Opera, Ballet & Symphony Performances in 10-Day Scandinavian Capitals Package

(The Helsinki Harbor, pictured above)

Great Performance Tours has assembled a 10-day/eight-night cultural package, from October 7-16, to the Scandinavian capitals of Helsinki and Copenhagen.

Priced at $4,365 per person, double occupancy, the package offers a dazzling array of opera, ballet and symphony performances in some of the world's premier recital halls.

5 Stellar Performances

Included are a total of five stellar performances at the new state-of-the-art Copenhagen Opera House, at Copenhagen's lavishly appointed Royal Theatre, and at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki; walking tours; special dinners; breakfasts; and a variety of excursions including the Art Nouveau Hvitträsk studio-home of three famous Finnish architects and the medieval village of Roskilde near Copenhagen.

Musical highlights are Puccini's Tosca in the Copenhagen Opera House and back-to-back performances of Don Giovanni and Così fan Tutte performed at the Finnish National Opera; three separate ballet works: "Trio Extravaganza -- Earth, La Stravaganza, and Colour of Love," by the Royal Danish Ballet; and the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, under Russian maestro Yuri Temirkanov.


Meals include dinners at the Karelia Restaurant across from the Finnish National Opera, a pre-theater dinner at Den Sorte Ravn in Copenhagen and a farewell meal at Kappeli Restaurant on Helsinki's Esplanade.

Superior Accommodations

The package features superior accommodations at Helsinki's five-star Hotel Kämp, a late-19th century landmark property frequently visited by Jean Sibelius and elected the best hotel of the Starwood Luxury Collection in 2005; and Copenhagen's four-star Nyhavn 71 Hotel.

Also included are breakfasts and most dinners, all performances, guided excursions and transfers. Air arrangements can be made through Great Performance Tours. A single supplement is available for $950.

For reservation forms and additional information, visit www.greatperformancetours.com. For information
on Finland in North America, contact the Finnish Tourist Board, (212) 885-9700, www.finlandkingsroad.com.

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