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“A play of life and death, promised in a moment of mortal threat
” - so began the history of the Oberammergau Passion Play in 1633. In the
middle of the Thirty Years War, after months of suffering and death from the plague,
the Oberammergauers swore an oath that they would perform the "Play of the
Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ" every ten years.
At Pentecost 1634, they fulfilled their pledge for the first time on a stage they
put up in the cemetery above the fresh graves of the plague victims.” In the
year 2000, the Community of Oberammergau performed the Passion Play they have preserved
throughout the centuries with singular continuity for the 40th time.
In this spirit, during a work period of several years, text and music were fundamentally
revised, new settings and costumes were designed and a new production was created
in countless rehearsals. Now, more than 2,000 Oberammergauers, actors, singers,
instrumentalists and stage technicians bring to the stage those events Christianity
regards as its central source of life and hope in approximately six hours of playing
time. The next Passion Play takes place in the year 2010. Ticket sales start in
the year 2008. Reservations before that date are not possible! The performance runs
2:30 to 5:00 PM and after a 3 hour dinner break it concludes 8:00 to 10:30 PM.
Unitours has been sending American groups to the Passion Play since 1960 and undoubtedly
will do so again in 2010. While it is too early book space for the play, it is not
too early to beginning planning the type of trip you would like to lead for your
group. Call us today for help in planning your Passion Play pilgrimage.
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8 Day Munich, Oberammergau (2 nights), Innsbruck, Salzburg, Altötting
STARTING AT $2,669 *
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11 Day Munich, Oberammergau (2 nights), Venice, Padua, Florence, Assisi, Rome
STARTING AT $3,879 *
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11 Day – Munich, Salzburg, Oberammergau (2 Nights), Venice, Padua, Florence,
Assisi & Rome
STARTING AT $3,879 * |
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10 Day – Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Oberammergau (1 night), Munich, Lucerne
STARTING AT $3,099 *
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10 Day – Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Oberammergau (2 nigths), Lucerne, Zurich
STARTING AT $3,199
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11 Day – Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Oberammergau (1 night), Munich, Lucerne,
Zurich
STARTING AT $3,269 *
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11 Day – Vienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Oberammergau (2 nights), Munich, Lucerne,
Zurich
STARTING AT $3,749 *
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12 Day – Prague, Vienna, Melk, Salzburg, Altotting, Oberammergau (1 night),
Munich
STARTING AT $3,429 * |
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12 Day – Prague, Vienna, Melk, Salzburg, Altotting, O’Gau (2 nights),
Munich
STARTING AT $3,599 * |
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12 Day – Munich, Oberammergau (1 nights), Altötting 8 day Danube River
Cruise with Nuremburg, Regensburg, Passau, Vienna & Budapest.
STARTING AT
$4,399 * |
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