Regensburg & Munich - Music at the Highest Level Symphony & Grand Opera
Two cities steeped in tradition and two musical highlights define this very special trip. In Regensburg, you will experience the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle, with Antoine Tamestit as soloist. In Munich, Puccini's «Tosca» awaits you at the Bavarian State Opera, with Eleonora Buratto, Joshua Guerrero and Gerald Finley. City tours and carefully selected cultural insights complete the trip.
Dates and prices
- 2027
| 14.05. - 18.05.2027 | Fr. - Di. | from CHF 2'450.- |
Day 1: Switzerland – Regensburg
Journey to Regensburg. After checking in at the centrally located Hotel Goliath, you will enjoy a dinner together and end the first day of your trip in a relaxed manner.
Day 2: Regensburg & Concert
In the morning, a city tour introduces you to Regensburg's historic old town with its magnificent patrician houses, St. Peter's Cathedral and the famous Stone Bridge. Afterwards, there is time to explore at your leisure. In the evening, a musical highlight awaits you at the Audimax: Sir Simon Rattle conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Antoine Tamestit is the soloist in Francesco Filidei's «Concerto per viola e orchestra», followed by Beethoven's monumental Symphony No. 3.
Day 3: Regensburg - Munich
After breakfast, you continue to Munich, the Bavarian state capital, and check in at the historic Hotel Platzl. On a city tour, you will get to know the most important sights and the loveliest squares of the city centre. The evening is at your leisure.
Day 4: Munich
In the morning, a guided tour of the Bavarian State Opera offers fascinating insights into one of Europe's most important opera houses. The afternoon is free for a stroll through Munich. Before the performance, you will enjoy a stylish opera aperitif. In the evening, you will experience Puccini's «Tosca» with Eleonora Buratto as Tosca, Joshua Guerrero as Cavaradossi and Gerald Finley as Scarpia. The musical direction is in the hands of Francesco Ivan Ciampa.
Day 5: Munich - Switzerland
After breakfast, it is time to say farewell to Munich. Return journey to Switzerland.
CarRouge
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- Free Wi-Fi/internet in Europe
INCLUDED
- Travel by Car Rouge coach, 2+1 seating
- Music tour guide from/to Switzerland
- Accommodation in selected 4* hotels
- 4 x B&B (room/breakfast buffet)
- 1 x dinner including drinks
- 1 x opera aperitif
- 2 x 1st category concert/opera tickets
- City tours
- Car Rouge audio system
Hotels
You will stay at the 4* Hotel Goliath in Regensburg and the 4* Hotel Platzl in Munich.
About the opera
Giacomo Puccini: "Tosca" – Music drama in three acts
"Vissi d’arte" – A life devoted to art and love
The libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa is based on the French drama "La Tosca" by Victorien Sardou, set around 1800, which Puccini saw in Milan in the winter of 1890 with Sarah Bernhardt in the title role.
The settings are Rome's Chiesa Sant’ Andrea della Valle with the Attavanti chapel, the Palazzo Farnese and the platform of Castel Sant'Angelo.
The music drama was first performed on 14 January 1900 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
Cesare Angelotti, former consul of the Roman Republic and brother of the Attavanti, has escaped from Castel Sant'Angelo and, in prisoner's clothing, is looking for a key to the chapel of the Attavanti family. The sacristan prays the "Angelus Domini". The painter Mario Cavaradossi unveils his picture of Mary Magdalene. His model is "la bruna Floria, l’ardente amante mia". In the painting, Tosca recognises the Attavanti and becomes jealous ("Mia gelosa"). Angelotti searches for the women's clothes that his sister has hidden for him beneath the altar. Cavaradossi shows him an escape route to his villa.
The sacristan announces a celebration at the Palazzo Farnese, where Tosca is to sing a cantata. Baron Scarpia, chief of the secret police, shows Tosca a fan belonging to the Attavanti, like Desdemona's "fazzoletto" in "Otello". He stirs up Tosca's jealousy ("Morde il veleno" – the poison is working). The police agent Spoletta tracks Cavaradossi down at his villa. No confession, so: torture! Tosca is interrogated. He intimidates her with his methods: bound hand and foot, a spiked ring around the temples that draws blood with every denial. Mario screams in the background. Tosca to Scarpia: "Torturate l’anima". The gendarme Sciarrone announces the defeat at Marengo, Bonaparte's victory. Cavaradossi's victory too. Scarpia demands her love. Tosca: "L’orribil mercato!" "Vile!" (Wretch!). Her prayer: "Vissi d’arte". Why this reward from God? Spoletta reports that Angelotti has killed himself. Mario is to be hanged. She gives in. He is to be shot – but only for show. She wants to flee with him – to Civitavecchia. Tosca plunges the knife into Scarpia's chest: "Il bacio di Tosca!" "Ti soffoca il sangue?"
On the platform of Castel Sant'Angelo, a shepherd's song "Io de’ sospiri" can be heard in the background. Cavaradossi is in his cell. The jailer is to receive his ring if he delivers the letter of love: "E lucevan le stelle". She confesses to the murder. Mario is relieved: "O dolci mani mansuete e pure" (Oh sweet hands, gentle and pure). She tells him of the mock execution. Instruction: fall at the first shot. He falls – convincingly. She throws herself into the depths below Castel Sant'Angelo.
"Tosca" is the cinematically realistic drama with the greatest impact on the opera stage. The audience suffers the slow death of Mario and the title heroine.