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From the time you leave port on one of the Hurtigruten Opera Cruises, music will fill the air with promises of one of a kind musical events every day, both onboard the vessels and in the ports they visit. You will have the opportunity to enjoy opera in the ships lounges and bars while you relax and enjoy your cruise. Whether it’s jazz in the ship’s bar, or chamber music in the lounge, you won’t miss a beat on these historical cruises. You’ll also have a chance to listen to the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra in ports along the route, and soloists in some ports like Harstad, Tromso, the North Cape Plateau, Norway, and Murmansk, Russia. Still not enough? How about the reverberating sounds of church concerts in the Artic or Lofoten Cathedrals? Imagine if you will the pleasure derived from the world’s most beloved music performed by a company of almost 100 singers and musicians along the way. That’s why Hurtigruten is known for unique authentic voyages to pristine lands.

Here is the information you’ll need for the Opera Beneath the Polar Sky 2008 cruises:

Voyage North Tromsø–Kirkenes; 4 Days / 3 Nights

Voyage South Kirkenes–Bodø; 5 Days / 4 Nights

Roundtrip Voyage Tromsø–Bodø; 9 Days / 8 Nights
All amid the glorious backdrop of the crystal-clear polar night sky! Hurtigruten—the world’s only cruise company with its own opera!

Program
The Norwegian National Opera together with a full symphony orchestra and 12 soloists presents:

Symphony concerts ashore
TROMSØ, MURMANSK, AND KABELVÅG
Dvorak, Symphony No. 9, From The New World
Kalinnikov, Symphony No. 1
Grieg, Richard Strauss: singer with orchestra

Opera concerts ashore
HAMMERFEST, NORDKAPP, MURMANSK, HARSTAD, AND BODØ
Excerpts from popular operas, operettes and musicals. Music by Mozart, Puccini, Strauss, Lehar, Kalman, Sondheim, among others.

Aboard the ship
From Vienna to Broadway—Popular concerts with excerpts from well known operas, operettes and musicals.
Carmen at the Pub—Chamber music and recitals.
Opera Ball—Dance to the Opera’s Viennese orchestra.

Voyage North

Voyage South

The ship sails from Bodø at 12:00 midnight Sunday night/Monday morning, February 4, and resumes its normal northbound route from Tromsø at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, February 5.

2008 FARES PER PERSON (DOUBLE OCCUPANCY):

THE PRICE INCLUDES:
- Full board
- Cultural program on board
- Three concerts on land.

To book this cruise, contact the cruise experts at Destination Oceans by calling 800-374-3740.