I'm going to be in Leipzig for a couple days in April, and I'm thinking of hearing Parsifal Good Friday. But it's a long opera, and I'm diabetic, so I need to plan ahead when to eat, etc. Can anyone with experience at the Leipzig Opera in particular tell me if they offer any kind of refreshments at intermissions other than beverages? E.g., sandwiches. I posted this question on the Leipzig Opera's website using the usual "contact us" link, but I never got a response. Naturally, I'll be prepared if I go. I know how to do that! But I'd love to know ahead of time about what I'm going to encounter. Thx. operafreak
Posted by
washington
837 posts
Tom, if you don't get a satisfactory reply here, you might try tripadvisor in the Leipzig forum.
Posted by
OP
Easley, SC, USA
306 posts
I did, I posted on TripAdvisor, here, Fodors, and Lonely Planet. And I did get a good response on LP. Thx.
Posted by
Lawrenceville, Georgia
693 posts
Tom, I just called the director of visitors' services at the Oper in Leipzig. She said that there's a restaurant on the premises plus various other places on the levels of the opera house where you can get something to eat during intermissions. She said you can order a meal at the restaurant in advance, I guess that means make a reservation, but you don't have to. The number I called is 011-49-341-12 61 261. I talked to Ms. Gabriele Seichter. I forgot to ask if she speaks English.
Posted by
OP
Easley, SC, USA
306 posts
Anna, Thank you very much for that help! Inf act, I do speak some German so if I get that far in my planning, I suspect I'll do all right! Tom