Our Luxury Calendar provides a comprehensive overview of the top events unfolding around the world every month. Some are micro-luxuries (like a really good book) and others are on a grand, epic scale. Personally, if schedules and money were no object, and we could do anything we like, here are our top picks for the best luxury events and experiences in August 2019.
Our top 10 picks in the world of luxury events for August 2019
It’s hard to narrow the list down to just the top 10 picks in the world of luxury in August, but here goes.
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We Want to See
The Mostly Mozart Festival continues at Lincoln Center with the performance of Under Siege from renowned Chinese choreographer Yang Liping. The production presents her stunning vision of the climactic battle between Chu and Han armies in 202 B.C., an encounter that changed the course of Chinese history – August 8 – 10, 2019
The best dance performances in August 2019: Under Siege at Mostly Mozart, Lincoln Center. Courtesy Photo.
One of our top picks in the world of luxury in August will forever be the last tennis Major of the year. Yep, the U.S. Open. This year’s prize money will be the richest ever in the history of the tournament, surpassing the $57 million mark. Go Serena!!! – August 26 – September 8, 2019
We Want to Hear
Another of our top picks in luxury land in August 2019 is in the world of opera. Rinaldo comes roaring back to glamorous Glyndebourne in a witty and irreverent production from Robert Carsen – August 8 – 24, 2019
Rinaldo at Glyndebourne, England.
Yo-Yo Ma will perform Bach’s six suites at Tanglewood as part of his two-year global initiative, “The Bach Project.” In it, he performs Bach’s cello suite across six continents. It’s an effort to explore, via Bach’s ability to speak to our common humanity, how music and culture connect us all – August 11, 2019
we want to read:
Doxology by Nell Zink. The author of Mislaid returns with a novel about a Lower East Side punk band facing a shattering loss in the wake of 9/11. As they search for a path forward in a time of confusion, threat, and political division, Zink illuminates hard truths about our political climate while also offering a poignant portrait of human goodness. – Publication date: August 6, 2019
we want to check out:
Copenhagen Fashion Week, where a number of Nordic brands are showing their Spring-Summer 2020 collections. They include Rotate, Stand, Holzweiler and By Malene Birger – August 5 – 9, 2019
Copenhagen Fashion Week
The 72nd annual Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland is one of the longest-running cinema festivals in the world. It is highly beloved for its ability to provide fare that appeals to both cineastes and wider audiences alike – August 7 – 17, 2019
The Locarno, Switzerland Film Festival. Courtesy Photo.
We’d love to motor West to Pebble Beach and the Monterey Peninsula in California in August. That’s the center of the luxury universe during Pebble Beach Automotive Week. It culminates with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Which is not a contest of speed, but of elegance. Automobiles are judged for their style and technical merit, as well as their history, their originality and the accuracy of their preservation or restoration – August 13 – 18, 2019
Pebble Beach Concours de’ Elegance.
we want to check into:
Hotel Chateau du Grand-Luce is our top pick for luxury dream destination this August. Just a short 55-minute train ride from central Paris, the property used to be the country home of the Baron Jacques Pineau de Viennay. The Château has been returned to its 18th-century splendor after a careful private restoration under the guidance of the French government.
One of our dream luxury experiences in August. Hotel Chateau du Grand-Luce in the Loire Valley, France.
we want a taste of:
The Bonhams Hong Kong Fine & Rare Wine and Whisky auction, featuring Hanyu Ichiro’s Malt Full Cards Series – August 16, 2019
Bonhams Fine & Rare Wine and Whiskey Auction in Hong Kong in August 2019
Wow – what a month it could be! Those are our top picks in the world of luxury events and expereinces in August. What’s your top pick for the month? Whatever you decide to do, have fun out there.
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