Californian Galleries
- Great collections in some outstanding buildings.
- Strong on 20th-century painting and sculpture and American and Asian art.
- Based in Los Angeles and San Francisco with an overnight stay close to Hearst Castle.
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12–21 November 2008
10 days • £2,990
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Music in New York at Christmas
- Handel’s Messiah with the New York Philharmonic, Ton Koopman, Andreas Scholl, Jörg Dürmüller.
- At the Met: The Magic Flute with Nicole Cabell (Cardiff Singer of the World 2005), La Bohème with Ramón Vargas and Thaïs with Renée Fleming, Michael Schade and Thomas Hampson.
- The New York String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall with conductor Jaime Laredo.
- Talks on the music by Daniel Snowman and a programme of walks and excursions, some led by local experts.
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19–28 December 2008
10 days • £3,120
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West Coast Architecture
- The whole gamut of architecture, 1908–2007, some of it usually closed to the public.
- Great landscapes, from desert to coast and into the Napa Valley.
- Stunning journey by rail from L.A. to San Francisco through countryside not seen by road.
- 4 bases: Phoenix, La Jolla (San Diego), L.A., San Francisco.
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6–18 September 2008
13 days • £3,960
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