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Vienna is at its best at Christmas time, when exquisitely decorated shop windows and elegant festive lights brighten up the medieval streets in the city centre. We include a performance at the Vienna State Opera on Christmas Day. There will also be visits to the city’s finest museums and galleries, including the Belvedere and the Kunsthistorisches Museum. We stay at one of the city’s finest hotels, the 5* Superior Bristol, perfectly located adjacent to the State Opera, on Vienna’s famous Ringstrasse.
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Located opposite the Vienna State Opera, at one of the city’s most prestigious addresses, the Hotel Bristol has been the focal point of Vienna’s cultural life for over a century.
Anton Crayton was a founding member of the Marmen String Quartet and Explore Ensemble, both with whom he performed nationally and internationally for several years.
He formerly studied at the Royal College of Music, under the tutelage of Melissa Phelps. A subsequent nerve injury to his shoulder precluded him from playing the cello for a time, affording him the opportunity to reconsider his future. Over the next couple of years, Anton continued to teach at the Royal College of Music Junior Department. He also developed his role as a tour-leader for Kirker Holidays, with whom he was involved in creating the music programmes for the Kirker Music Festivals. Fast-forward to 2020, Anton started his medical studies at the University of Newcastle Medical School. This year he was appointed tutor at the Centre for Advanced Training at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, formerly the Sage Gateshead, where he teaches both cello and chamber music.
Included performance on Christmas Day
Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck
"Hänsel und Gretel" is an opera in three acts by Engelbert Humperdinck to a text by his sister, Adeheid Wette.
It received its premiere at the Hoftheater, Weimar on December 23rd 1893. It received its English premiere at Daly's theatre, London in 1894.
Optional performance on Boxing Day
Die Entführung aus dem Serail by W A Mozart
"The Abduction from the Seraglio" is an opera in three acts by W A Mozart. It is set to a text by Golthiels Stephanie, itself drawing upon a play by Bretzner.
The opera received its premiere at the Burgtheater, Vienna, on 16 July 1782. It was performed first in England at Covent Garden in 1827, in English.
Second category ticket: £220 (includes booking fees)
Tour leader
Anton Crayton was a founding member of the Marmen String Quartet and Explore Ensemble, both with whom he performed nationally and internationally for several years.
He formerly studied at the Royal College of Music, under the tutelage of Melissa Phelps. A subsequent nerve injury to his shoulder precluded him from playing the cello for a time, affording him the opportunity to reconsider his future. Over the next couple of years, Anton continued to teach at the Royal College of Music Junior Department. He also developed his role as a tour-leader for Kirker Holidays, with whom he was involved in creating the music programmes for the Kirker Music Festivals. Fast-forward to 2020, Anton started his medical studies at the University of Newcastle Medical School. This year he was appointed tutor at the Centre for Advanced Training at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, formerly the Sage Gateshead, where he teaches both cello and chamber music.
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