MIPCOM 2018 HIGHLIGHTS Cecilia Bartoli in Gioachino Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri Photo: © SF_Monika Rittershaus © SF_Monika Photo: SALZBURG FESTIVAL 2018 OPERAS & CONCERTS UNITEL is the exclusive audiovisual partner of the Salzburg Festival, the world's most prestigious classical music festival. "Salzburg has set scenic standards in opera this year, from which other institutions are miles away!" Kurier Photo: © Monika Rittershaus CECILIA BARTOLI IN GIOACHINO ROSSINI' S RICHARD STRAUSS L’Italiana SALOME "The rolein of Isabella Algeri is sung to perfection by Cecilia Bartoli – a clever, independent woman with an adventurous streak" New York Times "Asmik Grigorian sweeps all in her wake in the title role of Strauss's opera. […] What happens when a powerful man makes moves on a strong, Hers is a Salome to end all Salomes. […] independent woman who has no intention of accepting his In total, it is stunning" advances? And how are things further complicated if he is Middle Eastern and she is Western and their cultures fundamentally clash? Find the answers in Moshe Leiser's & Patrice Caurier's colourful Financial Times production of "L'Italiana in Algeri" with Cecilia Bartoli in the title "Salome", the masterpiece of Richard Strauss, who conducted the very first opera role of the spirited Isabella. in the history of the Salzburg Festival, finally returns to Salzburg after 25 years. To witness Franz Welser-Möst, a Strauss conductor in a league of his own, at the helm of the Wiener Philharmoniker "makes you think you are hearing the piece in its most perfect incarnation yet." (Financial Times) Length: approx. 160‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50104 | Opera Length: approx. 110‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50093 | Opera Cast: Cecilia Bartoli, Ildar Abdrazakov, Cast: Asmik Grigorian, Gábor Bretz, John Daszak, Edgardo Rocha, Alessandro Corbelli Anna Maria Chiuri, Julian Prégardien Philharmonia Chor Wien Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Franz Welser-Möst Ensemble Matheus conducted by Jean-Christophe Spinosi Staged by Romeo Castellucci Staged by Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier Produced by ORF, 3sat, UNITEL Produced by BR/ARTE, UNITEL 3 KLAUS MARIA BRANDAUER NARRATES W.A.MOZART’S MAGIC FLUTE Photo: © Roman Zach-Kiesling Mozart's timeless masterpiece at the Salzburg Festival – it doesn't get much better than this! Especially when "The Magic Flute" receives such a "spectacular and virtuosic staging" (Le Figaro) by Lydia Steier. Her colourful, fairy-tale production conjures up magical scenes and revolves around Hollywood star Klaus Maria Brandauer as grandfather, who reads the fantastical story of Tamino's quest to his three grandchildren. The Three Boys are sung "technically flawlessly and expressively by three members of the Wiener Sängerknaben, a pure joy" (Spiegel Online). Constantinos Carydis leads a young ensemble of world class singers and draws "precise phrasing and plenty of crisp articulation from the Wiener Philharmoniker" (Financial Times). Photo: © Ruth Walz A delight already enjoyed by over one million TV viewers in Germany alone! Length: approx. 140‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50092 | Opera Cast: Christiane Karg, Albina Shagimuratova, Matthias Goerne, Mauro Peter, Klaus Maria Brandauer Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Constantinos Carydis Staged by Lydia Steier Produced by ORF, ZDF/ARTE, UNITEL 4 WIENER WEST-EASTERN PHILHARMONIKER DIVAN ORCHESTRA ANDRIS NELSONS DANIEL BARENBOIM & LISA BATIASHVILI David Strongin, violinist of the WEDO, on playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Lisa Batiashvili and Daniel Barenboim: "Her and Barenboim's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's works is something very special. Barenboim teaches us the composer's musical language. I have been listening to this piece a thousand times, yet it impresses me again and again." (Source: Tagesspiegel) Photo: © Marco Borggreve A passionate rendition of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony, "oscillating between dream and grotesque, between idyll and Hellmouth" Wiener Zeitung The notion of passion, in music, initially referred to accounts of the suffering and death of Jesus. But would any form of art be conceivable without ardent passion and that kind of suffering which mobilizes creative forces as starting point for new artistic endeavours? Conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons presents a concert night which concentrates every conceivable passion: Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Trumpet Concerto "Nobody knows de trouble I see" and Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection". Length: 110‘ | Cat. no. A 045 50092 0000 | Concert Length: approx. 95‘ | Cat. no. A 045 50093 0000 | Concert Soloists: Håkan Hardenberger, Lucy Crowe, Ekaterina Gubanova Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Soloist: Lisa Batiashvili Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Andris Nelsons West-Eastern Divan Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim Produced by BR/ARTE, UNITEL Produced by ZDF/3sat, UNITEL 5 Photo: © Sammy Hart / DGG PYOTR I. TCHAIKOVSKY PIQUE DAME CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Photo: © Ruth Walz L’ INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA Photo: © SF / Maarten Vanden Abeele "A triumph for conductor Mariss Jansons at the Dizzying power games – Sonya Yoncheva and Kate Lindsey shine in Jan Lauwers's helm of the Wiener Philharmoniker" 'Gesamtkunstwerk' of the most sensual, yet most immoral love story of opera Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung history. "The love duet between Poppea and Nero The precise psychological focus of Alexander Pushkin's novella "Pique Dame", is one of the most tender in opera history which inspired Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky 50 years later to create his operatic masterpiece of the same name, is captured perfectly in the gripping new opera production and of infinite magic." by celebrated conductor Mariss Jansons and Hans Neuenfels, a luminary of Süddeutsche Zeitung modern director's theatre. Length: approx. 195‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50103 | Opera Length: approx. 170‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50094 | Opera Cast: Sonya Yoncheva, Kate Lindsey, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Carlo Vistoli Cast: Brandon Jovanovich, Evgenia Muraveva, BODHI PROJECT / SEAD Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance Vladislav Sulimsky, Igor Golovatenko, Hanna Schwarz Les Arts Florissants conducted by William Christie Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Mariss Jansons Staged by Jan Lauwers Staged by Hans Neuenfels Produced by CLC, medici.tv, UNITEL Produced by Servus TV, NHK, UNITEL OPEN-AIR CONCERTS Summer time means open-air time! UNITEL presents three of this summer's most spectacular classical music open-air concerts GRAFENEGG THE ODEONSPLATZ CONCERT THE ODEONSPLATZ CONCERT MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S GALA WITH DIANA DAMRAU WITH JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ Soprano Pretty Yende Violin Radoslaw Szulc Münchner Philharmoniker Tenor Joseph Calleja Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Valery Gergiev Violoncello Harriet Krijgh conducted by Cristian M celaru ă Works by Mozart, Donizetti, Berlioz, Tonkunstler Orchestra conducted by Yutaka Sado Works by Bernstein, Massenet, Satie, Massenet, Verdi, Puccini, Works by Rossini, Verdi, Bellini, Offenbach, Berlioz, Gounod & Dvořák Rimsky-Korsakov & Tchaikovsky Popper, Giménez, Bernstein, Arditi, Puccini & Elgar Length: approx. 75‘ Length: approx. 110‘ Length: approx. 120‘ Cat. no. A 045 50074 0000 | Concert Cat. no. A 055 50996 0000 | Concert Cat. no. A 055 51004 0000 | Concert Produced by ORF, UNITEL Produced by BR, UNITEL Produced by BR, medici.tv, UNITEL 7 Photos: © Thomas Jantzen, Marcus Schlaf GIUSEPPE VERDI Photo: © Bernd Uhlig MACBETH PLÁCIDO DOMINGO ANNA NETREBKO "A magical moment of opera" Neue Zürcher Zeitung An "evening of legends" BR Klassik Magnetic opera legend Plácido Domingo and Anna Netrebko, who performs as Lady Macbeth "perhaps the best role of her life" yet (rbb24), shine in Verdi's operatic take on William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth". Maestro Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in a gripping staging by acclaimed stage director Harry Kupfer. Length: approx. 150‘ | Cat. no. A 050 50611 | Opera Cast: Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Kwangchul Youn, Fabio Sartori Staatsopernchor | Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Daniel Barenboim Staged by Harry Kupfer Produced by ZDF/ARTE, NHK, UNITEL 8 SERGEI PROKOFIEV GIOACHINO ROSSINI RICCIARDO E ZORAIDE THE FIERY ANGEL To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the premiere of the Rossini rarity, Ruprecht falls for Renata and unconditionally follows her in Renata's the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro stages "Ricciardo e Zoraide" with an obsessive search for the fulfilment of her erotic fantasies with an angel. all-star cast. Juan Diego Flórez makes his debut as the crusader Ricciardo, The two cross the boundaries of perception and leave all rules of morality giving a "masterclass in bel canto" (Bachtrack). Pretty Yende – "radiant and reason behind. Their willingness to surrender body and soul threatens and richly expressive" (Financial Times) as Zoraide – proves that she is to completely dissolve their previous existence, as Mariusz Trelinski, "a virtuosa in Rossini singing" (Neue Musikzeitung). named best director at the 2018 International Opera Awards, shows in his mesmerizing staging. "A benchmark performance" Financial Times Length: approx. 180‘ | Cat. no. A 000 50063 | Opera Length: approx. 130‘ | Cat. no. A 010 50094 | Opera Cast: Pretty Yende, Juan Diego Flórez, Sergey Romanovsky, Cast: Aušrine Stundyte, Scott Hendricks, Agnieszka Rehlis, Nicola Ulivieri | Coro del Teatro Ventidio Basso Andreï Popov | Chorus of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai Orchestre de Paris conducted by Kazushi Ono conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti