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Mezzo

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France

TV guide - Friday, 29/03/24Now

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Intermezzo (Intermezzo), Musical, France
Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.
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Verdi's La Traviata at the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Verdi: La Traviata), Spain, 2020
La Traviata Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, 6 mars 1853 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Liceu Opera Barcelona, Speranza Scappucci (Conductor) Conxita Garcia (Chorus Master) David McVicar (Stage Direction), Marie Lambert (Reprise) Tanya McCallin (Sets, costumes) Jennifer Tipton (Lighting) Kristina Mkhitaryan (Violetta Valéry) Pavol Breslik (Alfredo Germont) Laura Vila (Flora Bervoix) Gemma Coma-Alabert (Aninna) George Petean (Giorgio Germont) Aaron Blake (Gastone) Gerardo Bullón (Douphol) Tomeu Bibiloni (D'Obigny) Felipe Bou (Grenvil) Recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 21 December 2020
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Dusapin's Penthesilea at the Philharmonie de Paris (Dusapin: Penthesilea), France, 2020
Penthesilea Opera in a prologue, 11 scenes and epilogue by Pascal Dusapin (b. 1955) Libretto by Pascal Dusapin and Beate Haeckl after Heinrich von Kleist First performance in Brussels, Théâtre de la Monnaie, 31 May 2015 Orchestre de Paris Ariane Matiakh (Conductor) Accentus, Richard Wilberforce (Chorus Master) Thierry Coduys (electroacoustic) Christel Loetzsch, mezzo-soprano (Penthesilea) Marisol Montalvo, soprano (Prothoe) Georg Nigl, baryton (Achilleus) Paul Gay, baryton-basse (Odysseus) Noa Frenkel, contralto (OberPriesteri) Recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris, 27 November 2020 Directed and staged by Philippe Béziat
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Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Jan Lisiecki, Gergely Madaras: Franck, Chopin, Dvorak (Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Jan Lisiecki, Gergely Madaras : Franck, Chopin, Dvorák), Belgium, 2021
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Jan Lisiecki (piano) César Franck (1822 - 1890) Les Éolides Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor Op. 11 Antonin Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Symphony no 8 in G major op. 88 Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 3 June 2021
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Daniel Harding and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra: Elgar, Beethoven, Brahms (Daniel Harding and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra: Elgar, Beethoven, Brahms), Musical, Luxembourg, 2019
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) The Dream of Gerontius op. 38: Prelude Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto no 2 in B flat major, op. 19 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Symphony no 4 in E minor, op. 98 Recorded at the Philharmonie, Luxembourg, 4 november 2019 Directed by Michael Ciniselli
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07:49
Intermezzo (Intermezzo), Musical, France
Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.
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08:00
Of Vineyards and Shoeboxes - In search of the perfect concert hall acoustics (Of Vineyards and Shoeboxes - In search of the perfect concert hall acoustics), 2016
Concert halls are extremely special spaces. Parameters such as reverberation time, transmission or absorption of sound must be put in phase as physically measurable quantities: the hall itself becomes an instrument on which the musicians play.
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Orkester Nord, Martin Wåhlberg : Bach (Orkester Nord, Martin Wåhlberg : Bach), Norway, 2023
Orkester Nord, Martin Wåhlberg (direction) Trondheim Vocal Ensemble Samuel Boden (tenor, Evangelist), Håvard Stensvold (bass, Jesus), Christine Herresthal (Mezzo-soprano), Pauline Texier (soprano), Mathias Gillesbo (tenor) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 - 1750 St. John Passion BWV 245 Directed by John Blanch Trondheim, Barokkfest Festival 2023
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The Flames of Paris by Alexei Ratmansky - Bolshoi Theatre Ballet (The Flames of Paris by Alexei Ratmansky - Bolshoi Theatre Ballet), Russia, 2010
The Flames of Paris Ballet in two acts Choreography, Alexei Ratmansky after the original choreography by Vasily Vainonen Libretto by Alexander Belinsky and Alexei Ratmansky after the original libretto by Nicolai Volkov and Vladimir Dmitriev. Music, Boris Asafiev Scenography, Ilya Utkin and Evgeny Monakhov Costume, Yelena Markovskaya LIghting, Damir Ismagilov Dramaturgy, Yuri Burlaka Bolschoi ballet et Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Pavel Sorokin, conductor With Natalia Osipova (Jeanne) Denis Savin (Jérôme) Ivan Vasiliev (Philippe) Yuri Klevtsov (Marquis Costa de Beauregard) Nina Kaptsova (Adeline) Anna Antonicheva (Mireille de Poitiers) Recorded on March 2010 at the Bolshoi Theater TV Director, Vincent Bataillon
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Tugan Sokhiev and the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse: Mozart, Beethoven, Shostakovich (Tugan Sokhiev and the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse: Mozart, Beethoven, Shostakovich), France, 2015
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Don Giovanni, overture Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Concerto no 3 in C minor, op. 37 Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Symphony no 9 in E flat major, op. 70 Recorded 20 September 2017, Halle aux Grains, Toulouse TV director, Jean-Pierre Loisil
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Intermezzo (Intermezzo), Musical, France
Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.
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14:30
Janacek's Jenufa at the Staatsoper Berlin (Janacek's Jenufa at the Staatsoper Berlin), Germany, 2021
Jenufa (Her Stepdaughter) Opera in three acts by Leos Janacek (1854 - 1928) Libretto by Leos Janacek after Gabriela Preissova First performance in Brno, National Theatre, 21 January 1904 Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor Berlin, Simon Rattle (Conductor) Damiano Michieletto (Stage Director) Carla Teti (Costumes), Paolo Fantin (Sets) Camilla Nylund (Jenufa) Evelyn Herlitzius (Kostelnicka Buryjovka) Stuart Skelton (Laca Klemen) Hanna Schwarz (Buryjovka) Ladislav Elgr (Steva Burya) Jan Martiník (Starek) David Oštrek (The Major) Natalia Skrycka (The Major's Wife) Evelin Novak (Karolka) Adriane Queiroz (Barena) Aytaj Shikhalizadev (The Shepperd) Victoria Randem (Jano) Anna Kissjudit (Tetka) Berlin, Staatsoper, 13 February 2021
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16:36
Intermezzo (Intermezzo), Musical, France
Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.
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17:30
Paolo Fresu Trio at the Villa Medici, Rome (Paolo Fresu Trio à la Villa Médicis de Rome), Italy, 2022
Paolo Fresu Trio Rome, Villa Medici, 10 October 2022
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18:51
Jazz à Vienne (Jazz à Vienne), France, 2021
Belmondo Quintet Lionel Belmondo (tenor saxophone, flute) Stéphane Belmondo (trumpet, flugelhorn) Eric Legnini (piano) Sylvain Romano (double bass) Laurent Robin (drums) Jazz à Vienne, July 8, 2021
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Paolo Fresu, Omar Sosa, Trilok Gurtu: Trio at the Seine Musicale (Paolo Fresu, Omar Sosa, Trilok Gurtu : Trio à la Seine Musicale), France, 2021
Paolo Fresu (trumpet), Omar Sosa (piano), Trilok Gurtu (percussions) Boulougne-Billancourt, Seine Musicale, 14 November 2021
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André Midani: An Insider's Story of Brazilian Music (André Midani - A brief history of the Brazilian Music), Musical, Brazilija, 2019
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
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Jonathan Nott and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande: Honegger, MacMillan, Gershwin, Bernstein (Jonathan Nott and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande: Honegger, MacMillan, Gershwin, Bernstein), Switzerland, 2018
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (Conductor) Jörgen van Rijen (trombone) Lucas Debargue (piano) Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) Symphony no 3 "Liturgique" James MacMillan (né en 1959) Trombone Concerto George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) Rhapsody in Blue Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) West Side Story, symphonic dances Recorded at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, 27 November 2018 Directed by Andy Sommer
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TV guide - Saturday, 30/03/24

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Così fan tutte by Mozart at the Berlin Staatsoper (Così fan tutte), Germany, 2021
Così fan tutte "Dramma giocoso" in 2 acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756- 1791) Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte Premiered at the Burgtheater, Vienna, January 26, 1790 Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Martin Wright (chorus master) Vincent Huguet (Stage director) Irene Selka (Lighting), Clémence Pernoud (Costumes), Aurélie Maestre (Sets), Louis Geisler (dramaturgy) Federica Lombardi (Fiordiligi) Marina Viotti (Dorabella) Barbara Frittoli (Despina) Paolo Fanale (Ferrando) Gyula Orendt (Guglielmo) Lucio Gallo (Don Alfonso) Berlin, Staatsoper unter der Linden, October 3, 2021
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Mitten (Mitten), Musical, Biography, Belgium, France, 2018
Mitten Documentary With Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (choreography) Jean-Guihen Queyras (Cello) Rosas company Recorded on 2018 TV Directors, Olivia Rochette & Gerard-Jan Claes
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Enescu Competition 2022 (Enescu Competition 2022), Musical, Rumunija, 2022
Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Tito Muñoz (conductor) Benjamin Kruithof (cello), Maria Marica (violin), Alexandra Segal (piano) Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Cello Concerto in B minor op. 104 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Violin Concerto in D major op. 77 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) Variation on a theme from Corelli op. 42
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06:53
Intermezzo (Intermezzo), Musical, France
Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.
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07:30
Hammer by Alexander Ekman (Hammer by Alexander Ekman), Švedija, 2022
Hammer Dance work by Alexander Ekman GöteborgsOperans Danskompani Göteborg, 10 December 2022
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Christophe Rousset conducts Bach's St. Matthew Passion (Christophe Rousset dirige la Passion selon saint Matthieu de Bach), France, 2023
Les Talens Lyriques, Namur Chamber Choir, Christophe Rousset (conductor) Ian Bostridge (tenor, Evangelist), Benjamin Appl (bass, Jesus), Anna El-Kashem (soprano), Mari Askvik (alto), James Way (tenor), Thilo Dahlmann (baritone) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 Aix-en-Provence, Grand Théâtre de Provence, (Easter Festival), April 7, 2023
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Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini : Cavalieri (Il Giardino Armonico et Giovanni Antonini : Cavalieri "Rappresentazione di Anima et di Corpo"), Poland, 2022
Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo Sacred dopera in three acts by Emilio de' Cavalieri (1550 - 1602) Libretto by Agostino Manni and Dorisio Isorelli Firts performance in Rome, Chiesa Nuova, Oratorio di Santa Maria della Valicella, February 1600 semi-staged version Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (conductor) NFM Boys' Choir Erika Rombaldoni (stage direction) Anett Fritsch (Anima) Mauro Borgioni (Corpo) Margherita Maria Sala (Piacere) Renato Dolcini (Tempo / Consiglio) Fulvio Bettini (Mondo, un compagno del Piacere) Cyril Auvity (Intelletto) Federico Fiorio (Angelo Custode) Anna Reinhold (Vita Mondana / Anima beata) Sebastian Mach (un compagno del Piacere) Cesare Costamagna (Anima dannata) Festival Wratislavia Cantans, National Forum of Music, Wroclaw, 17 September 2022
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Rinaldo Alessandrini and the Concerto Italiano: Vivaldi, Leo, Bononcini (Rinaldo Alessandrini and the Concerto Italiano: Vivaldi, Leo, Bononcini), Musical, Poland, 2019
Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini (Conductor) Chór Polskiego Radia Sonia Tedla (soprano), Enrico Torre (alto), Luca Cervoni (tenor), Salvo Vitale (bass) Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Credo in E minor RV 591 Leonardo Leo (1694 - 1744) Miserere for double choir, 8 voices and continuo Antonio Maria Bononcini (1677 - 1726) Stabat Mater in C minor Recorded at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre, 18 April 2019, as part of the Misteria Paschalia Festival TV Director, Jean-Pierre Loisil
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Intermezzo (Intermezzo), Musical, France
Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.
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14:30
Makaya McCraven La Rochelle Jazz Festival (Makaya McCraven Live at La Rochelle Jazz Festival 2021), France, 2021
Makaya McCraven (drums, sampler), De'Sean Jones (saxophone, EWI, flute), Joshua Ramos (double bass) La Rochelle, Salle La Sirène, October 13, 2021
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15:34
Jazz à Vienne (Jazz à Vienne), France, 2022
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue Recorded on July 10th, 2022 - Jazz à Vienne
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16:34
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (Festival International de Jazz de Montréal), Canada, 2022
Marquis Hill (trumpet) Joël Ross (vibraphone, piano), Makaya McCraven (drums), Paul Junius (bass) Montreal International Jazz Festival, July 3, 2022 Directed by Sîla
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Intermezzo (Intermezzo), Musical, France
Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.
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18:00
Jazz À La Villette (Jazz à La Villette), France, 2021
Neue Grafik Ensemble Fred N'Thepe - keyboard Matt Gedrych - bass Jack Banjo - trumpet Benjamin Appiah - drums Faye Thompson - saxophone Fred N'Thepe, Jordan Figueroa Saintard, Emma-Jean Thackray | Something is Missing Fred N'Thepe | Officer, Let me Go to School Fred N'Thepe, Matt Gedrych | For Adama Fred N'Thepe | Queen Assa Hadiru Mahdi aka Brother Portrait, Fred N'thepe, Tanguy Jouanjan | Dedicated to Marie Paule Shaeem Wright aka Lord Apex, Fred N'Thepe | Step to It Hedgehog Dilemma Paris, Jazz à La Villette, Cité de la Musique, September 10, 2021
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18:47
Portrait of the Helsinki Festival (Portrait du Helsinki Festival), Musical, France, 2018
Portrait of the Helsinki Festival Documentary Recorded in August 2018 at Helskinki TV Director, Benjamin Bleton
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19:50
Martha Argerich, Maria Joao Pires, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding: Mozart, Mahler (Martha Argerich, Maria Joao Pires, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding: Mozart, Mahler), Musical, Switzerland, 2021
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Martha Argerich, Maria Joao Pires (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Concerto for two pianos and orchestra No.10 in E flat major, KV 365 Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No.1 in D major "Titan" Geneva, Victoria Hall, December 16, 2021
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Lully's Phaéton at the Opéra Royal de Versailles (Lully's Phaéton at the Opéra Royal de Versailles), France, 2019
Phaéton "Tragédie en musique" in a prologue and five acts by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687) Libretto by Philippe Quinault after Ovid's "Metamorphoses" First performance in Versailles, 6 January 1683 Le Poème Harmonique, musicAeterna, Vincent Dumestre (Conductor) Benjamin Lazar (Stage Direction) Mathieu Lorry-Dupuy (Sets), Alain Blanchot (Costumes), François Menou (Lighting) Mathias Vidal (Phaéton) Éva Zaïcik (Lybie) Victoire Bunel (Théone) Lisandro Abadie (Saturne / Epaphus / Jupiter) Cyril Auvity (Triton / le Soleil / la Déesse de la Terre) Léa Trommenschlager (Climène) Viktor Shapovalov (Protée / le Roi tributaire) Elizaveta Sveshnikova (Astrée / une Heure du jour) Aleksandre Egorov (Mérops) Alfiya Khamidullina (Une Heure du jour) Recorded at the Opéra Royal, Château de Versailles, 2 June 2018 Directed by Corentin Leconte
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