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COSTUME RENTAL
During the carnival time you will find a wide choice of first quality costumes, masks, hats, wigs and accessories from the 16th to the 20th century that you can rent for any of these special occasions.
*Prices will vary.
*Costume rental is available on request.
Costumes
Carnival of Venice 2011
SELECT AN EVENT BY DATE
CARNIVAL EVENTS
SATURDAY 26TH FEBRUARY
Hot Chocolate in Costume - Cafè Lavena - Venice h.4.00 pm
"Hot chocolate" with cakes and sweets in an elegant café in the "Piazza", the Venetian Carnival time tradition since 18th Century.
**Dress Code: Costume
*Cost: 50,00 € p.p.
Gala dinner and ball « Carnival Dream» - DANDOLO PALACE HOTEL MONACO & GRAND CANAL - Venice h.8.30 pm
In the magnificent hall of the Ridotto, the heart of the Carnival in the 18th Century, a Gala evening to introduce our guests in the magic historical Venetian culture. After the welcome cocktail will be performed a special version of the international music show “Carnival Dream”, followed by the Dinner with music and entertainments and the Ball with minuets, rondo, waltzes, leaded by dance masters
**Dress Code: Costume
*Cost: 450,00 € p.p.
Dîner dansant « Le menuet » - HOTEL DANIELI 9.00 pm. A Dinner in the Hotel Danieli, the most exclusive Hotel of Venice, located few steps from Piazza S. Marco. A Master of Dance and a baroque ensemble will involve the guests in dancing minuets, rondo and other group dances, during and after the dinner.
**Dress code: costume.
*Cost: 250,00 € p.p.
The Serenissima Grand Ball - Palazzo Pesaro Papafava - 9.00 pm.
Gala dinner & entertainment
The Ball will be located in the authentic Venice, in a 14th century Palace, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, with its precious gothic facade & its elegant quadriform gothic windows overlooking the canal of the Misericordia. The palace will be illuminated entirely with candlelights to create a memorable atmosphere.
Based on a novel called La Dame aux camelias (1848) by Alexandre Dumas junior, which caused scandal due to the saucy theme (a story of the love life of Alphonsine Duplessis, one of the most famous Parisian courtesan of the time) and played in contemporary setting, La Traviata is among the most famous operas by Verdi. The authorities at La Fenice Theatre showed tolerance and gave their consent to the performance but insisted that it be set in the 17th century. Thus the unbridled effect of the contemporary chronicle vanished together with a potential attitude of the audience to identify with facts and characters. At its production in Venice at La Fenice Theatre in 1853 La Traviata was a failure; the chief blame for the fiasco appears to have rested with the singers, so much that later Verdi introduced major changes to adapt the parts to new singers. When the opera was brought forward again a year later at San Benedetto Theatre in Venice, the same city which had decried it as a failure acclaimed it a success.
While composing the opera, Verdi adopts a new narrative technique, rather unusual for the melodrama of the period. In modern terms it is possible to refer to it as a flashback, or narration of events moving backwards, through the notes of the prelude at the beginning of the opera: a musical portrait of the female protagonist, in a condition of physical decline, while her mind wanders with nostalgia to the past vexed love relationship (it is the passionate solo «Amami, Alfredo» in Act 2) and to the lighthearted days of Parisian frivolity when their passion flared.
9.00pm: Elegant cocktail with Gondolieri Folk
9.45pm: Seated Gala Dinner wines included
11.00pm: Performance of selected arias from the opera La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Midnight: Live music and dances
**Dress code: costume and mask.
*Cost: 285,00 € p.p.
SUNDAY 27TH FEBRUARY
Hot Chocolate in Costume - Cafe' Lavena - Venice h.4.00 pm
"Hot chocolate" with cakes and sweets in the magnificent lounge of the Hotel Danieli, the Venetian Carnival time tradition since 18th Century.
**Dress Code: Costume
*Cost: 50,00 € p.p.
Dîner dansant « Le menuet » - HOTEL DANIELI 9.00 pm. A Dinner in the Hotel Danieli, the most exclusive Hotel of Venice, located few steps from Piazza S. Marco. A Master of Dance and a baroque ensemble will involve the guests in dancing minuets, rondo and other group dances, during and after the dinner.
**Dress code: costume.
*Cost: 250,00 € p.p.
The Arlecchino Grand Ball and 'Commedia dell'Arte' - Palazzo Pesaro Papafava - Venice h.9.00 pm
Gala Dinner & Entertainment
The Ball will be located in the authentic Venice, in a 14th century Palace, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, with its precious gothic facade & its elegant quadriform gothic windows overlooking the canal of the Misericordia. The palace will be illuminated entirely with candlelights to create a memorable atmosphere.
The city of Venice has an ancient tradition of familiarity with masks, stronger than in any other city in the world. Masks still play a significant role in the city life; they seem to embody the subtle game between illusion and reality that shapes the mysterious identity of Venice.
Arlecchino, the famous character from Bergamo tradition, belongs to the Commedia dell’Arte and is considered the most popular of all its characters. He embodies the soul of the peasant, a primitive naïve and simple character, often a fool and a dullard. The character appears on stage at the same period that acrobats tour the Italian squares and fairs since the Middle Ages.
Tonight Arlecchino introduces a parade of the most famous characters of Commedia dell’Arte, and performs a selection of his most celebrated actions.
9.00pm: Elegant cocktail with Gondolieri Folk
9.45pm: Seated Gala Dinner wines included
11.00pm: Parade of the famous characters of Commedia dell’Arte.
Midnight: Live music and dances
**Dress Code: Costume and mask
*Cost: 250,00 € p.p.
TUESDAY 1ST MARCH
Hot Chocolate in Costume - Cafè Lavena - Venice h.4.00 pm
"Hot chocolate" with cakes and sweets in an elegant café in the "Piazza", the Venetian Carnival time tradition since 18th Century.
**Dress code: costume
*Cost: 50,00 Euro p.p.
WEDNESDAY 2ND MARCH
Cotillon Hotel Danieli - Hotel Danieli, h. 4.00 pm
A funny afternoon with cakes and sweets in the magnificent lounge of the Hotel Daniel. Our Master of Dance will teach to the guests the basic steps of ”Cotillion”, involving all into the mysteries of this graceful and ceremonious period dance. The guests will also enjoy other lively and spirited dances like minuets, quadrilles.
**Dress code: costume.
*Cost: 80,00 € p.p.
THURSDAY 3RD MARCH
Ballo Tiepolo - PISANI MORETTA PALACE 8.30 pm.
A special and even richer edition of the official and most glamorous Ball of the Carnival of Venice. Enter in the magic world of the Venetian 18th Century. In the candle-lit setting of palazzo Pisani-Moretta, overlooking the Canal Grande and frescoed by Giovanbattista Tiepolo, mimes, singers and special performers will enjoy the guests during the cocktail and the superb Dinner. Two orchestras will play to accompany your dances ‘till early morning.
**Dress code: historical costume.
*Cost: 490,00 Euro p.p.
La Dolce Vita, The Burlesque Grand Ball - Palazzo Pesaro Papafava - 9.00 pm
The Ball will be located in the authentic Venice, in a 14th century Palace, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, with its precious gothic facade & its elegant quadriform gothic windows overlooking the canal of the Misericordia. The palace will be illuminated entirely with candlelights to create a memorable atmosphere.
The Art of Burlesque combines elements of dance and the comic quality of the revue theatre that bloomed in the second half of the 19th century. At first, the cities of London, in the Victorian Age, and the Paris of Belle Epoque enjoyed the performance of these enchanting women. Nowadays, Burlesque is in the limelight again; women covered with ostrich feathers and sensual bodices are eager to seduce the guests of this beautiful Carnival evening with unlimited femininity. A candlelight dinner and the wonderful music of excellent violinists follow.
9.00pm: Elegant cocktail with Gondolieri Folk
9.45pm: Seated Gala Dinner wines included
11.00pm: Burlesque Entertainment.
Midnight: Live music and dances
**Dress code: costume and mask
*Cost: 245,00 € p.p.
FRIDAY 4TH MARCH
Dîner dansant « Le menuet » - HOTEL DANIELI 9.00 pm. A Dinner in the Hotel Danieli, the most exclusive Hotel of Venice, located few steps from Piazza S. Marco. A Master of Dance and a baroque ensemble will involve the guests in dancing minuets, rondo and other group dances, during and after the dinner.
**Dress code: costume.
*Cost: 250,00 Euro p.p.
Concert and Cocktail - Cà Rezzonico , 6.00 pm In the magnificent Ballroom of the Cà Rezzonico Museum, a real event with the orchestra “L’Offerta Musicale” playing Mozart. A cocktail will be served after the Concert.
**Dress code: costume.
*Cost: 90,00 Euro p.p.
SATURDAY 5TH MARCH
The Dogaressa Grand Ball with the Opera "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini. - Palazzo Pesaro Papafava - 9.00 pm Performance of selected arias from the opera The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini.
Gala Dinner and Entertainment.
The Ball will be located in the authentic Venice, in a 14th century Palace, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, with its precious gothic facade & its elegant quadriform gothic windows overlooking the canal of the Misericordia. The palace will be illuminated entirely with candlelights to create a memorable atmosphere.
Guests will be entertained by the performance of selected arias from The Barber of Seville, a comic opera in which the intrigues of Figaro, the barber, aim at convincing the young and beautiful Rosina to marry the Count of Almaviva, madly in love with her.
9.00pm: Elegant cocktail with Gondolieri Folk
9.45pm: Seated Gala Dinner wines included
11.00pm: Performance of the most beautiful arias from the opera The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini.
Midnight: Live music and dances
**Dress code: costume and mask
*Cost: 295,00 € p.p.
Cotillon Hotel Danieli - Hotel Danieli, h. 4.00 pm
A funny afternoon with cakes and sweets in the magnificent lounge of the Hotel Daniel. Our Master of Dance will teach to the guests the basic steps of ”Cotillion”, involving all into the mysteries of this graceful and ceremonious period dance. The guests will also enjoy other lively and spirited dances like minuets, quadrilles.
**Dress code: costume.
*Cost: 80,00 € p.p.
Along The Canals In A Gondola - Meeting point at San Marco - calle Vallaresso h 7.00 pm (just in front the Harris Bar)
An enchanting 30' gondola tour in costume ending with a dinner in one of the best Venetian restaurant: the “Do Forni” . A classical way to celebrate Carnival, spending an evening with friends and meeting new ones, in the lively atmosphere created by our artists.
* *Dress code: costume.
*Cost: 220,00 € p.p.
Gala dinner and ball « Carnival Dream» - DANDOLO PALACE HOTEL MONACO & GRAND CANAL - Venice h.8.30 pm
In the magnificent hall of the Ridotto, the heart of the Carnival in the 18th Century, a Gala evening to introduce our guests in the magic historical Venetian culture. After the welcome cocktail will be performed a special version of the international music show “Carnival Dream”, followed by the Dinner with music and entertainments and the Ball with minuets, rondo, waltzes, leaded by dance masters
**Dress Code: Costume
*Cost: 450,00 € p.p.
Il Ballo del Doge - Palazzo Pisani Moretta - Venice h.9.00 pm
The event will mark a rite of passage since the world’s most exclusive masquerade ball will reach its eighteenth edition.
Il Ballo del Doge is a stunning re-interpretation of an 18th century Venetian ball. Much sought-after by the international jet set, this ball is the
beloved creation of Antonia Sautter and it is she who invites you to leave the everyday, the humdrum and step into her world – a world created from her imagination and inspired by her love for her home city, a world created for pure enjoyment – a hedonistic return to the opulence and grandeur of the Serenissima, the Most Serene Republic.
Your memory of this evening will depend entirely on you – do you dare to leave behind you the ennui and limitations of modern life? Let your imagination soar and join in the celebrations. Step into an ethereal world – a world created just for this one night – and become part of the Dream before it melts away as dawn breaks over Venice.
**Dress Code: Costume and Mask
*Cost: Full ticket VIP 1500,00 € p.p.
*Cost: Full Ticket 1200,00 € p.p.
*Cost: After Dinner 500,00 € p.p.
FULL TICKET VIP
FULL TICKET
AFTER DINNER
SUNDAY 6TH MARCH
The Grand Ball of the Mascheranda - Palazzo Pisani Moretta - 8.00 pm
The most magical night of the Venetian Carnival, this spectacular event takes place by candlelight in the stunning Pisani Moretta Palace overlooking the Grand Canal. The palace is a jewel in the heart of the city and the inside is covered with beautiful eighteenth century frescos.
You will be very welcome guests at the fifteenth edition of this prestigious Masked Ball the "Mascheranda".
The atmosphere is of 17th century Venice with a set like 'Pierrot and the Moon' and animations from the Commedia dell'Arte. The guests will be welcomed by a 'Misterioso' aperitif.
The Traditional Gala Dinner will be served in the Tiepolo frescoed rooms, illuminated by hundreds of candles, with a quartet of live musicians, dancers, actors from the Commedia dell'Arte, Casanova and various others.
As part of the after dinner entertainment there will be the election of Casanova 2010 and spectacles such as, 'The School of Ancient Dances', 'The Corner of Astrology', 'Casanova's Boudoir', 'The Carousel of Eros' and also a DJ who will play until the early hours.
For the entire evening there will be an Open Bar and a surprise from the chef at the end
This is sure to be the most enchanting event you have ever attended!
The palace enjoys a water entrance so it is possible to arrive on foot, by water taxi or by gondola.
*Cost: 390,00 € p.p.
Hot Chocolate In Costume - Gran Caffè Lavena, San Marco Square, h. 4.00 pm
"Hot chocolate" with cakes and sweets in an elegant café in the "Piazza", the Venetian Carnival time tradition since the18th Century.
* *Dress code: costume.
*Cost: 50,00 € p.p.
Dîner dansant « Le menuet » - HOTEL DANIELI 9.00 pm. A Dinner in the Hotel Danieli, the most exclusive Hotel of Venice, located few steps from Piazza S. Marco. A Master of Dance and a baroque ensemble will involve the guests in dancing minuets, rondo and other group dances, during and after the dinner.
* Cost: 250,00 € p.p.
**Dress code: costume.
Homage to Franz Léhar. Performance of selected arias from the opera The Merry Widow - Palazzo Pesaro Papafava 9.00 pm.
Gala Dinner & Entertainment
The Ball will be located in the authentic Venice, in a 14th century Palace, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, with its precious gothic facade & its elegant quadriform gothic windows overlooking the canal of the Misericordia. The palace will be illuminated entirely with candlelights to create a memorable atmosphere.
Produced in Vienna for the first time in 1905, ‘The Merry Widow’ was acclaimed as a success; Franz Léhar composed an immortal masterpiece in a new music genre, the operetta, which soon would become a great success all over the world. A simple story of love and inheritance, this operetta becomes an extraordinary international success, partly due to the employ of the characteristic elements of the comedy and of the grand ball (it is also named ‘dancing operetta’).
Set in Paris, the operetta evolves around the attempt of Baron Zeta, Ambassador of Pontevedro, to find a suitable husband from Pontevedro for the rich Hanna Glavari, young widow of the court banker, and convince her to marry an old flame of hers, Count Danilo, in the hope of keeping her dowry in the country home.
9.00pm: Elegant cocktail with Gondolieri Folk
9.45pm: Seated Gala Dinner wines included
11.00pm: . Performance of the most beautiful arias from the opera The Merry Widow by Franz Léhar.
Midnight: Live music and dances
* Cost: 225,00 € p.p.
**Dress code: costume.
Lyric Afternoon - A homage to Lovers - Palazzo Papafava - 4.00 pm
Buffet of typical Carnival Sweets and Hot Chocolate
The Afternoon will be located in the authentic Venice, in a 14th century Palace, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, with its precious gothic facade & its elegant quadriform gothic windows overlooking the canal of the Misericordia. The palace will be illuminated entirely with candlelights to create a memorable atmosphere.
Incentive Harmony organizes the famous afternoon of Carnival sweets and chocolate dedicated to lovers.
4.00 – 5.00 p.m.: Elegant buffet of typical Venetian Carnival sweets and traditional hot chocolate (soft drinks included)
5.00 – 7.00 p.m.: Music Entertainment with Baroque Quartet and Soprano and Gondolieri Folk
**Dress Code: costume and mask
*Cost: 95,00 € per person.
MONDAY 7TH MARCH
Along The Canals In A Gondola - Meeting point at San Marco - calle Vallaresso h 7.00 pm (just in front the Harris Bar)
&An enchanting 30' gondola tour in costume ending with a dinner in one of the best Venetian restaurant: the “Do Forni” . A classical way to celebrate Carnival, spending an evening with friends and meeting new ones, in the lively atmosphere created by our artists.
* *Dress code: costume.
*Cost: 220,00 € p.p.
Cotillon Hotel Danieli - Hotel Danieli, h. 4.00 pm
A funny afternoon with cakes and sweets in the magnificent lounge of the Hotel Daniel. Our Master of Dance will teach to the guests the basic steps of ”Cotillion”, involving all into the mysteries of this graceful and ceremonious period dance. The guests will also enjoy other lively and spirited dances like minuets, quadrilles.
* *Dress code: costume.
*Cost: 80,00 € p.p.
TUESDAY 8TH MARCH
Venezia Romantica - HOTEL DANIELI 9.00 pm.
The hotel Danieli, synonymous with the splendour and romance of Venice has for generations been the hotel preferred by the discerning visitor to Venice, the favourite town of the Romantic artists in the 19th Century. Like them you will be received in a luxurious way by singers, dancers, actors, and a classical orchestra. Enjoy a top dinner as only here you can find, before a Ball with waltzes and group dances leaded by Dance masters.
**Dress code: historical costume.
*Cost: 450,00 € p.p.
The Ball of the Grand Duke - Homage to Strauss and Offenbach - Palazzo Pesaro Papafava 9.00 pm.
Gala dinner & entertainment
The Ball will be located in the authentic Venice, in a 14th century Palace, Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, with its precious gothic facade & its elegant quadriform gothic windows overlooking the canal of the Misericordia. The palace will be illuminated entirely with candlelights to create a memorable atmosphere.
Professional dancers play Viennese waltzes, quadrilles, contradances, mazurkas and polkas inspired by the music of Richard Strauss, Jacques Offenbach, Giuseppe Verdi and the most celebrated composers of the 19th century as well as by the most enchanting and unforgettable costume movies Gone with the Wind and Il Gattopardo.
21.00: Elegant cocktail with Gondolieri Folk
21.45: Seated Gala Dinner wines included
23.00: . Professional dancers play exciting waltzes and polkas accompanied by the music of Strauss and Offenbach.
Midnight: Live music and dances
**Dress code: costume and mask
*Cost: 225,00 € p.p.