Hamburg - Elbphilharmonie and State Opera Opera Carmen & grand concert at the Elbphilharmonie
Experience musical highlights in Hamburg: stay at the luxurious Hotel The Westin in the Elbphilharmonie, enjoy Dvořák's resonant 8th Symphony in this architectural masterpiece and see Bizet's famous opera «Carmen» at the Hamburg State Opera. You will also discover Hamburg's unique maritime charm and the special flair of the Hanseatic city.
Dates and prices
- 2027
| 18.03. - 22.03.2027 | Do. - Mo. | from CHF 2'380.- |
Day 1: Switzerland – Hamburg
Journey by Car Rouge to Hamburg. Dinner incl. drinks and overnight stay at the 5* Hotel The Westin, located directly in the Elbphilharmonie. We have booked the lovely Deluxe rooms for you, with spectacular views of the city or the harbour.
Day 2: Hamburg & Opera
On a sightseeing tour, sit back and relax as you soak up some of the incomparable flair of this traditional merchant city. See Hamburg's highlights up close: the Michel, the inner-city lakes Inner & Outer Alster, and the harbour. The harbour cruise ends in the early afternoon. Afterwards, time at leisure. Dinner and performance at the State Opera.
Day 3: Excursion to Lübeck
The excursion first takes you to the traditional Baltic seaside resort of Travemünde. Enjoy the maritime flair, the fresh sea air and the beautiful promenade along the coast. You will then discover Lübeck, the "Queen of the Hanseatic League", on a walking tour of the old town, with its magnificent brick buildings, historic lanes and impressive sights. Return to Hamburg and free evening.
Day 4: Hamburg & Concert
Start the day with a leisurely breakfast and look forward to the grand concert in the Elbphilharmonie. The concert begins at 11.00. A joint lunch follows. Afterwards, free time.
Day 5: Hamburg – Switzerland
Return journey to Switzerland.
CarRouge
The Premium vehicles are state of the art and offer generous space: 3 luxury seats per row, individually adjustable headrests and an interior height of 2.10 m create a unique sense of space.
- 30 wide, luxurious Premium armchairs in a 2+1 seating layout
- Generous seat pitch of 90 cm
- Seat belts at every seat
- Height-adjustable footrest, adjustable backrests and armrests
- A unique sense of space thanks to an interior height of 2.10 metres
- Multichannel sound system at every seat, lane assist and adaptive cruise control
- Free Wi-Fi/internet in Europe
INCLUDED
- Travel by Car Rouge, 2+1 seating
- Music tour manager from/to Switzerland
- Accommodation in a carefully selected 5* hotel
- 4 x BB (room/breakfast buffet)
- 1 x dinner incl. drinks
- 1 x lunch incl. drinks
- 2 x lunch on outward and return journeys
- 1 x opera ticket in 1st category
- 1 x concert ticket in 1st category
- City tour and harbour cruise
- Excursion to Lübeck with city tour
- Car Rouge audio system
Hotels
You will stay at the exclusive 5* Hotel The Westin, located directly in the Elbphilharmonie. This lifestyle hotel offers a large spa area with indoor pool, a restaurant and a panoramic bar with views of the harbour.
About the opera
Georges Bizet: "Carmen" – Opéra comique in four acts
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
The libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy is based on the novella "Carmen" by the Parisian author Prosper Mérimée. The gallant dandy travelled through Spain and studied the life of the Gypsies in Andalusia. The colour of dance, bullfighting and castanets also fascinated the Parisian composer Georges Bizet, who succumbed to the lure of "Hispanismo". The premiere on 3 March 1875 at the Opéra Comique received little attention, and the French opera only became a success after its first performance in Vienna, in German. The settings in Seville are a tobacco factory, Lillas Pastia's tavern, smugglers' paths and a bullring.
Sergeant Don José from Navarre loves the orphan Micaela, whom his mother had taken in. In Seville, his superior officer Lieutenant Zuniga orders him to take the Gypsy woman Carmen to prison. She has started a fight in the cigarette factory and injured a colleague. In prison she persuades Don José to let her escape, for which he is placed under arrest. In the tavern, Carmen dances and sings with her friends Mercedes and Frasquita. The toreador Escamillo is celebrated for his victory. Carmen initially takes an interest in Don José, who has to return to barracks at the tattoo and slips away from her. The smugglers Dancairo and Remendado are on their way from Gibraltar to Seville with Don José. Carmen refuses to be reconciled with Don José. The cards that have been laid promise good fortune to the two Gypsy women, but death to Carmen. Escamillo stokes Don José's jealousy. He is defeated in the duel. Micaela tries to win back the dying mother's son by appealing to his compassion. Carmen, who has become involved with Escamillo, dismisses her friends' warnings about Don José's rage. Carmen's murder is inevitable.
Andalusian passions and southern machismo collide in this drama, which is marked by powerful sensuality. Bizet's music drives the scenes with fiery melodies and rhythms in the Habanera, in the chansons and crowd scenes, in Don José's moving Flower Song "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée", through to the triumphant "Toréador" and Don José's final words of remorse in the face of her death: "O ma Carmen adorée!"