Italian Arias, Art & Cuisine

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1 Italia Arias, Art & Cuisie With Steve R. Swaye, Jacob H. Strauss 1922 Professor of Music October 19 27, 2018

2 Dear Alumi, Parets ad Frieds of Dartmouth: Italia is the laguage of music. If you kow how to read music, you are familiar with terms like adate, allegro, ad pizzicato. Italia was so essetial to the developmet of opera, i fact, that o-italia composers such as Mozart ad Hadel chose to write their works i that musical laguage. We ivite you to joi us ext October i orther Italy, birthplace of opera, o a music-themed program. From Veroa to Parma, Geoa, ad Mila, explore ladmark buildigs ad lovely palazzi, view magificet art, ejoy outstadig cuisie ad wie, ad go iside icoic theaters to atted musical performaces. We are delighted that Steve Swaye, Professor of Music, will be travelig with us. Professor Swaye is ot oly a expert i opera, but a accomplished cocert piaist i his ow right, makig him the ideal perso to lead this program. Begi i Veroa, city of Romeo ad Juliet. Discover its remarkable Roma amphitheater, whose iterior remais almost completely itact despite a powerful earthquake that struck the city ie ceturies ago. I Parma, visit sites associated with Giuseppe Verdi ad admire Correggio s magificet Assumptio of the Virgi. I Geoa, view Adrea Doria s Reaissace palazzo ad stroll the city s waterfrot, trasformed by ative so Rezo Piao. Coclude with two days i Mila, to marvel at Leoardo da Vici s Last Supper ad atted a performace of Verdi s Erai at the famed La Scala opera house. We look forward to welcomig you o this privileged program. With regards from Haover, Robi Albig T 81 Director, Lifelog Learig ad Travel TRIP HIGHLIGHTS VENTURE off the beate path to less-visited, historically rich tows DISCOVER Geoa s black-ad-white marble cathedral, museum-palaces, ad charmig streets SAVOR the specialties of Parma, a city justly famous for its excellet cuisie SEE the highlights of Veroa, the settig of Shakespeare s Romeo ad Juliet, with a special walkig tour that illumiates the story of the star-crossed lovers VIEW Leoardo da Vici s masterpiece, The Last Supper, i Mila ATTEND a performace of Giuseppe Verdi s Erai at La Scala i Mila TRAVELING WITH YOU Steve Swaye teaches courses i music from 1700 to the preset day, opera, America musical theater, Russia music, ad America music. He has received fellowships from the Woodrow Wilso Natioal Fellowship Foudatio ad the Natioal Edowmet for the Humaities. Steve has writte two books How Sodheim Foud His Soud (Uiversity of Michiga Press, 2005) ad the award-wiig Orpheus i Mahatta: William Schuma ad the Shapig of America s Musical Life (Oxford Uiversity Press, 2011), ad is at work o two more. He was a iaugural recipiet i 2017 of the Professor Joh Rassias Faculty Award, ad his two olie courses o opera have reached over 15,000 erollees. I additio to his work at Dartmouth, Steve has taught at the Sa Fracisco Coservatory of Music ad the Uiversity of Califoria, Berkeley, ad is a accomplished cocert piaist.

3 Italia Arias, Art & Cuisie October 19 27, 2018 Duomo, Parma La Scala, Mila FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19: DEPARTURE Depart o a overight flight to Mila. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20: MILAN/VERONA, ITALY Upo arrival i Mila trasfer to Veroa, which The New York Times described as oe of Italy s most uderrated cities. After luch, check i at the Grad Hotel des Arts ad ejoy a walkig tour of Piazza Bra icludig the Area (the Roma amphitheater). Built i the first cetury A.D., it is oe of the best-preserved aciet structures of its kid ad ca accommodate a audiece of up to 15,000. Professor Swaye will share itroductory remarks over cocktails before dier. L, R, D SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21: VERONA Followig a morig lecture, ejoy a walkig tour of the alleys, squares, ad moumets of Veroa s Old Tow. Visit the Gothic Church of Sat Aastasia, icludig the Pellegrii Chapel with Pisaello s celebrated fresco of St. George ad the Pricess. Stroll i Piazza delle Erbe ad Piazza dei Sigori, featurig the moumetal tombs of the Della Scala family. Coclude at the Casa di Giulietta, home to Shakespeare s Juliet. I the afteroo, travel to Villa la Torre for a wie tastig ad private tour of the gorgeous 16th-cetury villa, ow owed by the worldfamous wie producers Allegrii. B, D MONDAY, OCTOBER 22: VERONA/PARMA Drive to Parma, the city that adopted the beloved composer Giuseppe Verdi as its ative so. After a visit to the may-storied Romaesque Baptistery ad the Duomo, with its spectacular Correggio fresco, a short walk takes us to the frescoes at the Camera del Correggio. Ejoy luch i this city famous for its cuisie. Cotiue to the Giuseppe Verdi moumet set i the meadow i frot of the Pilotta Palace. The visit the Teatro Regio, which has staged all of Verdi s operas. Retur to Veroa i time for a musical performace (schedule pedig). B, L TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23: VERONA/GENOA Drive to Geoa, kow to have the largest medieval city ceter i Europe. After luch ad check-i at our hotel, ejoy a late-afteroo architectural tour icludig such ladmarks as the Sa Lorezo Cathedral with its distictive black-ad-white stripes. Gather for dier at a local restaurat. B, L, D

4 La Scala, Mila Villa del Pricipe, Geoa WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24: GENOA Atted a morig a lecture before a walk alog Geoa s lively waterfrot, the Porto Atico, trasformed by the city s ow architect, Rezo Piao. The asced 131 feet i a Piao-desiged lift, Il Bigo, for stuig 360-degree views. Followig a luch of Liguria specialties, visit the Baroque Basilica della Satissima Auziata del Vastato, with its may exuberat frescoes. Cotiue to Villa del Pricipe, Adrea Doria s grad Reaissace palazzo, whose iterior ad formal gardes have bee recetly restored. View the magificet collectio of tapestries, frescoes, ad appoitmets, ad the spledid gardes that exted to the sea. A optioal opera performace at Geoa s Teatro Carlo Felice will be offered (schedule pedig). B, L THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25: GENOA/MILAN Ejoy a morig stroll i the Via Garibaldi, a street lied with Baroque palaces much admired by Peter Paul Rubes ad his protégé Athoy va Dyck. Drive to Mila, arrivig i time for luch at a local restaurat. After hotel check-i depart o a walkig tour to explore the highlights of the city ceter, icludig the Gothic cathedral ad the 19th-cetury Galleria Vittorio Emauele II, oe of the world s oldest shoppig malls. This eveig atted a performace of Giuseppe Verdi s Erai at La Scala. B, L FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26: MILAN Admire Leoardo s masterpiece, The Last Supper, at the Covet of Sata Maria delle Grazie ad visit the Brera Museum, with its extraordiary collectio of Italia Old Masters. Retur to the historic La Scala for a afteroo tour of its Theater Museum ad a visit backstage (pedig cofirmatio) before our farewell dier. B, D SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27: MILAN/RETURN Depart for Mila s Malpesa Airport for flights home. B This itierary is subject to chage at the discretio of Dartmouth Alumi Travel ad Arragemets Abroad. For complete details, please carefully read the terms ad coditios at Sa Lorezo Cathedral, Geoa

5 ACCOMMODATIONS GRAND HOTEL DES ARTS, VERONA (or similar) The Grad Hotel, Veroa, was built i the Liberty style i the 1920s as the elegat city residece of the Austria Reichebach family. The property was subsequetly coverted to a hotel without compromisig its architectural quality. I the public areas ad idoor garde, guests ca admire historic furiture ad décor. The beautiful Veroa red marble floor dates back to the origial period. MELIA GENOVA HOTEL, GENOA (or similar) The historic buildig of the Melia Geova Hotel was desiged i 1929 by Giuseppe Crosa di Vergagi, a Geoese architect of oble birth who also desiged other palaces i Geoa. With its warm atmosphere ad cetral locatio o a lovely tree-lied road, the hotel is the perfect choice for ayoe lookig for a quiet home-away-from-home while discoverig Geoa. HOTEL SINA DE LA VILLE, MILAN (or similar) Located i the historic ceter of Mila, the Hotel Sia De La Ville welcomes guests i a classical ad refied settig. The hotel features a rooftop su terrace ad swimmig pool, overlookig the spectacular cathedral. The elegat Opéra Restaurat serves Mediterraea cuisie ad the Viscoteo Bar is a favorite redezvous i Mila. The hotel also offers a welless ceter with hammam, saua, ad gym. PROGRAM RATE per perso $6,499 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT $799 RATE INCLUDES Seve ights hotel accommodatios as per the itierary Meals as idicated i the itierary (B = Breakfast, L = Luch, R = Receptio, D = Dier). Bottled water ad coffee/tea with all meals, thoughtfully selected wies at icluded luches ad diers Escorted sightseeig, trasportatio, ad etrace fees for all icluded visits, icludig oe opera performace as per the itierary Airport/hotel/airport group trasfers for all participats o suggested flights Gratuities to local guides ad drivers Taxes, service, ad porterage charges NOT INCLUDED IN RATE Iteratioal airfare; passport fees; meals ot specified; alcoholic beverages other tha wie at icluded luches ad diers; baggage i excess of oe suitcase; persoal items ad expeses; airport trasfers other tha for those o suggested flights; trip isurace.

6 Geoa DARTMOUTH ALUMNI TRAVEL ITALIAN ARIAS, ART & CUISINE OCTOBER 19 27, 2018 RESERVATION FORM To reserve a place, please complete ad retur this form with your deposit of $1,000 per perso (of which $500 is o-refudable for admiistrative fees) payable to Arragemets Abroad. Mail to: Arragemets Abroad, 1040 Aveue of the Americas, 23rd floor, New York, NY Name i full. Please prit. Date of Birth Class Year Name i full. Please prit. Date of Birth Class Year Address City State Zip Telephoe (home) (busiess) Fax ACCOMMODATIONS Hotel room preferece p Oe bed p Two beds p Sigle (at a supplemet of $799) I wish to share a room with FORM OF PAYMENT p Eclosed is my check (payable to Arragemets Abroad) p Debit card p Credit card Name o debit/credit card Debit/credit card umber 3- or 4-digit security code Expiratio date I/We cofirm that I/we have carefully read ad agree to the Terms & Coditios of this Program (see to review or call for a copy). I/We agree to full paymet 120 days prior to departure. Each participat must sig below. Sigature (required) Date Sigature (required) Date B_LNDMXP1019_DAT