If you are a lover of Italian opera, wonderful food and beautiful countryside, then a holiday in a luxury villa in Italy that includes a visit to the stunning Macerata Opera Festival 2010 is for you.

The Macerata Opera Festival will, as always, be a true Italian experience - and if you combine you love of opera with a holiday in a luxury villa in the heart of rural Italy, you can be promised a unique experience.

La Chiesa di Santo Stefano offers stylish and sophisticated accommodation, and is situated just 20 minutes from the town of Macerata which hosts one of Italy’s premier opera festivals in July and August each year. The operas take place at the magnificent neoclassical Sferisterio – an open air elliptical sweep of colonnaded balconies, built in the 1820s as a ball court - right in the heart of Macerata.

You may choose to simply incorporate a trip to the opera in a family or group holiday, and make your own arrangements, or we can arrange a full Opera Lovers week, to include wonderful opera, delicious meals and all transport. We can make each opera evening into a real event, with Champagne and antipasti before the opera, transport to and from the Sferisterio, followed by a typical Italian dinner party with good local wines and delicious food. 

During the daytime, you can enjoy the villa, improve your golf on our 5 practice hole course, laze by the pool or enjoy some of the delights of the Le Marche region.

The 2010 festival runs from 30th July to the 10th August, and the provisional programme includes :

30 July, 3 & 7  August
FAUST by Charles Gounod

31 July, 4 & 8 August
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO by Guiseppe Verdi

1, 5 & 9 August
I  LOMBARDI ALLA PRIMA CROCIATA by Giuseppe  Verdi

6  & 10 August
ATTILA by Guiseppe Verdi

Whether you are looking for an opera holiday with an opportunity to relax, or a relaxing holiday with just a taste of opera, we can make all the arrangements for you. Santo Stefano is only ever rented to one group of guests, holidaying together, to retain it's exclusivity.

Please contact us for more details, or to tell us your requirements.