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The Dresden Music Festival
Dresden, Germany
tbc nights from £tbc per person
Semperoper Dresden
Since its inception in 1978, the Dresdner Musikfestspiele has attracted musicians of the highest calibre, from Marilyn Horne and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, to cellist Jan Vogler who became Artistic Director in 2009. But the city’s musical history runs deeper still – this was the birthplace of Richard Wagner and Carl Maria von Weber, and home to Richard Struass and the celebrated Semperoper. The setting for our three concerts is the Kulturpalast, the city’s modernist multi-purpose building with a new concert hall opened in 2017. Our first concert, The Long Night of Cellos, will exhibit a selection of world-class cellists who will offer interpretations of compositions dedicated to the instrument. Our next concert will feature Nicola Benedetti CBE, one of the most sought-after violinists of her generation, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Gardner. Our final concert will showcase Jan Vogler, also in tandem with the LPO. Both concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra will include works by Edward Elgar, with the full 2026 festival programme released in autumn 2025. During our stay in Dresden we will also visit the magnificently-restored Frauenkirche and Europe’s most important collections of Old Masters at the Zwinger Gallery.
What's included
Five nights’ accommodation with breakfast
Two dinners and one lunch
Three concert tickets
Wine tasting at Schloss Wackerbarth
All sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities
The services of a local guide and the Kirker Tour Leader
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Opera at La Scala, Milan
Milan
La Scala, Milan is, for most opera lovers, the world’s most revered and important opera house. The theatre opened in 1778 with a performance of an opera by Salieri and since then, many of the greatest Italian operas have received their first performance on its hallowed stage.
4 nights price from £2445 per person
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Accommodation
Two Dinners
Opera ticket
+2
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
Art, Opera & Ballet in Paris
Paris
The Opéra de Paris presents an extraordinary range of operas and ballets each season – casting, repertory and musical depth are of the highest international calibre.
4 nights price from £2986 per person
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Eurostar
Accommodation
Performance tickets
Meals
+3
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
The Kirker Music Festival, Tenerife
Tenerife
Escape from the rigours of the British winter for a week of music-making in the subtropical Canary Islands. We return to Tenerife for our exclusive festival, staying at the splendid 5* Hotel Botanico surrounded by lush gardens in Puerto de la Cruz.
7 nights price from £3986 per person
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Flights
Accommodation
Concerts
Dinners
+2
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
The Puccini Opera Festival
Lucca
Giacomo Puccini was born into a musical family in Lucca on 22 December 1858. As a boy Puccini sang in the choir of the Cathedral of San Martino and later received his musical education at the conservatory in Milan.
4 nights price from £3369 per person
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Flights
Accommodation
Dinners
Two performances
+2
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
Opera at La Fenice in Venice
Venice
La Fenice in Venice is one of the world’s most historic opera houses. Inaugurated in 1792 the opera house has, like its namesake the phoenix, been destroyed by fire and rebuilt, both in 1836 and 1996.
4 nights price from £2350 per person
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Flights
Water taxi transfers
Accommodation
Opera ticket
+3
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
Savonlinna Opera Festival
The Savonlinna Opera Festival began in 1912 thanks to the efforts of Finnish soprano Aino Ackte who saw that the romantic setting of Olavinlinna Castle on Lake Saimaa would be a perfect stage for opera.
4 nights price from £3698 per person
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Accommodation
Performance tickets
Meals
+2
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
The World of J.S. Bach
Leipzig
Organist Oliver Condy, former editor of BBC Music Magazine and currently working for Apple Classical Music, leads this tour, retracing the life and career of Johann Sebastian Bach through the historic towns and cities of Thuringia and Saxony.
7 nights price from £4428 per person
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Accommodation
Meals
Sightseeing
+2
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
The Copenhagen Jazz Festival
Copenhagen
Our new tour to Copenhagen’s celebrated Jazz Festival has been designed to take in the highlights of this world-class event in the company of jazz expert Andrew Biggs.
4 nights price from £2595 per person
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Flights
Accommodation
Concerts
Meals
+2
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
The Ring Cycle in Berlin
Berlin
Our seven-night holiday to Berlin features Stefan Herheim's critically acclaimed production of Wagner's 'Ring Cycle' at the Deutsche Oper, as well as visits to the city’s great galleries and museums, and the splendid palaces at Potsdam.
7 nights price from £5697 per person
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Accommodation
Meals
First category tickets
+2
Cultural Tours & Music Holidays
Opera & Ballet in Oslo
Oslo
Our new midsummer holiday to Oslo includes spectacular modern architecture, exceptional art collections and two performances at the striking modern Opera House, magnificently sited looking over Oslofjord.
4 nights price from £2398 per person
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Flights
Accommodation
Two dinners
Concerts
+2
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