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.

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

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

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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

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

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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

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.

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

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

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.

Alice's adventures in Wonderland Christopher Wheeldon (choreography) Joby Talbot (music) Royal Ballet Royal Opera House Orchestra, Koen Kessels (conductor) Bob Crowley (set and costume design), Natasha Katz (lighting) Lauren Cuthbertson (Alice) Federico Bonelli (Jack | The Knave of Hearts) James Hay (Lewis Carroll | The White Rabbit) Laura Morera (Mother | The Queen of Hearts) Christopher Saunders (Father | The King of Hearts) Steven McRae (Magician | The Mad Hatter) Gary Avis (The Duchess) Fernando Montaño (Rajah | The Caterpillar) Paul Kay (Vicar | The March Hare) Romany Pajdak (Verger | The Dormouse) Kristen McNally (The Cook) London, Royal Opera House, 2017 TV Director, Jonathan Haswell

Renaud Capuçon (violin) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Solo Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001 Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major BWV 1006 Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 Paris, Louis Vuitton Foundation, March 8, 2023

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Juan Pérez Floristán (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) Scythian Suite Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943) Rapsody on a Theme of Paganini Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Petrushka Tel Aviv, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, 31 March 2023

Les Boréades "Tragédie en musique" in five acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 – 1764) Libretto by Louis de Cahusac First performance at Aix-en-Provence, Théâtre de l'Archevêché, 21 July 1982 Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (Conductor) Barrie Kosky (Stage Direction) Katrin Lea Tag (Sets, costumes), Franck Évin (Lighting), Otto Pichler (Choreography) Hélène Guilmette (Alphise) Emmanuelle De Negri (Sémire, Polymnie, Cupidon, Nymphe) Mathias Vidal (Abaris) Christopher Purves (Borée) Yoann Dubruque (Borilée) Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Adamas, Apollon) Sébastien Droy (Calisis) Dancers Yacnoy Abreu Alfonso, Julie Dariosecq, Benjamin Dur, Anaëlle Echalier, Lazare Huet, Anna Konopska Recorded at the Opéra de Dijon, March 26 & 28, 2019 Directed by Julien Condemine