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A 20 stripes Magazine december 30, 1993 la Scala in Milan is one of the most difficult opera houses for a traveler to attend Tours offer opera trips by the new York times q. I have searched without Success for a tour operator offering an escorted itinerary that would include attending an opera at la Scala in Milan Italy. Can you help me a. If you Are interested Only in attending an opera in Milan it is doubtful that you Wilt find a tour operator to help you. But if you have the time and Money for a More extensive tour there Are several operators that include a visit to la Scala in a package of other cities. La Scala is one of the most difficult opera houses for a traveler to attend mainly because of its Large subscription list and the fact that available tickets do not go on Sale very far in Advance. Ordering by mail is sometimes possible and sometimes not depending on the performance. At the Box office tickets Are limited to two to a person. Travellers on their own should plan a trip that will allow a stay of at least three or four Days in Milan Fri Nan Scata s recently extended season december to july and take a Chance on getting tickets at the Box office or from a hotel concierge for an opera that one would like with a cast also to one s liking. Am Ong to u r operators i i Kely to have Tours going to Milan Are Dailey Thorpe travel 330 West 58th St., suite 610, new York 10019, 212 307-1555 or 800 -998-4677 creat performance Tours 1 Lincoln Plaza suite 32v, new York 10023, 212 580-1400, and International curtain Call 3313 Patricia ave., los Angeles 90064, 310 204-4934. Dailey Thorpe usually has three or four different escorted itineraries a year that include a Stop in Milan. One tour deluxe european capitals is scheduled front March 13 to 26 and will go to Paris London and Milan where the group will see Don Pasquale by Donizetti and Marmetto ii by Rossini. The exact Price has not been set but a spokesman said most Tours ran about $500 a Day for one person in double occupancy and include Economy air fare from new York deluxe hotel accommodations and All meals. Another Dailey Thrope tour springtime in Italy is scheduled from april 19 to May 1. It will go to Milan for Don Pasquale and a Balle Turin Genoa Florence and Venice a third As yet untitled tour is planned for july 13 to 25, and will go to Munich Germany Milan for Eugene onegin by Tchaikovsky and Verona great performance Tours is planning a tour to Northern Italy from april 28 to May 7 or 8. It Wilf visit Milan but participants will see a Ballet rather than an opera a spokesman said. Other cities on the itinerary Are expected to be Bologna Turin and either Florence or Rome. Another tour is planned in july and it too will take in a Ballet in Milan but there will be operas in Verona and probably Venice. The approximate Price of each tour will be �4,000 a person in double occupancy including air fare from new York. International curtain Call offers deluxe escorted Tours to some of the music festivals in Europe As Well As regular season performances at 1 various opera houses. Two Tours planned next year will include Milan Spring in Italy from May 20 to june 4 will offer rigoletto by Verdi and Elektra by Richard Strauss a choral concert with l3 Scala philharmonic and possibly a Ballet All in Milan a spokesman said. Other cities on that tour will be Turin for l Kusir d Amore by Donizetti Florence for Salome by Richard Strauss the Verdi requiem conducted by Zubin Mehta and a concert by the Oslo philharmonic All at the Maggio Musicale festival and. Venice for l Orfe Oby Monteverdi. The Price is expected to be Between $4,200 to $4,500 plus $750 to $800 for air fare from the East coast. Q. I would like to tour England to a visit the Homes of its famous writers. How can i can find out where the various authors lived and what Homes arh open to the Public a. One of the most comprehensive sources of information a free foldout map called literary Britain was recently published by the British tourist authority. The full color profusely illustrated folder identifies More than 80 locations with ties to a bout 90 writers including the Homes where Many were born and lived school Sand universities they attended and the landscapes Rural and Urban that inspired their work. The map Points out that the villages and Countryside of Thomas Hardy s Dorset in Western England Are Little changed from his Day and that Bath familiar to readers of Jane Austen retains its elegant air. Among the Many Homes listed Are Bernard Shaw s at Ayot St. Lawrence near Luton the cottage in Chalfont St. Giles where John Milton fled plague Ridden London to Complete Paradise lost and begin Paradise regarded and the Birthplace of Charles Dickens in Portsmouth which has been restored to illustrate the kind of life he was born into and which in later years would influence his writing. The foldout map is available free from the British tourist authority 551 fifth Avenue suite 701, new York 10176 212 986-2200. Enclose a self addressed business size envelope with 52 cents postage