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SANTA MONICA CHAMBER PHILHARMONIA
Concert Tour of Italy
2005
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Day 1 Wed July 13th |
Los Angeles & New York
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07.00 am |
California contingent departs from Los Angeles
International Airport for New York JFK International Airport
on United Airlines # UA 004 |
15.04 pm |
California contingent arrives at New York's JFK
International Airport on United Airlines # UA 004 where they
meet the New York contingent. |
18.40 pm |
Santa Monica Chamber Philharmonia departs from
New York JFK International Airport on Austrian Airlines # OS
088 to Vienna.
Dinner and breakfast (shortly before arrival) served on board |
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Day 2 Thu July 14th
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Venice
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09.10 am |
Santa Monica Chamber Philharmonia arrives at
the Vienna International Airport on flight # OS 088 |
09.40 am |
New York contingent departs Vienna on Austrian
Airlines # OS 521 for Venice |
11.00 am |
New York contingent arrives Venice Marco Polo
International Airport |
13.15 pm |
California contingent departs Vienna on Austrian
Airlines # OS 523 for Venice |
14.40 pm |
California contingent arrives Venice Marco Polo
International Airport |
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Upon each arrival at Venice Airport you will be
met by your tour-guide Fritz Doppelhofer (cell phone:+43 664
6381721), who will travel with you during the whole concert
tour and our local assistant from Venice Mrs. Raffaella.
Transfer by private boat to your hotel.
Check in to Hotel AMADEUS and begin your Venice Residence.
The 4-star hotel is situated near the Grand Canal and
very close to the most important museums in Venice, and just
a few minutes from the Jewish Ghetto, the Venice Casino, the
Rialto Bridge and St. Mark's Square.
Time to relax.
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18.30 pm |
Welcome dinner provided at restaurant IL Principe
at the hotel |
20.00 pm |
start REHEARSAL No. 1 at hotel "Sala
Mozart" |
22.00 pm |
end of rehearsal
Overnight Venice (1)
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Day 3 Fri July 15th
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Venice
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08.00 am |
Breakfast |
09.00 am |
start REHEARSAL No. 2 at hotel "Sala
Mozart" |
11.00 am |
end of rehearsal
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12.30 pm |
Lunch provided at local restaurant A'll Angelo
in San Marco (2) |
14.00 pm |
Meet your local guides Mrs. Arianna and Mr. Stefano
at the restaurant and enjoy your half-day guided walking tour
of Venice including Piazza San Marco, the 450-foot high
Campanile, the Bridge of Sighs and the Doges
Palace. |
16.00 pm |
end of city tour
Evening at leisure and dinner on own arrangements.
Overnight Venice (2)
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Day 4 Sat July 16th |
Venice
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07.30 am |
Breakfast
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08.45 am |
Optional Islands Excursion - Please sign
in with Fritz on arrival day (cost €36) This morning's sightseeing
- with your private boat and private local guide Mrs. Raffaella
and tour guide Fritz - will feature a boat ride from Venice
to the islands of Murano and Burano in the Venetian
lagoon. Murano is famous for its glass; Burano for its lace
and beautifully painted homes.
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13.00 pm |
end of excursion and return to Venice |
13.30 pm |
Lunch(3) provided at restaurant Ai Scalzi afternoon
at leisure - dinner on own arrangements |
20.00 pm |
start REHEARSAL No. 3 at hotel "Sala
Mozart" |
22.00 pm |
end of rehearsal
Overnight Venice (3) |
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Day 5 Sun July 17th |
Venice
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08.00 am |
Breakfast |
09.00 am |
start REHEARSAL No. 4 at hotel "Sala
Mozart"
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11.00 am |
end of rehearsal
Lunch on own arrangements
Explore more of Venice with Fritz and see S. Maria Gloriosa
dei Frari Church with Titian's "Assumption",
the Accademia Museum and the Scuola Grande San Rocco
with 56 large murals by Tintoretto, the Peggy Guggenheim
Museum (an extraordinary modern collection), the Venetian
Jewish Quarter and finally the famous Rialto Bridge.
(entrances not included)
Dinner on own arrangements
Overnight Venice (4)
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Day 6 Mon July 18th |
Venice
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08.00 am |
Breakfast
Lunch on own arrangements
Time for visit a museum or exhibition on your own, or to take
a stroll to soak up the incredible atmosphere of this unique
city. |
17.00 pm |
transfer by boat to concert venue |
18.00 pm |
DRESS REHEARSAL |
19.00 pm |
Dinner provided at Taverna San Trovaso (4) |
21.00 pm |
CONCERT #1 WITH THE SANTA MONICA CHAMBER PHILHARMONIA
CONDUCTED BY ALLEN GROSS AT THE CHIESA SANTA MARIA DELLA VISITAZIONE
IN VENICE |
22.30 pm |
end of concert |
22.45 pm |
return transfer by boat after the concert
Overnight Venice (5) |
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Day 7 Tue July 19th |
Venice --> Riva del Garda
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07.30 am |
Breakfast
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08.30 am |
Depart Venice for Riva Del Garda
Stop en route in Padua
See the Basilica of Saint Anthony, the Scrovegni Chapel
(entrance not included), with exquisite frescoes by Giotto
and the University of Padua, one of the oldest in Europe.
Galileo Galilei, taught here to such acclaim that no classroom
could accommodate all his students and he would frequently lecture
out of doors to the attendant crowds.
See the city hall (16th century), the Palazzo della
Ragione (13th century), the Piazza della Erbe and
the Piazza delle Fruta as well as the Neo-Classicist
café Pedrocchi (19th century).
Passing Verona we travel from through the Valpollicella wine
country to Lake Garda, largest of the Italian lakes. The lake
shores are dotted with cypresses, olive groves, vineyards and
flowering shrubs.
Lunch on your own
Arrive Riva in the afternoon.
Check- in Hotel AL MASO in Riva
At leisure
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17.30 pm |
Transfer to concert venue |
18.00 pm |
Sound check |
18.45 pm |
return to hotel
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19.00 pm |
Dinner provided at hotel (5) |
20.45 pm |
Transfer to concert venue |
21.30 pm |
CONCERT #2 WITH THE SANTA MONICA CHAMBER PHILHARMONIA
CONDUCTED BY ALLEN GROSS AT "CORTTILE DELLA ROCCA"
IN RIVA DEL GARDA - THE XXII MusicaRivafestival
Overnight Riva Del Garda (6)
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Day 8 Wed July 20th |
Riva del Garda
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08.00 am |
Breakfast
Enjoy a full day at leisure to explore the delights of Lake
Garda.
Visit Sirmione, a famous holiday and spa resort on a
slender promontory on the southern shore of Lake Garda. The
town runs the length of the 3.5 kilometers- (2 miles-) long
peninsula and has been a popular holiday spot since Roman times.
Lunch on your own
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19.00 pm |
Dinner provided at hotel (6)
Overnight Riva del Garda (7)
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Day 9 Thu July 21st |
Riva del Garda --> Verona
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07.30 am |
Breakfast
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08.30 am |
Depart Riva del Garda
Arrive Verona the setting for Shakespeare's Romeo and
Juliet
Lunch on own arrangements
check in Hotel HOLIDAY INN VERONA
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15.00 pm |
Meet your local guides Mrs. Marina and Mrs Romana
at Via Pallone and start your guided city tour with a drive
around the old city walls where you will see the four splendid
city gates. See San Zeno Church, perhaps the finest Romanesque
building in Italy and Castel Vecchio, an impressive 14th-century
fortress with majestic ramparts and towers and the Roman Theater.
Walk across the Ponte di Pietra, a stone bridge built
by the Romans and still used by the Veronese today. Explore
the medieval district and see its picturesque houses, winding
alleys, enchanting courtyards, renaissance palaces, and - perhaps
the most famous of Verona's sights - the houses of Romeo and
Juliet. Standing below Juliet's balcony, you can almost
picture her appearing from her room and calling out to Romeo. |
17.00 pm |
end of city tour
Dinner on own arrangements
Overnight Verona (8) |
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Day 10 Fri July 22nd |
Verona
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08.00 am |
Breakfast
Free time - enjoy one of Italy's most appealing towns. Spend
some time shopping along Via Mazzini and the Piazza
Bra
Lunch on own arrangements
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17.45 pm |
Dinner at local restaurant Scaligero (7)
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21.15 pm |
attend NABUCCO at the ARENA DI VERONA
(cost $45 )
Overnight Verona (9)
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Day 11 Sat July 23rd |
Verona
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08.00 am |
Breakfast
Enjoy a full day at leisure to explore the delights and surrounding
area of Verona
Lunch on your own
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20.00 pm |
Sound Check |
21.00 pm |
CONCERT #3 WITH THE SANTA MONICA CHAMBER PHILHARMONIA
CONDUCTED BY ALLEN GROSS AT THE BASILICA DI SANTA ANASTASIA
IN VERONA
Dinner on your own.
Overnight Verona (10)
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Day 12 Sun July 24th |
Verona --> Cremona
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07.30 am |
Breakfast
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08.30 am |
Depart Verona
Arrive Cremona
check in Hotel CONTINENTAL CREMONA |
13.00 am |
Lunch provided at the hotel (8)
Explore Cremona, a lovely city with beautiful churches and impressive
palaces richly adorned with terra cotta tiles. Cremona is best
known for its legendary violin makers, Amati, Stradivarius and
Guarneri, and it is where the craft of violin making continues
today.
See the authentic Stradivarius violins at the Stradivarian
Museum (entrance not included)
Visit the Torrazzo in the Old Town and the glorious 12-century
cathedral, featuring a 301-foot bell tower.
Dinner on own arrangements
Overnight Cremona (11)
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Day 13 Mon July 25th |
Cremona -->Bergamo
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7.30 am |
Breakfast
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8.30 am |
Depart Cremona
Arrive in Bergamo
check in Hotel MERCURE BERGAMO PALAZZO DOLCI
Lunch on own arrangements.
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15.30 pm |
Meet your local guides at the hotel and during
your guided tour you will see that Bergamo is one of the most
characteristic Lombard hill towns. Many of the town's stone
fortifications were built on Roman foundations by the medieval
Venetians.
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18.00 pm |
end of city tour
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19.00 pm |
Dinner provided at local restaurant La Ciotola
(9)
Overnight Bergamo (12)
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Day 14 Tue July 26th |
Bergamo
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08.00 am |
Breakfast
At leisure in Bergamo and Lunch on own arrangements.
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18.00 pm |
Farewell dinner provided at restaurant La Ciotola
(10)
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20.00 pm |
Sound check
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21.00 pm |
CONCERT #4 WITH THE SANTA MONICA CHAMBER PHILHARMONIA
CONDUCTED BY ALLEN GROSS AT THE BASILICA SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE
IN BERGAMO |
22.45 pm |
end of concert
Overnight Bergamo (13)
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Day 15 Wed July 27th |
Milano --> USA
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04.30 am |
Early Breakfast provided |
05.00 am |
Santa Monica Chamber Philharmonia boards buses
and departs hotel for Milano Malpensa International Airport |
07.55 am |
Santa Monica Chamber Philharmonia departs from
Milan to Vienna on Austrian Airlines # OS 518 |
09.30 am |
Santa Monica Chamber Philharmonia arrives Vienna
International Airport on Austrian Airlines # OS 518 |
11.30 am |
Santa Monica Chamber Philharmonia departs from
Vienna International Airport on Austrian Airlines # OS 087 to
New York JFK International Airport |
14.40 pm |
Santa Monica Chamber Philharmonia arrives JFK
International Airport on Austrian Airlines # OS 087 |
18.10 pm |
California contingent departs from New York JFK
International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport on
United Airlines # UA 839 |
21.26 pm |
California contingent arrives Los Angeles International
Airport.
WELCOME HOME |
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