Message from Mary Dailey

Dear Friends:

Enjoy springtime weather and long days of special sightseeing in Northern Italy – all this together with an exciting opera program featuring masterpieces by Italy’s three leading composers, Rossini, Verdi and Puccini, and three works based on literary classics: Pushkin’s novella “Pique Dame”, T. S. Eliot’s play “Murder in the Cathedral”, and Shakespeare’s scintillating comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.

I know you will be charmed by the historic operatic settings and world-class performances in the cradle of opera, Italia. For quality, service and real value, place your order now with Joseph H. Conlin (toll free: 877-814-6502) or directly with Dailey-Thorp. We will be there to welcome you and to take care of every detail so that you will be free to enjoy all the events in style and comfort.

With all best wishes,

Mary T. Dailey
President

* SPECIAL TOUR FEATURES *

• Great performances at the TEATRO LA FENICE, TEATRO VERDI TRIESTE, TEATRO REGIO, TEATRO CARLO FELICE, VERDI AUDITORIUM (MILAN), AND LA SCALA.
• Prime orchestra seats
• Round-trip transfers to all scheduled performances when required
• Top hotels throughout Italy as listed
• Special meals and restaurants as listed
• Fully escorted by one of Dailey-Thorp’s experienced tour managers

RESERVATIONS:

To reserve space on a tour, you may contact either Dailey-Thorp Travel or Joseph H. Conlin Travel by e-mail by using the "Contact Us" tab on the top portion of this web page, or by telephoning Mary Dailey at:
1-800-998-4677 (or 1-307-673-1555, fax: 1-307-674-7474, or by sending mail to Dailey-Thorp & Conlin Travel, P. O. Box 670, Big Horn, WY 82833-0670).You can also telephone Brian Hunter and Kelly De Marco at 1-877-814-6502 (or 1-212-333-7844, fax: 866-307-3778, or send mail to Dailey-Thorp & Conlin Travel, 853 Seventh Avenue, #4A, New York, NY 10019).

A deposit of $1,000.00 per person (or the amount listed by the tour itinerary) is required to reserve a space on each domestic tour; $1,500.00 per person (or the amount listed by the tour itinerary) for each European tour.

DEPOSIT:

A deposit of $1,000.00 per person (or the amount listed by the tour itinerary) is required to reserve a space on each domestic tour; $1,500.00 per person (or the amount listed by the tour itinerary) for each European tour. Tentative reservations are accepted by telephone, fax or e-mail and will be held for ten days pending receipt of deposit. Full payment is due 60 days before the start of a tour. Full payment must accompany reservations made less than sixty (60) days before departure.

PAYMENT:

Full payment is due 60 days prior to departure. All payments must be made in U.S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. bank or branch, made payable to Dailey-Thorp Travel, LLC. AMERICAN EXPRESS, MASTERCARD and VISA and DISCOVER credit cards are accepted for deposits and/or full payments for tour/air/cruise. For credit card charges, a signature is required on the application form.

AIR TRANSPORTATION:

Air transportation is generally not included in the tour price. When fares are published they are the lowest available at the time of publication and are subject to availability; higher fares may apply. All air fares are subject to change. If air transportation is not purchased from Dailey-Thorp Travel, LLC, please note that the passenger is responsible for reserving and purchasing ALL flights for the itinerary, including all inter-European flights, if any listed in the itineraries. Dailey-Thorp is happy to refer clients to our affiliated agency who can make complete air reservations to suit your needs. Flights from and to any airport can be arranged. Tour guests electing not to use Dailey-Thorp for their air travel should provide Dailey-Thorp with a copy of their flight itineraries.

CANCELLATIONS:

LAND ARRANGEMENTS - For cancellation by the client, these charges will apply: Cancellations received 60 days or more prior to commencement of the tour = $250.00 per person; cancellation 59-31 days prior = 50% of land arrangements price; cancellation less that 31 days prior = 100% of land arrangements price; no appearance/no written notice = 100% of land arrangements price.

The tour is sold as a package. No refunds will be made for any part of the tour package purchased by the client, such as sightseeing, meals, performances, transfers, which are voluntarily omitted by any tour member. We must strictly adhere to our cancellation policy to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of the tour.

AIR TRANSPORTATION - Cancellation of AIR FLIGHTS will be subject to the cancellation policy of the airline.

All Cancellations Must Be In Writing.

TRIP INSURANCE

WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND TRIP CANCELLATION INSURANCE. An application for travel insurance will be included with our acknowledgment of your reservation. We suggest that you apply for it as soon as possible after signing up for a tour. Should it become necessary for you to cancel due to illness (but not business reasons) the policy may cover your losses (subject to insurance terms).

PROGRAM DETAILS are subject to change.

RATES:

Land arrangements prices are based on two persons sharing a twin/double hotel room. In addition, prices are based on foreign exchange rates, air fares and air fare regulations in effect as of the publication date of the itinerary and are subject to change, as are program details, without notice.

RESPONSIBILITY CLAUSE:

Dailey-Thorp Travel, LLC, Joseph H. Conlin Travel, LLC and Dailey-Thorp & Conlin Travel and their agents are not responsible for accident, death, injury, loss, detention, annoyance, irregularity or delay caused by any hotel, transportation company or third party, or resulting from quarantine, illness, weather, strike, terrorist act, act of nature, failure of transportation company, disturbance, government restrictions or regulations, change in transit or hotel service, mechanical failure or other causes over which we have no control. Full responsibility for operation of aircraft, ships, trains and vehicles used for tours rests with the operating companies. Reasonable changes in the routing, transit companies, hotels and sightseeing services may be made if deemed necessary or advisable for the comfort and well-being of the passengers. Dailey-Thorp Travel, LLC, assumes no responsibility for loss, theft, damage or accident to passenger baggage. Dailey-Thorp Travel, LLC, reserves the right to refuse tour membership, either before departure or during the tour, to any person whose mental or physical condition, disability or behavior interferes with the operation of the tour or the health, safety or general welfare of other tour members. By acceptance of tour membership, the tour member agrees to these terms.

Venice, Trieste, Turin, Genoa, Milan
May 28 - June 7, 2009

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Upon arrival in Venice, all tour guests will be met at the Venice airport. Accommodations at HOTEL DUODO PALACE. Welcome dinner at a nearby restaurant.

Half-day walking tour of Venice including PIAZZA and BASILICA SAN MARCO, the BRIDGE OF SIGHS, and the DOGE’S PALACE. Luncheon at the OSTERIA GALILEO on the Piazza San Marco. Afternoon free.

This evening: Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Teatro La Fenice - 7:00 PM). The cast: Micaela Carosi, Massimiliano Pisapia, Gabriele Viviani; Eliahu Inbal conducting. Direction by Keita Asari; scenery by Ichiro Takada; costumes by Hanae Mori.

Depart by private coach for a full-day trip to Trieste. Sightseeing to include the CASTELLO MIRAMARE for a walk-about in the gardens and viewing of Emperor Maximilian’s castle. Back to Trieste for lunch at an historic café. Afternoon sightseeing to include the PIAZZA UNITA D’ITALIA and the BASILICA DI SAN GIUSTO. Independent dinner.

This afternoon: Rossini’s L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI (Teatro Verdi Trieste - 5:00 PM). The cast: Daniela Pini, Barry Banks, Roberto Tagliavini; Bruno Campanella conducting. Direction by Pier Luigi Pizzi.

After the performance, return to the hotel in Venice.

Today transfer from Venice to Turin by coach. Independent luncheon en route. Accommodations in Turin at the HOTEL SITEA.

Afternoon performance: Tchaikovsky’s QUEEN OF SPADES (Teatro Regio - 3:00 PM). New Production. The cast: Svetla Vassileva, Anja Silja, Misha Didyk, Vladimir Vaneev, Dalibor Jenis; Gianandrea Noseda conducting. Stage direction and scenery by Dmitri Cherniakov; costumes by Ilena Zatzeva.

After the performance, dinner in the hotel at the RISTORANTE CARIGNANO.

Morning sightseeing in this ancient city will include a walking tour in the city’s Baroque center starting at the PIAZZA SAN CARLO, continuing to the PIAZZA CARIGNANO and ending at the PIAZZA CASTELLO with visits to the SAN LORENZO CHURCH and the CATHEDRAL where the HOLY SHROUD is kept. Lunch at the historic CAMBIO restaurant. Afternoon and evening at leisure.

Leave Turin this morning for Genoa with accommodations at the BRISTOL PALACE HOTEL, located within walking distance of the opera house. Lunch at SANTA CHIARA, one of our favorites, in BOCCADASSE – right by the sea.

Afternoon sightseeing to include the PALAZZO DUCALE, CHIESA del GESÙ, SAN LORENZO CATHEDRAL and the palaces along VIA GARIBALDI. Evening at leisure.

Morning drive via SANTA MARGHERITA LIGURE to PORTOFINO, one of the most attractive resorts on the Italian Riviera. Lunch locally in Portofino. After returning to the hotel in Genoa, remainder of the afternoon at leisure.

This evening: Verdi’s RIGOLETTO (Teatro Carlo Felice - 8:30 PM). The cast: Annick Massis, Fabio Sartori, Leo Nucci, Arutjun Kotchinian, Francesca Franci; Daniel Oren conducting. Direction by Stefano Vizioli; scenery and costumes by Pier Luigi Samaritani and Alessandro Ciammarughi.

Leave Genoa this morning for Milan. En route, visit the CERTOSA di PAVIA to see the CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY, a remarkable example of Lombard art, founded as a family mausoleum in 1396 by GIAN GALEAZZO VISCONTI, Lord of Milan. Accommodations in Milan at the STARHOTEL ROSA. Light lunch at the hotel.

Afternoon sightseeing stroll in Milan to include the famous GALLERIA VITTORIO EMANUELE, LA SCALA SQUARE, and the DUOMO.

This evening: A CONCERT at the Verdi Auditorium (8:30 PM). The program: Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphony No. 2. Piano: Benedetto Lupo; conductor: Aldo Ceccato.

This morning a visit to the LA SCALA MUSEUM and the CASA DI RIPOSO, Verdi’s retirement home for musicians, followed by a tour to see the famous, completely restored painting of “THE LAST SUPPER” by Leonardo da Vinci. Afternoon at leisure.

This evening: Pizzetti’s ASSASSINIO NELLA CATTEDRALE (Teatro alla Scala - 8:00 PM). New Production. The cast features Ferruccio Furlanetto as Thomas Beckett; Donato Renzetti conducting. Direction, scenery and costumes by Yannis Kokkos. Sung in Italian with electronic libretto in both Italian and English.

Excursion to LAKE MAGGIORE, one of Italy’s most famous lakes, in part for its legendary beauty at times both majestic and wild, and also for the Borromean Islands. On ISOLA BELLA, visit the palace with its state hall, music room, Napoleon’s room, ballroom and Hall of Mirrors. The gardens, filled with a variety of exotic plants, form an amazing baroque composition. Farewell luncheon in STRESA.

This evening: Britten’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Teatro alla Scala - 8:00 PM). First night of the New Production. The cast: David Daniels, Rosemary Joshua; Sir Andrew Davis conducting. Direction by Robert Carsen; scenery and costumes by Michael Levine; choreography by Matthew Bourne. Sung in English with electronic libretto in both Italian and English.

Transfers will be provided for all tour guests departing Milan’s Malpensa Airport today.

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The deposit required to hold space on this tour is $1,500.00 per person.

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LAND ARRANGEMENTS PRICE INCLUDES:

* Breakfast daily, 7 lunches, 2 dinners. * Accommodations at leading hotels for 10 nights. * All performance tickets. * All taxes, entrance fees. * All transfers where necessary. * Wine with all included lunches and dinners. * Gratuity to the Dailey-Thorp tour director as well as for all other group services. Land arrangements price is based on sharing a twin/double hotel room. Land Arrangements Price does NOT include: Air fares; items of a personal nature; accident/baggage/cancellation insurance.

AIR TRANSPORTATION:

Any flights from any airport -- may be arranged with Dailey-Thorp's air agent in New York -- Mr. Christophe Buszkiewicz; Telephone 212-944-2121, ext. 2829. Having been the manager of Dailey-Thorp's air department for many years in New York, Christophe is familiar with all our tour operations. Or, tour guests may book their flights through their local travel agent or directly with the airlines.

CURRENCY FLUCTUATION:

Please note that, depending on the fluctuation of the Euro against the US Dollar, there may be a surcharge resulting from additional increases of the EURO. This will be established approximately one month prior to the commencement of the tour.

CANCELLATION OF TOUR:

LAND ARRANGEMENTS: For cancellation by the client, these charges will apply: Cancellations received 60 days or more prior to tour commencement = $250.00 per person; 59-31 days prior = 50% of land arrangements price; less than 31 days prior =100% of land arrangements price; no appearance/no written notice = 100% of the land arrangements price. No refunds will be made for any part of the tour package, such as sightseeing, meals, performances or transfers, which are voluntarily omitted by any tour member; the tour is sold as a package. We must strictly adhere to our cancellation policy to offset costs incurred prior to the commencement of the tour. AIR TRANSPORTATION: Cancellation of AIR FLIGHTS will be subject to the cancellation policy of the airline.

TRIP INSURANCE: WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND TRIP CANCELLATION INSURANCE. An application for travel insurance will be included with our acknowledgment of your reservation. We suggest that you apply for it as soon as possible after signing up for a tour. Should it become necessary for you to cancel due to illness (but not business reasons) the policy may cover your losses (subject to insurance terms).

All cancellations must be in writing.
All tour programs are subject to change by the operator.

CANCELLATION INSURANCE IS HEARTILY RECOMMENDED!

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