Kirker Holidays offers a selection of tailor-made short breaks and escorted tours to some of the world’s opera destinations. 

Its tailor-made short breaks combine tickets to a chosen performance/s with accommodation in hotels, curated Guide Notes, and the services of the Kirker Concierge to book local guides or a table for dinner. Its collection of cultural tours includes opera experiences with escorted sightseeing, alongside like-minded travelling companions and accompanied by an expert guide.

An example trip includes the Roman Arena in Verona. The city is also a base from which to enjoy excursions to nearby Venice or Lake Garda.

A three-night break staying at the four-star Palazzo Victoria, close to the Arena, costs from £558 pp.

The tour in Vienna takes in a performance at the Vienna State Opera (the featured, five-star accommodation – the Grand Hotel Wien – is very close by) as well as visits to the Belvedere Palace, the Mozart House (where he wrote ‘Le nozze di Figaro’), the Kunsthistoriches Museum, and the Hofburg and Schönbrunn palaces.

Departing 24 February, 27 March and 31 May 2018, this four-night holiday costs from £1,996 pp. A five-night version, departing 18 June 2018 and also visiting the Grafenegg Festival, costs from £2,498 pp.