Hayllar Music Tours

18/06/2024

Our second Ring Cycle tour of 2024 has just kicked off in the beautiful Cotswolds at Longborough Festival Opera. Guests were treated to a thrilling Das Rheingold on a beautiful summer's evening, followed by an exclusive Q&A with tenor Bradley Daley, who will be starring as Siegfried later in the cycle. What a privilege it was to have the opportunity to chat with him.

18/06/2024

And there ends our Opera in the English Countryside tour for 2024. With performances at Glyndebourne, Garsington, Grange Park, the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, and a spectacular final performance from Sir Antonio Pappano at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Jonas Kaufmann and Sondra Radvanovsky in Giordano's Andrea Chenier, we said goodbye on a high. Until next year!

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16/06/2024

Join Artistic Director Umberto Clerici for five days of exquisite music, food and wine in the stunning setting of the Margaret River in Western Australia.

Enjoy eight exclusive concerts as part of this inaugural Music in the Margaret River Festival, organised exclusively by Hayllar Music Tours, along with five nights of rest and relaxation at the sublime 5-star Cape Lodge.

Experience the beauty of the region, with trips to see the natural wonder of Western Australia’s stunning scenery, and sample some of WA’s finest wines and fresh produce as we accompany our musical experiences with a gastronomic tour of the area.

Book your place online, contact us on [email protected] or call us on 02 9669 9181.

Join Artistic Director Umberto Clerici for five days of exquisite music, food and wine in the stunning setting of the Margaret River in Western Australia. Enjoy eight exclusive concerts as part of this inaugural Music in the Margaret River Festival, organised exclusively by Hayllar Music Tours, al

14/06/2024

Our tour guests are coming to the end of their journey through Germany on our In the Footsteps of Bach tour with Tour Leader Toby Chadd. Taking in the historic towns and cities of Weimar, Erfurt, Eisenach, Arnstadt and Köthen, culminating in 11 concerts as part of the prestigious BachFest in Leipzig.

We have just announced this tour for 2025 if you would like to journey In the Footsteps of Bach with Hayllar Music Tours.

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13/06/2024

Hayllar Music Tours continues its series of Hayllar Chamber Music Weekends in 2025 with two unmissable events.

Join us for The Art of the String Quartet in August and The Art of the Piano Quintet in October 2025:

Hayllar Music Tours continues its series of Hayllar Chamber Music Weekends and Festivals in 2024 and beyond with a series of unmissable events.

13/06/2024

We're midway through our busy June, with our Opera in English Countryside, In the Footsteps of Bach and Opera & Art in Northern Italy tours all running concurrently. Here's a few photo updates from the former, with the group spending time in beautiful Cambridge and Stratford-upon-Avon.

We have just launched this tour for 2025, which can be booked here:

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10/06/2024

We are proud to announce the first of our international music tours in 2025.

From our ever-popular tour to Glyndebourne, Garsington and Grange Park Opera - Opera in the English Countryside - to the beauty of our exquisite Opera & Art in Northern Italy tour, and more, Hayllar Music Tours has something for every lover of fine music and travel in 2025.

We will be announcing further tours for 2025 in the coming weeks, so be sure to stay tuned.

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Hayllar Music Tours crafts the finest small-group music and cultural tours, providing guests with experiences of the best opera and classical music, exclusive recitals, private guided tours, luxurious accommodation and fine food.

30/05/2024

Get down to your local Harris Farm to pick up a free copy of Market Magazine, which includes a feature on what to expect on a Hayllar Music Tour, and what we've got cooking for 2025!

23/05/2024

We're halfway through our tour to beautiful Zurich for Wagner's Ring Cycle. What an experience it's been so far, including a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of hearing Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder, performed by our Tour Leader Dr David Kram AM and soprano Eyrún Unnarsdóttir, in Wagner's house in Tribschen, on Wagner's very own piano. Two more operas and more beautiful day trips through the stunning Swiss countryside to come.

07/05/2024

Join Konstantin Shamray (piano), Kristian Winther (violin), Li Wei Qin (cello), Deborah Humble (mezzo-soprano) and more, for this year's Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival, for five outstanding chamber music concerts performed in in exceptional venues across Hobart and the surrounding area.

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Join us for the Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival in 2024 and experience five outstanding chamber music concerts. Have your concert experience enriched with informative talks by Jack Stephens and by hearing the music in exceptional venues which represent Tasmania’s unique past and its exciting, pro...

02/05/2024

Guests on our tour to attend the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s concert performance of Wagner’s Die Walküre this November, will also have the exclusive opportunity of hearing renowned mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble perform Wagner’s exquisite song cycle of love - Wesendonck Lieder - in a private performance at the stunning Utzon Room.

For this recital overlooking Sydney Harbour, exclusively performed for guests on this tour, Deborah will be joined by distinguished accompanist, Sharolyn Kimmorley. Following this beautiful recital, guests can enjoy an informal Q&A with the artists, hosted by Tour Leader and tenor, Andrew Goodwin.

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Chief Conductor Simone Young leads the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast in a concert performance of Wagner's Die Walküre at the Sydney Opera House on this short break tour. This concert performance features Stuart Skelton as Siegmund; Anja Kampe as Brünnhilde; Michaela Schuster as Fr...

23/04/2024

Only four places remain for our second Hayllar Chamber Music Weekend in 2024: The Art of the Romantics.

Join Andrew Haveron (violin), Sharon Grigoryan (cello), Andrew Goodwin (tenor), Daniel de Borah and Aura Go (piano), and Artistic Director Graham Abbott for this weekend of fine music, food and wine as we explore musical Romanticism across five dazzling concerts and three informative talks.

The weekend features works by Robert and Clara Schumann, Brahms, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Elgar, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and more.

In addition to these exclusive performances, enjoy three gourmet meals at the Hunter Valley's finest establishments, an exclusive wine tasting, luxurious 5-star accommodation, and private return travel from Sydney.

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The 19th-century saw western music, art and literature explode in a burst of passionate, powerful expression we now call Romanticism. In The Art of the Romantics, five of Australia’s best-loved musicians will join us to explore musical Romanticism in five dazzling concerts, as well as sharing thei...

17/04/2024

The thrilling full program has been announced for our tour to Festival Verdi in Parma this October.

Join Tour Leader Cheryl Barker AO for this exciting opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the great opera composer, Giuseppe Verdi.

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Take this exciting opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the great opera composer, Giuseppe Verdi, whose operas are even now the most performed around the world. Be transported by his dramatic music at Festival Verdi 2024 in beautiful Parma, and enjoy further performances at the Teatro alla Scal

16/04/2024

A few photo highlights of our wonderful week in Queenstown. Featuring eight incredible performances from a brilliant lineup of musicians, this was an unforgettable week of breathtaking music.

Thank you once again to all who joined us for this year's Music & Mountains Festival.

15/04/2024

The incredible musicians from our recently completed Music & Mountains Festival in New Zealand. What an astonishing standard of music-making we got to enjoy throughout the week. Thank you to these brilliant musicians, and to our wonderful guests for joining us for this Festival.

10/04/2024

What a thrilling start to our Music & Mountains Festival in Queenstown with our opening Schubertiade, featuring the Grand Duo, The Shepherd on the Rock and the sublime quintet. Thank you to our incredible musicians for such a memorable opening night.

10/04/2024

Graham Abbott leads this tour to England's spectacular summer opera festivals this June and July, and only a few places remain on this unforgettable trip.

Featuring an incredible double-bill with Sir Bryn Terfel at Grange Park Opera (Rachmaninoff’s Aleko and Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi), two performances at Glyndebourne Festival Opera (Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Lehár’s The Merry Widow), two performances at Garsington Opera (Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Verdi’s Un giorno di regno), and one opera at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House (Puccini’s Tosca), this is an opera lover's tour not to be missed.

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The atmosphere is festive, the scenery breathtaking, and the long interval dinners sublime. In 2024 Hayllar Music Tours invites you to attend five performances at four of England's finest summer opera festivals.

04/04/2024

With Anna Netrebko in Turandot at Milan's Teatro alla Scala, Bizet's Carmen at the spectacular Arena di Verona, and four exquisite performances at the LacMus Festival on the shores of Lake Como, this is a summer music extravaganza not to be missed.

Only four places remain on this exceptional trip to Northern Italy this July, packed full of unforgettable musical highlights, delicious food and breathtaking scenery.

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Experience unforgettable world-class chamber music performances in historic villas, lush gardens and charming churches on the shores of spectacular Lake Como at the LacMus Festival 2024, alongside operatic wonders at the iconic Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the the magnificent Arena di Verona.

06/03/2024

Our Hayllar Chamber Music Weekend - The Art of the Piano Trio is now fully booked. However, there are a few spots still remaining on The Art of the Romantics in the Hunter Valley in October. With performances by five of Australia's finest musicians: Andrew Haveron violin, Sharon Grigoryan cello, Andrew Goodwin tenor, Daniel de Borah piano and Aura Go piano, this really is a weekend of incredible music not to be missed.

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The 19th-century saw western music, art and literature explode in a burst of passionate, powerful expression we now call Romanticism. In The Art of the Romantics, five of Australia’s best-loved musicians will join us to explore musical Romanticism in five dazzling concerts, as well as sharing thei...

06/03/2024

We are delighted to announce our return to the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival in 2025.

Join Hayllar Music Tours and Tour Leader Graham Abbott for 13 concerts across five days at this wonderful event, which includes three Morning Recitals, three Dusk Series performances, four Summer Nights Gala Concerts, the final Farewell Concert and two Inside and Out Conversation Concerts with artists from the Festival.

Join an In-Conversation with the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival Co-Directors and attend an exclusive pre-concert dinner with musicians performing in the Festival. Enjoy all of this in the charming, historical city of Bendigo.

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Join us at the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival in 2025. Attend 13 concerts across five days, including three Morning Recitals, three Dusk Series performances, four Summer Nights Gala Concerts, the final Farewell Concert and two Inside and Out Conversation Concerts with artists from the Festival.

27/02/2024

Two places have become available for our annual Opera in the English Countryside tour this June.

Join Tour Leader Elizabeth Hayllar for performances at Glyndebourne, Garsington and Grange Park Opera, and witness operatic superstars Jonas Kaufmann and Sondra Radvanovsky performing in Giordano’s Andrea Chénier at the iconic Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Also enjoy world-class theatre performances by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and experience an unforgettable Evensong by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge and an exclusive private recital in the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building at St Hilda’s College, Oxford.

Take an exhilarating journey with us from the uplifting summer opera festivals of Glyndebourne, Garsington and Grange Park set in picture-perfect English countryside, to the iconic Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and a classic Evensong with the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge.

20/02/2024

There are only two places remaining for our Hayllar Chamber Music Weekend: The Art of the Piano Trio this August.

Join violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto, cellist Umberto Clerici, pianist Daniel de Borah and Artistic Director Graham Abbott for this weekend of fine music, food and wine in beautiful Grandchester, QLD.

Following the enormous success of our weekend of piano quartets in 2023, in 2024 we explore The Art of the Piano Trio with three of Australia’s finest instrumentalists. Over five unforgettable concerts, intimate chats and informative talks we will hear how the greatest musical creators have used t...

13/02/2024

Experience world-class chamber music on the shores of Lake Como this July.

Founded in 2017 by pianist Louis Lortie and conductor Paolo Bressan, the LacMus Festival combines the magic of music with the uniqueness of the venues and landscapes of Lake Como, with performances in historic villas, lush gardens and charming churches.

The LacMus Festival 2024 - with a program built around the anniversaries of Gabriel Fauré, Giacomo Puccini and Reynaldo Hahn - is paired on this tour with two operatic wonders: Puccini's Turandot at the iconic Teatro alla Scala in Milan featuring operatic superstar Anna Netrebko; and Bizet's Carmen at the spectacular, outdoor Arena di Verona.

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Experience unforgettable world-class chamber music performances in historic villas, lush gardens and charming churches on the shores of spectacular Lake Como at the LacMus Festival 2024, alongside operatic wonders at the iconic Teatro alla Scala in Milan and the the magnificent Arena di Verona.

12/02/2024

Two places have recently become available for our previously sold out Music & Mountains Festival, New Zealand this April.

Join Festival Artistic Director Anna Goldsworthy and Festival Presenter Simon Cobcroft for five days of scintillating sounds, landscapes and food in the stunning setting of Queenstown on the shore of Lake Wakatipu.

Join Artistic Director Anna Goldsworthy for five days of scintillating sounds, landscapes and food in the stunning setting of Queenstown on the shore of Lake Wakatipu. Enjoy five exclusive gala evening performances overlooking the breathtaking Remarkables mountain range, along with three morning con

08/02/2024

Today marks the 10-year anniversary since Hayllar Music Tours was first registered as a business. We would like to say an enormous thank you to all of the guests who have travelled with us over the last ten years. Your fine company, the lasting friendships we have made, and the positive feedback we have received along the way have made all of the hard work so worthwhile. We look forward to what the next ten years has in store, and to welcoming so many familiar, and also new, faces on our future tours. Thank you also to everyone who sent in their messages of congratulations on our 10 year anniversary!

Here is our Company Director Elizabeth Hayllar back in 2014 putting together our first Opera in the English Countryside tour.

07/02/2024

Follow in the footsteps of the great opera composer, Giuseppe Verdi, with Tour Leader Cheryl Barker AO this October.

Be transported by his dramatic music at Festival Verdi in beautiful Parma, and enjoy further performances at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Vicenza Opera Festival and an exclusive private recital in Venice.

Delight in the art, architecture and history of the great Italian cities of Milan, Parma and Venice, and enjoy the gastronomic excellence of food produced in the regions that surround these cities.

Take this exciting opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the great opera composer, Giuseppe Verdi, whose operas are even now the most performed around the world. Be transported by his dramatic music at Festival Verdi 2024 in beautiful Parma, and enjoy further performances at the Teatro alla Scal

07/02/2024

And there ends another wonderful visit to the Bendigo Chamber Music Festival.

With 13 thrilling concerts across five days, delicious gourmet meals, informative talks on the music and insightful Q&As, this was an action-packed feast for the senses. Congratulations to all of the musicians and organisers involved.

We look forward to returning in 2025!

05/02/2024

Join Tour Leader Graham Abbott for this unforgettable trip to England's Summer Opera Festivals in 2024.

Featuring two performances at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, two at Garsington Opera, one at Grange Park Opera's beautiful new home in West Horsley Estate, and one at Covent Garden's Royal Opera House, this tour features the full gamut of bucket list opera destinations.

Only a few places now remain for this tour. Book your place online, contact us on [email protected] or call us 02 9669 9181 / +61 2 9669 9181.

The atmosphere is festive, the scenery breathtaking, and the long interval dinners sublime. In 2024 Hayllar Music Tours invites you to attend five performances at four of England's finest summer opera festivals.

01/02/2024

The full program has now been announced for this year's thrilling Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville.

Join Tour Leaders Elizabeth Hayllar (Part I) and Iain Grandage (Part II) for our visit to this year's vibrant Festival.

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Join us for the first half of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville in 2024. Attend 13 performances and events including two Concert Conversations, three AFCM Illuminates, two Ray Golding Sunset Series concerts, the Opening Night concert, Governor’s Gala, a special concert at St J...