Rusalka Opera in three acts by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil First performance in Prague, National Theatre, 31 March 1901 Coro y Orquesta Titulares del Teatro Real (Coro Intermezzo / Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid), Ivor Bolton (Condutor) Andrés Máspero (Chorus Master) Christof Loy (Stage Direction) Johannes Leiacker (Sets), Ursula Renzenbrink (costumes), Bernd Purkrabek (Lighting), Klevis Elmazaj (choreography) Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka) Eric Cutler (Prince) Karita Mattila (Cizi Knezna) Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev (Vodnik) Katarina Dalayman (Ježibaba) Sebastià Peris (Lovec) Manel Esteve (Hajny) Solenn' Lavanant Linke (Kuchtik) Julietta Aleksanyan (First nymph) Rachel Kelly (Second nymph) Silvia de la Muela (Third nymph) Live from the Teatro Real, Madrid

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (Conductor) Vilde Frang (violin) George Enescu (1881-1955) Romanian rhapsody no.1 Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Violin Concerto In D Major Sergueï Prokofiev (1891-1953) Symphony no.5 Recorded at the Müpa Budapest, Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, 20 November 2020

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Rusalka Opera in three acts by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil First performance in Prague, National Theatre, 31 March 1901 Coro y Orquesta Titulares del Teatro Real (Coro Intermezzo / Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid), Ivor Bolton (Condutor) Andrés Máspero (Chorus Master) Christof Loy (Stage Direction) Johannes Leiacker (Sets), Ursula Renzenbrink (costumes), Bernd Purkrabek (Lighting), Klevis Elmazaj (choreography) Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka) Eric Cutler (Prince) Karita Mattila (Cizi Knezna) Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev (Vodnik) Katarina Dalayman (Ježibaba) Sebastià Peris (Lovec) Manel Esteve (Hajny) Solenn' Lavanant Linke (Kuchtik) Julietta Aleksanyan (First nymph) Rachel Kelly (Second nymph) Silvia de la Muela (Third nymph) Live from the Teatro Real, Madrid

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 Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Kazuki Yamada (Conductor) Monte-Carlo Opera Chorus Marie-Nicole Lemieux (alto), Sibylle Duchesne (violin), Alexandre Fougeroux (cello), Alexandre Kantorow (piano) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921) Ouverture de Fête, Opus 133 Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912) Piano Concerto Camille Saint-Saëns La Muse et le poète, op. 132 Mélodies persanes, op. 26 Jules Massenet La Nef triomphale Monte-Carlo, Palais Princier, 17 July 2022

Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada (conductor) Truls Mørk (cello) Gounod (1818 – 1893) Symphony No. 1 in D Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921) Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 César Franck (1822 – 1890) Symphony in D minor Monte-Carlo, Auditorium Rainier III, November 28, 2021 TV director, Christophe Boula

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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

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Rusalka Opera in three acts by Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil First performance in Prague, National Theatre, 31 March 1901 Coro y Orquesta Titulares del Teatro Real (Coro Intermezzo / Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid), Ivor Bolton (Condutor) Andrés Máspero (Chorus Master) Christof Loy (Stage Direction) Johannes Leiacker (Sets), Ursula Renzenbrink (costumes), Bernd Purkrabek (Lighting), Klevis Elmazaj (choreography) Asmik Grigorian (Rusalka) Eric Cutler (Prince) Karita Mattila (Cizi Knezna) Maxim Kuzmin-Karavaev (Vodnik) Katarina Dalayman (Ježibaba) Sebastià Peris (Lovec) Manel Esteve (Hajny) Solenn' Lavanant Linke (Kuchtik) Julietta Aleksanyan (First nymph) Rachel Kelly (Second nymph) Silvia de la Muela (Third nymph) Live from the Teatro Real, Madrid

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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

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

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Rain Choreography by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker Music by Steve Reich Sets and Lights, Jan Versweyveld Costume, Dries Van Noten ICTUS Ensemble Synergy Vocals Georges-Elie Proctor, conductor With the premiers danseurs and the corps de ballet of the Opéra national de paris and Muriel Zusperreguy, Valentine Colasante, Laura Bachmann, Amélie Lamoureux, Christelle Garnier, Léonore Baulac, Sae Eun Park, Vincent Chaillet, Daniel Stokes, Nicolas Paul. Recorded on October 18,20,28 and 31 2014 at the Opéra National de Paris, Palais Garnier TV director Louise Narboni

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