For more than twenty-five years, we have offered an annual four-night visit to the prestigious Salzburg Easter Festival encompassing the complete four-performance cycle of opera and concerts. For 2026, we are gratified that the revered Berlin Philharmonic will return to initiate a five-year Festival residence under Music Director Kyrill Petrenko. We have chosen four thrilling evening programs to highlight our visit next spring, each of which will engage the Berlin Philharmonic. We will include Mahler’s rarely encountered Symphony No. 8 (‘Symphony of a Thousand’); Haydn’s most important oratorio, The Creation; an Orchestra Concert of Bruch and Berlioz; and a new production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold.

As always, we have combined Salzburg with a second city where the opera program is the most enticing of the season – usually Vienna, last year Dresden, and this year Munich. Immediately after Salzburg, an easy two-hour bus ride will take us to the Bavarian capital for three nights. We are always gratified by the exceptional musical standards of the city’s Bavarian State Opera, singled out by the NY Times for “perhaps the most dependably, densely exciting presentation of opera in the world”(NY Times).Our Munich visit will include a trio of operatic masterworks: Wagner’s ‘Easter Festival’ music drama Parsifal; Verdi’s Shakespearean tragedy, Macbeth; and Puccini’s gripping melodrama, Tosca.

SALZBURG: April 3rd – 6th

Our accommodations in Salzburg are for four nights (with a generous buffet breakfast) at the Imlauer Pitter Hotel, centrally located near the Mirabel Gardens and a short walk from the Mozarteum. The Pitter retains the classic Austrian atmosphere that attracts local residents to its several well-known dining areas. Both the Rainerstube Keller and the gourmet Imlauer Restaurant serve regional menus before and after the Festival performances, and the Plaza Bar is a popular gathering spot for international visitors. The top floor offers the Sky Restaurant Imlauer for breakfast with a beautiful view over Salzburg, and a fitness, sauna and relaxation area.

IMPORTANT: Because there is a performance on our first evening, you may want to arrive a day earlier to adjust to the time change. You should let us know NOW if you want us to reserve your room for the additional early night of April 2nd, as the Imlauer Pitter is in great demand during Easter Week.

MUNICH: April 7th – 9th

Accommodations for three nights at the deluxe Vier Jahreszeiten (‘Four Seasons’) Hotel, with a grand European buffet breakfast included. The Vier Jahreszeiten ranks as Munich’s finest, offering a wide variety of services in an old-fashioned Bavarian atmosphere. The hotel’s cuisine is renowned throughout Europe, and an indoor pool is situated on the penthouse floor with an open balcony. The ideal location is only two blocks from the opera house and a short walk from the central Marienplatz shopping area.

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Prices Per Person (Air Fare not Included)

Double Occupancy: $7,180
Single Occupancy: $8,160