Renaissance Tours

Welcome to another glorious year of opera and travel around the world.

From New York’s Metropolitan Opera to the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, from Savonlinna Opera Festival to the Sydney Opera House, discover the extraordinary world of opera, from Baroque to contemporary, from traditional to ‘state of the art’, from grand opera houses to ‘opera alfresco’.

Tours Programme

Gala Weekend on Sydney Harbour

Sydney NSW
30 March - 1 April 2012 (3 days)
Locally guided

Houston Grand Opera and San Antonio

Houston - San Antonio TX
19-25 April 2012 (7 days)
Tour Leader: Peter Bassett

Metropolitan Opera Ring Cycle

New York, NY
25 April - 4 May 2012 (10 days)
Tour Leaders: Peter Bassett, Dr Antony Ernst and Hugh Hallard

Opera in Washington and Toronto

Washington D.C. - Toronto (Canada)
4-11 May 2012 (8 days)
Tour Leader: Peter Bassett

Great Opera Companies of Europe

Amsterdam-Bruges-Brussels-Paris
16 June - 01 July 2012 (16 days)
Tour Leader: Christopher Lawrence

Savonlinna to Salzburg: Opera Festivals of Europe

Helsinki - Savonlinna Festival - Bregenz Festival - Salzburg Summer Festival
23 July - 05 August 2012 (14 days)
with Peter Bassett

Opera and the Arts in South America

Chile-Argentina-Brazil
September to November 2012 (approx. 3 weeks)
Tour Leader: Trevor Green

Opera Bellissima 2012

Italy
November 2012 (approx. 3 weeks)
Tour Leader: Michael Lewis OAM

The Melbourne Ring Cycle

Melbourne
November – December 2013