TRAVEL WITH THE GUILD

Join us on Wednesday, April 30th to see Giulio Cesare by G.F. Handel, at Hudson Hall in Hudson, NY. Your ticket includes a pre-performance talk with Dramaturge Joseph Crematori at 2PM, a ticket to the performance at 3PM, followed by a post-performance talk with General and Artistic Director of Opera Saratoga Mary Birnbaum, Director R.B. Schlather, and members of the cast, which include Song Hee Lee (Cleopatra) and Chuanyuan Liu (Tolomeo, Opera Saratoga festival artist in 2025!).

Your ticket does NOT include transportation to Hudson Hall.

Guild Member $65      Non-Guild Member $75

Opera by G.F. Handel, premiered at the King’s Theatre in London, 1724
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Production by R.B. Schlather
With early music band Ruckus


PLAN YOUR TRIP

Directions to Hudson Hall - From Albany and Points North

By Car:  Follow Rte. 9 South through Kinderhook to Hudson, about 25 miles. Follow Rte. 9 (Green Street) into the City of Hudson. Take a right onto Warren Street. Hudson Hall is located on Warren Street, on the left, between 3rd and 4th Streets, at 327 Warren Street.
OR
Take the New York State Thruway, Exit 21, to Rte. 23. Cross the Rip Van Winkle Bridge. Take left on Rte. 9G. Follow 3 miles into the City of Hudson. Take a right onto Warren Street (main thoroughfare). Hudson Hall is on the right, 327 Warren Street.

By Train: Amtrak Hudson Station is only 4 blocks from Hudson Hall with taxi service. Available taxi services include Columbia Transport (518-822-1010) and Hudson City Taxi (518-822-8880)

Parking

On-street, metered parking is enforced Monday through Saturday 9am-5pm, except for federal holidays. Street meters are not in effect on Sundays. In municipal lots, metered parking is enforced Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. On Saturdays and Sundays, parking in Hudson’s municipal lots is free, with the exception of the lot across from the Amtrak station ($3.00 a day). Parking meters both on the street and in the municipal lots are $0.25 per hour.

Some side streets may offer non-metered parking as well.

Cars can park in municipal lots on Union or Columbia Streets, the John L Edwards Elementary School, and in other City-owned lots, including the public parking lot at the Consolidated Firehouse at 7th and Washington Streets and the waterfront parking lots at Henry Hudson Riverfront Park. All county lots are also available. The Columbia Memorial Hospital parking garage at the top of Columbia Street is available, and paid parking is available at the Amtrak long-term parking lot on Front Street, across from the station.

Restaurants near the theater   

Le Perche                                                 
Camila's Pizzeria and Grill                  
Wunderbar Bistro
225 Warren Bar and Grill                      
Savona's Trattoria and Bar
The Maker Cafe & Restaurant
Cafe Mutton
Feast & Floret (dinner only)
Swoon (dinner only)
Rivertown Lodge (dinner only)
Isaan Thai (dinner only)

Tickets


REMINDER: Your ticket does NOT include transportation to Hudson Hall.

Not sure if you are a current Guild member?  Contact the OS office at 518-584-6018 or email admin@operasarartoga.org.