André Midani: An Insider's Story of Brazilian Music Based on his autobiography, this unique session of intimate conversations reveals the key events in the history of Brazilian music through the eyes of André Midani, who helped shape the Brazilian music scene like no other from the 1950s to the new millennium. With Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Chico Buarque, Frejat, Jorge Ben Jor, Erasmo Carlos, Boni, Fernanda Torres, Washington Olivetto, Carlos Lyra, Miúcha, Roberto Menescal, Baby Brazil, Dadi, Liminha, Nelson Motta, Carlos Diegues, Fernanda Montenegro - and many others Directed by Andrucha Waddington, Mini Kerti 2015

Aida Garifullina (Soprano), Maciej Pikulski (Piano) Gerónimo Giménez/Manuel Nieto El Barbero de Sevilla, II : "Me llaman la primorosa" Carlos Gardel Por una cabeza Frédéric Chopin Trois valses, op. 64: no. 2 in C sharp minor Jules Massenet Élégie Georges Bizet Carmen : 'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' Léo Delibes Les Filles de Cadix Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt Ständchen, S. 560/7 Antonín Dvořák Gypsy Songs, Op. 55 : IV. Když mne stará matka zpívat učívala (Songs My Mother Taught Me) Rusalka: "Mĕsičku na nebi hlubokém" (Song to the Moon) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Golden Cockerel: The Queen of Shemakha's aria (Hymn to the Sun) Sergei Rachmaninov Zdes' khorosho, Op. 21, No. 7 Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Sadko, Scene IV: Song of India Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Iolanta: Iolanta's Arioso, "Atchevo eta prezhde ne znala?" Six Romances, Op. 63 : 6. Serenada Giuseppe Verdi/Franz Liszt Rigoletto, Concert Paraphrase for Piano, S. 434 Franz Schubert Ave Maria, D. 839 Giacomo Puccini Tosca, II: Vissi d'arte Gianni Schicchi : "O mio babbino caro" Ruggero Leoncavallo Mattinata Évian, La Grange au Lac, 3 July 2023 Directed by Jean-Pierre Loisil

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Ballet of the Capitole National Opera Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (conductor) Christoph Willibald Gluck 1714 - 1787 Iphigénie en Aulide, Orchestral Suite Sémiramis Ángel Rodríguez | Choreography Curt Allen Wilmer, Leticia Gañán | Scenography Rosa Ana Chanza Hernández | Costumes Nicolás Fischtel | Lighting Don Juan Edward Clug | Choreography Marko Japelj | Scenography Leo Kulaš | Costumes Tomaž Premzl | Lighting Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, October 30, 2024

Joaquín Achúcarro (piano) Frédéric Chopin 1810 - 1849 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Edvard Grieg 1843-1907 Lyric Pieces, op. 54 n° 4: Nocturne Johannes Brahms 1833-1897 Intermezzo in A major, op. 118 n° 2 Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 117 n° 2 Intermezzo in E flat major, op. 117 n° 1 Sergei Rachmaninov 1873-1943 Prelude in F sharp minor, op. 23 n° 1 Prelude in G flat major, op. 23 n° 10 Prelude in B minor, op. Op. 32 No. 12 Prelude in E minor, op. 32 n° 4 Alexander Scriabin 1872-1915 Etude in D sharp minor, op. Op. 8 No. 12 "Pathétique" Etude in C-sharp minor, op. 2 No. 1 Franz Liszt 1811-1886 Première Valse oubliée, S.215/1 Notturno No. 3 "Liebesträume" in A flat major, S.541/3 Directed by Ángela Álvarez Rilla Bilbao, Museo Guggenheim, 2022

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Siegfried Second day in three acts of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Livret de Richard Wagner Bayreuth, Festspielhaus, 16 August 1876 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Zurich, Opernhaus, 24 May 2024

Born in the United States, Madeleine Peyroux is a jazz singer and guitarist with an unclassifiable style and an exceptional artistic personality, carried by a voice that is both soft and husky, with blues and folk accents. After spending part of her childhood in the United States, she moved to France as a teenager where she joined her first jazz bands. An atypical artist, she performs a lot in the street while participating in festivals and creating her own albums. In 2004, she had an international success with Careless Love. Other albums have been released since, including the recent Anthem (2018), the title of which is taken from a Leonard Cohen song.

Duke Elllington and his famous Orchestra - Berliner Jazztage Billy Strayhorn Take the A-train Duke Ellington La Plus Belle Africaine Duke Ellington & Irving Mills Black Butterfly Mercer Ellington Thing's Ain't what they used to be Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington Caravon Duke Ellington Mood Indigo Duke Ellington Medley Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady Vernon Duke April in Paris Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn Satin Doll Berlin, Philharmonie, 8 November 1969 Directed by Rainer Bertram

Gil Evans Orchestra & Mccoy Tyner Sextet - Berliner Jazztage Gil Evans Orchestra McCoy Tyner Sextet McCoy Tyner (piano) Ron Bridgewater (saxophone) James Ford - reeds Guilherme Franco (percussions) Charles Fambrough (bass) Eric Gravatt (drums) Berlin, Philharmonie, 3 November 1976 (Gil Evans), & 6 November 1976 (McCoy Tyner Sextet ) Directed by Oskar Krüger

European Union Youth Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko (Conductor) Pablo Ferrández (Cello) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor 1875 - 1912 The Bamboula (Rhapsodic Dances, No. 1 Op. 75) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in E-flat-major Op. 107 Antonín Dvořák 1841 - 1904 Symphony No. 8 in G-Major Op. 88 Berlin, Konzerthaus, 5 August 2025

Grigory Sokolov (piano) Franz Schubert Four Impromptus D 899 Franz Schubert Three Klavierstücke D 946 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano sonata no. 29 in B flat major Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" Bis Jean-Philippe Rameau Les tendres plaintes Les tourbillons Les cyclopes La follette Les sauvages Johannes Brahms Intermezzo Opus 117 no. 2 Recorded on June the 5th, 2013 at the Philharmonie, Berlin Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon "

I Lombardi alla prima crociata "Dramma lirico" in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Temistocle Solera First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 11, 1843 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Daniel Oren (Conductor) Chœur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Sarah Schinasi (Stage director) Pier Paolo Bisleri (sets), Françoise Raybaud (Costumes) Marco Ciaponi (Arvino) Goderdzi Janelidze (Pagano) Aurore Daubrun (Viclinda) Salome Jicia (Giselda) Ramón Vargas (Oronte) Roger Joakim (Acciano) Caroline De Mahieu (Sofia) Luca Dall'Amico (Pirro) Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, 23 May 2023 Directed by Stéphane Vérité

The Sound Weavers: Ludovico Einaudi, Hauschka, Joep Beving, Hania Rani Sold-out concerts, millions of albums sold to make the classical music industry green with envy: neoclassical, as the new musical trend is called, is a mega hit. What makes the form so popular? Is this music skillful or just comforting? Are its composers Mozart 2.0 or rather maestros for the masses? Do they build a bridge to the musical past, allowing our ears to roam comfortably in familiar territory? The documentary traces the journey of some of the protagonists of the genre by telling their stories, and seeking answers from sociologists, neuroscientists, musicologists and even marketing experts. But above all, it allows these creators - these weavers - to have their say. Directed by Anne-Kathrin Peitz 2021

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) Robert Wilson (Stage Direction, Set Design & Lighting Concept) Michalis Theophanous, Lucinda Childs (dancers) Arvo Pärt 1935 - Adam's Lament Tabula rasa Miserere Sequentia Directed by Andy Sommer Noblessner Foundry, Tallinn, Estonia, May 12th, 2015

POPPEA // POPPEA by Christian Spuck Choregraphed by Christian Spuck for Gauthier Dance Music by Martin Donner, Claudio Monteverdi and others Gauthier Dance Emma Ryott — Set designer, costume designer Dunja Funke — Dramaturgy Reinhard Traub — Lighting Eric Gauthier — Dancer Anneleen Dedroog — Dancer Miriam Gronwald — Dancer Anna Süheyla Harms — Dancer Maria Prat Balasch — Dancer Rosario Guerra — Dancer Florian Lochner — Dancer William Moragas — Dancer David Stiven Valencia Martinez — Dancer Tars Vandebeek — Dancer Directed by Nikolai Vialkowitsch Stuttgart, Theaterhaus Stuttgart, 2013

Jascha Heifetz - God's Fiddler Not since Paganini had there been such a magician on the violin, a musical "wunderkind" who went on to set the standards for nearly a century. Through home movies and personal family photos taken from 1903-1987, this documentary filmed in Vilna, Lithuania, Saint Petersburg, Russia, and in Los Angeles, re-creates a life that spanned the 20th Century. We hear from all the great violinists of his generation, and from many of his former students who are still alive, that Heifetz was a legendary but mysterious figure whose story embodies the dual nature of artistic genius. Is the man and the artist the same person? What is the price each pays? And who was the man behind the music? Directed by Peter Rosen 2011

Les Siècles, Adrien Perruchon (Conductor) Isabelle Druet (Concepción) Benoît Rameau (Gonzalve) Loïc Félix (Torquemada) Thomas Dolié (Ramiro) Nicolas Cavallier (Don Iñigo Gómez) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Alborada del gracioso Rapsodie espagnole Boléro L'Heure espagnole Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 22 May 2024 Directed by Stéphane Vérité

Giulio Cesare in Egitto "Dramma per musica" in three acts by Georg Frideric Haendel (1685 - 1759) Libretto by Niccolò Francesco Haym First performance London, King's Theatre, Haymarket, 20 February 1724 Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky (conductor) Damiano Michieletto (Stage director) Thomas Wilhelm (Choreography), Paolo Fantin (sets), Agostino Cavalca (costumes), Cécile Kretschmar (hairdressing, make-up, masks), Alessandro Carletti (lighting) Gaëlle Arquez (Giulio Cesare) Sabine Devieilhe (Cleopatra) Franco Fagioli (Sesto) Lucile Richardot (Cornelia) Carlo Vistoli (Tolomeo) Francesco Salvadori (Achilla) Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian (Nireno) Adrien Fournaison (Curio) Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 20 May 2022

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Gregory Porter Jazzaldia, San Sebastián, 22 July 2022

Franco Ambrosetti Quintet, Estival Jazz, Franco Ambrosetti (Saxhorn) George Gruntz (piano) Steve Coleman (saxophone) J.F Clark (bass) Daniel Humair (drums) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

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Insula orchestra, Insula camerata, Laurence Equilbey (conductor) Pierre Génisson (clarinet), Miguel da Silva (viola) Max Bruch 1838 - 1920 Die Loreley, Overture Concerto for clarinet and viola Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Symphony No. 5 Boulogne-Billancourt, La Seine Musicale, 24 September 2025

Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Ludovic Tézier (baritone) Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Jochen Rieder (Conductor) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901 La forza del destino : Oberture - Solenne in quest'ora - Morir! Tremenda cosa - La vita è inferno all'infelice Invano Alvaro ti celasti al mondo I vespri siciliani : Oberture Amilcare Ponchielli 1834 - 1886 La Gioconda : Enzo Grimaldi, Principe di Santafior - Danza delle ore - Cielo e mar Giuseppe Verdi Otello : Credo in un Dio crudel - Tu? Indietro! Directed by Andreas Morell Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 8 January 2023

Arabella "Lyrische Komödie" in three acts Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performance at Dresden, Sächsisches Staatstheater, 1 July 1933 Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real, David Afkham (conductor) Andrés Máspero (Chorus Director) Christof Loy (Stage Direction) Herbert Murauer (Stage and Costume Design), Reinhard Traub (Lighting), Thomas Wilhelm (Choreography) Jacquelyn Wagner (Arabella) Sarah Defrise (Zdenka) Martin Winkler (Count Waldner) Anne Sofie von Otter (Adelaide) Josef Wagner (Mandryka) Matthew Newlin (Matteo) Dean Power (Count Elemer) Roger Smeets (Count Dominik) Tyler Zimmerman (Count Lamoral) Madrid, Teatro Real, 9 February 2023

Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor) The choir of the music-oriented classes of Puolala School Marie Lambert-Le Bihan (stage director) John Torres (lighting designer) Charles Ives 1874-1954 The Unanswered Question Rachel Portman 1960- The First Morning of the World Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (from Rückert-Lieder) Marco Uccellini ca. 1603-1680 Sinfonia terza (a cinque stromenti) op. 7 Biagio Marini 1594-1663 Con le stelle in Ciel che mai (from Scherzi e canzone op. 5) Josef Mysliveček 1737-1781 Toglierò le sponde al mare (from the oratorio 'Adamo ed Eva') Giovanni Valentini 1582-1649 Sonata enharmonica Francesco Cavalli 1602-1676 Piante ombrose (from the opera 'La Calisto') Christoph Willibald Gluck 1714-1787 Danza degli spettri e delle furie: Allegro non troppo | Recitativo accompagnato: Misera, dove son! | Aria: Ah! non son io che parlo (from the opera 'Orfeo ed Euridice') George Frideric Handel 1685-1759 As with rosy steps the morn (from the oratorio 'Theodora') Gustav Mahler 1860-1911 Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (from Rückert-Lieder) Turku, Concert Hall (Turku Music Festival), 29 August 2024

Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García-Alarcón (Conductor) Mariana Flores (Soprano) Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676) "Mira questi due lumi" | Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo (1639) "Or con pania e con esca" | Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo "Volgi, deh volgi il piede" | Gli amori di Apollo e Dafne (1640) Sinfonia di viole a 5 | Le nozze di Teti e di Peleo "Amanti, se credete" | Egisto (1643) 'Aprite, aprite gl'occhi' | L'Ormindo "Udite, amanti" | Doriclea (1645) "A tuo dispetto Amor" | Scipione affricano (1664) "Occhi per pianger nati" | La virtù dei strali d'Amore (1642) 'Dell'antro magico' | Giasone (1649) "Dimmi Amor, che farò?" | Oristeo (1651) 'Lassa, che far degg'io?' | Giasone "Una stila di speme" | Ercole amante (1662) "Restino imbalsamate" | La Calisto (1651) "Speranze voi che siete" | Erismena (1655) "Ed è pur vero, o core" | Xerse (1655) 'Quest'è un gran caso al certo' | Hipermestra (1658) Sinfonia a 3 (Prologo) | L'Orione (1653) "Menfi, mia patria, regno" | La Statira (1655) 'Pur ti stringo, pur t'annodo' | Eliogabalo (1667) "E vuol dunque Ciprigna" | Ercole amante Directed by John Blanch Bayreuth, Ordenskirche St. Georgen (Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival), 11 September 2025

The Feeling of Going is a large-scale, visually stunning theatre production by choreographer Ben Wright, set to the mesmerizing album GO, by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi. Recorded at Malmö Opera, Sweden in 2017.

Saehyun Kim (piano) Gabriel Fauré 1845 - 1924 Barcarole in A mineur op.26 n°1 Impromptu in F minor op.31 n°2 Valse-Caprice in A major op.30 n°1 Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Gaspard de la nuit Frédéric Chopin 1810 - 1849 12 Etudes op.25 Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, November 5, 2025

Guercœur Opera in three acts by Albéric Magnard 1865 - 1914 Libretto by the composer First performed in Paris, Opéra, 23 April 1931 Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Ingo Metzmacher (Conductor) Hendrik Haas (chorus master) Christof Loy (Director) Johannes Leiacker (Set Design), Ursula Renzenbrink (Costumes), Olaf Winter (Lighting) Stéphane Degout (Guercœur) Catherine Hunold (Vérité) Antoinette Dennefeld (Giselle) Julien Henric (Heurtal) Eugénie Joneau (Bonté) Gabrielle Philiponet (Beauté) Adriana Bignagni Lesca (Souffrance) Marie Lenormand (L'Ombre d'une femme) Alysia Hanshaw (L'Ombre d'une vierge) Glen Cunningham (L'Ombre d'un poète) Strasbourg, Opéra du Rhin, 4 May 2024

Yehudi Menuhin, the Violin of the Century Lord Yehudi Menuhin, relaxing at his home in the Greek isles, tells the story of his wonderful career on the eve of his 80th birthday. A wealth of rare archival material illustrates this highly informative and entertaining profile of the world's greatest violinist, providing insight into the life of the young San Franciscan wonderchild, his sudden rise to stardom which led to an outstanding international career, his encounters with the world's greatest musicians and music traditions, and his involvement in world politics. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 1995

Charles Lloyd Sky Quartet Charles Lloyd (saxophone, flute) Jason Moran (piano) Larry Grenadier (bass) Eric Harland (battery) Directed by Amos Rozenberg Ljubljana Jazz Festival, 10 July 2024

Stan Getz Quartet - Berliner Jazztage Stan Getz (saxophone) Albert Dailey (piano) George Mraz (double bass) Billy Hart (drums) Berlin, Philharmonie , 1 November 1974 Directed by Dieter Krause

Manu Dibango Estival Jazz accompaniement : Michael Alido Jean Pierre Coco Elo Longue Maria Lovensosse Valerie Lobe Michel Malecani Adriam Rabenga Florance Titti Brice Wonassi Hetti Sina Recorded in 1983, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

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Documentary on Pierre Henry, pioneer composer of concrete and electronic music

Jeanine De Bique (Soprano) Concerto Köln George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Overture from Partenope HWV 27 Carl Heinrich Graun (1704/1705-1759) Risolvere non oso from Rodelinda George Frideric Handel Ritorna o caro from Rodelinda HWV 19 Suite from Rodrigo HWV 5 Ouvertüre - Gigue - Sarabande - Matelot Riccardo Broschi (c. 1698-1756) Mi restano le lagrime from L'isola d' Alcina Carl Heinrich Graun L'empio rigor del fato from Rodelinda Leonardo Vinci (c. 1690-1730) Sinfonia from Partenope George Frideric Handel L'alma mia from Agrippina HWV 6 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681- 1767) Rimembranza crudel from Germanicus TWV 21:3b George Frideric Handel Suite from Rodrigo HWV 5 Menuett I - Bourée - Menuett II Che sento? Oh dio! - Se pietà from Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17 Suite from Rodrigo HWV 5 (part 3) Passacaglia Carl Heinrich Graun Tra le porcelle assorto from Cleopatra e Cesare Bayreuth, Margravial Opera House, (Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival) 8 september 2022

Rivalry in Music - Callas vs. Tebaldi Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi were the two most famous sopranos of the second half of the last century. Turned into hostile enemies by their admirers, the two became untouchable goddesses of opera. For their fans, Callas was known as "the tigress", Tebaldi as "the voice of an angel": the two singers could hardly have been more different, whether in their professional or private lives. To this day, Callas remains perhaps the greatest soprano of all time. Her rival, Tebaldi, is best known to opera lovers. Why is the posthumous fame of the two prima donnas so different? Directed by Andreas Morell 2020

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The Passenger Opera in 2 acts and an epilogue by Mieczysław Weinberg 1919 - 1996 Libretto by Alexander Medvedev, based on the novel by Zofia Posmysz Composed in 1968, premiered in concert version on December 25, 2006 at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre in Moscow, in stage version on July 21, 2010 at the Bregenz Festival Orchestre National du Capitole, Francesco Angelico (Musical direction) Chorus of the Opéra national du Capitole Johannes Reitmeier (Director) Thomas Dörfler (Set Designer), Michael D. Zimmermann (Costumes), Ralph Kopp (Lighting) Anaïk Morel (Lisa) Airam Hernández (Walter) Nadja Stefanoff (Marta) Mikhail Timoshenko (Tadeusz) Céline Laborie (Katja) Victoire Bunel (Krystina) Anne-Lise Polchlopek (Vlasta) Sarah I Sing (Hannah) Olivia Doray (Yvette) Janina Baechle (Bronka) Ingrid Perruche (An Old Woman) Damien Gastl (1st SS) Baptiste Bouvier (2nd SS) Zachary McCulloch (3rd SS) Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 29 January 2026

Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Quator Danel Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Piano Sonata No. 2 Mieczysław Weinberg 1919 - 1996 String Quartet No. 6 String Quartet No. 2 Dmitri Chostakovitch Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 57 Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 22 January 2026

Marc Bouchkov, Michael Barenboim (Violin), Adrien La Marca, Gérard Caussé (Viola), Ivan Karizna, Astrig Siranossian (Cello), Alexander Osipenko (double bass), Pascal Moraguès, Miri Saadon- Shani (Clarinet), Elena Bashkirova, Plamena Mangova (Piano) Mieczysław Weinberg String Trio Op. 28 Max Bruch Four pieces for Clarinet, Viola, and Piano, Op. 83 Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 "The Trout" Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival 2022

Lahav Shani, Yulianna Avdeeva (piano), Anton Barakhovsky, Mark Karlinsky (violin), Sara Ferrández (viola), Ivan Karizna (cello) Sergei Rachmaninov Suite for two pianos No. 2, Op. 17 Mieczysław Weinberg Quintet for Piano and Strings in F Minor, Op. 18 Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival 2022

Berliner Philharmoniker, Riccardo Chailly (conductor) Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra Nino Rota 1911 - 1979 La Strada Suite Ottorino Respighi 1879 - 1936 Fountains of Rome Pines of Rome Directed by Henning Kasten Berlin, Waldbühne, 2011

Rivalry in Music - Furtwängler vs. Toscanini Two men without whom the profession of conductor would not be what it is today. Two men who couldn't be more different from each other: Arturo Toscanini and Wilhelm Furtwängler. The former was rigorously faithful to the musical score, the latter conducted with radical subjectivity. In 1931 they both conducted at the Bayreuth Festival - for the first and last time. Soon the polite rivalry turned into bitter enmity. Both men were forced to take a stand on the regimes in their respective countries - and chose radically different paths. Toscanini, "the dictator", bravely challenged Mussolini; Furtwängler, a conservative, meanwhile proclaimed that art is always apolitical and reluctantly made a pact with the Nazis. The documentary not only opens up the different musical universes of the two great conductors by retracing their careers in Milan, Bayreuth and New York, but also raises a question that is more topical than ever: what has art to do with politics? Directed by Thomas von Steinaecker 2020

Guercœur Opera in three acts by Albéric Magnard 1865 - 1914 Libretto by the composer First performed in Paris, Opéra, 23 April 1931 Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg, Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin, Ingo Metzmacher (Conductor) Hendrik Haas (chorus master) Christof Loy (Director) Johannes Leiacker (Set Design), Ursula Renzenbrink (Costumes), Olaf Winter (Lighting) Stéphane Degout (Guercœur) Catherine Hunold (Vérité) Antoinette Dennefeld (Giselle) Julien Henric (Heurtal) Eugénie Joneau (Bonté) Gabrielle Philiponet (Beauté) Adriana Bignagni Lesca (Souffrance) Marie Lenormand (L'Ombre d'une femme) Alysia Hanshaw (L'Ombre d'une vierge) Glen Cunningham (L'Ombre d'un poète) Strasbourg, Opéra du Rhin, 4 May 2024