Give the gift of time and save time at the same time

Have you been to an Advent or Christmas concert in the past few days and weeks? Even if you set off in good time with the aim of getting in the mood for the festive season in peace and with good music, the journey was stressful: city centers that are fuller than full, parking garages that are overcrowded, train stations that are just as crowded and also dirty and where announcements warn you to pay particular attention to valuables.

If you’re still missing a particularly important gift, the idea of buying it in the city center just before Christmas means mega-stress, not least because everyone else around you is stressed and you also have to look after everyone else so that you don’t have to go to the garage before the festive season.

No need to hope for the miracle of stress-free shopping downtown. This miracle happens in the pre-Christmas television production “A Christmas Tale”, which tells the story of the creation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.

So save yourself the time of looking for presents in the city and treat yourself to the ARD media library with a hot chocolate at home.

The click to gift happiness

Nothing beats time spent together and the best way to spend it is without a cell phone. Even in the cathedral, many people think they have to hold their cell phones up in the air during a concert to take photos and videos.

There’s only one thing to do: a serious concert hall, a festival with high standards or an opera house where there are still employees who make sure that everyone can enjoy the evening or the lights are so dark that no one dares to turn on the phone.

The tickets can be ordered online for 2025 and if you choose a date at the weekend, there is a good chance that it can be realized together, because the exchange of tickets only works in some houses / ticket agencies.

Five ideas for spending time together

Macbeth

If you are impatient and want your Christmas present to take place in January, we recommend the current production of Macbeth at Oper Frankfurt. A modern production with outstanding voices, exciting, touching, stirring. A great evening of opera that couldn’t be more timely. You will feel reminded of many a company Christmas party.

However, if you experience Macbeth every day in the person of your boss and don’t feel like it, two tickets for four ladies might be the right gift.

Salut Salon

The ladies’ quartet has been inspiring audiences with their enthusiasm, verve and varied program for 20 years, filling large concert halls such as the Elbphilharmonie, but also touring in smaller, more intimate cultural venues.

You can laugh, marvel and revel. If you don’t know Salut Salon yet, here is a short introduction and here is the concert program for the coming year.

Bach Cantatas Windsbach Boys’ Choir

If you like it more exclusive and the Salzburg Festival is old hat for you, then give the gift of tickets for the Bach cantatas by the Windsbach Boys’ Choir as part of the Ansbach Bach Festival.

One of the world’s best boys’ choirs, which is otherwise heard and appreciated in Japan, China, Singapore and the USA, performs Bach cantatas in Ansbach, Franconia.

A musical treat. You will be amazed at how many celebrities you meet there – without a red carpet.

Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival

Some people think GloriousMe is exclusive. Admittedly, we appreciate quality, whether it’s our daily bread, music or architecture.

Tickets for the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival could therefore be an excellent gift idea for anyone who feels the same way. The festival for baroque music is performed in an architectural gem: The Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth.

Margravial Opera House Bayreuth ©Andreas Harbach

The baroque splendor of this opera house, which was built almost entirely of wood and underwent years of extensive restoration, is only open on a few days as the building, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is to be gently preserved. The Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival is allowed to use this extraordinary venue and does so with particular bravura. For every lover of baroque opera, it is a pleasure in every respect.

Glyndebourne

At the risk of repeating ourselves, experiencing opera at Glyndebourne is a once in a lifetime experience. Take the train from Victoria Station in London or rent a room in the beautiful English summer countryside.

Many opera lovers we know dream of one day experiencing outstanding opera and the English perfection of the picnic. You can also order the latter online in advance, right down to the wine or champagne of your choice.

Don’t put it off, get down to business and book two tickets for the Glyndebourne Opera Festival for your loved one.

Let us know how your gift was received.

GloriousMe wishes you happy holidays.

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