MONTEVERDI MUSIC CRUISE

Monteverdi Festival embarks on a new music cruise on the Po River, tracing the steps of Monteverdi’s life and connecting his beloved towns, Cremona, Mantua and Venice. This time, we will reach Venice, via the Brenta River, that Venetians consider an extension of the Grand Canal. We will enjoy a luxury trip loved by Venetian nobility and by many artists. Concerts on the deck and at the berth, on a cruise to repeat Monteverdi’s journey, but also to enjoy dazzling landscapes rich of culture, history and art, and to discover the beautiful Villa Pisani.  

Read more about the concert of the music cruise

Friday, June 1
9.00 am – Departure from Cremona on the Stradivari Boat (it is foreseen a transfer from Cremona (Porta Venezia) to the departure)
11.00 am - Concert on the deck
                 CORDE SULL'ACQUA
                 Musiche di G. F. Händel, G. B. Pergolesi, G. B. Sammartini, A. Vivaldi
                 ENSEMBLE CAMERISTICO DE laBarocca
                 Gianfranco Ricci, violino concertato

– Lunch on board
– Stop in Casalmaggiore and Bus transfer to Sacchetta. Boarding on the Andes 2000.
– Sailing on the Po river, then on the Mincio river. Wonderful view of willowtrees and water
lilies, passing by Andes (Virgil’s birthplace).
– Arrival in Mantua close to the Palazzo Ducale.
7.00 pm - Palazzo Ducale (Sala di Manto), Mantova

             in collaboration with
             LAMENTO DELLA NINFA Music by C. Monteverdi 
             VOX MUSICA
             Michael Berman, conductor

– Transfer to the hotel

Saturday, June 2

8.30 am –  Bus transfer from Mantua to Villa Pisani, in the village of Stra (VE) 

10.00 am –  Arrival at Villa Pisani and guided tour. Villa Pisani, known as Brenta’s Versailles, is one of the most imposing buildings  of the Brenta region, with Tiepolo’s frescoes and surrounded by a beautiful park. 

11.45 am –  Boarding on Delta Tour Boat. Cocktail during the Sailing on the Brenta River. Arrival in Dolo and guided tour to the old mills.

12.30 pm –  Lunch on board (traditional Venetian fish menu)

5.00 pm –  Arrival in Venice, Zattere and transfer on foot to the Church of S. Rocco, venue of the concert. 

6.30 pm - S. Rocco Church’s, Venice

                 BEATUS VIR
                 Musiche di C. Monteverdi e S. Rossi
                 ENSEMBLE COSTANZO PORTA & CREMONA ANTIQUA
                 Antonio Greco, maestro concertatore
- Guided return to Zattere Dock

9.45 pm – Transfer by bus from Tronchetto to Cremona (due arrival in the late evening)

PREZZO: € 390,00 per person (extra fee for single room)

Price includes: cruise, lunches on boards, overnight in Mantua, transfer, concerts, guided tours.

INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS

Agenzia Viaggi Nobile - Piazza Roma 3/a - 26100 Cremona
Tel 037226779 – e-mail: giordano@viagginobile.com