Christopher Clark, Harvard-educated past National Chairman of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and former General Manager of Italy's prestigious Spoleto Festival, founded Great Performance Tours in 1979 to provide:

• A smaller, more personalized alternative to packaged tours, geared to today's sophisticated music lover.

• The world's greatest performances, researched and reserved far in advance for good seats.

• Convenience. Tickets and accommodations are arranged by one reservation and one check, with all the bother of coordinating bookings and exchange rates done for you. Transportation is provided for all of our included events unless within easy walking distance.

• More free time. Our clientele is independent and active, valuing time to visit friends, take in a game of tennis or visit spots from past visits. We assume that our friends have different interests and want the time.
From Top to Bottom: Christopher Clark, Bunny Clark, Sybil Baldwin, David A. Roper, Deborah Birnbaum, Gail C. Petit.
• Quiet, civilized hotels, catering to the discriminating traveler. Most of our host hotels do not accept groups or conventions as such, yet welcome our parties.

•Hand-picked restaurants, chosen for fine food, interesting decor and superior service at realistic prices. Wine is served at tour meals, with a full bar available.

• Unusual sites you'd never know existed. Hidden gardens, private homes and unique experiences closed to the public are open to our small and cultured groups.

• A close and dependable friend in each city. Chris and Bunny Clark consider you a personal guest every time you travel, whether they or their associates are your host. In any city, here or abroad, you will be welcomed as friends rather than customers. Today, Great Performance Tours serves a small and selective nationwide clientele and offers more than 40 tours annually to the world's most prestigious arts destinations here and abroad.