Join us for an exclusive opera getaway in Italy!
December 5 - 8, 2024
Enjoy a magnificent opera“Rusalka” staged by one of the most renowned directors in the world Dmitri Tcherniakov accompanied by a world famous dramaturg and critic Roman Dolzhanskiy.
World-renowned director Dmitri Tcherniakov stages Dvořák’s opera ‘Rusalka’, one of the most successful Czech operas ever written, at the Teatro di San Carlo with a fascinating Asmik Grigorian in the main role. During the tour you will enjoy the company and knowledge of the theatre critic, researcher, and journalist Roman Dolzhanskiy.
During this tour you will not only enjoy one of the most famous and beautiful Italian Opera Theatres and taste the Amalfi Coast, but you will also have the opportunity not only to hear, but also to get to know one of the cast members in an informal setting after the performance.
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In their opera Rusalka, which premièred in 1901, Antonin Dvořák and his librettist Jaroslav Kvapil mixed the Slavic myth of the undead vengeful woman from the water with such storybook characters as Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué’s Undine and Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid. The fascinating musical worlds, the lyrical and highly dramatic moments came together to make Rusalka one of the most successful Czech operas ever written.
Rusalka feels trapped in a world from which there is no escape. She is ready to put her immortality on the line in return for a human soul, so she can gain the love of a handsome prince. But she must pay for it with her voice. Muted and liberated from her dark world, she is forced to watch as the prince rejects her in favor of a foreign princess – dooming them both. She cannot live, she cannot die, yet nevertheless at the end, she helps the prince find his death with a “rescuing” kiss.
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Long considered to be one of the most renowned directors in opera, Tcherniakov has received various accolades throughout his career including The International Opera Awards in the categories ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Production’, the Italian music critics' award ‘Franco Abbiati’ (2008) and the Spanish prize National Campoamor Lyrics Awards (2014). Also, opernwelt magazine has on several occasions named him Stage Director and Stage Designer of the year. He staged in such theatres as the Metropolitan Opera New York, Berliner Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Opéra national de Paris, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Opernhaus Zürich, Teatro alla Scala Milan, Bayerische Staatsoper, Nederlands Opera, Bayreuther Festspielen, Wiener Staatsoper and etc.
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Roman Dolzhanskiy is a famous theatre critic, researcher and journalist, published ca.4000 articles, reviews, interviews and essays about russian and international theatre and contemporary arts in numerous media.
1998-2022 co-founder and artistic director of the annual NET (New European Festival) in Moscow. This festival discovered for Russian audience the majority of the most prominent theatre directors and theatre groups and ensembles, including Thomas Ostermeier and Schaubühne, Alvis Hermanis and New Riga Theatre, Ivo van Hove and Toneelgroup Amsterdam (ITA), Arpad Schilling. Michael Thalheimer, Jan Fabre, Oskaras Korsunovas, Rimini Protokoll, Emma Dante and many-many others.
2006-2022 artistic director of the Territoria, international festival-school. Territoria was the first multidisciplinary festival in Russia to unite theatre, dance, cinema, contemporary art, music with the educational program for young artists. Territoria was the first to present in Russia works of Alain Platel, Anna Theresa de Keersmaeker, Meg Stuart, Simon Stone, Akram Khan, Dimitris Pappaioannu, Milo Rau and many other directors and choreographers.
2007-2022 vice artistic director and chief dramaturg of Theatre of Nations, one of the most successful and advanced theatre institutions in Russia.
Worked as a dramaturg with Thomas Ostermeier, Alvis Hermanis, Robert Wilson, Robert Lepage, Stephane Braunschweig, Timofey Kuliabin and other directors. Worked as a guest dramaturg in Schauspielhaus Zurich, Deutsches Theater Berlin, Daile Theater in Riga, National Theatre in Sofia. Member of the international jury of the International Ibsen Award (informally named as „Nobel Prize for Theatre”). Since 2013 Individual member of the international theatre network “Mitos21” which unites many prominent European theatre institutions such as Deutsches Theater Berlin, ITA, Jozef Katona Theatre, Dramaten, Toonelhuis Antwerp, Theatre Lliure Barcelona, Odeon Theatre de l’Europe and many others.
Since 2022 — independent dramaturg, curator and critic.
Preliminary Schedule
Thursday, 5.12
Group arrival day
Welcome Dinner in a cosy restaurant
Friday, 6.12
Breakfast at the hotel
Guided walking tour around Naples with the visit to the local market
Guided Tour to the Archeological Museum or Underground Napoli
Italian Dinner
Saturday, 7.12
Breakfast at the hotel
Tour to Pompei with a guide
Vesuvius Winery tasting and lunch
Teatro di San Carlo, ‘Rusalka’
Dinner with the member of the performing cast at a Michelin Guide recommended restaurant
Sunday 8.12
Farewell Breakfast at the hotel
Group departure day
Admission to all events mentioned are included in the price.
Lunches and dinners (except wine tasting on Saturday) are not included in the price.
The group reservations for lunches and dinners will be arranged for an additional price. Your personal manager will provide menus in advance and proceed with pre orders upon request.
What’s included
All fees and taxes are included in the price
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4* boutique hotel accommodation with breakfast included in the city center walking distance from the theatre
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All ticket prices and admissions with a private tour guide are guaranteed as well as orchestra seats in Teatro di San Carlo
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Airport pick up as well as transportation to/from all museums
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Breakfasts at the hotel are included. On 7.12 the wine tasting with lunch at the Vesuvius is also included in the price.
We will also make reservations for dinners on each day, where you will choose food and drinks according to your preferences. Dinners are not included in the price.
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Intellectual escort, i.e. presence of the wold famous dramaturg and lectures about the upcoming performance with historical and cultural overview
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Once you purchase the package you get the personal manager for your disposal to answer all questions as well as to assist with any personal arrangements
