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PHILADELPHIA
Price Per Person:
Based on double occupancy:
$1,880.00
Single Supplement:
$470
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PHILADELPHIA
CULTURAL WEEKEND
March 20 - March 23, 2003
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The
great cultural institutions of Philadelphia should be
experienced by every aficionado of music and art. We are
particularly enthusiastic about our third consecutive
visit to America’s oldest historical city for a
combination of the best that Philadelphia will be offering
during the coming season. Both of our concerts will be
heard in the dazzling new Kimmel Center,
while the two operas will be enhanced by the elegant and
traditional atmosphere of the beloved Academy
of Music. |
First, the revered Philadelphia Orchestra will
be conducted by the visiting Italian maestro Roberto
Abbado, who has announced major works by Stravinsky
and Richard Strauss to showcase the lustrous timbre of the ensemble’s
famous string section.
Second, the Kirov Orchestra will be on
tour from St. Petersburg and will make its Philadelphia
debut under the leadership of Music Director Valery
Gergiev. A virtuoso program will feature the
glamorous Russian mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina
as soloist. |
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Museum of Art |
We are fortunate to have our confirmed tickets for both of these
performances in the Kimmel Center, which is attracting visitors
from all over the world to experience this newest state-of-the-art
venue
Our two operatic evenings will be the
Opera Company of Philadelphia’s new production
of Mozart’s sublime lyric comedy Così fan
Tutte and a searing production of Verdi’s Macbeth
on loan from Finland’s Savonlinna Festival. We have experienced
the company’s remarkably high level with a thrilling ‘Porgy
and Bess’ in 2001 and a rewarding ‘Capuleti e Montecchi’
last spring, and now we are delighted to find that our dates
will include two operas instead of only one.
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continues to attract today’s most accomplished young
artists to perform the leading roles: Mary Dunleavy,
Ruxandra Donose, Nathan Gunn and William Burden
as the two pairs of fickle lovers in ‘Così’,
and Lauren Flanigan opposite Gregg
Baker as the politically motivated Macbeths.
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Rodin Museum |
The Barnes Collection’s priceless Impressionist
and Post-Impressionist paintings are housed in the original
setting of a private gallery in the Main Line suburb of Merion.
Reservations are necessary and are difficult to obtain without
considerable advance notice, but our Tour will facilitate
your entry with our confirmed entry and our private bus to
Merion. No visit to Philadelphia is complete without the discovery
of the wealth of art contained at the Barnes Collection –
Renoir, Monet, Cézanne, Matisse and many others.
Philadelphia is the home of one of the newest additions to
the Ritz-Carlton chain of hotel jewels. We
have chosen the deluxe Ritz-Carlton for its ideal location
in the heart of the city and for its exceptional standards
of service.
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