Hamburg - Elbphilharmonie and State Opera Carmen at the opera & a grand concert at the Elbphilharmonie
Experience musical highlights in Hamburg: stay at the luxurious Hotel The Westin in the Elbphilharmonie, enjoy Dvořák's rich and 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 this Hanseatic city.
Dates and prices
- 2027
| 18.03. - 22.03.2027 | Do. - Mo. | from CHF 2'640.- |
Day 1: Switzerland – Hamburg
Journey by Car Rouge to Hamburg. Dinner incl. drinks and overnight stay at the 5* Hotel The Westin, directly in the Elbphilharmonie. We have booked the lovely Deluxe rooms for you, with spectacular views of the city or harbour.
Day 2: Hamburg & Opera
On a sightseeing tour you can sit back and relax while savouring a little of the incomparable flair of this traditional merchant city. See Hamburg's highlights up close: the Michel, the inland lakes Inner & Outer Alster and the harbour. The harbour cruise ends in the early afternoon. Free time thereafter. 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
Begin the day with a leisurely breakfast and look forward to the grand concert at the Elbphilharmonie. The concert starts at 11.00 am. A lunch together follows. Afterwards, free time.
Day 5: Hamburg – Switzerland
Return journey 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, 2+1 seating
- Music tour manager from/to Switzerland
- Accommodation in a carefully selected 5* hotel
- 4 x B&B (room/breakfast buffet)
- 1 x dinner incl. drinks
- 1 x lunch incl. drinks
- 2 x lunch on outward and return journey
- 1 x opera ticket in the 1st category
- 1 x concert ticket in the 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 was swept up by "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 has taken in. In Seville, his superior officer Lieutenant Zuniga orders him to take the Gypsy woman Carmen to prison. She started a quarrel in the cigarette factory and injured a colleague. In prison she persuades Don José to let her escape. This earns him a spell in detention. In the tavern, Carmen dances and sings with her friends Mercedes and Frasquita. The toreador Escamillo is celebrated for his victory. Carmen initially pays attention to 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 rejects reconciliation with Don José. The cards promise the two Gypsy women good fortune, but Carmen death. Escamillo stirs up Don José's jealousy. He is defeated in a duel. Micaela tries to win back the dying mother's son by appealing to his compassion. Carmen, who has become involved with Escamillo, ignores her friends' warnings about Don José's rage. The murder of Carmen is inevitable.
Andalusian passions and southern machismo collide in this drama, shaped by strong 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!"