Munich - Grand Opera, Great Voices Carmen at the Bavarian State Opera
Experience Munich in spring and a glittering evening of opera at the Bavarian State Opera. In Bizet's «Carmen», the acclaimed mezzo-soprano Maria Barakova sings the title role, while the French star tenor Benjamin Bernheim delights as Don José. Enjoy opera at its finest and discover Munich's magnificent architecture, vibrant culture and unmistakably Bavarian way of life.
Dates and prices
- 2027
| 20.04. - 22.04.2027 | Di. - Do. | from CHF 1'650.- |
Day 1: Switzerland – Munich
Journey via Memmingen to Munich, arriving in the early afternoon. Your excellent hotel is located in the heart of Munich's old town. Enjoy the free afternoon in the Bavarian capital and stroll across its beautiful squares. Dinner together at a carefully selected restaurant.
Day 2: Munich & Opera
Experience the charm of the former royal residence city and let the many sights enchant you on a guided city tour. A special tour of the opera house offers you a glimpse behind the scenes. You will receive plenty of fascinating information about the daily artistic life of the opera house (subject to rehearsal schedule). Before the performance, you will be treated to culinary delights from kitchen and cellar. The opera performance begins at 19.00.
Day 3: Munich - Switzerland
At 11.00 we begin the journey back to Switzerland. Free time for lunch in the harbour town of Lindau on Lake Constance.
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
- Journey by Car Rouge, 2+1 seating
- Music tour manager from/to Switzerland
- Accommodation in a carefully selected 4* hotel
- 2 x BB (room/breakfast buffet)
- 1 x dinner including drinks
- 1 x opera aperitif with wine and canapés
- 1 x first-category opera ticket
- Walking tour of the city
- Special guided tour of the opera house
- Car Rouge audio system
Hotels
You will stay at the 4* Superior Hotel Platzl in the very heart of Munich. The opera house is just a two-minute walk away.
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 caught up in the spirit of "Hispanismo". The premiere on 3 March 1875 at the Opéra Comique attracted little attention, and the French opera only became a success after its first performance in Vienna, sung 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 has started a quarrel at the cigarette factory and injured a colleague. In prison she persuades Don José to let her escape. This earns him a spell under arrest. In the tavern, Carmen dances and sings with her friends Mercedes and Frasquita. The toreador Escamillo is celebrated for his victory. Carmen initially devotes herself to Don José, who has to report back 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 any reconciliation with Don José. The cards laid out promise good fortune to the two Gypsy women, but death to Carmen. Escamillo stokes Don José's jealousy. Don José is defeated in the duel. Micaela tries to win back the son of his dying mother by appealing to his compassion. Carmen, who has become involved with Escamillo, dismisses her friends' warnings about Don José's rage. Carmen's murder is inevitable.
Andalusian passions and southern machismo collide in this drama, which is steeped in powerful sensuality. Bizet's music drives the scenes on with stirring 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 as Carmen lies dying: "O ma Carmen adorée!"