Opera and Ballet at Aspendos
International Festival

(GUIDED TOURS CODE OB)

Please click here for the programme for the 15th festival in 2008. The following narrative is taken from last year's tour:

The guided tour consists of a short break or week long holiday taking in one or two performances of opera or ballet at the International Festival, typically during June and July, in the fully restored open air theatre at Aspendos near Antalya.

Accommodation is in a restored Ottoman house in Kaleici, the historic harbour area of Antalya.

Performances at Aspendos are interspersed with a programme of sight seeing and guided tours in this region of Turkey. Explore ancient Hellenistic and Roman cities and visit the new museum in Antalya which houses recently excavated statuary. During the tour a night is spent in a hotel on the beach at Olympos, from where you can visit the eternal flame of the Chimera and stay at a lodge in the Toros Mountains in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

As this is a tailor made holiday, prices will depend on the length of stay and the number of guests taking part. Prices will include accommodation, most meals, guides, tickets, entrance fees and transport with driver but excludes flights, refreshments and gratuities.

Guideline prices for 2007 were:

TOUR		Days		8 pers		Single Supplmt.		Comments
Opera and Ballet at Aspendos (OB)		7		£750		£140		Gulet trip extra

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Event Programme - The 15^th Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival

Saturday, 7 June 2008      GALA Concert	State Opera and Ballet
Tuesday, 10 June 2008 NABUCCO G. Verdi / Opera	State Opera and Ballet
Friday, 13 June 2008 SWAN LAKE (P.I. Tchaikovsky)	State Opera and Ballet
Tuesday, 17 June 2008 TURANDOT G.Puccini / Opera	Sofia National Opera and Ballet - Bulgaria
Friday, 20 June 2008 THE ABDUCTION FROM SERAGLIO W.A. Mozart / Opera DIE ENTFUHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL	Antalya State Opera and Ballet
Tuesday, 24 June 2008 AIDA G Verdi / Opera	Istanbul State Opera and Balet
Friday,  27 June 2008 LA BAYADERE L. Minkus Bale / Ballet	Istanbul State Opera and Balet
Monday, 30 June 2008 NORMA V.Bellini / Opera	Francesco Cilea’s Municipality  Theatre of Reggio Calabria - Italy
Thursday, 3 July 2008 ARMONİ MIZIKASI KONSERİ /Concert HARMONIC BAND CONCERT	The Harmonic Band of the Turkish Armed Forces Soloist: Gülsin Onay (Piano)

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