The Dream in the Red Pavilion Choreography: Tong Ruirui Music: Ye Xiaogang National Ballet of China Sun Ruichen, Xu Yan, Chen Haibei, National Ballet Symphony Orchestra, Wang Xiaomao (conductor) Beijing, Tianqiao Theater, 2023

Staatskapelle Dresden, Antonio Pappano (Conductor) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 Dresden, Semperoper, 2018 Directed by János Darvas

Elektra "Tragödie" in one act by Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal after Sophocle's "Electra" First performance in Dresden, Hofoper, 25 January 1909 Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (Conductor) Philharmonischer Chor Prag, Lukáš Vasilek (Chorus master) Philipp Stölzl, Philipp M. Krenn (Stage direction) Philipp Stölzl, Franziska Harm (Sets), Kathi Maurer (Costumes), Philipp Stölzl (Lighting), Judith Selenko, Peter Venus (Video) Nina Stemme (Elektra) Elza van den Heever (Chrysothemis) Michaela Schuster (Klytämnestra) Johan Reuter (Orest) Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Aegisth) Anthony Robin Schneider (Der Pfleger des Orest) Serafina Starke (Die Vertraute) Anna Denisova (Die Schleppträgerin) Lucas van Lierop (Ein junger Diener) Andrew Harris (Ein alter Diener) Kirsi Tiihonen (Die Aufseherin) Katharina Magiera (Erste Magd) Marvic Monreal (Zweite Magd) Alexandra Ionis (Dritte Magd) Dorothea Herbert (Vierte Magd) Lauren Fagan (Fünfte Magd) Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 2024

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

Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Concert version Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézt-Séguin (conductor) Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Siegmund) Elza van den Heever (Sieglinde) Soloman Howard {Hunding) Brian Mulligan {Wotan) Tamara Wilson {Brünnhilde) Karen Cargill {Fricka) Justyna Bluj (Ortlinde) Jessica Faselt (Helmwige) Brittany Olivia Logan (Gerhilde) Maria Barakova (Siegrune) Iris van Wijnen (Waltraute) Ronnita Miller (Grimgerde) Catriona Morison (Rossweisse) Bongiwe Nakani (Schwertleite) Rotterdam, de Doelen, 26 April 2024

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Adriana Lecouvreur Opera in 4 acts by Francesco Cilea (1866 - 1950) Libretto by Arturo Colautti First performance in Milan, Teatro Lirico, 6 November 1902 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Christopher Franklin (Conductor) Choeur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège Arnaud Bernard (Stage director) Arnaud Bernard, Virgile Koering (Set designer), Carla Ricotti (Costume designer), Gianni Santucci (Choreographer), Patrick Méeüs (Lighting designer) Carolina López Moreno Elena Mosuc (Adriana Lecouvreur) Luciano Ganci (Maurizio) Anna Maria Chiuri (La principessa di Bouillon) Mattia Denti (Il principe di Bouillon) Pierre Derhet (L'abate di Chazeuil) Mario Cassi (Michonnet) Hanne Roos (Madamigella Jouvenot) Lotte Verstaen (Madamigella Dangeville) Alexander Marev (Poisson) Luca Dall'Amico (Quinault) Benoît Delvaux (Un maggiordomo) Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, April 2023

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Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Choeur Symphonique de Namur Noemi Győri (flute) Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Christian Mason Concerto for flute Claude Debussy Nocturnes Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 24 April 2024

Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Maurizio Pollini (piano) Ferruccio Busoni Lustspiel-Ouvertüre op. 38 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Symphony No.2 in D major, Op. 73 Directed by Henning Kasten

Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm (conductor) Maurizio Pollini (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" Directed by Franz Kabelka

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Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor) Yuja Wang (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Piano concerto No. 3 in ut major, op. 26 Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 1 in D major, \\"Titan\\" Lucerne Festival Hall, Switzerland, 2009

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Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal Magdalena Sypnewski (Violin), Ludmila Piestrak (Violin) Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin, conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E major BWV 1042 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor BWV 1041 Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D minor BWV 1043 Concerto for Three Violins and Orchestra in D major BWV 1064R Palace of Versailles, Salon d'Hercules, 15 January 2024

Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind | Bach 6 cello suiten Jean-Guihen Queyras (Violoncello) Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (Choreography) Dancers: Boštjan Antončič Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Marie Goudot Julien Monty Michaël Pomero Directed by Corentin Leconte Recorded at Lites Film Studios, Brussels

Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow) Opera in three acts by Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performance in Vienna, Staatsoper, October 10, 1919 Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (musical direction) Lydia Steier (Stage director) Paul Zoller (Sets), Katharina Schlipf (Costumes), Elana Siberski (Lighting), Momme Hinrichs (Video) Clay Hilley (Der Kaiser) Elza van den Heever (Die Kaiserin) Michaela Schuster (Die Amme) Kseniia Nikolaieva (Eine Stimme von oben) Wolfgang Koch (Barak) Iréne Theorin (Die Färberin) Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 9 April 2023

Coverage of the great music festival which takes place in Paris every year since 2002. The festival is famous for its eclectic programme, bringing together some of the biggest names in jazz, soul and hip-hop, including artists like Fred Wesley, Marc Ribot and many more. The performances take place in several emblematic concert halls, such as the Philharmonie de Paris and the Grande Halle de la Villette.

Archie Shepp et David Murray (saxophone). Hamid Drake (drums), Brad Jones (bass). Kirk Lightsey (piano) Sons d'Hiver, February 2021

Marc Berthoumieux (accordion) Linley Marthe (bass) Giovanni Mirabassi (piano) Stéphane Huchard (drums) Paris, 2021 Recorded at New Morning the 4 july 2021 TV Director, Sîla

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Der Rosenkavalier Comedy for music in three acts by Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal based on "Les Amours du chevalier" by Faublas de Jean-Baptiste Louvet " de Couvray " First performance in 1927 at the Opéra de Paris Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden Fabio Luisi (Conductor) Anne Schwanewilms (Marschallin, Princess von Werdenberg) Kurt Rydl (Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau) Anke Vondung (Octavian) Hans-Joachim Ketelsen (Herr von Faninal) Maki Mori (Sophie) Sabine Brohm (Marianne Leitmetzerin [Duenna]) Oliver Ringelhahn (Valzacchi) Elisabeth Wilke (Annina) Staatsopernchor Dresden Matthias Brauer, Ulrich Paetzholdt (Chorus Masters) Christoph Schubiger (Stage Designer) Jessica Karge (Costume Designer) Jan Seeger, Christoph Schmädicke (Lighting Designers) Recorded at the NHK Hall in 2007 Directed by Eiji YOSHIDA

Richard Strauss and his Heroines Divorce! After six years of marriage the choleric and chronically jealous Pauline, daughter of a general, has had enough of Richard Strauss. Pauline always knew it: her husband who at 36 is celebrated as the most important living German composer across the globe is cheating on her. His congeniality and moral uprightness is just a mask! Are his inspirations for the erotic escapades which are the basis of several of his tone poems and songs based on the love affairs of the artist? The film Richard Strauss and his Heroines goes on an exciting journey discovering the women in Strauss' life. At the focus is primarily his relationship with Pauline, to whom he was married for over 55 years up to his death. Until today she applies as a harridan who often embarrassed her husband in public. It hereby falls under the table that Strauss at the beginning and the end of his relationship composed his finest songs for the trained singer who gave up her career for him and covered his back for the rest of his life. What was it that made the broken old man, who experienced the most varied of epochs in German history, from the Empire to the Nazi dictatorship to the post-war period, write in 1948 in his final song ("At Sunset") one of the most moving declarations of love in the history of music: "We have through sorrow and joy gone hand in hand"? Richard Strauss and his Heroines - this is the first filmed search for clues about the unforgettable heroines created by Strauss. It is both the story of a turbulent, and at the end moving, love story of two people who were prepared to walk through fire for each other. We visit Strauss' last surviving grandchild in Garmisch and we meet the great Strauss singers Brigitte Fassbaender, Reneé Fleming, Dame Gwyneth Jones and Christa Ludwig, who report on their famous Strauss roles. With the conductor Franz Welser-Möst we research the secret of Strauss' instrumentation genius. Strauss expert Christoph Wagner-Trenckwitz, member of the board of the Vienna Volksoper, leads us through the film. Directed by Thomas von Steinaecker 2014

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniele Gatti (Conductor) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Götterdämmerung (symphonic highlights) Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Ein Heldenleben, op. 40 Genève, Victoria Hall, 5 Otober 2022

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (Conductor) Orfeón Donostiarra, José Antonio Sáinz Alfaro (Choir Master) Susanne Bernhard (soprano), Aude Extremo (mezzo-soprano), Airam Hernández (tenor), Adam Palka (bass) Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Paris, Philharmonie, 1 June 2022 Tv Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) Carl Maria von Weber 1786 - 1826 Oberon, overture Paul Dukas 1865 - 1935 The Sorcerer's Apprentice Camille Saint-Saëns 1835 - 1921 Introduction et Rondo capriccioso John Williams 1932 - Excerpts from soundtracks for 'The Witches of Eastwick', 'Harry Potter', "Sabrina" and others. Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971 The Firebird, suite Munich, Odeonsplatz, 13 July 2024

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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

Súlkary Choreography: Eduardo Rivero Identidad Choreography: George Céspedes El cristal Choreography: Julio César Iglesias Danza Contemporánea de Cuba Directed by Violette de l'Isle Adam La Havana, Teatro Nacional de Cuba, 29 June 2024

Saint-Saëns meets Havana "Saint-Saëns meets Havana" is a film project, which will stage the Danza Contemporanea of ​​Cuba and the Trio Zadig in the interpretation of major works of Camille Saint Saëns. Rameau - Saint-Saëns : 1st concerto Saint-Saëns : Trio with piano N°2 opus 92 Litz- Sain-Saëns : Orpheus Saint-Saëns : La Havanaise Trio Zadig, Boris Borgolotto Ian Barber Marc Girard Garcia Danza contemporanea de Cuba (dance company) George Cespédes (choreographer) Patrick Lauze (realisator) Lyceum Mozartiano, La Havane from 22 to 30 october 2021 TV Director, Patrick Lauze

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.

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Hippolytus and Aricia Tragedy in music in a prologue and five acts by Jean-Phillippe Rameau. Libretto by Simon-Joseph Pellegrin after the plays of Jean Racine : Phèdre, Euripides : Hippolytos, Saneca : Phaedra. Created in Paris, Opera, 1 October 1733 Freiburger Barockorchester, Staatsopernchor, Simon Rattle (Conductor), Martin Wright (Chorus Conductor) Aletta Collins (stage, choreography), Ólafur Elíasson (Sets, costumes, lighting design), Olaf Freese (Lighting design) Anna Prohaska (Aricia) Magdalena Kožená (Phaedra) Adriane Queiroz (Oenone) Elsa Dreisig (Diana) Reinoud Van Mechelen (Hippolytus) Gyula Orendt (Theseus) Roman Trekel (Tisiphone) Peter Rose (Pluto) Michael Smallwood (Mercury) Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany, 2018 Directed by : Andreas Morell

Keith Jarrett Estival Jazz 1986 Keith Jarrett (piano) Gary Peacock (Bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Yaron Herman (piano) Pris, Théâtre de l'Athénée, 7 November & 5 December 2022

Coverage of the great music festival which takes place in Paris every year since 2002. The festival is famous for its eclectic programme, bringing together some of the biggest names in jazz, soul and hip-hop, including artists like Fred Wesley, Marc Ribot and many more. The performances take place in several emblematic concert halls, such as the Philharmonie de Paris and the Grande Halle de la Villette.

K, Simone Menezes (Music Director and conductor) Golshifteh Farahani (Sheherazade) Kristin Winters (Dinarzade) Simon Scardifield, Simone Menezes, Lynn Serfaty (dialogues) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844 - 1908 Sheherazade (Orchestrated under the auspices ff Vincent Paulet)

Orchestre National de France, Cristian Măcelaru (conductor) Choeur de Radio France, Lionel Sow (Chorus Master) Maîtrise de Radio France, Sofi Jeannin (Chorus Master) Hector Berlioz La Damnation de Faust : Marche Hongroise Charles Gounod Roméo et Juliette : Je veux vivre Nadine Sierra (soprano) Hubert Giraud Sous le ciel de Paris Fatma Said (soprano), Maîtrise de Radio France Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no. 2, 1st movement Lang Lang (piano) Igor Stravinsky Firebird - Finale Georges Bizet Carmen : Chanson Bohème Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano) Ludwig van Beethoven Triple Concerto for piano, violi and cello, 3rd movement Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gautier Capuçon (violoncello), Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) Miklos Rozsa Ben-Hur : Parade of the Charioteers Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata : Un dì, felice, eterea Nadine Sierra (soprano), Pene Pati (tenor) Charles Gounod Faust : Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux Sergei Rachmaninov Vocalise Daniel Lozakovich (violin) Najib Hankash Aatini Al Naya Wa Ghanni Fatma Saïd (soprano) Joseph Kosma Les Feuilles mortes Gautier Capuçon (violoncello) Claude Debussy Suite Bergamasque : Clair de Lune Khatia Buniatishvili (piano) Charlie Chaplin Smile Renaud Capuçon (violin) Erik Satie Gnossienne n°1 Matthieu Chédid, Thibault Cauvin (guitares) Claude Arrieu Jeux Georges Bizet Carmen : Chœur des cigarières Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for two violins in D minor BWV 1043 : 3rd movement Renaud Capuçon, Daniel Lozakovich (violins) Richard Wagner Die Walküre : Magic Fire Music Jacques Offenbach Les Contes d'Hoffmann ; Barcarolle Fatma Saïd (soprano) , Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano) Giacomo Puccini Turandot : Nessun Dorma Pene Pati (tenor) Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 : Ode to Joy Chœur de Radio France Claude Rouget de Lisle La Marseillaise Paris, Parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville, 14 July 2024 Directed by François Gœtghebeur

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Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Maurizio Pollini (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Tragic overture op. 81 Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Max Reger (1873 - 1916) Romantic Suite op. 125 Directed by Agnes Méth

Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Maurizio Pollini (piano) Ferruccio Busoni Lustspiel-Ouvertüre op. 38 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Symphony No.2 in D major, Op. 73 Directed by Henning Kasten

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Ensemble. A year behind the scenes with the Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra Autumn of 2017. The Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal begins its first international tour of Europe's most prestigious concert halls. This series of concerts is the crowning and paroxysm of the rich relationship between the musicians and their leader, Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Over four seasons, Jean-Nicolas Orhon's camera follows the preparation of this international adventure and gently penetrates the daily life of the orchestra. ENSEMBLE reveals the precious role of the maestro, exposes the excitement behind the scenes, displays the intimacy of the musicians and poses a new and delicate look on those whose life sublimes the love of music. Directed by Jean-Nicolas Orhon

Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Concert version Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézt-Séguin (conductor) Stanislas de Barbeyrac (Siegmund) Elza van den Heever (Sieglinde) Soloman Howard {Hunding) Brian Mulligan {Wotan) Tamara Wilson {Brünnhilde) Karen Cargill {Fricka) Justyna Bluj (Ortlinde) Jessica Faselt (Helmwige) Brittany Olivia Logan (Gerhilde) Maria Barakova (Siegrune) Iris van Wijnen (Waltraute) Ronnita Miller (Grimgerde) Catriona Morison (Rossweisse) Bongiwe Nakani (Schwertleite) Rotterdam, de Doelen, 26 April 2024

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Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm (conductor) Maurizio Pollini (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major K 459 Directed by Hugo Käch

Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm (conductor) Maurizio Pollini (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K 488 Directed by Hugo Käch

The Dream in the Red Pavilion Choreography: Tong Ruirui Music: Ye Xiaogang National Ballet of China Sun Ruichen, Xu Yan, Chen Haibei, National Ballet Symphony Orchestra, Wang Xiaomao (conductor) Beijing, Tianqiao Theater, 2023

The Little Cunning Vixen, by Léos Janacek Orchestra, Chorus and Atelier Lyrique of Opéra National de Paris, Dennis Russell Davies (direction) André Engel (stage director) Elena Tsallagova (the vixen), Jukka Rasilainen (Gamekeeper), Michèle Lagrange (Gamekeeper's wife / Owl), Hannah Esther Minutillo (the fox), David Kuebler (Schoolmaster), Roland Bracht (Priest), Paul Gay (Harasta) Directed by Don Kent Recorded at the Opéra national de Paris in 2008 The story is actually very simple: a gamekeeper falls in love with a vixen, who symbolises beauty, femininity and wit. She lives among humans and understands that animals are free, rather than slaves to the human race. A fantastic and entertaining bestiary appears on stage. The children's performance is superb. Who else could convey such freshness, such savagery and such an imaginary world? We are offered a glimpse of an enchanted and fantastical world where love and freedom reign supreme. This light-spirited, naïve and melancholy fable introduces us to the great theatre of life. With ineffable poetry, Janácek listens to and recreates the eternal Song of the Earth. .

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Amalia Rodrigues (voice) Carlos Concalves Dos Santos, Manuel Arnaldo Martins Dos Santos, Antonio Pires Ascensao Recorded in 1978, Musicalmente dallo studio 3 Tv director, Mirto Storni

Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals) Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Monument national, Canada, 2 july 2022 TV director, Sîla