Oberammergau Passion Play
Choose from a range of holidays to the world-famous Passion Play in the year 2010 - register your interest now.
In 2010 the villagers of Oberammergau will once again be performing their world-famous Passion Play, a tradition which stretches back over the last 376 years. Join Saga in participating in this remarkable experience, which takes place only once every ten years.
The most renowned of all Passion Plays, Oberammergau is unique in its conception, setting and sheer scale of production. It is a vast undertaking involving more than 2,000 villagers, a full orchestra and a vast open-air stage, set against the spectacular backdrop of the Bavarian mountains.
The visually spectacular, day-long performance commemorates the last week in the life of Christ, His journey into Jerusalem, His death and resurrection. The Passion Play is performed in the original German but speaks to all nations and is made all the more dramatic by a large choir and orchestra performing the music specially composed for the Play by a local teacher 190 years ago. All the performers are amateurs who have lived in the village for at least 20 years.
In 2010 the Play will be performed four times a week between mid-May and the end of September. In a departure from previous years, the Play will take place in the afternoon and continue through into the evening, with a break for an included dinner. This leaves you the morning free to look around the charming village of Oberammergau itself, admiring the colourful frescoes depicting scenes from the Bible and traditional German fairy-tales, or shopping for the highly regarded local wood-carvings, or perhaps taking in a bird's-eye view of the amazing scenery on a panoramic cable-car ascent to the summit of Laberjoch.
Saga's programme
For the last series of performances, in the year 2000, nearly 10,000 passengers travelled with Saga to see the Passion Play, and we hope to be able to take at least as many again in 2010. We have a range of holidays planned, from 5, 7 and 9-night stays in Austria, Italy and Switzerland to 14-night, fully escorted coach tours, all incorporating a 1 or 2-night stay in Oberammergau and a ticket to the Play. Further details and online booking should be available in early 2008.
Register your interest
As in 2000, we anticipate demand for these holidays will be very high, so to ensure your place please register your interest as early as possible. Please note that we will not be able to confirm your holiday arrangements until the Oberammergau authorities have confirmed our allocation of tickets, anticipated to be in early 2008.
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