A tribute to Jacqueline du Pré to mark the thirtieth anniversary of her death, on 19 October 1987. The film contains archive footage shot during Jacqueline du Pré's lifetime which captures some glorious and professionally filmed live performances. It also remembers both her personality and her music through the memories and tributes of her closest friends and colleagues including Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Toby Perlman, Fou Ts'ong, Zubin Mehta, William Pleeth, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hugh Maguire, Elizabeth Wilson, Cynthia Friend, Charles Beare, Suvi Grubb, Dr Len Selby and Clive Barda.

Madama Butterfly "Tragedia giapponese" by Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after David Belasco's play "Madame Butterfly" First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 17 February 1904 Orchestre et Chœurs de l'Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Speranza Scappucci (Conductor) Pierre Iodice (Chorus master) Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera (Stage Director) Jean-Guy Lecat (sets) Fernand Ruiz (costumes), Franco Marri (lighting) Svetlana Aksenova (Cio-Cio-San) Alexey Dolgov (Pinkerton) Mario Cassi (Sharpless) Sabina Willeit (Suzuki) Saverio Fiore (Goro) Alexise Yerna (Kate Pinkerton) Luca Dall'Amico (Lo Zio Bonzo) Patrick Delcour (Il Commissario/ Yamadori) Recorded at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, 28 September 2019 Tv director, David Mathy

LBT – LEO BETZL TRIO Leo Betzl | Piano Maximilian Hirning | Bass Sebastian Wolfgruber | drums Play list Circadian Dysrhythmia | Maximilian Hirning Arpeggione | Maximilian Hirning Way up in the blue |Maximilian Hirning Tacete | Maximilian Hirning Sober | Maximilian Hirning So Mellow | Maximilian Hirning The Riff | Maximilian Hirning Plectral Comfort Zone | Maximilian Hirning This is not the way to Vernazza | Maximilian Hirning Zappa | Maximilian Hirning Recorded on March 27, 2019 at the Burghausen Jazz Festival TV Director, Susanne Sammet

Thomas de Pourquery & Supersonic Thomas De Pourquery, saxophone alto Laurent Bardainne, saxophone ténor Fabrice Martinez, trompette Arnaud Roulin, piano, claviers Frederick Galiay, basse Edward Perraud, batterie Playlist Thomas De Pourquery; Mermaids Sun Ra, We travel the space ways Thomas De Pourquery, Slow down, Present eternity, Sons of love, Simple forces, Give the money back, Révolutions, Disco 2100 Sun Ra, Love in outer space Recorded on June 15, 2019 at the Cité de la musique TV Director, Josselin Carré

Erik Truffaz Quartet: Carte blanche Erik Truffaz (trumpet), Marcello Giuliani (bass), Benoit Corboz (piano, Fender Rhodes), Arthur Hnatek (drums) At the end of the 1990s, Erik Truffaz released two discs in quick succession on the legendary Blue Note label, The Dawn (1998) and Bending New Corners (1999) which would reveal him as a leading innovator. Inaugurating a hybrid sound, between the suspense of a film noir, the frantic rhythms of the British jungle music and jazz, they influenced a whole generation of young musicians who all over the world were going to rush into the breach opened by the trumpeter. and the other pioneers of electro-jazz. Since then, this master of the trumpet has never ceased to draw inspiration from a groove tinged with dreaminess that has become his signature, from African rhythms to medieval vocal music, including electro and dub. In October 2019, his latest grand cru, Lune Rouge, came out with his new quartet, whose freshness demonstrated that he remains a major sound pioneer of modern jazz. Recorded on 06/28/2021 at the Théâtre Antique, Vienne

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

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.

Rigoletto "Melodramma" in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901) Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's play 'Le roi s'amuse' First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, 11 March 1851 Philharmonia Zürich, Chor der Oper Zürich, Fabio Luisi (Musical Director) Tatjana Gürbaca (Stage Director) Aleksandra Kurzak (Gilda) George Petean (Rigoletto) Saimir Pirgu (Il Duca di Mantova) Andrea Mastroni (Sparafucile) Judith Schmid (Maddalena) Recorded at the Opernhaus Zürich, 18 & 21 June 2014 Directed by Nele Münchmeyer

Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791) 6 Variations on 'Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant', K.360/374b Violin Sonata in A major, K.526 Recorded at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 17 April 2020

Al di Meola Al di Meola, guitar Fausto Beccalossi, accordEon Kemuel Roig, piano Gabor Csonka, violIn Lazlo Nyari, vioLIn Gyula Benko, viola Andras Sturcz , Cello Play list Azzurra | Al di Meola Milonga Noctiva | Al di Meola Mawazine | Al di Meola Brave New World | Al di Meola Frozen in Time | Al di Meola Turquoise | Al di Meola Mediterranean Sundance | Al di Meola Recorded on March 28, 2019 at the Burghausen Jazz Festival TV Director, Susanne Sammet

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.

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

The Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90 Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73 Recorded on September 15th 2014 at the Großer Saal of the Musikverein, Vienna TV Director Brian Large

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.

Two Suns Ballet in two acts, creation & choreography by Roudolf Kharatian, Based on a poem by Grigor Narekatsi "The bool of Lamentations" Music, Armenian composers from 4th to 21th century : Mesrop Mashtots, Grigor Narekatsi, Aram Khachaturian, Alan Hovhaness, Arno Babjanyan, Avet Terterian et Ashot Ariyan Sets & costumes, Astghik Stepanyan Hip Hop Choreography, Hovhannes (Jungle) Howhannisyan With Jonathan Jordan (Narekatsi), Garegin Baelyan (Arshile Gorky), Maria Lakka (Toros Roslin), Hovhannes Hovhannisyan (Narrator), Sona Kharatian (Holy Mother), Sayaka Wakita (Faith), Nicole Fedorov (Hope), Marie Garnier (Love), Sayaka Wakita (The Girl) and the corps de ballet Hip Hop Dancers Hovhannes Hovhannisyan, Gegham Tadevosyan, Gor Karapetyan, Karen Tchagharyan, Hovhannes Minasyan Recorded on June 2015 at The Opera and Ballet Theater of Armenia TV Director, Jeff Kalousdian

The celebrated composer and pianist Daniel Barenboim performs very special renditions of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. Composed between the years 1795 and 1822, Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas represent an extremely important moment in musical history. This intimate performance was recorded in Berlin in September 2020.

She ignores limits and loves exploring untouched ground. Barbara Hannigan is one of the most fascinating and multi-faceted artists of our times. She sets new standards as a singer, conductor, and performance artist. The intimate portrait 'I'm a Creative Animal' takes the viewer into the world of an exceptional musician ruled by passion and discipline. Her performances possess a breathtaking intensity created by her exquisite virtuosity, musical and theatrical expressivity, and uncompromising determination.

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.

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

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

Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch (conductor) Veronika Eberle (violin) Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 77 Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Recorded on September 22 & 23, 2017 at the Nouveau Siècle, Lille Directed by Nicolas Foulon