Le Rossignol (The Nightingale) Lyric tale in three acts (scenes) by Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Libretto by Stepan Mitusov after the tale by Hans Christian Andersen First performance in Paris, Opéra, 26 May 1914 Les Mamelles de Tirésias ('The Breasts of Tiresias'). "Opéra bouffe" in a prologue and two acts by Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963) Libretto by Francis Poulenc after Guillaume Apollinaire's play Firt performance in Paris, Opéra-Comique (Salle Favart), 3 June 1947 Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth (conductor) Ensemble Aedes Olivier Py (stage direction) Pierre-André Weitz (sets, costumes), Bertrand Killy (lighting) Le Rossignol Sabine Devieilhe (Le Rossignol) Cyrille Dubois (Le Pêcheur / 1er émissaire japonais) Chantal Santon Jeffery (La Cuisinière) Laurent Naouri (Le Chambellan) Victor Sicard (Le Bonze) Rodolphe Briand (3e émissaire japonais) Francesco Salvadori (Un émissaire japonais) Jean-Sébastien Bou (L'Empereur de Chine) Lucile Richardot (La Mort) Les Mamelles de Tirésias Sabine Devieilhe (Thérèse-Tirésias / La Cartomancienne) Laurent Naouri (Le Directeur de théâtre) Jean-Sébastien Bou (Le mari de Thérèse) Victor Sicard (Le Gendarme) Cyrille Dubois (Le Journaliste parisien / Monsieur Lacouf) Rodolphe Briand (Le Fils / Une grosse dame) Chantal Santon Jeffery (Une dame élégante) Lucile Richardot (La Marchande de journaux) Francesco Salvadori (Monsieur Presto) Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 19 mars 2023

Erik Truffaz Quartet feat. Rokia Traoré Erik Truffaz, trumpet Rokia Traoré, song Benoît Corboz, claviers Marcello Giuliani, bass Arthur Hnatek, drum kit Is it still necessary to present him? A Slender figure, straight hair with a white beard, Erik Truffaz has marked the history of European jazz with at least two albums: The Dawn and Bending New Corners. Hip-hop, jungle rhythms and a timbre similar to that of Miles Davis: a cocktail that you just can't get enough of. The Swiss trumpet player, who has often taken an interest in non-western music, is making a comeback today – after a series of more pop style records with various singers including Sophie Hunger – this time with a new recording which is looking towards Africa: Doni Doni. Clearly in love with women's voices, he has invited Malian singer Rokia Traoré into the studio, who will of course be there for this stylistically very open-minded evening. Recorded on Sptember, 2016 at the Festival Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Giuseppe De Vecchi

Czech Philharmonic, Simon Rattle (Conductor) Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Simon O'Neill (tenor) Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) The Golden Spinning Wheel, symphonic poem, Op. 109 Gustav Mahler Das Lied von der Erde Recorded at the Rudolfinum, Prague, 27 February 2019 TV director, Michael Beyer

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Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No. 6 in A minor Recorded on June 20, 2018, at the Philharmonie, Berlin TV Director, Michael Beyer

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony No.3 in E flat major op. 55 "Eroica" Recorded in 2008 at the Musikverein, Vienna Directed by Agnes Méth

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony No.7 in A major op. 92 Recorded in 2008 at the Musikverein, Vienna Directed by Agnes Méth

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann (conductor) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony No.8 in F major op. 93 Recorded in 2008 at the Musikverein, Vienna Directed by Agnes Méth

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856) Kreisleriana, Op. 16 Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943) Preludes, Op. 23 Directed by Nadia Zhdanova Geneva, Human Rights Chamber at Palais des Nations. United Nations, 22 December 2021

Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov (Conductor) London Voices Luciano Berio (1925 – 2003) Sinfonia, for 8 voices and orchestra Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 70 Recorded at the Rudolfinum, Prague, 19 October 2018 TV director, Michael Beyer

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Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Le Tombeau de Couperin Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92 Live from the Philharmonie de Paris TV Director, Sébastien Glas

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (conductor) Kaija Saariaho (born in 1952) Asteroid 4179: Toutatis Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Also sprach Zarathustra Jimmy López Bellido (born in 1978) New work (commissioned by the Orchestre de Paris, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, premiere) Pascal Dusapin (born in 1955) A Linea (commissioned by the Orchestre de Paris, premiere) Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915) Poème de l'Extase Paris, Philharmonie, September 8, 2022

Rokia Traoré | Rubén Pellejero Rokia Traoré, chant Mamadyba Camara, Kora Mamah Diabaté, N'goni Every year, the Angoulême Festival proposes to a comic strip author to create the Jazz à Vienne poster, and the two festivals offer a creative comic concert that mixes music and comic strips. Both festivals offer a creative comic concert that will mix music and comic strips, bringing together a cartoonist and a musician, who express themselves live with their own "tools" to compose a hybrid work. This particular comic concert brings together the singer Rokia Traoré and the cartoonist Rubén Pellejero. Recorded on January 26, 2018 at the Festival d'Angoulème TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Berliner Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle (conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No. 6 in A minor Recorded on June 20, 2018, at the Philharmonie, Berlin TV Director, Michael Beyer

Erik Truffaz Quartet feat. Rokia Traoré Erik Truffaz, trumpet Rokia Traoré, song Benoît Corboz, claviers Marcello Giuliani, bass Arthur Hnatek, drum kit Is it still necessary to present him? A Slender figure, straight hair with a white beard, Erik Truffaz has marked the history of European jazz with at least two albums: The Dawn and Bending New Corners. Hip-hop, jungle rhythms and a timbre similar to that of Miles Davis: a cocktail that you just can't get enough of. The Swiss trumpet player, who has often taken an interest in non-western music, is making a comeback today – after a series of more pop style records with various singers including Sophie Hunger – this time with a new recording which is looking towards Africa: Doni Doni. Clearly in love with women's voices, he has invited Malian singer Rokia Traoré into the studio, who will of course be there for this stylistically very open-minded evening. Recorded on Sptember, 2016 at the Festival Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Giuseppe De Vecchi

Roberto Fonseca (keyboard, piano, vocals) Yandy Martinez (bass, double bass) Ruly Herrera (drums) Nancy Jazz Pulsation Festival Nancy, 2021 Recorded under the marquee of Nancy Jazz Pulsations, October 12, 2021 Directed by Sylvain Pierrel

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Aida Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni after a scenario by Auguste Mariette First performance in Caire, Opera House, 24 December 1871 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Gustavo Gimeno (Conductor) Conxita Garcia (Chorus Master) Thomas Guthrie (Stage Director) Angelo Smimmo (Choreography), Josep Mestres Cabanes (Set design), Jordi Castells (Set restauration), Franca Squarciapino (Costumes), Albert Faura (Lightning) Mariano Buccino (Il Re) Clémentine Margaine (Amneris) Angela Meade (Aida) Yonghoon Lee (Radames) Kwangchul Youn (Ramfis) Franco Vassallo (Amonasro) Josep Fadó (Il messaggero) Berna Perles Grande (Sacerdotessa) Recorded at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 22 January 2020

Evgeny Kissin (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV903 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Piano Sonata in D major, K311 (K284c) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Estampes Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 Prelude in A minor, Op. 32 No. 8 Prelude in G flat major, Op.23 No. 10 Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33 Vienna, Musikverein, March 3, 2023