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LearningTours Spanish Melodies Great music, art, and food in Madrid and Barcelona, with an extension to Mallorca with 99.5 All Classical Host Cathy Fuller Th u rs day, A pr il 7 – Sat u r day, A p r i l 1 7, 2 01 1 M allo rca e x t e n s i o n : S at u r day, A p r i l 1 7– T u e s day, A p r i l 2 0 , 2 0 1 1 Barcelona’s Palau de la Musica Catalana B eauty and fashion, flamenco and zarzuela, Picasso and Goya. Revel in the glories of Spain with 99.5 All Classical host Cathy Fuller on a WGBH LearningTour to the stately capital Madrid and exciting, chic Barcelona, with an extension to the gorgeous Mediterranean island of Mallorca. The musical highlights include an opera performance at Barcelona’s Palau de la Musica Catalana, the St. John Passion by Amsterdam Baroque, pianists Grigori Sokolov and Rudolf Buchbinder; a zarzuela (Spanish operetta); and an evening of flamenco. On Mallorca, we will hear a Chopin recital in the cell in which he lived. Excursions take us to the ancient towns of Toledo, Segovia, and Girona. Thursday, April 7 Hola, Madrid! Group flight departs for Madrid, arriving the next day. Friday, April 8 The Marqués’ Masterpieces We arrive at our hotel, the Villa Real, adorned with ancient sculpture and elegant rooms in a central location. Our gala welcome reception is at the palace of the Marqués de Santa Cruz. We will view the Marqués’ private collection of masterpieces by Goya and others while listening to a private guitar recital. The reception is followed by dinner at a fine restaurant. Saturday, april 9 A Night at the Operetta We begin explorations of Madrid with the Palacio Real, the royal seat built in 1738 by Philip V. We’ll wind through medieval streets surrounding the 17th century Plaza Mayor and have lunch at a notable tapas bar. Our next musical event is a performance of Luisa Fernanda by Federico Moreno Torroba. This zarzuela, the Spanish form of operetta, was chosen by Placido Domingo to perform at Washington Opera in 2004. aqueduct, cathedral, and fairytale castle, known as the Alcazar, and have lunch there. Evening free. monday, april 11 Toledo, El Greco and Chopin The ancient, walled city of Toledo is built atop a hill, bordered on three sides by the River Tagus, known for its rich mingling of Christian, Moorish and Hebrew culture. We’ll visit the Cathedral and wind through the medieval streets and view masterpieces of the painter El Greco. Lunch is at La Perdiz. At night, back in Madrid, we’ll attend an all-Chopin recital by renowned Russian pianist Grigori Sokolov. Tuesday, April 12 Picasso, Dalí and flamenco We visit two of Madrid’s treasures, the Prado, unrivalled for its paintings by the great artists Velásquez, Goya, Zurbarán and Ribera; then we’ll visit the Reina Sofia, home to Picasso’s stirring “Guernica.” We’ll also view works by Dalí. Our evening concludes with the swirling dance of flamenco, plus dinner at the Corral de la Morería, one of Madrid’s best tablaos. w e d n e s day, a p r i l 1 3 Barcelona Bound, and Bach We board a high-speed train to Barcelona, and explore the ancient streets, monuments, and market in the Barri Gótic, the old center of town. We’ll stay on the elegant Passeig de Grácia, in the modernista Hotel Condes de Barcelona. Tonight is a performance of Bach’s St. John Passion by Amsterdam Baroque, at the spectacular Palau de la Musica Catalana. T h u rs day, a p r i l 1 4 El Escorial and Segovia Gaudi’s Greatest Hits; Opera at Night El Escorial, at the foot of the Guadarrama Mountains, was one of the largest buildings in the world in 1584. We’ll tour the palace, with its 16 courtyards, view the tombs of Charles V and successive emperors (and that of his son Don Carlo - of Schiller and Verdi fame.) Then we travel to Segovia, dominated by its Roman Architect Antonio Gaudì set the design world on fire at the turn of the 20th century with his buildings of illusionistic exteriors and undulating forms. sunday, April 10 We’ll visit two of his works: Park Güell and the church Sagrada Familia, recently consecrated by Pope Benedict. We’ll also stop at the Museu Nacional de Catalunya, high atop the city, to view a magnificient set of Romanesque frescoes, extracted from the walls of Pyrenees churches. At night is a performance of the two great verismo one-act operas, Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci at the Teatre del Liceu, featuring Argentinean tenor Jose Cura and Italian mezzo Lucina d’Intimo. F r i day, a p r i l 1 5 Girona and Besalú Today we travel north to visit two pretty Catalonian towns. First we visit Girona, with Roman walls, Arab baths, and old Jewish quarter, where we’ll enjoy lunch. Then on to medieval Besalú, with fine Romanesque churches. Evening free. S at u r day, a p r i l 1 6 Picasso’s Palaces by day; concert at night For our final day in Barcelona, we’ll visit the Museu Picasso, made up of three medieval palaces in the old district of Born. We’ll attend a concert at L’Auditori by the Orchestra Nacional de Catalunya, a program of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven with Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder as conductor and soloist. Our farewell dinner is at El Principal, a fine restaurant. Extension s u n day, a p r i l 1 7 Magnificent Mallorca The main part of the tour ends with the optional flight back to Boston. Those staying on will fly to Palma, on the island of Mallorca, refuge and playground of the rich and famous for decades. We’ll walk through the medieval center, dominated by its immense Gothic cathedral. Our hotel is the Gran Hotel de Sóller, nestled in a valley below the Tramontana Mountains. In the evening, the antique train takes us to the Port de Sóller for a drink on the harbor. m o n day, a p r i l 1 8 Concert in Chopin’s Cell Today we’ll go into the hills of the beautiful town of Deià. This was the home for more than 50 years of poet and author Robert Graves (“I, Claudius”). We’ll visit his unassuming, but interesting home, now a museum, and explore the village. Then it’s on to the town of Valldemossa, famed for the winter of 1838 when Frederic Chopin and his lover, French novelist George Sand (Aurore Lucille Dupin), lived in the Carthusian monastery the Real Cartuja de Jesùs de Nazaret. Two pianos the composer used to complete his op. 28 Preludes and other works remain in the museum there. After closing hours, you’ll hear a program of Chopin and Spanish works in the composer’s own cell. t u e s day, a p r i l 1 9 A Spiritual Serenade We visit Mallorca’s spiritual center at Monastery de LLuc and then on to the monastery of San Salvatore, famous for its paella, for lunch. Tenim Cantera, a small international choir, serenades us privately in the church. Our festive dinner at Es Turó in the nearby village of Fornalutx follows a private concert of music and dance by Abeniara, a Mallorcan folk group. w e d n e s day, a p r i l 2 0 Adios to Spain! A flight back to the mainland from Palma then goes on to Boston for an afternoon return. Co st 10-DAY TOUR (per person in double occupancy): $5,185 Single Supplement: $ 885 EXTENSION (per-person in double occupancy): $1,735 Single Supplement: $155 GROUP AIRFARE (round trip from Boston): $997 A deposit of $1,100 reserves your place ($600 donation to WGBH, $500 deposit to The Grand Tour Travel Company) Balance due Friday, January 14, 2011. Co n tact Call Elizabeth Hagyard at 617.300.5747 to reserve your place on the tour with a credit card deposit, or send checks for the deposit amount to: WGBH LearningTours–Spain 2011 One Guest Street • Boston, MA 02135 • Attn: Mary Toropov Registration materials and further information will be provided upon receipt of deposit, or can be downloaded from wgbh.org/learningtours/spain. Questions? Call 617.300.3505. LearningTours YOUR TRAVEL HOST: CATHY FULLER Since winning the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Young Artists Competition at 16, Cathy Fuller has been a staple of the Boston classical music scene as a performer, educator, and radio host. She has been a professor of piano on the faculties of the University of Massachusetts/Lowell, Clark University, and the Longy School of Music, and Classical Director and host at NPR affiliate WICN in Worcester, and World Classical Network. She is currently the host of 99.5 All Classical’s Classical Music with Cathy Fuller, and produces weekly live classical performances.