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Enjoy a Behind-the-Scenes Discovery of the Music of Northern Italy
March 12–21, 2004
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From Verdi's hometown of Parma, and Stradivarius and Monteverdi's hometown of Cremona, to an exploration of musical manuscripts in Bologna, and to the Tuscan hillside to tour Puccini's birthplace, we visited many places important to Italian music.
Highlights of the trip:
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- Stay in the historic Hotel La Posta and one of the newest hotels in Florence, Hotel degli Orafi.
- Savor the finest Italian cuisine.
- Visit Mantova's Teatro Scientifico Bibiena, one of the first venues in which Mozart played.
- Peruse the priceless manuscripts of Bologna's important musical archives.
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- Visit Cremona's Museo Stradivariano, followed by a private concertino.
- Tour the villa home of Giacomo Puccini in Torre del Lago.
- Visit Giacomo Puccini's birthplace, Lucca, in a guided tour by his niece.
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