Coppél-I.A. Choreography: Jean-Christophe Maillot Original Music and arrangement of Leo Delibe's score: Bertrand Maillot Sets, Costumes: Aimée Moreni Lighting: Jean-Christophe Maillot et Samuel Thery Dramaturgy: Jean-Christophe Maillot et Geoffroy Staquet Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo Monaco, Grimaldi Forum, 5 June 2022

Orchestre de Paris, Lahav Shani (conductor) Kirill Gerstein (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 19 Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Paris, Philharmonie, 14 December 2022

Musical interludes on Mezzo TV: a channel dedicated to bringing you the best performances from opera, classical, dance and jazz. Intermezzo is 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) Sara Jakubiak (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

Musical interludes on Mezzo TV: a channel dedicated to bringing you the best performances from opera, classical, dance and jazz. Intermezzo is a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Khatia Buniatishvili (Piano) Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946) The Three Cornered Hat, suite no. 2 Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor Op. 23 Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) Images Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Boléro Paris, Philharmonie, 23 March 2022

Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris, Ingrid Roos (Chorus director) Mari Eriksmoen (Soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (Alto) Betsy Jolas (b. 1926) Latest Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911) Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection" Paris, Philharmonie, 30 November 2022

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor) Mitsuko Uchida (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Piano concerto no 23 in A major, KV 488 Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896) Symphony no 6 in A major Recorded on December 14, 2018 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Directed by Joost Honselaar

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

Samara Joy (vocals) Pasquale Grasso (guitar), Keith Balla (drums), Sam Edward (bass) Montreal International Jazz Festival, July 2, 2022 Directed by Sila

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.

Youn Sun Nah Quartet Youn Sun Nah (vocals) Christopher Jones (acoustic bass, electric bass), Thomas Naïm (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Tony Paeleman (piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer) Annecy, Bonlieu, 23 March 2023

Ghost Light John Neumeier (Choreography) Franz Schubert (Music) Hamburg Ballet David Fray, piano Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 2020 TV director, Myriam Hoyer A Ghost Light – a single lamp that illuminates the stage when rehearsals or performances are finished – is part of a long theatrical tradition. Legend says that originally, the night light was for the ghosts of former artists so that they may cavort throughout the night and not disturb or disrupt current performances! At this very moment, because of the pandemic, countless stages, particularly in America, are illuminated by Ghost Lights. The Hamburg Ballet was one of the first ballet companies internationally to return to its studios after the first lockdown. Observing a strict hygiene concept, John Neumeier created 'Ghost Light', a new full-length ballet, for his entire ensemble of 55 dancers. The ballet "Ghost Light" deals with isolation and the feelings and fantasies an empty stage may evoke. Developed in fragments using small groups of dancers and under the constraints imposed by Covid-19, the choreography reflects situations, fears, relationships, memories and emotions experienced during the pandemic. John Neumeier dedicates this work to his dancers. For this recording, the solo piano music is performed by the star pianist David Fray whose Franz Schubert recordings inspired the choreographer.

David et Jonathas Biblical tragedy in five acts with prologue by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 – 1704) Libretto by François Bretonneau First performance in Paris, Collège Louis-le-Grand, February 28, 1688 Ensemble Marguerite Louise, Gaétan Jarry (Conductor) Marshall Pynkoski (Stage director) Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg (Choreography), Antoine and Roland Fontaine (Sets), Hervé Gary (Lighting), Christian Lacroix (costumes) Reinoud Van Mechelen (David) Caroline Arnaud (Jonathas) David Witczak (Saul) François-Olivier Jean (Pythonisse) Antonin Rondepierre (Joabel) Geoffroy Buffière (The shadow of Samuel) Virgil Ancely (Achis) Château de Versailles, Royal Chapel, 10 November 2022