Friday, November 10th:

• Departure from the United States via Frankfurt, Germany, to Salzburg, Austria.
• You will be in the new "old" world Saturday.

Saturday, November 11th:

• Karin will pick you up from the airport in Salzburg and transfer you to your three star hotel where you freshen up and relax.

• Transfer to the restaurant "Wilder Mann" for dinner.

• In the evening transfer to the Franciscan church in the "old city", where we will listen to the festival "mozart organ art", performing "Mozart in Italy" by Luigi Celeghin, Rome.

• Transfer to the hotel.

Sunday, November 12th:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to the St. Peter's church in the "old city" where we will listen to the sacred music "Missa brevis in d-moll by W.A. Mozart and Liberasti nos by J.M. Haydn".

• After the concert sightseeing and lunch of your choice.
• Escorted tour of the famous Getreidegasse and Mozart's birthplace.

• In the afternoon we will transfer to a private home in the country, where Karin will prepare a traditional Austrian three course dinner especially for you. Karin is also a Personal Chef specializing in new Austrian cuisine, usually working where she lives, near Palm Springs.

• After dinner Karin will transfer you to your hotel.

Monday, November 13th:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• In the morning visit of the "Viva! MOZART" exhibition held in 2006 in Austria. The exhibition focuses on the idea of throwing a birthday party for Mozart. Real and virtual adventure areas are created with the interior's decoration. The visitor can experience an interactive exhibition festival visually, virtually, acoustically and through animated techniques of presentation.

• Lunch of your choice.
• Escorted sightseeing with Mozart's life in Salzburg as focus with visit of the University Mozarteum and the Mozart residence.

• In the evening transfer to the train station and travel by train about two hours to the city of Linz in Upper Austria.

• Transfer to your three star hotel in the city of Linz and dinner of your choice.

Tuesday, November 14th:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• This is a great day to visit great highlights of Linz:


• The NEW CATHEDRAL, (Austria's biggest church, built in Neo-gothic style with artistic windows and it's Rudigier's organ).

• The MAIN SQUARE, (one of the vastest and most beautiful squares in all the German-speaking area, Old Town Hall, many baroque facades, dominated by the Trinity Column).

• The OLD CENTER, (reminds of medieval days and reflects an important part of the city's history; it inspired W. A. Mozart to his Linz-Symphony).

• The LANDHAUS, (former seat of the landed estates - today seat of the Upper Austrian government - impressive Renaissance building).

• LENTOS, the Museum of Modern Art, where you see the most interesting paintings of the museums collection and their current exhibition: Johanna and Helmut Kandl - Fighters, Dreamers & Co.

• In the evening transfer to the train station and travel by train about two hours to Vienna, the capital of Austria.

• Transfer to your three star hotel in the city of Vienna and have a dinner of your choice.

Wednesday, November 15th:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• This day we will dedicate to Mozart's last ten years of his life which he spent in Vienna and where he wrote his most important compositions.
• We will begin our tour with the Deutschordenshaus, which is located in the heart of Vienna, near the Stephansplatz. Mozart lived here not even two months, but those months were very important for his future.

• From there we will go and visit the "Mozarthaus", where Mozart lived with his wife Constanze and where he composed many great works, including "The Marriage of Figaro".

• From there we will go to the "Kruzifixkapelle", which is located at the back side of the Stephan's cathedral. This is where Mozart's funeral took place on December 6, 1791.
• Then we will walk into the cathedral, where Wolfgang married his Constanze. Also two of his children were baptized there.

• After that we will walk to the house where Mozart died and where he lived for two months prior to his death.
• From there we will walk over the "Graben" where Mozart himself walked many times, because he lived near there three times, unfortunately those houses do not exist anymore, but the history of this area is still very interesting.
• There we will visit house Graben 29, where Mozart and his family lived for a short time and where they moved in on January 23, 1784.
• From there, right next to the Peter's church, in "Milchgasse 1", he lived from May to September 1781, where the widow Mrs. Weber rented affordable rooms. She had four daughters which were the cousins of the composer Carl Maria von Weber and one of them was Constanze, Mozart's future wife.
• From there Mozart moved a couple houses further to "Graben 17", where he finished the "Haffner-Symphonie" and "The Abduction from the Seraglio". 
• From there we will walk to the "Michaelerkirche" (Michaeler church), where in 1749 the 17 year old Joseph Haydn played the organ and where after Mozart's death his soul mass was celebrated.

• Right next to the Michaelerkirche we will find a remembrance board which will tell us that there was until 1888 the old "Burgtheater "where the premier of Mozart's operas "The Abduction from the Seraglio", "The Marriage of Figaro" and "Così fan tutte" took place.
• From there we will transfer to the hotel to freshen up.
• After that we will transfer to the Salonorchester Alt Wien where an extremely lively programme of Johann Strauss and Mozart will be performed by the orchestra's musicians, well-known opera singers and an enchanting ballet duet. To celebrate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthday they will perform special highlights of his work.

• Transfer to the hotel.

Thursday, November 16th:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to the "St. Marxer Friedhof ", the St. Marxer cemetery, where Mozart is buried. This impressive Biedermeier cemetery is one of a kind. There were funerals held only from 1784 to 1874.

• From there we will transfer the Hofburg.

• And there we will get to the "Mozart Denkmal" (Mozart Memorial). From spring to fall there are flowers in form of a big music note in front of this memorial, which was made by Viktor Tilgner in 1896.

• We will cross the "Opernring" and then we will get to the "Theater an der Wien", which was opened in 1801, after Mozart's death. His friend Emanuel Schikaneder was the builder and first director of this theater and opera house. He was also the first Papageno in Mozart's Zauberflöte.

• Now we will get to Vienna's most famous farmer's market, the "Naschmarkt", where we will be able to watch busy Viennese life and where you will have lunch of your choice.

• Then we will transfer to Hütteldorf to the Schönbrunner Palace, where we will tour the palace and visit the private and official rooms of the imperial summer residence. Here we will end our Vienna Mozart tour where Mozart's career began. When he was six years old he played his first concert for the empress Maria Theresia.

• Then we will transfer back to the Deutschordenshaus (Mozart's House), where you will listen to the "Mozart Ensemble". The "Concerts in Mozart's House" take place at the monastery of the "German Teotonic Order", where Mozart lived and worked for Archbishop Colloredo in the year 1781. The "Sala Terrena" is the oldest concert hall in Vienna. It is decorated with beautiful frescos in the style of the late Venetian Renaissance. It is also the perfect setting for performances of Viennese classic chamber music of the 18th century. In the "Sala Terrena", the "Mozart Quartet - Vienna" performs a well-balanced musical program that includes well-known compositions as well as great string quartets by the four famous masters of chamber music: Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Beethoven.

• After the concert you will transfer to the hotel by yourself, while Karin will transfer to the train station for her over night trip to Prague, wher she will meet with you again in the morning.

Friday, November 17th:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to the airport by yourself and flight from Vienna to Prague by yourself.

• Karin will pick you up from the airport and transfer to your three star hotel.
• We will take the Prague Grand City Sightseeing Tour, which is a superb introduction to Prague. After picking us up from your Prague accommodation, we embark upon a fascinating journey through the history of Prague, an enchanting city with over 4,000 monuments. This sightseeing excursion is part by air-conditioned coach, part on foot. We begin on the coach by getting introduced to the main historical areas in the center: the New Town and Wenceslas Square, the Old Town and the picturesque Mala Strana.


• Next, we start the highlight of the trip, a fascinating walk through the Prague Castle complex, including a guided tour of the major areas within; admire the grandeur of Saint Vitus Cathedral and its presbytery, the ancient architecture of the Old Royal Palace with it's imperial Vladislav Hall and, of course, a trip through charming Golden Lane.


• From Prague Castle, we drive down to the river to enjoy a gentle stroll across Charles Bridge and through the Old Town to reach the Old Town Square, discovering along the way the origins of one of the best preserved medieval cities in the world.
• The tour finishes at a convenient point in the Old Town, where you will be able to have a lunch of your choice.
• Transfer to the hotel and freshen up.
• In the evening transfer to the Municipal House where you will listen to: W. A. Mozart: Requiem in d minor, Mixed choir - Vox Prague, orchestra Praga Sinfonietta, Conductor: Miriam Nemcová.

• Transfer to the hotel.

Saturday, November 18th:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to the train station and train trip from Prague to Dresden (Germany), about three hours.

• Transfer to your three star hotel, freshen up and lunch of your choice.
• In the afternoon transfer to the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera Dresden) where you will enjoy the opera "The Magic Flute" by W.A. Mozart, as a special highlight of your tour.

• Transfer to the hotel and dinner of your choice.

Sunday, November 19th:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to the historical center of Dresden, located on the left bank of the Elbe, at the peak of a graceful river bend. Protected for centuries by mighty fortifications, the Saxon capital developed splendor and activity. Even today the buildings from the Renaissance, baroque and 19th century determine the Elbe front and the face of our city. Viewed from the opposite bank or from one of the Elbe bridges Dresden presents itself at first glance as a cultural city of European rank. In spite of vast destruction during the Second World War, the Old City part of Dresden has preserved or regained fascinating ensembles. The most famous symbol of reconstruction in the city center is the Dresden Frauenkirche Church, the magnificent baroque dome, which already today dominates the city center.

• Many important cultural institutions are situated along the Old City-side of the Elbe banks: from the Old Masters Picture Gallery to the "Green Vault", the treasure chamber of the Saxon electors and kings. The Green Vault is Europe's most splendid treasury museum. Its collection comprises masterpieces of jewelry and goldsmiths' work as well as precious objects of amber and ivory, jeweled receptacles and elaborate bronze statuettes. On the occasion of the 800th anniversary of Dresden, in September 2006, Augustus the Strong's historical treasure chamber museum will be reopened in the vaults on the ground floor of the West Wing of Dresden's Royal Palace. In those historical rooms, the precious works of art will be displayed not in glass cases, but in the "old-fashioned" way ­ on the consoles of display walls and on decorative tables. Visitors will thus experience the grandeur of the treasure chamber as a Baroque synthesis of the arts in all its splendor and at breathtakingly close proximity.

• Transfer to the hotel and dinner of your choice. Karin will leave you that night to go by train back to Austria.

Monday, November 20th:

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Transfer to the airport by yourself.
• You will leave Dresden, change planes in Frankfurt and arrive in the United States the same day with full of memories of an unforgettable experience...

Cost of this custom Mozart Music Tour November 2006 for
Ms. Nettie Propps and Friend is:
$ 2,965 per person.

This price does NOT include:
• Airfare from the United States to Austria and back from Germany to the United States.
• Airfare from Vienna to Prague.
• All personal arrangements and expenses.

This price INCLUDES:
• Personal tour assistance and escort of your tour by your Tour Host Karin Winkler.
• Nine nights in three star hotels in Salzburg, Linz, Vienna, Prague and Dresden including breakfasts.
• All transfers as scheduled, unless noted: "transfer by yourself".
• Five classical concerts.
• One three course Personal Chef dinner in a private home (including drinks) and a lovely surprise gift.
• One sacred music concert in the city of Salzburg.
• One Opera in the State Opera House in Dresden.
• Train transportation from Salzburg to Linz.
• Train transportation from Linz to Vienna.
• Train transportation from Prague to Dresden.
• One restaurant dinner (drinks not included).
• All private guided tours and admissions to points of interest as scheduled.
• All service charges & taxes (gratuities not included).
• All additional services of your tour host as scheduled.

This itinerary is subject of change at any time and/or the sites included, should it be deemed necessary due to local conditions, time restrictions, or other circumstances.