Day 1 - Fri, Jun 30, 2006
Departure from Atlanta/New York airport
Day 2 - Sat July 1, 2006
Arrival in St. Petersburg
Transportation to the hotel of choice
Welcoming Dinner
Day 3 - Sun July 2, 2006
10:00 Tour of the Hermitage museum
Lunch
Tour of the Cathedral of our Savior
Free time at the hotel
19:00 Imperial Ballet "Le Corsaire"
Ballet in three acts with a prologue and epilogue
Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo and Pavel Oldenburgsky
Day 4 - Mon July 3, 2006
9:00 Tour to Pushkin/Pavlovsk
Lunch
7:00 pm Backstage tour of the Hermitage Theater
8:00 pm Hermitage Ballet "Giselle"
Day 5 - Tue July 4, 2006
10:00 Tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress
Lunch
Tour of St. Isaacs cathedral
19:00 Imperial Ballet "The Sleeping Beauty"
Ballet-fierie in three acts with a prologue and apotheosis
Music by P. Tchaikovsky
Day 6 - Wed, July 5, 2006
9:00 Tour to Peterhof
18:00 The Mariinsky Concert Hall
Cosi fan tutte
drama giocoso in two acts
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Production by Walter Le Moli
Day 7 - Thu, July 6, 2006
10:00 Tour of the Yusupov Palace
Lunch
Vaganova School museum
18:00 The Mariinsky Concert Hall
Shostakovich Symphonies
Shostakovich. Symphony No. 6
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky. Capriccio Italien
Soloist: Denis Matsuev (piano)
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Day 8 - Fri, July 7, 2006
Check our from the hotel
Flight home
All-inclusive price for the tour:
5-star accommodations:$7000
3-star accommodations:$5100
Price includes: Airfare, visa, accommodations, meals, transportation, guided tours, theater tickets, museum entrance fees.
