 22, 30,
Apr 3
Parsifal Jun 9, 16
Der Prinz von Homburg Oct 11, 14, 19
Rigoletto Apr 5, 13, 18, 23
Der Rosenkavalier Mar 13, 17, 24
Saint Francois d'Assise Jun 29,
Jul 2, 6
Das schlaue Fuchslein Nov 8, 13, 16,
Dec 16,
Jan 3,
Feb 3, 8, 17
Tannhäuser Feb 7, 10, 14
Tosca May 9, 12, 17
La traviata Oct 4, 10, 20, 27,
Nov 2,
Dec 31,
Jan 4,
Feb 24,
Mar 2, 9
Tristan und Isolde Sep 30,
Oct 3
Die Zauberflöte Sep 21,
Oct 13, 28,
Nov 11, 30,
Dec 19, 28,
Jan 25,
Mar 27,
Apr 11, 26,
May 18,
Jun 21, 30


STAATSOPER UNTER DEN LINDEN - Perfomance and
performance dates


Aida Nov 25, 28,
Dec 1, 6, 9
La bohème Dec 9(m), 16, 21, 23, 26, 28,
May 31
Madama Butterfly Feb 21, 24,
Mar 2
La Calisto Jul 5, 6
Cosi fan tutte Aug 30,
Sep 1, 5, 8,
May 21, 26
Il barbiere di Siviglia Oct 7, 11, 18,
Nov 2,
Mar 9, 15, 17
Don Giovanni Sep 9, 11, 28,
Oct 5, 14,
May 20, 24
Die Entführung aus dem Serail Oct 27,
Nov 8, 14,
May 2, 4, 10
Der ferne Klang Oct 21, 25, 28, 31,
Nov 3, 10
Fidelio Dec 8, 12, 15
Der fliegende Holländer Aug 31,
Sep 4
Der Freischutz Oct 3, 6, 12, 20
Macbeth May 9, 12, 19, 25
Il mondo della luna Jan 27,
Feb 2, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
Le nozze di Figaro Nov 30,
Dec 4, 7,
May 18, 22
Norma Sep 14, 19, 22, 27, 30
Otello Nov 15, 17, 24,
May 5, 8, 11
Parsifal Nov 4, 7, 11
Tannhäuser Sep 16, 23
Zar und Zimmermann Feb 23, 26, 28,
Mar 10, 16
Die Zauberflöte Nov 18,
Dec 2(m), 14, 17, 19, 27, 30(m & e),
Jan 1, 6



FESTTAGE 2002

The 2002 Festtage will stage two complete cycles of the 10 Wagner operas which have been presented at Berlin's instantaneously successful Easter festival over the last few years. Daniel Barenboim, director of the festival will conduct every performance: each cycle is presented over a two week period.

This event will provide irresistible to anyone who loves the music of Wagner. Travel for the Arts holds an allocation of tickets for both cycles and ticket combinations for different groups of operas are available.

FESTTAGE 2002 Performance & performance dates
Der fliegende Holländer Mar 24,
Apr 13
Lohengrin Mar 26,
Apr 15
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Apr 5, 27
Parsifal Apr 6, 28
Tannhäuser Mar 25,
Apr 14
Tristan und Isolde Apr 4, 26
Apr 6, 28

Der Ring des Nibelungen
Das Rheingold Mar 28,
Apr 17
Die Walküre Mar 29,
Apr 18
Siegfried Mar 31,
Apr 20

Prices: on application

 
Berlin sample prices

The following prices are examples only and can fluctuate depending on trade fairs, seasonal adjustments, performance category, mid-week travel and other factors outside our control.

Prices from £ per person

HOTEL CATEGORY £ FROM      
    3 nights    
in twin
  extra  
night
single suppl.
per night
additional
performance
RADISSON HOTEL 4 £442 £58 £44 £67
REZIDENZ 4 £436 £45 £33 £67
MARITIME PRO ARTE 4 £468 £67 £42 £67

Prices include

round trip economy class air ticket and airport taxes - accommodation for three nights including breakfast - 2nd category opera ticket at the Staatsoper, Deutsche or Komische Oper.
Transfers are not included but can be arranged on request.

Regional departures

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