From left: Polly Ott, Anna Argyle, Andrew Grenon, Cameron Barclay, Patricia Hurley, Hadleigh Adams, Dame Malvina, Cristiano del Monte. Bruce Greenfield.

I am thrilled that New Zealand’s great diva, Dame Malvina Major, wants to return with us for a holiday in September in the South of France. We enjoyed her company so much last year in Tuscany. Why don’t you come too?

Tour participants love getting to know our singers and their aspirations and tell me this is really special and makes my tours unique.

Pictured on the right: Dame Malvina Major, Maestros and Artisti before the Concert in the Grand Salone of the Villa in Tuscany, 3 September.

The Concert was the grand finale to Patricia's Italian for Opera Singers Masterclasses - a week long intensive study of Italian language as well as vocal coaching with Maestro Cristiano del Monte from Teatro Regio in Parma. The audience was thrilled when Dame Malvina also took part in the Concert, and two nights later the group performed the same programme of Italian Opera Arias in Rome in the Teatro Marcello, a 2000 year old theatre. This concert was supported by the New Zealand Embassy. The group then went on to perform in Amsterdam, The Hague and London. What a thrill for us all!

Teatro Marcello, Roma, Hadleigh Adams, Polly Ott, Cameron Barclay, Anna Argyle, Andrew Grenon.

I can’t believe Patricia’s Opera Tours is into its 10th year!

Come with us on our adventures 2011!

Cav. Patricia Hurley

Patricia Hurley Consultancy Limited