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Press release: 22 March 2010
Germany's classical music heritage is second-to-none: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms and Richard Wagner are just a handful of the many great German composers whose music is performed throughout the world, and the country is a haven for music lovers, with over 100 classical music theatres and a great choice of music festivals taking place every year.
Specialist tour operator to Germany, Dertour, offers short breaks to take in a number of classical music festivals, including the Munich Opera Festival, where there are a couple of events offering free admission, The Beethoven Festival and the Bergen Festival.
The Beethoven Festival, 10 September to 9 October - This runs every autumn in the composer's native city of Bonn and includes top international orchestras, well-known soloists and promising young performers. Visitors can choose between traditional concert halls such as the 'Beethovenhalle' and the chamber music hall of the 'Beethoven House' in Bonn, churches and museums, as well as more unusual locations like industrial heritage sites and modern corporate buildings. Priced from £279 per person to include return flights from Heathrow and Bonn and two nights bed and breakfast accommodation in a three star hotel. Tickets to the festivals are available from Dertour on request - call for prices. Based on two people sharing.
'Opera For All' At The Munich Opera Festival, 26 June to 31 July - Celebrated every summer since 1876, the Munich Opera Festival offers an excellent programme of opera and ballet performances throughout June and July. The festival is held at the National Theatre, home of the Bavaria State Opera. On 26 June and 10 July, there is free admission to an open-air opera and concert evening in a laid-back atmosphere at the 'Max-Joseph-Platz'. Priced from £329 per person to include return flights from Heathrow and Munich and two nights bed and breakfast accommodation in a three star hotel Tickets to the festivals are available from Dertour on request - call for prices. Based on two people sharing.
'Opera Under the Stars' - Bergen Festival, 22 July to 22 August - Bergen, on the shores of Lake Constance, is one of Austria's leading cultural centres. Every year in the months of July and August, opera-lovers travel to Lake Constance to experience the music and theatre under the stars. This summer, Giuseppe Verdi's monumental opera, Aida, is returning to the spectacular 'floating stage' at Bergen. Priced from £499 per person to include return flights from Heathrow and Zurich and two nights bed and breakfast accommodation in a four star hotel. Tickets to the festivals are available from Dertour on request - call for prices. Based on two people sharing.