Eugene Onegin "Lyric scenes" in three acts by Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Libretto by Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Stepanovich Shilovsky after Pushkin First performance Moscow, Maliy Theatre, 29 March 1879 Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Speranza Scappucci (Conductor) Choeur de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Denis Segond (Chorus master) Eric Vigié (Stage director, Costume designer) Henri Merzeau (Lighting designer), Gary Mac Cann (Set designer), Jean-Philippe Guilois (Choreographer) Ruzan Mantashyan (Tatyana) Vasily Ladyuk (Eugene Onegin) Alexey Dolgov (Lensky) Ildar Abdrazakov (Prince Gremin) Maria Barakova (Olga) Margarita Nekrasova (Filippyevna) Zoryana Kushpler (Larina) Daniel Golossov (Company Commander) Daniel Golossov (Zaretsky) Thomas Morris (Triquet) Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, 22 October 2021 TV director, Stéphane Verite

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

Daphne "Bukolische Tragödie" by Richard Straus (1864 - 1949) Libretto by Joseph Gregor First performance in Dresde, Staatsoper, 15 October 1938 Staatskapelle Berlin; Staatsopernchor, Thomas Guggeis (Conductor) Martin Wright (Chorus Master) Romeo Castellucci (Stage Director, Set Design, Costumes, Lighting) Evelin Facchini (Choreography), Piersandra Di Matteo, Jana Beckmann (Dramaturgy) Vera-Lotte Boecker (Daphne) René Pape (Peneios) Pavel Černoch (Apollo) Anna Kissjudit (Gaea) Magnus Dietrich (Leukippos) Berlin, Staatsoper, 12 March 2023 Directed by Tiziano Mancini

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Fuenteovejuna Faustino Núnez (music) Companía Antonio Gades Cristina Carnero (Laurencia) Ángel Gil (Frondoso) Joaquín Mulero (Comendador) Alberto Ferrero (Mayor) Antonio Gades (direction and choreography) José Manuel, Caballero Bonald, Antonio Gades (script) Pedro Moreno (costumes) Stella Arauzo (artistic director) Teatro Real, Madrid, 2011

Martha Argerich (piano) Sinfonia Varsovia, Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor) Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Piano Concerto in E minor No.1, Op. 11 Mazurka, Op.24 No.2 Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) Traumeswirren, Op. 12, No.7 (Fantasie Stücke) Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, 27 August 2010 Directed by Pierre-Martin Juban

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

Der Rosenkavalier Comedy for music in three acts by Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performance in Dresde, Hofoper, 26 January 1911 Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Fabio Luisi (Conductor) Staatsopernchor Dresden, Matthias Brauer, Ulrich Paetzholdt (Chorus Masters) 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) Oliver Ringelhahn (Valzacchi) Elisabeth Wilke (Annina) Uwe Eric Laufenberg (stage director) Christoph Schubiger (Stage Designer), Jessica Karge (Costume Designer), Jan Seeger, Christoph Schmädicke (Lighting Designers) Recorded at the NHK Hall, Tokyo, in 2007 Directed by Eiji Yoshida

Yellowjackets Russell Ferrante (keyboard) Dane Alderson (bass) Bob Mintzer (saxophone) William Kennedy (drums) Recorded at the New Morning on July 1st, 2019 TV Director, Patrick Savey

Mc Coy Tyner trio Estival Jazz 1985 Mc Coy Tyner (piano) Louis Hayes (drums) Avery Sharte (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Sun Ra Arkestra Jazz Estival Sun Ra (clavier) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

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

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Le Balcon, Students of the Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur de Musique - Europe et Méditerranée d'Aix-en-Provence, Maxime Pascal (conductor) Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992) From Canyons to Stars - excerpt: Interstellar Call Gérard Grisey (1946 - 1998) Stèle Olivier Messiaen Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum Cable car of the Glaciers of La Meije (Festival Messiaen, Pas de La Meije) 31 July 2021

Alfred Brendel (piano) Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Années de pèlerinage, première année Recorded in 1986 Directed by Humphrey Burton

Alfred Brendel (piano) Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année Recorded in 1986 Directed by Humphrey Burton

Turandot "Dramma lirico" in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni after Carlo Gozzi First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 25 April 1926 Arena di Verona Orchestra & Chorus, Marco Armiliato (Conductor) Ulisse Trabacchin (Chorus Master) Children's choir A.d'A.Mus, Marco Tonini (chorus master) Franco Zeffirelli (Stage Direction, sets) Emi Wada (Costumes), Maria Grazia Garofoli (Choreographic movements), Gaetano Petrosino (Ballet coordinator) Anna Netrebko (Turandot) Yusif Eyvazov (Calaf) Maria Teresa Leva (Liù) Ferruccio Furlanetto (Timur) Carlo Bosi (Imperatore Altoum) Gëzim Myshketa (Ping) Matteo Mezzaro (Pong) Riccardo Rados (Pang) Youngjun Park (Mandarino) Verona, Arena di Verona, 10 August 2022

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Juan Pérez Floristán (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Scythian Suite Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Petrushka Tel Aviv, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, 31 March 2023

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) The Munich Bach Choir, Felix Mayer (choir master) The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir, Ronen Borshevsky (choir master) Sayaka Shoji (violin), Chen Reiss (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Newlin (tenor), Mikhail Petrenko (baritone) Arvo Pärt (B. 1935) Swansong Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) Violin Concerto in D minor op. 47 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony no. 9 in D minor op. 125 Tel Aviv, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, 13 October 2022

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Suite Flamenca Bodas de Sangre, Suite Flamenca Antonio Gades, Ricardo Freire, Juan Antonio Zafra (music) Stella Arauzo Miguel Lara Companía Antonio Gades Cristina Hoyos (choreography) Teatro Real, Madrid, 2011

Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) Félix Lavilla, Gerald Moore (piano) Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF, Serge Baudo, Eugen Jochum (Conductors) Works by Mozart, Rossini, Montsalvatge, Obradors, Guridi and Falla Directed by Philippe Truffault

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

The Perfect American Opera in two acts by Philip Glass (born in 1937) Libretto by Rudy Wurlitzer, based on "Der König von Amerika" by Peter Stephan Jungk First performance in Madrid, Teatro Real, January 22, 2013 Coro y Orquesta titular del Teatro Real (Coro Intermezzo y Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid), Dennis Russell Davies (Musical Director) Andrés Máspero (chorus master) Phelim McDermott (Director) Dan Potra (Sets, costumes), Jon Clark (lights), Ben Wright (Choreographer), Leo Warner (Video) Christopher Purves (Walt Disney) David Pittsinger (Roy) Donald Kaasch (Dantine) Janis Kelly (Hazel George) Marie McLaughlin (Lillian Disney) Sarah Tynan (Sharon) Nazan Fikret (Diana) Rosie Lomas (Lucy | Josh) Zachary James (Abraham Lincoln | Employee of the mortuary) John Easterlin (Andy Warhol) Juan Noval-Moro (Chuck | A Doctor) Beatriz de Gálvez (A secretary) Noelia Buñuel (A nurse) The Improbable Skills Ensemble (Actors) Madrid, Teatro Real, 2013 Directed by Janos Darvas

Paco de Lucía : Light and Shade Directed by Michael Meert 1994

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Michael League (bass) Bill Laurance, Bobby Sparks II, Shaun Martin (piano) Mike "Maz" Maher, Justin Stanton, Jay Jennings (trumpets) Bob Lanzetti, Mark Lettieri, Chris McQueen (guitars) Chris Bullock, Bob Reynolds (saxophones) Zach Brock (violin) Nate Werth, Marcelo Woloski, Keita Ogawa, Larnell Lewis (drums) A to Jazz Festival, Sofia, 2022

Zhivko Vasilev (kaval) Dimitar Liolev (saxophone) Borislav Iliev (guitar) Mihail Ivanov (bass) Borislav Petrov (drums) A to Jazz Festival, Sofia, 2022

Estival Jazz, Jimmy Witherspoon quartet Rozaa Wortham recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Ensemble Intercontemporain, Matthias Pintscher (Conductor) Bernhard Gander (B. 1969) Take death Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993) Naval Aviation in Art? Dupree's Paradise The Perfect Stranger Edgard Varèse (1883 -1965) Intégrales John Zorn (B. 1953) For Your Eyes Only Frank Zappa Get Whitey The Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat (aka Dog / Meat), G-Spot Tornado Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, 29 September 2018 Directed by Jérémie Schellaert

Gala Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo (baritone) Jennifer Rowley (soprano) Zhang Zhang (violin) Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Laurent Campellone (conductor) Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) La forza del destino (overture) Umberto Giordano (1867-1948) Andrea Chénier (Nemico della patria) Francesco Cilea (1866-1950) Adriana Lecouvreur (Io son l'umile ancella) Umberto Giordano Fedora (Intermezzo) Giuseppe Verdi La traviata (Madamigella Valery ?) Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) The Roman Carnival (Overture) Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896) Hamlet (O vin dissipe la tristesse) Jules Massenet (1842-1912) Le Cid (Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux) Thaïs (Méditation) Giuseppe Verdi Il Trovatore (Udiste ?... Mira, di acerbe lagrime) Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) Maravilla (Amor, vida de mi vida) Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) La bohème (Quando men'vo soletta) Franz Lehar (1870-1948) Die lustige Witwe (Lippen Schweigen) Château de Versailles, France, 2 avril 2022

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

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

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) The Munich Bach Choir, Felix Mayer (choir master) The Gary Bertini Israeli Choir, Ronen Borshevsky (choir master) Sayaka Shoji (violin), Chen Reiss (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Newlin (tenor), Mikhail Petrenko (baritone) Arvo Pärt (B. 1935) Swansong Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) Violin Concerto in D minor op. 47 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony no. 9 in D minor op. 125 Tel Aviv, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, 13 October 2022

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Chen Reiss (soprano) Richard Strauss 1864 - 1949 Six Orchestral Songs Wiegenlied, op. 41 no. 1 Meinem Kinde, op. 37 no. 3 Ich wollt ein Strausslein binden, op. 68 no. 2 Säus'le liebe Myrthe, op. 68 no. 3 Morgen, op. 27 no. 4 Das Rosenband, op. 36 no. 1 Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Symphony No. 6 in A Minor Rotterdam, de Doelen (Grand Hall), 16 February 2024