Pavarotti and his Modena

Friday, March 21st 2025 – Day 1 – Arrival in Modena

Arrival at the hotel in Modena on your own. Accommodation in reserved rooms at Hotel Principe 4*
www.vittoriahotels.it/hotelprincipe
The rooms will be available in the early afternoon.

Hotel Principe overlooks Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, among magnificent historic buildings and the famous Ducal Gardens. A few steps from the station and the historic center of Modena, it is ideal for moving comfortably to discover the city.  

4:30 pm: Meet with the guide at the hotel and take an orientation walking tour of the city. The tour will start from the beating heart of Modena: the Cathedral, the Civic Tower and Piazza Grande, that were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997.

7:45 pm: Welcome dinner at a selected restaurant.

Return to the hotel on foot.

Saturday, March 22nd 2025 – Day 2 – Modena / Teatro Comunale Pavarotti 

Morning: Breakfast at the hotel.

11.00 am: Guided tour of the Enzo Ferrari Museum.
An avant-garde structure that surrounds the house where Enzo Ferrari was born. The story of the founder's story, in 2500 square metres, as a driver and creator of the Scuderia in the 1930s and as a manufacturer since 1947. The 90 years of life explained among the most significant cars in different eras, the drivers and the well-known personalities. In addition, the Ferrari Engine Museum is located in Enzo's father's workshop, now perfectly restored.  

12.45 am: Lunch at a selected restaurant.

After lunch, free afternoon.  

6.00 pm: TEATRO COMUNALE PAVAROTTI-FRENI

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA | PAGLIACCI
Pietro Mascagni | Ruggero Leoncavallo
Opera in one act | Opera in a prologue and two acts Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci | Libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo

Conductor: Aldo Sisillo                  

Director: Plamen Kartaloff

Arturo Toscanini Orchestra of Emilia-Romagna, Lyric Choir of Modena Co-Production of The Modena Municipal Theater Foundation, of The Piacenza Municipal Theater Foundation, New Stage in Co-Production with The Sofia Opera Theatre  

Free Dinner. Return to the hotel on foot. Overnight stay.

Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni  

The Municipal Theater was inaugurated in 1841 with the name Teatro dell'Illustrissima Comunità. Throughout its history it has kept its beauty intact and has not undergone any significant structural transformation. In its current guise, the Theater is the result of a careful historical-conservative restoration which has brought it back to its original splendor. The acoustic excellence, the value and elegance of the building make it one of the most precious Italian theatres. Theater of Tradition, annually offers one of the richest programs in the region with opera, ballet and concert seasons, from autumn to late spring. In 2007 the building was named “Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti”, in memory of the great Modenese tenor. Since October 2021, following the death of the Modena soprano, the Theatre has been entitled "Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni".

Sunday, March 23rd 2025 – Day 3 - Pavarotti and his Modena

Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide at the hotel for a guided tour of the city: "Following Pavarotti's footsteps." Partendo da Novi Ark Archaeological Park, where the Pavarotti & Friends Event took place, strongly supported by the Maestro from 1992 to 2003.

Continuing the walk you will pass in front of the Town Hall, where the video La Giana with the Rossini Choir. The itinerary cannot miss a visit to the Municipal Theatre, the place where the great Maestro cultivated his talent and achieved his first successes, and close to it there is the bronze statue in his honour, located near Lake Goldoni in October 2017 for the tenth anniversary of his death. Created by the sculptor Stefano Pierotti, the work portrays Big Luciano in his classic greeting position at the end of the concert, with open arms, smiling, with his typical handkerchief in hand.

Free lunch.

Transfer by bus to Acetaia Malpighi: one of the main exporters of the culture of true traditional balsamic vinegar’s Modena PDO and balsamic vinegar’s Modena PGI all over the world.                                A guided tour will show and explain the production phases, followed by tasting of Balsamic Vinegar in different types of aging, from 5 years to 25 years, combined with special seasonigns, like apple, fig, orange, saffron, white truffle and black truffle.

Transfer by bus al Casa Pavarotti Museum, the residence where the Maestro lived the last years of his life. The exlusive tour wil let you explore the various rooms and discover anecdotes about the great tenor,  diveing into his incredible house where you can get to know the great personality of the Maestro, retracing his entire life in the intimate light of rooms in which he lived.

CASA PAVAROTTI MUSEUM
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Two young singers and a pianist will play the piano used by Big Luciano in his living room.

Dinner: Gala dinner at the Europa 92 Restaurant, near by the Museum. A restaurant of great fame and prestige, strongly desired, loved and assiduously frequented by the great Maestro, it is still today a meeting point for gourmets and lovers of typical Modena flavours.

Return to the hotel by bus. Overnight stay.

Pavarotti Home Museum  

The Luciano Pavarotti Home Museum is the home that Maestro Pavarotti built in the Modena countryside, in a large estate, where he lived the last years of his life. It opened to the public in 2015 to firmly ground Maestro’s memory to his beloved homeland and to make the man LUCIANO behind the great artist PAVAROTTI better known to the general public. Today, the house is still as Maestro left it and it can be entirely visited. It keeps all the objects he loved to be surrounded with and it displays the memories of the days spent with family, friends and students to whom he gave singing lessons.

Monday, March 24th  2025 – Day 4 – departure

Breakfast at the hotel. Room release and check-out and individual departures.

The order of visits can be varied for operational needs but without changing the contents.

INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION FEES

With 10 people:
In a double room 1,295.00 Euro
Supplement for double room for single use 320.00 Euro

With 15 people:
In a double room 1.225,00 Euro
Supplement for double room for single use 320,00 Euro  

With 20 people:
In a double room 1.140,00 Euro
Supplement for double room for single use 320,00 Euro  

With 25 people:
In a double room 1.130,00 Euro
Supplement for double room for single use 320,00 Euro  

With 30 people:
In a double room 1.120,00 Euro
Supplement for double room for single use 320,00 Euro  

**OPTIONAL: Coach transfers: on 03/23 from the hotel to Acetaia Malpighi and to the Casa Pavarotti Museum and return to the hotel: 1,025.00 euros in total **  

THE PRICE INCLUDES: 

• 3 nights at Hotel Principe 4**** with breakfast
• FREE OF CHARGE FOR TOUR LEADER: stay in a double room for single use, breakfast and tourist tax included, including opera ticket, entrance fees and meals mentioned in the program
• Guided tours indicated in the program with an authorized guide (21/03 afternoon – 23/03 morning)
• Guided tours of the Enzo Ferrari Museum, the Pavarotti Municipal Theatre, the Malpighi Acetaia and the Pavarotti House Museum.
• Entrance tickets to museums and places mentioned in the program
• Welcome dinner in a selected restaurant on the evening of arrival, drinks not included
• Lunch in a selected restaurant on 03/22, drinks not included
• Gourmet dinner at Europa 92 Restaurant (4-course menu, water, paired wines and coffee included)
• Tasting of Balsamic Vinegar at Acetaia Malpighi
• Theater ticket for the opera Cavalleria Rusticana-I Pagliacci at the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti
• Rental of earphones to use during visits

THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Tourist tax Euro 3.00 per person per night
• Travel to/from Modena
• Bus transfers: on 03/23 from the hotel to Acetaia Malpighi and to the Casa Pavarotti Museum and return to the hotel (optional)
• Assistance of a tour leader for the entire duration of the trip
• Everything not expressly indicated in the price includes