Orchestre Prométhée, Pierre-Michel Durand (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) Le Nozze di Figaro – Deh vieni non tardar (Susanna) Yaritza Veliz (soprano, Chile) Gaetano Donizetti (1797 – 1848) Lucia di Lammermoor – Verranno a te sull'aure (Edgardo/Lucia) David Astorga/Julia Sitkovetsky Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 – 1908) The Tsar's Bride – Suma neydot krasavitsa (Griaznoi) Benjamin Lewis (baritone, UK) Vincenzo Bellini (1801 – 1835) La Somnambula – Ah non credea mirarti (Amina) Mélissa Petit (soprano, France) Francesco Cilea (1866 – 1950) Adriana Lecouvreur – Acerba volluta (Pincipessa di Bouillon) Zlata Khershberg (mezzo-soprano, Israel) Gaetano Donizetti L'Elisir d'amore – Voglio dire (Nemorino/Dulcamara) Shan Huang/Jérôme Boutillier Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) The Queen of Spades – Ya vas Lyublyu (Yetleski) Ilya Kutyukhin (baritone, Russia) Gioachino Rossini (1792 – 1868) La Cenerentola – Nacqui all'affanno (Angelina) Lilly Jørstad (mezzo-soprano, Norway) Gaetano Donizetti Don Pasquale – Cerchero lontana terra (Ernesto) Shan Huang (tenor, China) Wolfgang Amadeus Don Giovanni – Ah taci ingiusto cor (Elvira, Don Giovanni, Leporello) Julia Sitkovetsky/Bejamin Lewis/Jérôme Boutillier Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) C'est moi, Carlos... C'est mon jour suprême ... Ah ! Je meurs (Rodrigue) Jérôme Boutillier (baritone, France) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Die Zauberflöte – Der hölle Rache (Queen of the Night) Julia Sitkovetsky (soprano, UK) Ambroise Thomas (1811 – 1896) Hamlet -Allez dans un cloître (Reine, Ophélie, Hamlet) Zlata Khershberg/Mélissa Petit/Benjamin Lewis Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata – Lunge da lei (Alfredo) David Astorga (tenor, Costa Rica) Gaetano Donizetti La Favorite – Pour la fête (Alphonse XI, Leonor de Guzmann) Ilya Kutyukhin/Zlata Khershberg Gaetano Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor – Chi frena in tal momento Tutti Recorded 18 January 2019 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris TV Director, Patrick Savey

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Christian Arming (Conductor) Jodie Devos (soprano), Lore Binon (soprano) Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847) A Midsummer's Night Dream Recorded on 2 February 2017 at the Salle Philharmonique de Liège Directed by Nicolas Foulon

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

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan (Conductor) Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Ein Heldenleben, op. 40 Recorded in 1985 at the Philharmonie, Berlin Directed by Ernst Wild

Laurent Coulondre Trio at Nancy Jazz Pulsations 2015 Laurent Coulondre, piano, organ Rémi Bouyssière, bass, double bass Martin Wangermée, drums Laurent Coulondre belongs to a generation of young musicians who take jazz into unexplored territory. With a sharp sense of rhythm and harmony, he plays the piano and the organ with consummate ease and shows, at his young age, breathtaking musicality, technique and flair. Laurent Coulondre has defined the new concept of the "reversible trio", and a new sound identity. Alternating betweed the classical trio – piano, double bass and drums – and another form comprising organ, 6-string bass and drums, his music is innovative and challenging, without ever losing touch with its audience. Recorded on October 8th 2015, Poirel hall, Nancy Jazz Pulsations TV director, Sylvain Pierrel

John Coltrane (saxophone), McCoy Tyner (piano), Elvin Jones (drums), Jimmy Garrisson (bass). "Vigil","Naema","My Favorite Things". Recorded on 1966 at the Comblain La Tour Jazz Festival TV Director Serge Leroy

The Fearless Flyers feat. Cory Wong, Joe Dart, Nate Smith & Mark Lettieri Cory Wong (guitar) Mark Lettieri (guitar) Joe Dart (bass) Nate Smith (drums) Directed by : Emilie Prouteau Grande Halle de la Villette, 2022

John Coltrane's "Africa / Brass" Revisited Dal Sasso Big Band, David El Malek, Sophie Alour & Géraldine Laurent John Coltrane (saxophone) Christophe Dal Sasso (arrangement , direction) Géraldine Laurent (alto saxophone ) David El Malek (tenor saxophone) Sophie Alour (tenor saxophone, flute) Dominique Mandin (flute, alto saxophone) Thomas Savy (baritone saxophone, clarinet) Julien Alour | Quentin Ghomari (trumpets) Jerry Edward | Daniel Zimmermann (trombones) Pierre de Bethmann (piano) Manu Marchès (double bass) Karl Jannuska (drums) Andy Bérald-Catelo (Ka Drum) Setlist Tunji (John Coltrane – Christophe Dal Sasso) Green Sleeves (Traditional – Christophe Dal Sasso) Liberia (John Coltrane – Christophe Dal Sasso) Song of the Underground Railroad (Traditional – Christophe Dal Sasso) A concert reviving the spiritual force and humanist message of John Coltrane's legendary Africa/Brass (1961), revisited in big band style under the leadership of Christophe Dal Sasso, with four extraordinary saxophone soloists. Recorded on Septemer 11, 2020, Philharmonie de Paris, Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Guiseppe de Vecchi

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Shurale Leonid Jakobson ('Choreography) Ahmed Faizi et Leonid Jakobson (Libreto) Andrey Knoblok (Sets design, scenography & costumes design) Farid Yarullin (composer) Renat Salavatov (Conductor and musical Director) Orchestra of the Tatar State Academic Opera Ballet of the Tatar State Academic Opera With Kristina Andreeva (Syuyumbike) Mikhail Timaev (Byltyr) Oleg Ivenko (Shurale) Olga Alekiseeva (Fire witch) Alessandro Kaggedji (Shaitan) Recorded on June 13 & 14, 2019 at the Tatar State Academic Opera, Kazan, Russia TV Director, Isabelle Julien

Ensemble Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon (Conductor) Maïlys de Villoutreys (soprano), William Shelton (alto), Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), Tomáš Král (bass) Nicolaus Bruhns (1665 – 1697) De Profundis clamavi Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Cantata BWV 131 Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir Franz Tunder (1614 – 1667) Ach Herr, laß deine Lieben Engelein Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 – 1707) Klag-Lied, BuxWV 76 Johann Sebastian Bach Cantata BWV 4 Christ lag in Todesbanden Recorded on February 6, 2018 at la Cité de la Musique, Paris Directed by Isabelle Soulard

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.

Elektra "Tragödie" in one act by Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal after Sophocle's "Electra" First performance in Dresden, Hofoper, 25 January 1909 The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Esa-Pekka Salonen (Conductor) Patrice Chéreau (Stage Director) Richard Peduzzi (Sets), Caroline de Vivaise (Costumes), Dominique Bruguière (Lighting) Nina Stemme (Elektra) Adrianne Pieczonka (Chrysothemis) Waltraud Meier (Klytämnestra) Eric Owens (Orest) Burkhard Ulrich (Aegisth) Susan Neves (Overseer | Confidant) Bonita Hyman (Serving Woman) Maya Lahyani (Serving Woman) Andrea Hill (Serving Woman) Claudia Waite (Serving Woman) Roberta Alexander (Serving Woman) Andrea Hill (Trainbearer) Mark Schowalter (Young Servant) James Courtney (Old Servant) Kevin Short (Guardian) Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 30 April 2016 Directed by Gary Halvorson

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (Conductor) Boris Brovtsyn (violin) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Violin Concerto no 2 in G minor, op. 63 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Symphony no 7 in A major, op. 92 Recorded at the Salle Métropole, Lausanne, 18 December 2019

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Roberto Fonseca solo Recorded on June 30, 2019 at the Montreal Jazz Festival Réalisateur, Sîla

Carla Bley (clavier) Estival Jazz Steve Swallow (bass) Wayne Krantz (guitar) Victor Lewis (drums) Larry Willis (piano) Don Alias (drums) Recorded in 1986, Lugano Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

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.

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan (Conductor) Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Violin Concerto in D major Op. 61 Recorded in 1984 at the Philharmonie, Berlin Directed by Ernst Wild

François Salque (cello), Eric Le Sage (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Cello sonata No 1, op. 38 Pierre Fouchenneret (violin), Romain Descharmes (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Violin sonata No 1, op. 78 Recorded on June 9, 2018 at the Bouffes du Nord Theater, Paris TV directors, Marc Wieviorka and Guillaume L'Hôte