Bamberg - Würzburg - Nuremberg Rigoletto & the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Look forward to a varied opera and concert tour to the beautiful region of Franconia. Bamberg delights with its historic old town, Würzburg with its magnificent Residence and Nuremberg with its vibrant culture. The musical highlights are Verdi's «Rigoletto» at the Staatstheater Nürnberg and a concert by the world-famous Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in its home city.
Dates and prices
- 2027
| 11.05. - 15.05.2027 | Di. - Sa. | from CHF 1'890.- |
Day 1: Switzerland – Bamberg
Journey in the comfortable Car Rouge to Bamberg. After checking in, enjoy a dinner together in the stylish setting of the Residenzschloss.
Day 2: Bamberg & Nuremberg Opera
The morning is free for you to explore Bamberg at your leisure. In the afternoon, drive to Nuremberg. After an opera aperitif, you will attend Verdi's masterpiece «Rigoletto» at the Staatstheater Nürnberg. Afterwards, return to Bamberg.
Day 3: Excursion to Würzburg
Today you will discover Würzburg, the charming residence city on the River Main. On a guided tour, you will visit the magnificent Würzburg Residence with its impressive rooms. Afterwards, there is time for an individual stroll through the old town before you return to Bamberg.
Day 4: Bamberg & Concert
On a guided city tour, you will get to know Bamberg's historic old town with its winding lanes and notable buildings. The afternoon is free at your leisure. In the evening, a concert by the renowned Bamberg Symphony Orchestra awaits you, a musical highlight of the trip.
Day 5: Bamberg - Switzerland
After breakfast, it is time to say goodbye to Bamberg. With many wonderful memories, you begin the journey back to Switzerland.
CarRouge
Die Premium Fahrzeuge sind auf dem neusten Stand der Technik und verfügen über grosszügige Platzverhältnisse: 3 Luxussitze pro Reihe, individuell verstellbare Kopfstützen und eine Innenhöhe von 2.10 m sorgen für ein einzigartiges Raumgefühl.
- 30 breite, luxuriöse Premium-Fauteuils in 2+1-Bestuhlung
- Grosszügiger Sitzabstand von 90 cm
- Sicherheitsgurten an jedem Sitzplatz
- Höhenverstellbarer Fussraster, verstellbare Rücken- und Armlehnen
- Einzigartiges Raumgefühl dank 2.10 Meter Innenhöhe
- Mehrkanal-Tonanlage an jedem Sitz, Spurassistent und Abstandtempomat
- Gratis WLAN/Internet in Europa
360° Panorama
INCLUDED
- Travel by Car Rouge
- Music tour manager from/to Switzerland
- Accommodation in a carefully selected 4* hotel
- 4 x BB (room/breakfast buffet)
- 2 x dinner including drinks
- 1 x opera aperitif
- All guided tours and admission fees
- 1 x 2nd category concert ticket
- 1 x 1st category opera ticket
- Car Rouge audio system
Hotels
You will stay at the elegant 4* Welcome Hotel Residenzschloss Bamberg, quietly located close to the old town.
About the opera
Giuseppe Verdi: "Rigoletto" - "La donna è mobile"
The libretto by Francesco Maria Piave is based on the verse drama "Le roi s'amuse" by Victor Hugo (1832). Because of censorship, the setting was moved from Paris to Mantua. The work, commissioned by the Teatro La Fenice, premiered in Venice on 11 March 1851.
The Duca of Mantua tells his courtier, the cortigiano Matteo Borsa, that he has spotted an unknown beauty in church whom he intends to conquer. He also has his eye on the Contessa di Ceprano ("Questa o quella"). Rigoletto, the buffone di corte, the hunchback at court, mocks the jealous Conte di Ceprano. The Cavaliere Marullo announces that Rigoletto, too, has a secret lover. Rigoletto advises the Duca to get rid of the troublesome Ceprano, which the latter overhears, and he swears revenge. Il Conte di Monterone accuses the Duca of abducting his daughter. He too is mocked. The Duca has him arrested. Monterone curses the Duca and Rigoletto.
The curse haunts Rigoletto. The bandit Sparafucile offers him his services as a hired assassin: "Pari siamo" - one kills with the sword, the other with the curse. Rigoletto laments his life as a cripple, which has turned him into a villain. His daughter Gilda suffers from loneliness. She goes to church and speaks only to her companion Giovanna. Rigoletto tells Gilda about her mother, who died young and who loved him despite his deformity. He urges Giovanna to keep watch over his daughter. The Duca gains access to Gilda by bribing Giovanna into silence. "T'amo, t'amo" - Gilda's confession to the Duca comes easily to her, even though he introduces himself as a penniless student. She also loves his double name: "Gualtier Maldè, caro nomine".
Marullo tells Rigoletto that he has come with his companions to abduct the Contessa di Ceprano. He holds a mask over the jester's face and abducts Gilda in the process. Faced with the empty room, the Duca believes Gilda has been taken from him ("Ella mi fu rapita"). The abductors took her for Rigoletto's lover and brought her to the palazzo. Her father pleads for his daughter's release, and she confesses to him her love for the young man in the church ("Tutte le feste"). In Sparafucile's tavern, Gilda is forced to watch as the Duca, in a soldier's uniform, praises the fickleness of women ("La donna è mobile") and courts Sparafucile's sister Maddalena. Rigoletto orders Gilda to travel to Verona dressed as a man. He pays Sparafucile the first half of the fee for the Duca's body. Maddalena begs her brother to kill someone else instead of the young soldier. Gilda overhears the murder plot and resolves to sacrifice herself for the Duca. Sparafucile receives her with the dagger. With the body bag in his hands, Rigoletto hands over the rest of the money. From a distance, the voice of the Duca can be heard. Horrified, Rigoletto realises that Gilda lies dead in the sack in his place and that Monterone's curse has been fulfilled.