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“Nothing but a sensation!” (SWR2)

The open-air lake stage in Bregenz is one of the most spectacular opera venues in the world, requiring a long and careful planning. Stage designer and director Philipp Stölzl, set designer Heike Vollmer and a large group of experts involving more than 46 engineering companies from Austria, Germany and Switzerland spent three years planning, adapting and building the scenery.

Therefore Rigoletto was the natural choice as Unitel’s first opera produced in staggering Ultra High Definition with Dolby Vision & Atmos.The result is a “breathtaking, tight and thrilling arrangement, extremely beautiful. Philipp Stölzl delivers a superlative Rigoletto to Bregenz lake stage” (Frankfurter Rundschau). See page 25 (opera performance) and page 54 (documentary) for details.

Front cover: Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto” / Photo: Mathis Fotografie

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“What do we see when we listen, when we really listen to music?” Most of us would find this question difficult to answer. But back in the 1960s, one man knew what he wanted to see: the world’s best performers captured on film of the highest quality and with a sound to rival the concert hall’s. And he decided to do something about it.

Leo Kirch was this man, and the company he founded in 1966 has been dedicated to realizing his dream ever since. Unitel, now part of Jan Mojto’s corporate group, has soon become the world’s leading producer of classical music programs for film, television, DVD & Blu-ray and Digital Media.

This Avant Premiere 2020 catalogue presents all additions from the year 2019 to Unitel’s catalogue, which in total features more than 2.000 performances of operas, orchestral music, chamber music, ballets and operettas, as well as musical essays, backstage footage, portraits and documentaries.

Unitel has always placed the greatest emphasis on quality, which extends to all aspects of the production: from the artists to the technology. This means that Unitel has always been at the forefront of new technological developments , always searching for the most authentic, faithful ways of duplicating and heightening the musical experience. With this catalogue we proudly present not only our first production in Dolby Vision · Atmos, but also nine of Unitel’s most legendary programs remastered by NHK to stunning 8K Super High Vision and 22.2 sound, see page 56.

MUSIC TO WATCHsince 1966

SALZBURG FESTIVAL

Handel: Ariodante (Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco / Capuano / Loy) 9Mozart: Idomeneo (Freiburger Barockorchester / Currentzis / Sellars) 10Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers (Wiener Philharmoniker / Mazzola / Kosky) 11Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Wiener Philharmoniker / Gergiev / Kriegenburg) 12Wiener Philharmoniker, Emanuel Ax & Bernard Haitink 13West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim 13

OPERA

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Wiener Staatsoper / Pidò / Pelly) 14Gluck: Alceste (Bayerische Staatsoper / Manacorda / Cherkaoui) 15Massenet: Don Quichotte (Bregenz Festival / Cohen / Clément) 16Moniuszko: Halka (Theater an der Wien / Borowicz / Treliński) 17Monteverdi: La favola d’Orfeo (Vicenza Opera Festival / I. Fischer) 18Mozart: T.H.A.M.O.S. (Mozartwoche Salzburg / de la Parra / La Fura dels Baus) 19Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery (Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin / Barenboim / Tcherniakov) 20Puccini: Tosca (Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Rustioni / Honoré) 21Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper / Armiliato / Wallmann) 22Rossini: L’equivoco stravagante (Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro / Rizzi / Leiser & Caurier) 23Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten (Wiener Staatsoper / Thielemann / Huguet) 24Verdi: Rigoletto (Bregenz Festival / Mazzola / Stölzl) 25Verdi: Il Trovatore (Arena di Verona / Morandi / Zeffirelli) 27Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Florence / Luisi / Curran) 28

BALLETJohn Neumeier: Beethoven Project (Festspielhaus Baden-Baden / Hamburg Ballett) 29

CONCERT

BBC PromsFirst Night of the Proms (BBC Symphony Orchestra / Canellakis) 30Bohemian Rhapsody (Bamberger Symphoniker / Bell / Hrůša) 30The Warner Brothers Story (John Wilson Orchestra / Wilson) 31City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Kanneh-Mason / Gražinytė-Tyla) 31

Gala ConcertsGrafenegg Midsummer Night’s Gala 32Vienna State Opera Gala 32The Odeonsplatz Concert with Renée Fleming & Alan Gilbert 33The Odeonsplatz Concert with Valery Gergiev 33Plácido Domingo Anniversary Gala at Arena di Verona 34Rossini Opera Festival Gala 35Salzburg Wind Orchestra Gala 35

Münchner PhilharmonikerMahler: Symphony No. 2 (Mumford / Reiss / Dudamel) 36

Czech PhilharmonicMartinů Cycle (Bělohlávek, Hrůša) 37

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Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie BremenBach & Schubert (Hahn / Wellber) 38

Ensemble Pygmalion & Raphaël PichonBach: Mass in B minor 39Stravaganza d'amore 39Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 39

Melbourne Symphony OrchestraEumeralla - A war requiem for peace (Cheetham) 40East Meets West (Hanggai / Reeves / Dun) 40Handel/Davis: Messiah (Davis) 41Stravinsky: Perséphone & The Rite of Spring (Davis) 41

Orchestre de ParisBerlioz: Concert monstre (Roth) 42Rachmaninoff: The Complete Piano Concertos (Matsuev / Abduraimov / Lugansky / Kochanovsky) 42

Tonkünstler-Orchester NiederösterreichMahler: Symphony No. 5 (Sado) 43

Le Poème Harmonique Monteverdi, Castaldi & others (Zaïcik / Dumestre) 43

Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraTchaikovsky (Lamsma / Chan) 44Rossini, Mozart & Haydn (Faust / Zimmermann / I. Fischer) 44Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Welser-Möst) 45

Staatskapelle DresdenFestive Gala at the Semperoper Dresden (Thielemann) 46Festive Advent Concert at the Frauenkirche Dresden (de la Parra) 47Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 (Thielemann) 47

West-Eastern Divan OrchestraBeethoven & Bruckner: (Mutter / Ma / Barenboim) 48

Wiener Philharmoniker: Bruckner CycleBruckner: Symphony No. 2 (Thielemann) 49Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (Thielemann) 49

RECITAL & CHAMBER MUSIC

Beethoven: The 5 Cello Sonatas (Hoffman / Selig) 50Beethoven: The Piano Trios (D. Barenboim / M. Barenboim / Soltani) 50

SPECIALSPhilharmonic 5: Beethoven @ teamLab Tokyo 51Hollywood in Vienna – A Night at the Oscars with Gabriel Yared 52David Garrett at the Arena di Verona 53

DOCUMENTARYArturo Benedetti Michelangeli – Beyond Perfection 54Rigoletto on the Lake – The creation of a spectacle 54“It's Me. Hilary”(working title) 55Friedemann Vogel – Wings of Dance 55

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SALZBURG FESTIVAL OPERAS & CONCERTSUNITEL is the exclusive audiovisual partner of the Salzburg Festival, the world’s most prestigious classical music festival.

The UNITEL catalogue features more than 130 productions from Salzburg Festival.

“The Mount Olympus of summer festivals”

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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

ARIODANTECECILIA BARTOLI (ARIODANTE) · NATHAN BERG (THE KING OF SCOTLAND) · KATHRYN LEWEK (GINEVRA)

ROLANDO VILLAZÓN (LURCANIO) · CHRISTOPHE DUMAUX (POLINESSO) · SANDRINE PIAU (DALINDA) KRISTOFER LUNDIN (ODOARDO)

LES MUSICIENS DU PRINCE – MONACO CONDUCTED BY GIANLUCA CAPUANO SALZBURGER BACHCHOR · CHORUS MASTER ALOIS GLASSNER

STAGED BY CHRISTOF LOY

At Salzburg Festival, Cecilia Bartoli in the title role of Ariodante “is in a league of her own!” (Standard). Christof Loy, one of Germany’s most distinguished stage directors, gives a compelling psychological reading of Handel’s opera about the intrigues at the Royal Scottish court. He

lets Bartoli’s Prince Ariodante break free from gender clichés, based on the premise that true love doesn’t decide by gender. In her arias, the Italian superstar effortlessly switches between cheerful and lamenting coloraturas. “The singing was sensational!” (LA Times).

Cat. no. A 040 50084 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: approx. 220' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A co-production of UNITEL and ORF/3sat in cooperation with Salzburg Festival

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After their successful collaboration for La clemenza di Tito the dream team Peter Sellars and Teodor Currentzis again joined forces to trans-pose Mozart’s extraordinary opera Idomeneo into the present world. The fabulous Freiburger Barockorchester shines with elegance and

precision, and MusicAeterna Choir can rightfully be called “the best choir in the world” (Süddeutsche Zeitung). Chinese lyric soprano and rising star Ying Fang gives her highly acclaimed Festival debut in the role of Ilia, Nicole Chevalier is brilliant as furious Elettra.

Cat. no. A 040 50117 | Video Director: Peter Sellars | Length: 183' | Filmed in High Definiton A co-production of UNITEL and Servus TV in cooperation with Salzburg Festival

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

IDOMENEORUSSELL THOMAS (IDOMENEO) · PAULA MURRIHY (IDAMANTE) · YING FANG (ILIA) · NICOLE CHEVALIER (ELETTRA)LEVY SEKGAPANE (ARBACE) · ISSACHAH SAVAGE (GRAN SACERDOTE) · JONATHAN LEMALU (NETTUNO/LA VOCE)

DAVID STEFFENS (BASS SOLO) · BRITTNE MAHEALANI FUIMAONO, ARIKITAU TENTAU (DANCERS)

FREIBURGER BAROCKORCHESTER CONDUCTED BY TEODOR CURRENTZIS MUSICAETERNA CHOIR · CHORUS MASTER VITALY POLONSKY

STAGED BY PETER SELLARS

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JACQUES OFFENBACH

ORPHÉE AUX ENFERSJOEL PRIETO (ORPHÉE) · KATHRYN LEWEK (EURYDICE) · MARCEL BEEKMAN (ARISTÉE/PLUTON)

MARTIN WINKLER (JUPITER) · ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER (L’OPINION PUBLIQUE) · VASILISA BERZHANSKAYA (DIANE)LEA DESANDRE (VÉNUS) · FRANCES PAPPAS (JUNON) · NADINE WEISSMANN (CUPIDON) · RAFAŁ PAWNUK (MARS) · PETER RENZ (MERCURE)

WIENER PHILHARMONIKER CONDUCTED BY ENRIQUE MAZZOLA VOCALCONSORT BERLIN · CHORUS MASTER DAVID CAVELIUS

STAGED BY BARRIE KOSKY

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Operetta enthusiast Barrie Kosky has landed a gigantic success with Offenbach’s subversive and hilarious reversion of the Orpheus myth at the Salzburg Festival. Kosky created a magically precise staging in a glittering opulent scenery and a literally devilish choreography. The

dialogues are performed by the brilliant German actor Max Hopp as John Styx. Under Enrique Mazzola’s precise conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker provide “a sparkling orchestral sound” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). “A frantic and fabulous show” (New York Times).

Cat. no. A 040 50113 | Video Director: Michael Beyer | Length: 140' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of UNITEL, ORF and ZDF in cooperation with ARTE, Wiener Philharmoniker and Salzburg Festival

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GIUSEPPE VERDI

SIMON BOCCANEGRALUCA SALSI (SIMON BOCCANEGRA) · MARINA REBEKA (AMELIA GRIMALDI) · RENÉ PAPE (JACOPO FIESCO)

CHARLES CASTRONOVO (GABRIELE ADORNO) · ANDRÉ HEYBOER (PAOLO ALBIANI)ANTONIO DI MATTEO (PIETRO) · LONG LONG (CAPTAIN) · MARIANNE SATTMANN (MAID)

WIENER PHILHARMONIKER CONDUCTED BY VALERY GERGIEV KONZERTVEREINIGUNG WIENER STAATSOPERNCHOR · CHORUS MASTER ERNST RAFFELSBERGER

STAGED BY ANDREAS KRIEGENBURG

Giuseppe Verdi’s emotional political thriller, brilliantly captured in Andreas Kriegenburg’s puristic staging, becomes a musical feast in Salzburg with a high-class ensemble including René Pape, Luca Salsi, Marina Rebeka and Charles Castronovo. Conductor Valery Gergiev

gives a “musically differentiated and overall convincing interpreta-tion of Verdi’s sonically immensely subtle score” (Die Zeit). The Wiener Philharmoniker and the choir of the Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor perform superbly.

Cat. no. A 040 50116 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: 142' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A co-production of UNITEL and ORF/3sat in cooperation with Wiener Philharmoniker and Salzburg Festival

WIENER PHILHARMONIKER, EMANUEL AX & BERNARD HAITINK

EMANUEL AX (PIANO)LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 IN G MAJOR, OP. 58

ANTON BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 7 IN E MAJOR, WAB 107

To end his active conducting career after 65 years, maestro Bernard Haitink together with the Wiener Philharmoniker gives a farewell concert at the Großes Festspielhaus, leaving no doubt of being one of the best Bruckner interpreters ever. The Dutch conductor, who was appointed honorary member of the Wiener Philharmoniker shortly before the concert, is joined by star pianist Emanuel Ax in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. The concert ends with Bruckner’s monumental Symphony No. 7: “No more Bruckner under Haitink, that’s a cut in the history of interpretation” (Wiener Zeitung).

Cat. no. A 045 50119 0000 | Video Director: Hisao Tonooka Length: 116' | Filmed in Ultra High Definiton HDR

A production of NHK and UNITEL in cooperation with Wiener Philharmoniker and Salzburg Festival

WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA, MARTHA ARGERICH & DANIEL BARENBOIM

MARTHA ARGERICH (PIANO)FRANZ SCHUBERT SYMPHONY NO. 7 IN B MINOR, D. 759 “UNFINISHED”

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA NO. 1 IN B FLAT MINOR, OP. 23

WITOLD LUTOSŁAWSKI CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA WITH ENCORE BY FRANZ SCHUBERT

Acclaimed by critics as an evening of superlative, Martha Argerich – doubtless one of the greatest living pianist – joins Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra for an unforgettable interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto. Argerich’s playing is full of astonishing virtuosity and uncompromising, alternating with breakneck passages and tender tones: “Martha Argerich is and remains unique” (Die Presse). In addition to Tchaikovsky’s brilliant piece, Schubert’s Symphony “Unfinished” is played, a work that has never been performed during the composer’s lifetime, as well as Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra, completed in 1945 – a highly demanding technical piece that challenges orchestra members as virtuosos.

Cat. no. A 045 50118 0000 | Video Director: Elisabeth Malzer Length: 105' | Filmed in High Definiton

A production of ZDF/3sat and UNITEL in cooperation with Salzburg Festival

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GAETANO DONIZETTI

LUCIA DI LAMMERMOORGEORGE PETEAN (ENRICO) · OLGA PERETYATKO (LUCIA) · JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ (EDGARDO)

JONGMIN PARK (RAIMONDO) · LUKHANYO MOYAKE (ARTURO) · VIRGINIE VERREZ (ALISA)LEONARDO NAVARRO (NORMANNO)

ORCHESTER & BÜHNENORCHESTER DER WIENER STAATSOPER CONDUCTED BY EVELINO PIDÒ CHOR DER WIENER STAATSOPER · CHORUS MASTER MARTIN SCHEBESTA

STAGED BY LAURENT PELLY

Cat. no. A 040 50107 | Video Director: Agnes Méth | Length: 151' | Filmed in High Definition A production of ORF and UNITEL in co-production with NHK in cooperation with Wiener Staatsoper

In Laurent Pelly’s dream-like staging of Gaetano Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, one of the most important bel canto works of all time, a top vocal cast shines at the Wiener Staatsoper. Olga Peretyatko is a phenomenal Lucia, joined by Juan Diego Flórez, the bel canto

superstar and “probably the world’s best Edgardo” (Kronenzeitung) and George Petean as Enrico. With Evelino Pidò on the rostrum, the orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper excels under this “ideal master of bel canto music” (Die Presse).

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CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK

ALCESTECHARLES CASTRONOVO (ADMÈTE) · DOROTHEA RÖSCHMANN (ALCESTE) · MICHAEL NAGY (LE GRAND-PRÊTRE D’APOLLON/HERCULE)

MANUEL GÜNTHER (ÉVANDRE) · SEAN MICHAEL PLUMB (UN HÉRAULT D’ARMES/APOLLON) · NOA BEINART, ANNA EL-KHASHEM, CASPAR SINGH, FREDERIC JOST (CORYPHÉES) · CALLUM THORPE (L’ORACLE/UN DIEU INFERNAL)

DANCERS OF THE COMPANY EASTMAN, ANTWERP

BAYERISCHES STAATSORCHESTER CONDUCTED BY ANTONELLO MANACORDA CHORUS OF THE BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER · CHORUS MASTER SÖREN ECKHOFF

STAGING & CHOREOGRAPHY BY SIDI LARBI CHERKAOUI

Cat. no. A 050 50681 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: 135' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of UNITEL in co-production with BR Klassik in cooperation with Bayerische Staatsoper and ARTE Concert

The Belgian dancer, choreographer and multi-talent Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui who has worked with top artists across disciplines like superstar Beyoncé, interprets Gluck’s late Baroque opera as an impressive symbiosis between dance and music. The singers cast,

including Dorothea Röschmann, is compelling right up to the small roles. Conductor Antonello Manacorda and the Bayerisches Staatsor-chester play phenomenally, the chorus of the Bayerische Staatsoper “sings magnificently” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung).

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JULES MASSENET

DON QUICHOTTEGÁBOR BRETZ (DON QUICHOTTE) · DAVID STOUT (SANCHO) · ANNA GORYACHOVA (DULCINÉE) · LÉONIE RENAUD (PEDRO)

VERA MARIA BITTER (GARCIAS) · PAUL SCHWEINESTER (RODRIGUEZ) · PATRIK REITER (JUAN)ELIE CHAPUS (CHIEF OF THE BANDITS) · JAN BOCHŇÁK, LUKÁŠ HYNEK-KRÄMER, JAKUB KOŚ (BANDITS)

MARTIN KALIVODA, BRONISLAV PALOWSKI (TWO SERVANTS) · FELIX DEFÈR (THE MAN)

WIENER SYMPHONIKER CONDUCTED BY DANIEL COHEN PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR · CHORUS MASTER LUKÁŠ VASILEK

STAGED BY MARIAME CLÉMENT

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French director Mariame Clément takes a clever and exhilarating look at modern heroism in Jules Massenet’s operatic rarity Don Quichotte: “a striking interpretation” (Neue Musikzeitung). But this opera is also a musical discovery, not least because of the outstanding

cast starring Gábor Bretz as Don Quichotte, David Stout as Sancho and Anna Goryachova as Dulcinée. In the pit, Daniel Cohen leads the Wiener Symphoniker to a dynamically differentiated performance. A musically as visually absolutely rewarding evening!

Cat. no. A 040 50115 | Video Director: Felix Breisach | Length: 124' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition HDR A co-production of UNITEL, ORF and tpc in cooperation with Bregenz Festival

Cat. no. A 040 50122 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: approx. 140' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of ORF III, NHK and UNITEL in cooperation with Theater an der Wien and Vereinigte Bühnen Wien

At Theater an der Wien Stanisław Moniuszko’s Polish national opera Halka is performed by a superb cast including Corinne Winters (“devo-tedly”) , Piotr Beczała (“vocally outstanding”) and Tomasz Konieczny (“his acting is piercing”) (Der Standard). The Polish leading team, above

all director Mariusz Treliński, puts the plot into a supercooled crime aesthetic. The ORF Radio Symphonie-Orchester Wien under the baton of Łukasz Borowicz plays with perceptible delight. “A gripping opera evening” (Wiener Zeitung).

STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO

HALKAPIOTR BECZAŁA (JONTEK) · CORINNE WINTERS (HALKA) · ALEXEY TIKHOMIROV (STOLNIK) NATALIA KAWAŁEK (ZOFIA) · TOMASZ KONIECZNY (JANUSZ) · LUKAS JAKOBSKI (DZIEMBA)

SRETEN MANOJLOVIĆ (DUDARSZ) · PAUL SCHWEINESTER (GÓRAL)

ORF RADIO-SYMPHONIEORCHESTER WIEN CONDUCTED BY ŁUKASZ BOROWICZ ARNOLD SCHOENBERG CHOR · CHORUS MASTER ERWIN ORTNER

STAGED BY MARIUSZ TRELIŃSKI

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LA FAVOLA D’ORFEOCLAUDIO MONTEVERDI’S FIRST VERSION OF HIS OPERA L’ORFEO

COMPLETED BY IVÁN FISCHEREMŐKE BARÁTH (EURIDICE/LA MUSICA) · VALERIO CONTALDO (ORFEO) · MICHAŁ CZERNIAWSKI (PRIMO PASTORE/LA SPERANZA)

CYRIL AUVITY (SECONDO PASTORE/PRIMO SPIRITO) · FRANCISCO FERNÁNDEZ-RUEDA (TERZO PASTORE/SECONDO SPIRITO)

BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY IVÁN FISCHER CHORUS AND DANCE ENSEMBLE OF THE IVÁN FISCHER OPERA COMPANY · CHORUS MASTER SOMA DINYÉS

STAGED BY IVÁN FISCHER

Cat. no. A 000 50069 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: 111' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A co-production of Budapest Festival Orchestra, Società del Quartetto di Vicenza and UNITEL

Iván Fischer conducts and stages Monteverdi’s opera L’Orfeo at the stunning Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza. Fischer has reconstructed the original ending by composing the music himself, based on the libretto of the first performance of the opera called La favola d’Orfeo. The

splendid cast, among them young Hungarian soprano Emőke Baráth and Baroque specialist Núria Rial is accompanied by the excellent playing Budapest Festival Orchestra. “Absolutely worth seeing and listening to” praises Neue Musikzeitung.

Cat. no. A 040 50108 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: 97' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of UNITEL in cooperation with ORF III, ZDF/ARTE Concert and Stiftung Mozarteum

T.H.A.M.O.S.BASED ON WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART’S THAMOS, KING IN EGYPT

IN A VERSION BY CARLUS PADRISSA, WITH SELECTED ARIAS FROM THE MAGIC FLUTE AND ZAIDE

RENÉ PAPE (KING MENES) . FATMA SAID (THARSIS) . NUTTHAPORN THAMMATHI (THAMOS) SILKE REDHAMMER (MYRIS) . BASTIAN THOMAS KOHL (A PRIEST)

CAMERATA SALZBURG CONDUCTED BY ALONDRA DE LA PARRA · BACHCHOR SALZBURG . CHORUS MASTER ALOIS GLASSNER

STAGED BY CARLUS PADRISSA (LA FURA DELS BAUS)

Wherever they are, that’s where the action is. The Catalan theatre group La Fura dels Baus is staging T.H.A.M.O.S. at the Felsenreitschule Salzburg. The performance is based on Thamos, King in Egypt, inter-lude music by Mozart for the heroic drama written by Tobias Philipp

Freiherr von Gebler, supplemented by other compositions by Mozart and texts by Nikolaus Tesla, Antonin Artaud and Alicia Aza. Mexican conductor Alondra della Parra conducts the Camerata Salzburg and a singer ensemble starring René Pape and Fatma Said.

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SERGEI PROKOFIEV

BETROTHAL IN A MONASTERYSTEPHAN RÜGAMER (DON JEROME) · ANDREI ZHILIKHOVSKY (DON FERDINAND) · AIDA GARIFULLINA (LUISA)

VIOLETA URMANA (THE DUENNA) · BOGDAN VOLKOV (DON ANTONIO) · ANNA GORYACHOVA (CLARA D’ALMANZA) GORAN JURIĆ (MENDOZA) · LAURI VASAR (DON CARLOS) · MAXIM PASTER (HOST)

STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN CONDUCTED BY DANIEL BARENBOIM STAATSOPERNCHOR BERLIN · CHORUS MASTER MARTIN WRIGHT

STAGED BY DMITRI TCHERNIAKOV

Cat. no. A 050 50684 | Video Director: Andy Sommer | Length: approx. 170' | Filmed in High Definiton A co-production of Bel Air Media, Mezzo, Staatsoper Unter den Linden and UNITEL

At the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Dmitri Tcherniakov stages Prokofiev’s lyrical comic opera Betrothal in a Monastery under Daniel Barenboim’s baton. The Russian director recasts the complete opera as therapeutic role play for “Opera-Addict Anonymus”. Daniel

Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin and “the uniformly excellent cast” (Financial Times), led by Aida Garifullina, Bogdan Volkov, Violeta Urmana and Stephan Rügamer among others. “Musically, this performance is a celebration in every respect”, praises BR Klassik.

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Cat. no. A 010 50113 | Video Director: Philippe Béziat | Length: approx. 130' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of Camera Lucida, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Radio France & Mezzo in cooperation with ARTE France, France Télévisions & UNITEL

GIACOMO PUCCINI

TOSCAANGEL BLUE (FLORIA TOSCA) · CATHERINE MALFITANO (LA PRIMA DONNA) · JOSEPH CALLEJA (MARIO CAVARADOSSI) ALEXEY MARKOV (BARON SCARPIA) · SIMON SHIBAMBU (CESARE ANGELOTTI) · LEONARDO GALEAZZI (A SACRISTAN)

JEAN-GABRIEL SAINT MARTIN (SCIARRONE) · MICHAEL SMALLWOOD (SPOLETTA) · VIRGILE ANCELY (A JAILER) JEAN-FRÉDÉRIC LEMOUES (THE BUTLER) · FRANK DAUMAS (FIREFIGHTER)

ORCHESTRE DE L’OPÉRA DE LYON CONDUCTED BY DANIELE RUSTIONI CHŒUR DE L’OPÉRA DE LYON · CHORUS MASTER HUGO PERALDO

STAGED BY CHRISTOPHE HONORÉ

French film and stage director Christophe Honoré presents Pucci-ni’s verismo masterpiece as an opera about opera and brings the legendary prima donna Catherine Malfitano back on stage. Young soprano Angel Blue gives a highly acclaimed debut as Floria Tosca

with a “warm and golden yet immensly powerful voice” (New York Times). At her side as Cavaradossi sings Joseph Calleja, one of the top tenors of his generation. “Puccini’s opera triumphed in Aix-en-Provence under the baton of Daniele Rustioni” (Le Monde).

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Cat. no. A 040 50114 | Video Director: Ella Gallieni | Length: 128' | Filmed in High Definition A production of Wiener Staatsoper in co-production with UNITEL in cooperation with ORF III

Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca becomes a musical highlight with two much acclaimed role debuts of star singers Piotr Beczała and Carlos Álvarez at the Wiener Staatsoper in the revived, historic staging of Marga-rethe Wallmann. Beczała is undoubtely “one of the extraordinary

singers of our time” (Der Standard), at his side is Armenian soprano Karine Babajanyan as Primadonna Floria Tosca, making her house debut in Vienna. Marco Armiliato conducts the brilliantly playing Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper with love for detail and full of energy.

GIACOMO PUCCINI

TOSCAKARINE BABAJANYAN (FLORIA TOSCA) · PIOTR BECZAŁA (MARIO CAVARADOSSI) · CARLOS ÁLVAREZ (IL BARONE SCARPIA)

SORIN COLIBAN (CESARE ANGELOTTI) · ALEXANDRU MOISIUC (A SACRISTAN) · WOLFRAM IGOR DERNTL (SPOLETTA)HANS PETER KAMMERER (SCIARRONE) · AYK MARTIROSSIAN (A JAILER) · MARYAM TAHON (A SHEPHERD)

ORCHESTER DER WIENER STAATSOPER & BÜHNENORCHESTER DER WIENER STAATSOPER CONDUCTED BY MARCO ARMILIATO CHOR DER WIENER STAATSOPER & WIENER STAATSOPER OPERA SCHOOL · CHORUS MASTER MARTIN SCHEBESTA

STAGED BY MARGARETHE WALLMANN

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L’EQUIVOCO STRAVAGANTETERESA IERVOLINO (ERNESTINA) · PAOLO BORDOGNA (GAMBEROTTO) · DAVIDE LUCIANO (BURALICCHIO)

PAVEL KOLGATIN (ERMANNO) · CLAUDIA MUSCHIO (ROSALIA) · MANUEL AMATI (FRONTINO)

ORCHESTRA SINFONICA NAZIONALE DELLA RAI CONDUCTED BY CARLO RIZZI CORO DEL TEATRO VENTIDIO BASSO · CHORUS MASTER GIOVANNI FARINA

STAGED BY MOSHE LEISER & PATRICE CAURIER

Cat. no. A 000 50068 | Video Director: Davide Mancini | Length: 150' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of UNITEL in co-production with Rossini Opera Festival

The directing duo Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier create a superb and witty realization of L’equivoco stravagante (The Bizarre Misun-derstanding), one of the less-known operas of Gioachino Rossini. In addition to the amusing ironic staging, conductor Carlo Rizzi together

with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and his excellent singer ensemble including Teresa Iervolino and Davide Luciano offer an absolute musical highlight of the Rossini Festival. “The evening is simply stunning” (Neue Musik Zeitung).

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RICHARD STRAUSS

DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTENSTEPHEN GOULD (THE EMPEROR) · CAMILLA NYLUND (THE EMPRESS) · EVELYN HERLITZIUS (THE NURSE)

WOLFGANG KOCH (BARAK) · NINA STEMME (BARAK’S WIFE) · SAMUEL HASSELHORN (THE ONE-EYED) MARCUS PELZ (THE ONE-ARMED) · THOMAS EBENSTEIN (THE HUNCHBACK) · WOLFGANG BANKL (THE SPIRIT MESSENGER)

MARIA NAZAROVA (THE VOICE OF THE FALCON, GUARDIAN OF THE THRESHOLD OF THE TEMPLE)

ORCHESTER DER WIENER STAATSOPER CONDUCTED BY CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN CHOR DER WIENER STAATSOPER · CHORUS MASTER THOMAS LANG

STAGED BY VINCENT HUGUET

Cat. no. A 040 50119 | Video Director: Jasmina Eleta | Length: approx. 210' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of ORF III, UNITEL and Wiener Staatsoper

Under Christian Thielemann’s baton, the new production of Richard Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Wiener Staatsoper becomes a much acclaimed musical highlight “with a top-class protagonist quintet” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) and a sensationally playing

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper. French director Vincent Huguet gives his debut in Vienna and tells the story as a complex fairy tale, rich in images. Christian Thielemann “presents the most powerful and poetic Strauss conducting in decades” hails the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

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Cat. no. A 040 50112 | Video Director: Felix Breisach | Length: 125' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A co-production of ORF, SRF, tpc, ZDF and UNITEL in cooperation with Bregenz Festival

Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto – compelling, blood-curdling and beautiful – is being performed for the first time at Bregenz Festival. Stage and film director Philipp Stölzl, known for his successful produc-tions at Europe’s leading opera houses as well as for his music videos

for Madonna or the German band Rammstein, created a spectacular setting which provoked storms of enthusiasm among the critics. “Rigoletto becomes a Hollywood spectacle on Lake Constance!” (Handelsblatt). “A Masterpiece” (Operawire).

GIUSEPPE VERDI

RIGOLETTOSTEPHEN COSTELLO (THE DUKE OF MANTUA) · VLADIMIR STOYANOV (RIGOLETTO) · MÉLISSA PETIT (GILDA)

MIKLÓS SEBESTYÉN (SPARAFUCILE) · KATRIN WUNDSAM (MADDALENA/GIOVANNA) · KOSTAS SMORIGINAS (COUNT MONTERONE) WOLFGANG STEFAN SCHWAIGER (MARULLO) · PAUL SCHWEINESTER (BORSA) · JORGE ELEAZAR (COUNT CEPRANO)

LÉONIE RENAUD (COUNTESS CEPRANO) · HYUNDUK KIM (A PAGE) · WIRED AERIAL THEATRE (STUNTMEN)

WIENER SYMPHONIKER CONDUCTED BY ENRIQUE MAZZOLA PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR, BREGENZ FESTIVAL CHOIR · CHORUS MASTER LUKÁŠ VASILEK, BENJAMIN LACK

STAGED BY PHILIPP STÖLZL

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GIUSEPPE VERDI

IL TROVATOREANNA NETREBKO (LEONORA) · YUSIF EYVAZOV (MANRICO) · LUCA SALSI (COUNT DI LUNA)

DOLORA ZAJICK (AZUCENA) · RICCARDO FASSI (FERRANDO) · ELISABETTA ZIZZO (INES) CARLO BOSI (RUIZ) · DARIO GIORGELÈ (AN OLD GYPSY) · ANTONELLO CERON (A MESSENGER)

ORCHESTRA, CHORUS AND BALLET OF THE ARENA DI VERONA CONDUCTED BY PIER GIORGIO MORANDI · CHORUS MASTER VITO LOMBARDI

STAGED BY FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI

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Cat. no. A 000 50067 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: 157' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of UNITEL and ZDF/3sat in co-production with Fondazione Arena di Verona in cooperation with Bel Air Media and France Télévisions

A monumental staging by late legendary director Franco Zeffirelli brings superstar Anna Netrebko to the Arena of Verona where she is giving her much-anticipated debut in one of Giuseppe Verdi’s most popular operas, Il Trovatore. Zeffirelli created a legendary scenery within the

Arena, one of the most spectacular open-air venues of the world. Next to Anna Netrebko as Leonora perform Verdi accomplished baritone Luca Salsi as Count di Luna. Yusif Eyvazov returns to the Arena as his powerful-voiced opponent Manrico.

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Cat. no. A 000 50066 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: 146' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of Classica HD, UNITEL and Metisfilm Classica in cooperation with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

At Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, maestro Fabio Luisi gives “a superb performance” (Operawire) of Der Fliegende Holländer, the forerunner of grand Wagnerian dramas. His Italian Richard Wagner debut is infused with energy and drive, under his direction the orchestra and chorus of

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, together with Coro Ars Lyrica, sparkle “in what was a five star performance” (Operawire). Thomas Gazheli stars as the Dutchman, who has been condemned to endlessly wander the seas until the day of Judgement. Marjorie Owens shines as his saviour Senta.

RICHARD WAGNER

DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDERTHOMAS GAZHELI (THE DUTCHMAN) · PETER TANTSITS (ERIK) · MIKHAIL PETRENKO (DALAND)

MARJORIE OWENS (SENTA) · ANNETTE JAHNS (MARY) · TIMOTHY OLIVER (DALAND’S STEERMAN)

ORCHESTRA DEL MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO CONDUCTED BY FABIO LUISI CORO DEL MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO, CORO ARS LYRICA · CHORUS MASTER LORENZO FRATINI, MARCO BARGAGNA

STAGED BY PAUL CURRAN

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JOHN NEUMEIER∙HAMBURG BALLETT

BEETHOVEN PROJECTALEIX MARTÍNEZ (LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN) · ANNA LAUDERE (BEETHOVEN’S “DISTANT BELOVED”)

EDVIN REVAZOV (BEETHOVEN’S IDEAL) · PATRICIA FRIZA (BEETHOVEN’S MOTHER) · BORJA BERMUDEZ (BEETHOVEN’S NEPHEW) CHRISTOPHER EVANS, MARC JUBETE, EMILIE MAZOŃ, YUN-SU PARK, MADOKA SUGAI , ALEXANDR TRUSCH,

LIZHONG WANG, MAYO ARII (SOLOISTS) · MICHAŁ BIAŁK (PIANO) · ERMIR ABESHI (VIOLIN) · TEODOR RUSU (CELLO)

DEUTSCHE RADIO PHILHARMONIE CONDUCTED BY SIMON HEWETT CHOREOGRAPHY, LIGHTING & COSTUMES BY JOHN NEUMEIER

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Cat. no. A 050 50694 | Video Director: Myriam Hoyer | Length: 134' | Filmed in High Definiton A production of SWR and UNITEL in cooperation with Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and Hamburg Ballett John Neumeier

Hamburg Ballett Director and Choreographer John Neumeier has created a ballet on the music of Ludwig van Beethoven: “a choreo-graphic poem inspired by Beethoven’s music, and perhaps by Beethoven himself”. Aleix Martínez – “a force of nature” (tanz) – dances

the leading role as Beethoven at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. The dancers are phenomenal, a fantastic ensemble performance that can only succeed if a company dances at such a high level as the Hamburg Ballett.

B A L L E T – 2 92 8 – O P E R A

'FIRST NIGHT OF THE PROMS' WITH THE BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR & KARINA CANELLAKIS

ASMIK GRIGORIAN · JENNIFER JOHNSTON · LADISLAV ELGR ·JAN MARTINÍKZOSHA DI CASTRI LONG IS THE JOURNEY – SHORT IS THE MEMORY WORLD PREMIERE

ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK THE GOLDEN SPINNING WHEEL LEOŠ JANÁČEK GLAGOLITIC MASS (FINAL VERSION, 1928)

“The performance of the season” (The Times)

'BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY' BAMBERGER SYMPHONIKER, JOSHUA BELL & JAKUB HRŮŠA

JOSHUA BELL (VIOLIN)ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK VIOLIN CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 53

BEDŘICH SMETANA MÁ VLAST

“An absolute triumph” ( The Daily Telegraph)

'THE WARNER BROTHERS STORY – THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD' WITH THE JOHN WILSON ORCHESTRA & JOHN WILSON

KATE LINDSEY · MIKAELA BENNETT · LOUISE DEARMAN · MATTHEW FORDERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD THE SEA HAWK / TOMORROW

HARRY WARREN WE’RE IN THE MONEY MAX STEINER THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE / NOW, VOYAGER

ALEX NORTH A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE FREDERICK LOEWE MY FAIR LADY / CAMELOT ET AL.

“Audiences had a wonderful time, applauding wildly, stomping their feet” (The Times)

KARINA CANELLAKIS, ASMIK GRIGORIAN

JOSHUA BELL, JAKUB HRŮŠA

LOUISE DEARMAN, MATTHEW FORD, KATE LINDSEY, JOHN WILSON, MIKAELA BENNETT

Cat. no. A 025 50459 0000 | Video Director: Bridget Caldwell | Length: 92' | Filmed in High Definition A production of BBC and UNITEL

Cat. no. A 025 50460 0000 | Video Director: Huw Rhodri | Length: 128' | Filmed in High Definition A production of BBC and UNITEL

Cat. no. A 025 50461 0000 | Video Director: Bridget Caldwell | Length: 123' | Filmed in High Definition A production of BBC and UNITEL

Cat. no. A 025 50462 0000 | Video Director: John Williams | Length: 100' | Filmed in High Definition A production of BBC and UNITEL

CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SHEKU KANNEH-MASON & MIRGA GRAŽINYTĖ-TYLA

SHEKU KANNEH-MASON (CELLO)DOROTHY HOWELL LAMIA

EDWARD ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO IN E MINOR OLIVER KNUSSEN THE WAY TO CASTLE YONDER

MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG SYMPHONY NO. 3

“A performance of surpassing delicacy and refinement”(The Telegraph)

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Cat. no. A 045 50075 0000 | Video Director: Heidelinde Haschek | Length: 64' | Filmed in High Definition A production of ORF in co-production with UNITEL and Grafenegg Festival

Cat. no. A 045 50116 0000 | Video Director: Karina Fibich | Length: approx. 100' | Filmed in High Definition A production of UNITEL and ORF III in cooperation with ARTE

GRAFENEGG MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S GALA SONYA YONCHEVA (SOPRANO) · LUDOVIC TÉZIER (BARITONE) · EMMANUEL TJEKNAVORIAN (VIOLIN)

TONKÜNSTLER-ORCHESTER CONDUCTED BY YUTAKA SADOWORKS BY TCHAIKOVSKY, BIZET, VERDI, PUCCINI, MASCAGNI, GIORDANO, MASSENET, VON SUPPÉ, LEHÁR & ELGAR

For this concert the sublime soprano Sonya Yoncheva and bari-tone Ludovic Tézier partner up with Austrian violinist Emmanuel

Tjeknavorian. A sparkling performance in a magnificent atmo-sphere.

VIENNA STATE OPERA GALA IN CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY

ROBERTO ALAGNA · BENJAMIN BERNHEIM · OLGA BEZSMERTNA · FERRUCCIO FURLANETTO · GÜNTHER GROISSBÖCK STEPHANIE HOUTZEEL · TOMASZ KONIECZNY · ALEKSANDRA KURZAK · VALENTINA NAFORNIŢĂ · CAMILLA NYLUND

JONGMIN PARK · CHEN REISS · ERWIN SCHROTT · NINA STEMME · SONYA YONCHEVAORCHESTER & CHOR DER WIENER STAATSOPER CONDUCTED BY MARCO ARMILIATO

WORKS BY WAGNER, BEETHOVEN, VERDI, MOZART, MASSENET, KORNGOLD, DVOŘÁK, STRAUSS, TCHAIKOVSKY, GOUNOD, HALÉVY, PUCCINI

“This anniversary gala is a gift!” (Kurier)

EMMANUEL TJEKNAVORIAN, SONYA YONCHEVA, LUDOVIC TÉZIER

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THE ODEONSPLATZ CONCERT WITH RENÉE FLEMINGRENÉE FLEMING (SOPRANO)

SYMPHONIEORCHESTER DES BAYERISCHEN RUNDFUNKS CONDUCTED BY ALAN GILBERTWORKS BY TCHAIKOVSKY, KORNGOLD, BERNSTEIN, VON FLOTOW, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN

Nestled in the historic city centre of Munich, the Odeonsplatz provides the perfect venue for one of the open-air highlights of the year: “Klassik am Odeonsplatz”! This time one of the greatest

opera stars of our days, soprano Renée Fleming is joining the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Alan Gilbert’s baton.

Cat. no. A 055 51291 0000 | Video Director: Elisabeth Malzer | Length: 102' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of UNITEL and BR

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THE ODEONSPLATZ CONCERT WITH VALERY GERGIEVMÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER CONDUCTED BY VALERY GERGIEV

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN CORIOLAN OVERTURE / SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN C MINOR, OP. 67

The Odeonsplatz Concert is entertainment of the highest stan-dard, given the world class of the artists and the quality of the programs presented here year by year. This time Valery Gergiev and the Münchner Philharmoniker present an all Beethoven

programme including the Coriolan Overture and the monumental Fifth Symphony, which “becomes a profound, heroic triumph, fabulous, stunning” (Süddeutsche Zeitung).

Cat. no. A 055 51292 0000 | Video Director: Elisabeth Malzer | Length: 52' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of BR and UNITEL in cooperation with medici.tv

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PLÁCIDO DOMINGO OPERA GALA – 50 YEARS AT THE ARENA DI VERONAPLÁCIDO DOMINGO (NABUCCO, MACBETH, SIMON BOCCANEGRA) · ANNA PIROZZI (ABIGAILLE/LADY MACBETH/AMELIA)

GÉRALDINE CHAUVET (FENENA) · ARTURO CHACÓN-CRUZ (ISMAELE/MACDUFF/GABRIELE ADORNO)MARKO MIMICA (ZACCARIA/FIESCO) · CARLO BOSI (ABDALLO/MALCOLM) · ELISABETTA ZIZZO (ANNA)

ROMANO DAL ZOVO (THE HIGH PRIEST OF BAAL/DOCTOR) · LORRIE GARCIA (A LADY)ORCHESTRA, CHORUS AND BALLET OF THE ARENA DI VERONA CONDUCTED BY JORDI BERNÀCER

HIGHLIGHTS FROM GIUSEPPE VERDI’S NABUCCO, MACBETH AND SIMON BOCCANEGRA

What a pompous and exquisite gala to celebrate opera legend Plácido Domingo in the breathtaking Arena di Verona! 50 years ago the young Madrilenian singer Plácido Domingo gave his debut at the ancient open-air theatre: the beginning of a lasting and exceptional relationship. To mark the anniversary, Domingo

presents a programme entirely dedicated to Verdi, performing three of his most complex and majestic baritone roles. No effort was spared to create an unforgettable evening in a unique atmosphere in the completely sold-out amphitheatre, which has been at the heart of Italian entertainment for almost 2,000 years.

Cat. no. A 005 50093 0000 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: 132' + various lengths available | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of UNITEL in co-production with ZDF/ARTE and Fondazione Arena di Verona in cooperation with Ariosi Management

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ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL GALA IN CELEBRATION OF THE 40TH EDITION

OF ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVALVALERIA GIRARDELLO · ANNA GORYACHOVA · ANGELA MEADE · CLAUDIA

MUSCHIO NICOLA ALAIMO · PAOLO BORDOGNA · LAWRENCE BROWNLEE CARLO CIGNI · JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ · RUZIL GATIN

MICHELE PERTUSI · FRANCO VASSALLOCORO DEL TEATRO VENTIDIO BASSO CHORUS MASTER GIOVANNI FARINA

ORCHESTRA SINFONICA NAZIONALE DELLA RAI CONDUCTED BY CARLO RIZZIWORKS BY GIOACHINO ROSSINI

The Rossini Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary and its prominent name-giver with a top-class gala concert. The quality of singing is unmatched, bringing together renowned and frequent artists of the Festival with a new generation of prom-ising Rossini voices. With the passionate direction of Carlo Rizzi and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI one can enjoy a firework of scenes and arias, star-ring star tenor Juan Diego Flórez, American tenor Lawrence Brownlee, Italian baritone Nicola Alaimo, Russian mezzo-soprano Anna Goryachova or American soprano Angela Meade, to name only a few. The reviews were full of praise for this All Star Game: Viva Rossini!

Cat. no. A 005 50095 0000 | Video Director: Davide Mancini | Length: 129' Filmed in Ultra High Definition

A production of UNITEL in co-production with Rossini Opera Festival

SALZBURG WIND ORCHESTRA GALA WITH MARTIN GRUBINGER

MARTIN GRUBINGER (PERCUSSION)BLÄSERPHILHARMONIE MOZARTEUM SALZBURG

CONDUCTED BY HANSJÖRG ANGERERWORKS BY BRAHMS, J. STRAUSS, SMETANA, CERHA ET AL.

A century after its collapse, the Danube Monarchy lives on – in the Waltz, the March, the Csárdás and the Polka. In a splendid gala concert the Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum Salzburg, led by Hansjörg Angerer, brings the glamour of the world empire to life. The masterpieces of the leading composers who worked during the last hundred years of the Habsburg Monarchy are lively and triumphant, soulful and melancholic. Percussion superstar Martin Grubinger shines with a rousing performance of a specially arranged percussion suite. For the grand finale there is but one choice: The Blue Danube, the posthumous “national anthem” of the Danube Monarchy.

Cat. no. A 045 50112 0000 | Video Director: Hans Hadulla | Length: approx. 120' Filmed in High Definition

A production of Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images for Universität Mozarteum Salzburg in cooperation with ORF III, BR and UNITEL MARTIN GRUBINGER

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MARTINŮ CYCLE FROM RUDOLFINUM PRAGUE

Filmed in High Definition A production of Czech television and UNITEL in cooperation with Czech Philharmonic

BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ SYMPHONY CYCLE CZECH PHILHARMONIC CONDUCTED BY JIŘÍ BĚLOHLÁVEK AND JAKUB HRŮŠA

Czech conductors Jiří Bělohlávek and Jakub Hrůša recorded with the Czech Philharmonic the complete Martinů Symphony Cycle in the spectacular acoustic of the Rudolfinum in Prague, bringing into vivid relief these significant and remarkable works.

SYMPHONY NO. 1, H. 289+ GUSTAV MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 1 IN D MAJOR “TITAN”

CONDUCTED BY JIŘÍ BĚLOHLÁVEK Cat. no. A 985 50035 0000 | Video Director: Adam Rezek | Length: 97'

SYMPHONY NO. 2, H. 295 CONDUCTED BY JAKUB HRŮŠA

Cat. no. A 985 50046 0000 | Video Director: Adam Rezek | Length: 27'

SYMPHONY NO. 3, H. 299 SYMPHONY NO. 6, H. 343

CONDUCTED BY JAKUB HRŮŠA Cat. no. A 985 50045 0000 | Video Director: Henning Kasten | Length: 68'

SYMPHONY NO. 4, H. 305 + RICHARD STRAUSS: HORN CONCERTO NO. 2 IN E FLAT MAJOR

+ LEOŠ JANÁČEK: SINFONIETTA, OP. 60 RADEK BABORÁK (HORN)

CONDUCTED BY JIŘÍ BĚLOHLÁVEK Cat. no. A 985 50042 0000 | Video Director: Adam Rezek | Length: 97'

SYMPHONY NO. 5, H. 310 CONDUCTED BY JAKUB HRŮŠA

Cat. no. A 985 50047 0000 | Video Director: Adam Rezek | Length: 34'

DOCUMENTARY “DISCOVERING MARTINŮ” Jakub Hrůša and Aleš Březina on Bohuslav Martinů’s Symphonies Cat. no. A 985 50048 0000 | Video Director: Martin Kubala | Length: 26’

MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 2 MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER & GUSTAVO DUDAMEL

CHEN REISS (SOPRANO) · TAMARA MUMFORD (MEZZO-SOPRANO)ORFEÓ CATALÀ AND COR DE CAMBRA DEL PALAU DE LA MÚSICA CATALANA CHORUS MASTER SIMON HALSEY

MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER CONDUCTED BY GUSTAVO DUDAMEL

GUSTAV MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN C MINOR “RESURRECTION”

Charismatic Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel returns to Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, world heritage site and one of the most beautiful concert halls in the world, conducting Mahler’s existential Second Symphony with the outstanding Münchner Philharmoniker. Mahler was keen to emphasize life and death in all its terrible and stunning splendour in this over-whelming opus, also referred to as “Resurrection Symphony”: “In my symphonies there is the complete substance of my whole

life” he remarked on his all-embracing oeuvre. American mezzo- soprano Tamara Mumford and Israeli soprano Chen Reiss as well as the seemingly weightless choirs of Orfeó Català and Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música Catalana perform “a mark-shattering finale with goosebumps” (Münchner Merkur). “The dynamic range is enor-mous. But most fascinating are the moments of absolute silence, in which you can feel how the dramaturgy of the evening comes together: An audience holds its breath” (Süddeutsche Zeitung).

Cat. no. A 930 50016 | Video Director: Corentin Leconte | Length: 91' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of UNITEL and ZDF in cooperation with ARTE and Palau de la Música Catalana

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HILARY HAHN (VIOLIN) DIE DEUTSCHE KAMMERPHILHARMONIE BREMEN CONDUCTED BY OMER MEIR WELLBER

WORKS BY BACH, SCHUBERT & PIAZZOLLA

American violinist Hilary Hahn – “one of the essential violinists of our time” (The New York Times) – appears for the first time at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival with Bach’s Violin Concertos in A minor and E major. Together with Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie

Bremen, who later perform Schubert’s “Tragic” Fourth Symphony, this results in an enchanting interplay in the beautiful Saanen Church. The conductor is the Israeli Omer Meir Wellber, who also reaches for the accordion in Piazzolla’s rousing Oblivion encore.

Cat. no. A 955 50034 00000 | Video Director: Benedict Mirow | Length: 85' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of UNITEL and ZDF/ARTE in cooperation with Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Gstaad Menuhin Festival

J. S. BACH: MASS IN B MINORJOANNE LUNN (SOPRANO) · LEA DESANDRE (MEZZO-SOPRANO) · LUCILE RICHARDOT (ALTO)

EMILIANO GONZALEZ TORO (TENOR) · CHRISTIAN IMMLER (BASS)

RAPHAËL PICHON & ENSEMBLE PYGMALION

MONTEVERDI: VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINEEVA ZAÏCIK (SOPRANO) · LEA DESANDRE (MEZZO-SOPRANO) · LUCILE RICHARDOT (ALTO)

EMILIANO GONZALEZ TORO (TENOR) · ZACHARY WILDER (TENOR) · OLIVIER COIFFET (TENOR)

“STRAVAGANZA D’AMORE” – THE BIRTH OF OPERA AT THE MEDICI COURTLEA DESANDRE (MEZZO-SOPRANO) · EVA ZAÏCIK (SOPRANO) · LUCILE RICHARDOT (ALTO)

EMILIANO GONZALEZ TORO (TENOR) · ZACHARY WILDER (TENOR) · NICOLAS BROOYMANS (BASS)

Cat. no. A 010 50111 | Video Director: François-René Martin | Length: 112' | Filmed in High Definition A production of Camera Lucida, Radio France and France Télévisions. Distributed by UNITEL

Cat. no. A 010 50112 | Video Director: Colin Laurent | Length: 118' | Filmed in High Definition A production of Camera Lucida and ARTE France. Distributed by UNITEL

Cat. no. A 015 50174 0000 | Video Director: François-René Martin | Length: 107' | Filmed in High Definition A production of Camera Lucida and ARTE France. Distributed by UNITEL

Young French conductor Raphaël Pichon is the founder of Pygmalion, one of today’s most fascinating and ambitious ensembles for Early Music. Hailed by critics as “currently the best conductor for Bach” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Pichon

performs an absolutely breathtaking Mass in B Minor at the Philharmonie de Paris. In the beautiful Royal Chapel of Versailles he conducts Monteverdi’s monumental Vespro della Beata Vergine with an outstanding cast. In Stravaganza

d’amore, Raphaël Pichon takes us on a musical journey to Florence in the late sixteenth century: A poetic discovery!

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CHEETHAM: EUMERALLA – A WAR REQUIEM FOR PEACEDEBORAH CHEETHAM (SOPRANO) · LINDA BARCAN (MEZZO-SOPRANO ) · DON BEMROSE (BARITONE)

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS CHORUS MASTER WARREN TREVELYAN-JONES CONDUCTED BY BENJAMIN NORTHEY

Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace brings into focus a period of Australia’s history that is yet to be fully understood. Written and composed by acclaimed Yorta Yorta soprano and composer Deborah Cheetham, this requiem for peace is sung entirely in the ancient dialects of the Gunditjmara people. Benjamin Northey

is “superbly conducting” the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, receiving “well-deserved and spontaneous standing ovations” (Limelight Magazine). Above all, this performance is a sign of willing-ness to continue on the path of reconciliation, in which Eumeralla represents a significant step.

EAST MEETS WEST – A CHINESE NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATIONHANGGAI (TRADITIONAL-MEETS-ROCK BAND) · STEVE REEVES (BASS)

CONDUCTED BY TAN DUNWORKS BY HANGGAI, TAN DUN

Visionary composer and conductor Tan Dun returns to Melbourne to celebrate the Year of the Pig in a thrilling and personal program. His Double Bass Concerto is inspired by the Chinese novel Wolf Totem by Jiang Rong and reflects Tan Dun’s fascination with the sounds and customs of the ancient cultures along the Silk Road.

Joining the maestro and the MSO is Hanggai, a troupe of tradi- tional-meets-rock musicians from the steppes of Inner Mongolia via Beijing. Combining traditional instruments with a hearty serving of rock bravado, their performance with the MSO is unlike anything else you have seen all year.

Cat. no. A 175 50021 000 Video Director: Lillian Yu | Length: approx. 115' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of Toby Parkinson, Bluedog Productions, distributed by UNITEL

Cat. no. A 170 50011 | Video Director: Lillian Yu | Length: approx. 70' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of Toby Parkinson, Bluedog Productions, distributed by UNITEL

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HANDEL/DAVIS: MESSIAHSIOBHAN STAGG (SOPRANO) · FIONA CAMPBELL (MEZZO-SOPRANO)

TOPI LEHTIPUU (TENOR) · JAMES CLAYTON (BASS)MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS CHORUS MASTER WARREN TREVELYAN-JONES

CONDUCTED BY SIR ANDREW DAVIS

This performance by the MSO stands apart – firstly, as Sir Andrew Davis’ farewell performance after six years as Chief Conductor, and secondly, as the Australian premiere of Davis’ own orches-tration of Handel’s classic which has been nominated at the 2018

Grammy Awards. The phenomenal cast of soloists including soprano Siobhan Stagg – “sparkling all night“ (Herald Sun) – and tenor Topi Lehtipuu sings excellently, the well-prepared MSO choir performs masterfully.

STRAVINSKY: PERSÉPHONE & THE RITE OF SPRING PAUL GROVES (TENOR) · LOTTE BETTS-DEAN (NARRATOR)

AUSTRALIAN GIRLS CHOIR · NATIONAL BOYS CHOIR OF AUSTRALIA · MSO CHORUS CHORUS MASTER WARREN TREVELYAN-JONES

CONDUCTED BY SIR ANDREW DAVIS

The MSO reveals the power of spring with Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps and Perséphone: one wild, rebellious and revolutionary, the other a lyrical, little-known masterpiece. In his final year at the helm, parting Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis conducts this extraordinary Stravinsky double bill, in which Perséphone is

performed for the first time in Australia since more than 50 years. Tenor Paul Groves, as Priest Eumolphos, is accompanied on stage by another 180 voices: the MSO Choir, the Australian Girls Choir and the National Boys Choir. The mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean is a convincing narrator.

Cat. no. A 170 50012 | Video Director: Thomas Toby Parkinson | Length: approx. 120' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of Toby Parkinson, Bluedog Productions, distributed by UNITEL

Cat. no. A 175 50025 0000 | Video Director: Thomas Toby Parkinson | Length: approx. 90' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of Toby Parkinson, Bluedog Productions, distributed by UNITEL

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WARREN TREVELYAN-JONES, JAMES CLAYTON, TOPI LEHTIPUU, SIR ANDREW DAVIS, FIONA CAMPBELL, SIOBHAN STAGG

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SINGERS OF THE CHOIR & ORCHESTRA OF THE GRANDES ÉCOLES, SINGERS OF THE CHOIR & ORCHESTRA OF THE SORBONNE UNIVERSITY, CHOIR OF THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS, CHOIR CALLIGRAMMES,

CHOIR OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF PARIS, CHOIR INCHORUS CHORUS MASTER FRÉDÉRIC PINEAULES SIÈCLES, THE HECTOR BERLIOZ EUROPEAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY FRANÇOIS-XAVIER ROTH

HECTOR BERLIOZ L’IMPÉRIALE, OP. 26 / CHANT DES CHEMINS DE FER, OP. 19 / HYMNE DES MARSEILLAIS GRANDE SYMPHONIE FUNÈBRE ET TRIOMPHALE, OP. 15

Five hundred artists on stage: Hector Berlioz’ Symphonie funèbre et triomphale draws on this impressive cast of instrumental and vocal

forces under the baton of François-Xavier Roth at the Philharmonie de Paris. “An outstanding concert” (ResMusica).

RACHMANINOFF: THE PIANO CONCERTOS DENIS MATSUEV · NIKOLAI LUGANSKY · BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV

ORCHESTRE DE PARIS CONDUCTED BY STANISLAV KOCHANOVSKY

CONCERT 1WITH DENIS MATSUEV

THE ROCK, SYMPHONIC POEM, OP. 7PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 IN G MINOR, OP. 40

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 IN D MINOR, OP. 30 (+ENCORE)

Cat. no. A 015 50169 0000 | Length: 92'

CONCERT 2WITH BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV & NIKOLAI

LUGANSKYPIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN F SHARP MINOR, OP. 1

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN C MINOR, OP. 18 (+ENCORE)RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI, OP. 43 (+ENCORE)

Cat. no. A 015 50170 0000 | Length: 101'

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Video Director: Isabelle Soulard | Filmed in High Definition A co-production by CLC Productions/Tangaro, Cité de la musique – Philharmonie de Paris

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MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 5TONKÜNSTLER-ORCHESTER CONDUCTED BY YUTAKA SADO

GUSTAV MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN C SHARP MINOR

During their first tour of Germany together, the Tonkünstler-Or-chester and their music director Yutaka Sado give their acclaimed debut in the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg with Gustav Mahler’s impressive Symphony No. 5. Mahler described his Fifth Symphony

as a “cursed work” that “no one understands”. While the extreme variety of expression actually overwhelmed the audience at the time, the symphony enjoys the highest popularity today, especially thanks to its gossamer-like Adagietto movement.

IL VIAGGIO – A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

WITH MONTEVERDI, CASTALDI & UCCELLINIEVA ZAÏCIK (MEZZO-SOPRANO)

LE POÈME HARMONIQUE CONDUCTED BY VINCENT DUMESTREWORKS BY ROSSI, CASTALDI, BUONAMENTE, UCCELLINI,

FRESCOBALDI, MONTEVERDI

Vincent Dumestre and his ensemble Le Poème Harmonique take us on a musical journey through the music of the Italian Renaissance to the beautiful Palazzo Farnese in Rome. On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, the baroque ensemble together with French mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik pays homage to the unique musicality and sensitivity of Bellerofonte Castaldi and his contemporaries Monteverdi and Frescobaldi, as well as Rossi, Buonamente and Uccellini.

Cat. no. A 050 50715 | Video Director: Martin Feil | Length: 74' | Filmed in High Definition A production of Tonkünstler-Orchester. Distributed by UNITEL

Cat. no. A 015 50184 0000 | Video Director: Jean-Pierre Loisil | Length: approx. 70' Filmed in Ultra High Definition

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Cat. no. A 865 50058 0000 | Video Director: Dick Kuijs | Length: approx. 90' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of RCO and UNITEL

Cat. no. A 865 50057 0000 | Video Director: Dick Kuijs | Length: 108' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of RCO and UNITEL

SIMONE LAMSMA & ELIM CHAN PERFORM TCHAIKOVSKYSIMONE LAMSMA (VIOLIN)

ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY ELIM CHANPYOTR I. TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, OP. 35

ROMEO AND JULIET. FANTASY OVERTURE / SUITE FROM SWAN LAKE, OP. 20

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra starts its new season with a festive inauguration dedicated to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, illus-trating the diversity and richness of his oeuvre. Dutch Violinist Simone Lamsma performs Tchaikovsky’s popular Violin Concerto, a technically extremely challenging piece. Hong Kong-born Elim

Chan – one of the most exciting conductors of the younger gen- eration – is on the rostrum. Also on the programme is the Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet as well as an orchestral Suite from the ballet Swan Lake that takes listeners deeper into Tchaikovsky’s romantic fairy-tale world.

ISABELLE FAUST, TABEA ZIMMERMANN & IVÁN FISCHERISABELLE FAUST (VIOLIN) · TABEA ZIMMERMANN (VIOLA)

ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY IVÁN FISCHERGIOACHINO ROSSINI OVERTURE TO L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART SINFONIA CONCERTANTE IN E FLAT MAJOR, K. 364GIOACHINO ROSSINI OVERTURE TO LA GAZZA LADRAJOSEPH HAYDN SYMPHONY NO. 102 IN B FLAT MAJOR

Iván Fischer conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a varied classical programme with Haydn’s Symphony No. 102 and two lively overtures by Rossini in the exceptional acoustics of the

Amsterdam Concertgebouw. Isabelle Faust and Tabea Zimmer-mann are a majestic duo in Mozart’s masterful Sinfonia concer-tante for violin and viola.

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BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9TAMARA WILSON (SOPRANO) · JENNIFER JOHNSTON (MEZZO-SOPRANO) · NORBERT ERNST (TENOR) · FRANZ-JOSEF SELIG (BASS)

NETHERLANDS RADIO CHOIR ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY FRANZ WELSER-MÖST

Beethoven’s moving Ninth Symphony is being performed on the 2019 Christmas Matinee (“Kerstmatinee”) under the direction of Franz Welser-Möst with a superb singer quartet. Many generations of listeners have attended the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s festive Christmas matinees since the tradition was founded. Beethoven’s

Ninth Symphony is an appeal for universal brotherhood – indeed it contains some of the most moving music Beethoven ever composed. A large chorus and four vocal soloists share the stage with the orchestra to get this key message across and the work continues to enchant young and old alike.

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JANE ARCHIBALD (LISA) · ERIN MORLEY (PRINCESS MI) · PAVOL BRESLIK (PRINCE SOU-CHONG)SÄCHSISCHER STAATSOPERNCHOR CHORUS MASTER WOLFRAM TETZNER

STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN CONDUCTED BY CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN

Top-class soloists, the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden present highlights from Lehár’s popular operetta Das Land des Lächelns. Besides a bittersweet love story, the piece offers one of the greatest operetta hits: “Dein ist mein

ganzes Herz”. According to conductor Christian Thielemann “Oper-etta only becomes really good when it is performed at a very high level”, a challenge that the Staatskapelle Dresden together with Jane Archibald, Erin Morley and Pavol Breslik masters impressively.

FESTIVE ADVENT CONCERT AT THE FRAUENKIRCHE DRESDENREGULA MÜHLEMANN (SOPRANO) · JULIA MUZYCHENKO (SOPRANO) · JULIAN PRÉGARDIEN (TENOR)

KAMMERCHOR DER FRAUENKIRCHE CHORUS MASTER MATTHIAS GRÜNERTSÄCHSISCHER STAATSOPERNCHOR CHORUS MASTER JAN HOFFMANN

STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN CONDUCTED BY ALONDRA DE LA PARRAWORKS BY HAYDN, HANDEL, REGER, SCHUBERT & MOZART ET AL.

The Festive Advent Concert has become a much-loved tradition in Dresden and one of German TV’s biggest classical music success stories. With the spirited Alondra de la Parra a phenomenal young conductor stands at the rostrum of the Staatskapelle Dresden.

She is joined by sopranos Regula Mühlemann and Julia Muzy-chenko as well as tenor Julian Prégardien, presenting a drama-turgically coherent and emotional program with works and arias from Handel to Haydn, Schubert and Tchaikovsky to Reger.

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Cat. no. A 055 51322 0000 | Video Director: Elisabeth Malzer | Length: 59' | Filmed in High Definition A production of ZDF in co-production with UNITEL in cooperation with Staatskapelle Dresden and Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden

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BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 2 CONDUCTED BY CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN

STAATSKAPELLE DRESDENANTON BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN C MINOR, WAB 102

Christian Thielemann’s brilliant interpretation of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 2 is superbly performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden and concludes its critically acclaimed Bruckner Cycle with a concert at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. The orchestra

makes skilled use of the new hall’s clear acoustics, filling the space with its warm sound: simply phenomenal! A concert that “will go down in the annals of the Elbphilharmonie” (Die Welt).

Cat. no. A 050 50672 | Video Director: Alexander Radulescu | Length: 63' | Filmed in High Definition A production of UNITEL

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BEETHOVEN TRIPLE CONCERTO BRUCKNER SYMPHONIE NO. 9

ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER, YO-YO MA, DANIEL BARENBOIM & WEDO LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN CONCERTO FOR PIANO, VIOLIN, CELLO AND ORCHESTRA IN C MAJOR, OP. 56 “TRIPLE CONCERTO”

ANTON BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 9 IN D MINOR, WAB 109

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra celebrates its 20th anniver-sary by giving a concert at the Berlin Philharmonie with world-re-nowned artists: Anne-Sophie Mutter and Yo-Yo Ma perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto together with Maestro Barenboim

and the young musicians. “It is fascinating to experience how bril-liant, concentrated and at the same time relaxed these three world stars make music together and listen to each other. A masterpiece of harmony” (RBB24).

Cat. no. A 055 51303 0000 | Video Director: Andreas Morell | Length: 112' | Filmed in Ultra High Definiton HDR A co-production of RBB and UNITEL in cooperation with ARTE and Pierre Boulez Saal

BRUCKNER: SYMPHONIES NOS. 2 & 8 WIENER PHILHARMONIKER · CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN · MUSIKVEREIN WIEN

ANTON BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN C MINOR, WAB 102 (2ND VERSION 1877) Cat. no. A 045 50117 0000 | Video Director: Dick Kuijs | Length: 62'

ANTON BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 8 IN C MINOR, WAB 108 Cat. no. A 040 50121 | Video Director: Dick Kuijs | Length: 90’

For the very first time in the orchestra’s history, the Wiener Phil-harmoniker have engaged themselfes to a complete Bruckner cycle and have invited worldwide renowned Bruckner expert Christian Thielemann to take the podium. The Second and the Eighth Symphonies are part of this large-scale Bruckner Cycle, which extends to the composers 200th birthday in 2024, performed at Vienna’s beautiful Musikverein. The orchestra, which premiered four of the nine Bruckner Symphonies, is more familiar with this

music than any other ensemble. Anton Bruckner’s powerful and sonically grandiose symphonies never cease to amaze. For the performance of the Second Symphony the press was full of praise: With the Wiener Philharmoniker, Thielemann creates a “combina-tion of formal perfection, stringency and nuances, complemented by wonderful wind solos” (Wiener Zeitung). The reactions to the concert of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 were no less enthusiastic: “It couldn’t be better and more ravishing” (Kurier).

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BEETHOVENBEETHOVEN: THE 5 CELLO SONATAS WITH GARY HOFFMAN & DAVID SELIG

GARY HOFFMAN (CELLO) · DAVID SELIG (PIANO)LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

SONATA FOR CELLO AND PIANO NO. 1 IN F MAJOR, OP. 5 NO. 1 / SONATA FOR CELLO AND PIANO NO. 2 IN G MINOR, OP. 5 NO. 2 SONATA FOR CELLO AND PIANO NO. 3 IN A MAJOR, OP. 69 / SONATA FOR CELLO AND PIANO NO. 4 IN C MAJOR, OP. 102 NO. 1

SONATA FOR CELLO AND PIANO NO. 5 IN D MAJOR, OP. 102 NO. 2

“Music is a language which doesn’t require words, and thankfully so. There are thoughts and emotions that even leave words insufficient” (Gary Hoffman)

BEETHOVEN: THE PIANO TRIOSMICHAEL BARENBOIM (VIOLIN) · KIAN SOLTANI (CELLO) · DANIEL BARENBOIM (PIANO)

MICHAEL BARENBOIM, DANIEL BARENBOIM, KIAN SOLTANI

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Cat. no. A 965 50023 0000 | Video Director: Frédéric Delesques | Length: 123' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A co-production of Heliox, ARTE, Décadrages, Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and Playcam International. Distributed by UNITEL

CONCERT IPiano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1 No. 1

Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1 No. 2

Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost”

CONCERT IIVariations on “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”

for Piano Trio, Op. 121aPiano Trio in E flat major, Op. 70 No. 2

Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 “Archduke”

PHILHARMONIC 5 AT TEAMLAB TOKYO PERFORM BEETHOVEN

TIBOR KOVÁC, EKATERINA FROLOVA (VIOLIN) · GERHARD MARSCHNER (VIOLA) PETER SOMODARI (CELLO) · CHRISTOPHER HINTERHUBER (PIANO)

WORKS BY BEETHOVEN, KOVÁC & WERZOWA

On the occasion of his anniversary year the Philharmonic Five bring Beethoven’s timeless music to life in the extraordinary venue of teamLab Tokyo, the world’s first digital art museum on 10,000 square meters. The Philharmonic Five, four soloists from the ranks of the Wiener Philharmoniker together with one of the most prolific pianists of our time, combine their sound aesthetics, the art of phrasing and virtuosity with a modern, powerful dynamic

of expression and reinvent classical music. The arrangement in film and jazz music style emphasize Beethoven’s truly innovative spirit, and above all his talent for improvisation and his way of anticipating jazz and film music elements long before their birth. In the space of teamLab the Philharmonic Five create a completely new sensory and auditory impression of his oeuvre.

Cat. no. A 075 50015 0000 | Video Director: Norihiko Nagata | Length: 70' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A co-production of NHK and UNITEL

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DAVID GARRETT: UNLIMITED – LIVE FROM THE ARENA DI VERONADAVID GARRETT (VIOLIN) · FRANCK VAN DER HEIJDEN (MUSICAL DIRECTOR)

WORKS BY NIRVANA, MICHAEL JACKSON, COLDPLAY, STEVIE WONDER, LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, CLAUDE DEBUSSY ET AL.

Star violinist David Garrett celebrates his ten-year spectacular crossover programme with thousands of fans in the extraordi-nary atmosphere of the Arena di Verona. Thanks to his passion for music, he has succeeded in creating a completely new audience not only for crossover but also for classical music. With his brilliant

interpretations of rock hits like “Purple Rain” or “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and world-famous pop songs like “Viva la vida” or “Hey Jude” and his arrangements of classical melodies like Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony or “Clair de lune” by Debussy, Garrett knows how to literally sweep his audience off their seats like no other.

Cat. no. A 005 50099 0000 | Video Director: Marc Schütrumpf | Length: approx. 115' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of Kinescope Film GmbH, Prom Event & Media and Skyline Television. Distributed by UNITEL

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HOLLWOOD IN VIENNA – A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS WITH GABRIEL YARED

JUDITH HILL, GINO EMNES, DREW SARICH, HAMIDOU KOITA, ELEANOR GRANT, RAMÓN VARGAS, GOLNAR SHAHYAR (SINGERS) FRANTIŠEK JÁNOŠKA, OLGA SCHEPS, YURY REVICH, THIAM, DIABATE & FRIENDS, MARC SHAIMAN, MARTIN FUSS, RUSANDA PANFILI,

FELIPE MEDINA, JUANJO MOSALINI, JUAN CARLOS PANIAGUA BUSTAMANTE, SIMON WAHL, GERNOT RUDOLPH, MOHAMMAD KHODADADI, STEVE CRISS, DANIEL KLEMMER, JUAN GARCÍA-HERREROS (SOLOISTS) · ROCIO MURGUIA, MARTIN ACOSTA (DANCERS)

ORF RADIO SYMPHONIEORCHESTER WIEN & CANTUS NOVUS CONDUCTED BY KEITH LOCKHARTMUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURES THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, CHOCOLAT, THE ENGLISH PATIENT,

JAWS, SCHINDLER’S LIST, FORREST GUMP, BLACK PANTHER ET AL.

Hollywood in Vienna is the world’s first and unique film music gala concert, celebrating the most renowned film composers of our time. This year’s gala is dedicated to the motto “A Night at

the Oscars” and to Gabriel Yared. Under the direction of Keith Lockhart, the ORF Radio Symphonieorchester Wien undertakes a glamorous journey through eight decades of film music.

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Cat. no. A 045 50122 0000 | Video Director: Peter Rabinger | Length: 87' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of Interspot, Tomek Productions, ORF III, Ö1 and UNITEL

HOLLYWOODIN VIENNA

A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS

W I T H G A B R I E L YA R E D

Featuring music from“THE ENGLISH PATIENT” “THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY”

“CASABLANCA”“JAWS”and many more

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T H E C R E A T I O N O F A S P E C T A C L E

Cat. no. A 050 50693 | Video Directors: Syrthos J. Dreher and Dag Freyer Length: 53' and 79' | Filmed in High Definition

A production of 3B-Produktion in co-production with SWR in cooperation with ARTE, SRF and UNITEL

Funded by MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg

Cat. no. 045 50121 | Video Director: Ingrid Bertel Length: 29' | Filmed in High Definition

A production of ORF Vorarlberg. Distributed by UNITEL

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli – even among fellow pianists

this name almost evokes reverence, because it stands for the

highest perfection, for a cult of beauty that perhaps no other

master pianist has ever practiced. But it also stands for concert

cancellations at short notice and artist’s neuroses, which are

pleasurably spread by the media. “Beyond Perfection – Arturo

Benedetti Michelangeli” is the result of a 30-year search for

traces, which has not only led to interesting contemporary

witnesses, but in particular has brought to light a wealth of

new archive material: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli has never

been seen and, above all, never heard like this before. Thus one

can experience at first hand how the severely stricken maestro

fights his way back to his old perfection after a heart attack.

On 5 January 2020 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli would have

turned 100. This is the first comprehensive and multi-faceted

portrait of the legendary pianist.

3 years of planning

46 engineering companies from Austria,

Germany and Switzerland

13.5 meters measures the head

1,300 cubic meters of helium for the balloon

140 metric tons is the total weight of the stage

119 piles support the stage

The open-air lake stage in Bregenz is one of the most spec-

tacular opera venues in the world requiring a long and careful

planning. The documentary gives an insight into the forma-

tion process of Philipp Stölzl’s ground-breaking Rigoletto

production – so far the most lavish opera of Bregenz Festival,

heralding “a new era in matter of stage technique” (APA).

RIGOLETTO ON THE LAKE

A film by Ingrid Bertel

Cat. no. A 055 51286 | Video Directors: Benedict Mirow & Dorothee Binding Available in 43', 58' and 90' | Filmed in High Definition

A production of Nightfrog, BR, ARTE and UNITEL Funded by FilmFernsehFonds Bayern

Cat. no. A 055 51271 | Video Director: Katja Trautwein Length: approx. 60' | Filmed in High Definition

A co-production of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH and SWR in cooperation with UNITEL

Funded by MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg

Hilary Hahn is doubtlessly one of the most successful violin-

ists of our time. Numerous award-winning CD recordings and

concerts with the most important conductors and orchestras

worldwide make her an artist who seems to have achieved

everything at a young age. The audience flocks to her sold-out

concerts. She is appreciated and respected by fellow musi-

cians. Whether the late Sir Colin Davis, her musical partners

Paavo Järvi, Kent Nagano or Gustavo Dudamel – they were

and are full of praise and admiration: Hilary Hahn’s virtuosity

is unique, her perfectionism legendary. And yet, again and

again and with full dedication, she crosses the boundaries of

classical music in order to find new impulses and challenges

for herself and her music.

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre,

Tokyo’s National Theatre and many more – Friedemann Vogel,

winner of numerous significant dance awards, has conquered

the most important ballet stages in the world. A German

dancer at the top of the ballet world – this is an absolute rarity.

The portrait film accompanies the luminary of the German

ballet scene in his everyday life and work; further, it features

interviews with Vogel’s dance partners and role models at the

Stuttgart Ballet, such as Marcia Haydée, and excerpts from his

most recent performances.

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IT’S ME.HILARY (working title)

A film by Benedict Mirow & Dorothee Binding

The Violinist Hilary Hahn in Portrait

Beyond perfectionThe pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

A film by Syrthos J. Dreher

and Dag Freyer

W I N G S O F D A N C EA film by Katja Trautwein

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