“EXPO plus TEATRO ALLA SCALA" -Milan “Feeding the planet. Energy for life” plus LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR- May-June 2015 ESATOUR O&M takes you to LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR – TEATRO ALLA SCALA PLUS EXPO 2015 May 2015: 28 (20h00 Première), 31 (15h00-F.A.) June 2015: 3 (20h00-Turn O Abb. Mini.), 5 (20h00-Turn G- La Scala under 30), 8 (20h00-Turn M Abb. Mini) Music by: G.Donizetti Conductor: Stefano Ranzani Director Mary Zimmerman Scenes: Daniel Osting Costumes: Mara Blumenfeld Choreographer : Daniel Pelzig Interpreters: Diana Damrau (May 28, 31-June 3,5)/ Elena Mosuc (June 8,11)/ Vittorio Grigolo/ Gabriele Viviani/ Alexander Tsymbalyuk/ Juan Josè de Leon Allestimento Metropolitan Opera New York PROGRAMME: Day 1 (Teatro Alla Scala): Individual arrival in Milan and check-in at Hotel De La Ville 4**** sup or Hotel Milano Scala 4**** sup or similar, in Milan city centre, at walking distance from the Teatro Alla Scala. The hotel will greet you with a welcome drink. At 08.00 p.m.: Evening at the opera: Donizetti ’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” at Teatro Alla Scala Overnight at the hotel. Day 2 (EXPO): breakfast at the hotel. Individual transfer to EXPO and visit of the exhibition on your own (entrance ticket for 1 day included). Expo opening time: 10.00 a.m-11.00 p.m. Return individual transfer from EXPO to the hotel. Day 3 (Leonardo Da Vinci’s exhibition): breakfast at the hotel. Visit of Leonardo Da Vinci’s exhibition for Expo (Leonardo Da Vinci 1452-1519) at Palazzo Reale on your own (entrance ticket included). Afternoon: free time (Esatour Opera & Music Travels would be pleased to reserve guided or shopping tours for you or to give you suggestions on how to spend your free time) Evening: free time (Esatour Opera & Music Travels would be pleased to suggest and reserve dinners a/o appetizers in selected restaurants a/o bars) Day 4 (Departure): breakfast at the hotel. Individual departure. Info & Inquiry: ESATOUR Opera & Music Travels via XI Febbraio 42 61121 Pesaro (PU) ITALY ph. +39 0721 287282 fax +39 0721 30736 P.I. 02537740413 [email protected] www.esatour.it www.esatour.eu “EXPO plus TEATRO ALLA SCALA" -Milan “Feeding the planet. Energy for life” plus LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR- May-June 2015 ESATOUR O&M takes you to LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR – TEATRO ALLA SCALA PLUS EXPO 2015 May 2015: 28 (20h00 Première), 31 (15h00-F.A.) June 2015: 3 (20h00-Turn O Abb. Mini.), 5 (20h00-Turn G- La Scala under 30), 8 (20h00-Turn M Abb. Mini) The package includes: 3 x overnights on BB basis at 4**** sup hotel in Milan city centre- at walking distance from Teatro Alla Scala 1 welcome drink at the hotel 1 ticket in gallery 4/6. Category for Lucia di Lammermoor at Teatro Alla Scala in Milan 1 entrance ticket for EXPO MILAN 2015 valid for 1 day 1 entrance ticket for the exhibition dedicated to Leonardo Da Vinci at Palazzo Reale 1 Milano card for 48 hours 1 “Travel Memories” gift each room Delivery of the tickets (Lucia di Lammermoor, Expo and Leonardo Da Vinci’s exhibition) to the hotel 24 hours phone assistance Not included services Optional services further overnight/s on BB basis at the hotel: rates on request transfer/s from/to hotel/airport: rates on request transfer/s from/to hotel/EXPO: rates on request guided service in the chosen language: rates on request personal shopper: rates on request dinners a/o lunches in selected restaurants: rates on request City tax. To be paid on spot Extras at the hotel (porterage, minibar) Tips Dinners or lunches Everything not mentioned Under “The package includes” PACKAGE RATE Starting from : € 775,00/person Double for single use supplement: + € 325,00/3 nights Prices are valid on individual basis. Groups’ rates on request. Supplement for higher tickets categories: th rd tickets in box 2/5 category, 2/3 row in box st tickets in parterre a/o best seats in box 1 category RATES ON REQUEST INFORMATION th PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED PRICES ARE VALID FOR RESERVATIONS WITHIN APRIL 30 2015. IN CASE OF LATER RESERVATIONS, THERE WILL BE A € 7,00 SUPPLEMENT FOR THE EXPO ENTRANCE TICKET. City Tax is not included: most Italian Municipalities have introduced the Local City Tax that has to be paid directly on spot. It is applied per night per person and depends on the hotels category. Travel Memories are elegant booklets delivered to Esatour customers in their hotel room: each Travel Memory is an handcrafted creation, personalized and unique. It is travel mate, to freeze notes and feelings of the trip. “Each customer is one of a kind for Esatour”. DISCLAIMER Once confirmed tickets are not refundable. In case of strike announced by Theatre management and/or in the case of 'Force Majeure' (earthquake, natural disaster or a performer illness), Esatour shall not be held responsible for the event cancellation and will refund only the face value of the tickets. The package can be modified changing days of the planned events and visits according to the requests and the interests of clients. Info & Inquiry: ESATOUR Opera & Music Travels via XI Febbraio 42 61121 Pesaro (PU) ITALY ph. +39 0721 287282 fax +39 0721 30736 P.I. 02537740413 [email protected] www.esatour.it www.esatour.eu “EXPO plus TEATRO ALLA SCALA" -Milan “Feeding the planet. Energy for life” plus LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR- May-June 2015 EXPO 2015 “FEEDING THE PLANET, ENERGY FOR LIFE” Expo Milano 2015 is a non-commercial Universal Exposition with some very unique and innovative features. Not only is it an exhibition but also a process, one of active participation among a large number of players around the theme of Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. It is sustainable, technological, thematic and focused on its visitors. Open from May 1 to October 31, 2015, the Expo will host over 130 participants. Running for 184 days, this giant exhibition site, covering one million square meters, is expected to welcome over 20 million visitors. Visitors will experience a unique journey that looks at the complex theme of nutrition. They will have the possibility to take a trip around the world, sampling the food and traditions of people from all over the globe. Expo Milano 2015 will be the first Exposition in history to be remembered not only for its products but also for its contribution towards education on food and the planet’s precious resources. TEATRO ALLA SCALA La Scala (abbreviation in Italian language for the official name Teatro alla Scala) is a world-renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala (Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala). The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta. Most of Italy's greatest operatic artists, and many of the finest singers from around the world, have appeared at La Scala during the past 200 years. Today, the theatre is still recognised as one of the leading opera and ballet theatres in the world and is home to the La Scala Theatre Chorus, La Scala Theatre Ballet and La Scala Theatre Orchestra. HOTEL DE LA VILLE 4**** sup Restless Milan. Hip Milan. Chic Milan, a city of classy elegance where the cocktail hour is a tradition that is honoured day in and day out by impeccably dressed women and trend-setting stockbrokers . The Hotel de La Ville is set, like a precious stone, close to Milan’s most exclusive designer-shopping streets welcomes you to the city that never sleeps. And, as in any aristocratic home, the 108 rooms and suites all have their own distinct personality thanks to the use of different fabrics and decor, the fine furnishings and the marble bathrooms. Whether you have had a heavy working day, or have spent hours shopping on Milan’s exclusive and exciting shopping streets, or enjoyed an unforgettable night at La Scala Opera House, the hotel wellness centre is the best way to relax and unwind. You can choose between the sauna or the Turkish bath. Or, why not, a refreshing swim in our top-floor pool with its dome through you can catch a glimpse of Milan’s starry night sky and the soaring spires of its famous cathedral? HOTEL MILANO SCALA 4**** sup Hotel Milano Scala, inaugurated in September 2010 in the heart of Milan's most vibrant area, rich in history and tradition, is fast becoming one of the charming addresses of Milan hospitality. Included in the prestigious guide "New York Times 36 Hours: 125 Weekends in Europe", was included among the four reasons to visit Milan.It is located in the heart of the Brera district, a few steps from Via Montenapoleone, Duomo and Piazza della Scala. Eco-chic style, classical music, Organic Green cuisine and a terrace overlooking the city: an experience engaging the senses, to give wellness to the body and elevates the mind. That 's what Hotel Milano Scala offers its guests, taking care of every detail so that a simple stay becomes a unique, exciting and engaging occasion. Up to the extraordinary panoramic terrace on the eighth floor with breathtaking view all over the city that, during the summer season, offers an eco-chic version of classic Milanese aperitif. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico (tragic opera) in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor. Donizetti wrote Lucia di Lammermoor in 1835, a time when several factors led to the height of his reputation as a composer of opera. Gioachino Rossini had recently retired and Vincenzo Bellini had died shortly before the premiere of Lucia leaving Donizetti as "the sole reigning genius of Italian opera". Not only were conditions ripe for Donizetti's success as a composer, but there was also a European interest in the history and culture of Scotland. The story concerns the emotionally fragile Lucy Ashton (Lucia) who is caught in a feud between her own family and that of the Ravenswoods. The setting is the Lammermuir Hills of Scotland (Lammermoor) in the 17th century. LEONARDO DA VINCI’S EXHIBITION Milan will celebrate the genius of Leonardo with an exhibition from April 15th to July 19th 2015 during Expo. Leonardo 1452-1519 will be the largest exhibition dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci ever organized in Italy. It will take place in Palazzo Reale and will present nonmythographic view of Leonardo, neither rhetorical nor celebratory, but one crossing some main themes. An itinerary as multifaceted and polyhedric as its protagonist, exactly on the anniversary of the master’s birth, who were born on April 15th 1452. The exhibition will be divided into 12 sections: Drawing as foundation; Nature and science of Painting; The Comparison of Arts; The Comparison with Ancient Traditions; Anatomy, physiognomy and emotions; Invention and Mechanics; The Dream; Reality and Utopia; The Unity of knowledge; De coelo et mundo: images of the divine; The diffusion and the success: from the leonardeschi to the Treatise on Painting; The Myth. Info & Inquiry: ESATOUR Opera & Music Travels via XI Febbraio 42 61121 Pesaro (PU) ITALY ph. +39 0721 287282 fax +39 0721 30736 P.I. 02537740413 [email protected] www.esatour.it www.esatour.eu