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NEWSLETTER > 2014/15 Opera Dance Documentary Concert Circus Cabaret & magic Theater EDITO In 1964, Jacques Demy’s film,“Les Parapluies de Cherbourg”, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Festival. This new semi-staged symphonic version premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris plunges us back into Michel Legrand’s timeless score, this time in the company SUMMARY of Natalie Dessay and Laurent Naouri. From the other side of Europe, Saint Petersburg’s OPERA 2 DANCE 22 Mariinsky Theatre, broadcasting on major > THÉÂTRE MUSICAL DE PARIS-CHÂTELET > MARIINSKY THEATRE international cinema networks since this summer, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg...... 2 La Bayadère...... 22 offers us its historic version of “La Bayadère” Anna Karenine...... 22 > MARIINSKY THEATRE and a new production of “War and Peace” War and Peace...... 3 > OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS from Graham Vick. Spectacular viewing! Ballet Evening at Paris Opera...... 24 > OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS Daphnis et Chloé...... 25 The Paris Opera continues its collaboration with La Traviata...... 4 Le Palais de Cristal...... 26 Dances at a Gathering...... 26 film director Benoît Jacquot and his production > OPÉRA DE LYON Psyché...... 28 of “La Traviata” and above all proposes a Le Comte Ory...... 5 choreographic firework display devised by Paris > TATAR STATE ACADEMIC OPERA - KAZAN > ARENA DI VERONA The Golden Horde...... 28 Opera Director of Dance Brigitte Lefèvre, who is Carmen...... 6 succeeded this year by Benjamin Millepied. > DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN > TEATRO LA FENICE VENISE The Nutcracker...... 30 The programme includes “Le Palais de Cristal” L’Africaine...... 7 > BOLSHOI THEATRE by George Balanchine, “Dances at a Gathering” > TEATRO REAL MADRID Marco Spada...... 31 by Jerome Robbins, Alexei Ratmansky’s Brokeback Mountain...... 8 “Psyché”, Harald Lander’s “Etudes” and a Les Contes d’Hoffmann...... 8 DOCUMENTARY 32 world première from the Palais Garnier: “The > OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE A Rose for Antonio Soler...... 32 défilé of the Paris Opera Corps de Ballet” along Attila...... 10 Carnivals around the World...... 32 Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail.....10 with the “little rats” from the Ballet School. Guillaume Tell...... 12 L’Italiana in Algeri...... 13 CONCERT 33 Telmondis Distribution continues its travels Ludwig Van Beethoven Cycle, around the globe with “Brokeback Mountain” > FESTIVAL D'AIX-EN-PROVENCE The Nine Symphonies...... 33 and “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” from the Teatro Il Turco in Italia...... 14 Ariodante...... 14 Real in Madrid, “Attila” staged by Ruggero WORK IN PROGRESS 34 Raimondi at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie, the > OPÉRA DE MONTE-CARLO Ernani...... 16 > DANCE new productions from the Festival d’Aix-en- Il Mondo della Luna...... 16 Sleeping Beauty ...... 34 Provence and “Carmen” from the Verona Arena… Atvakhabar Rhapsodies ...... 34 > OPÉRA DE ROUEN HAUTE-NORMANDIE Tatjana ...... 34 Do not hesitate to visit our Internet site at Dido and Aeneas...... 18 > CIRCUS La Damnation de Faust...... 19 www.telmondis.fr and come and join us at 39th International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo...... 34 the major international markets, MIP TV, > OPÉRA NATIONAL DU RHIN MIPCOM in Cannes, the IMZ Avant-Première Doctor Atomic...... 20 > OPERA The Queen of Spades ...... 35 in Berlin, the Biarritz and Tokyo rendez-vous > SPECIAL EVENT Eugene Onegin...... 35 and also the Golden Prague Festival. Le Concert de Paris...... 21 La Cenerentola...... 35 Antoine Perset, CIO > Opera 2/3 THÉÂTRE MUSICAL DE PARIS-CHÂTELET / MARIINSKY THEATRE

Les Parapluies de Cherbourg Telmondis 2014 Théâtre musical de Paris-Châtelet

World Premiere – Symphonic Version Years later, the now conspicuously wealthy Golden Palm in Cannes in 1964, Les Geneviève, travelling with her daughter, Parapluies de Cherbourg is a new genre Guy's child, accidentally runs into Guy at his in the French film world: the musical. A service station. While the two have only a cinematographic revolution, carried by brief conversation about the state of their the timeless music of Michel Legrand. respective lives, the conversation is clearly fraught with unspoken fondness and regret. Geneviève lives with her widowed mother, who owns an umbrella shop in Cherbourg. Musical direction: Michel Legrand She and Guy, an auto mechanic, are secretly Book: Jacques Demy | in love and want to marry. Shortly after Music: Michel Legrand | this, Guy is drafted to serve the Algerian Stage director: Vincent Vittoz | War. Before leaving, Guy and Geneviève Set design: Vincent Vittoz and Jean-Jacques consummate their love for each other, Sempé | Costumes: Vanessa Seward | which results in her becoming pregnant. While Guy is away at war they drift apart. Starring Geneviève, strongly encouraged by her Geneviève: Marie Oppert | Guy: Vincent mother, accepts a marriage proposal from Niclo | Madame Emery: Natalie Dessay | Roland Cassard, a jewler, who has fallen Roland Cassard: Laurent Naouri | Madeleine: in love and has promised to bring up her Louise Leterme | Aunt Elise: Jasmine Roy child as his own. Guy is wounded and is | M. Dubourg & Aubin: Franck Vincent | discharged before his two-year term is up, Orchestre National d'Île-de-France | but when he returns to Cherbourg Geneviève has already married and moved away. He Production struggles with depression and anger, but A Coproduction by Telmondis, Théâtre Muscial eventually is healed by falling in love with de Paris-Châtelet with the partcipation and marrying Madeleine, a young woman of France Télévisions and the support of who had been caring for his dying aunt. Using the CNC | Directed by Denis Caïozzi | an inheritance from his aunt, Guy fulfills Produced by Antoine Perset, Denis Morlière | his ambition of opening a service station. Running time: 1x90’ | ©Photo: Marie-Noëlle Robert War and Peace Telmondis 2014 Mariinsky Theatre

Opera in two acts by Sergei Prokofiev. Starring Libretto by Sergei Prokofiev and Mira Andrei Bondarenko: Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Mendelssohn-Prokofieva after the | Aida Garifullina: Natasha Rostova | Yulia novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy. Matochkina: Sonya | Larisa Diadkova: New production directed by Graham Maria Dmitrievna Akhrosimova | Sergei Vick. Conducted by Valery Gergiev. Aleksashkin: Count Ilya Rostov | Yevgeny Akimov: Pierre Bezukhov | Maria Maksakova: Based on the 19th century novel by Hélène Bezukhova | Ilya Selivanov: Anatol Tolstoy, the opera of War and Peace tells Kuragin | Edward Tsanga: Dolokhov | the story of young Natasha who falls for Yekaterina Sergeyeva: Princess Marya | dashing widower Prince Andrei. But his Gennady Bezzubenkov: Field-Marshal father disapproves of their proposed Mikhail Kutuzov | Vasily Gerello: Napoleon | union causing the match to be postponed. The Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus | Meanwhile Natasha’s head is turned by the charming Anatole Kuragin who neglects to Production mention that he is already married. This A Coproduction by Telmondis, the individual and personal story is overtaken Mariinsky Theatre, Mezzo with the by political events as Napoleon’s army participation of France Télévisions, closes in on Russia, making war inevitable. M_MEDIA and the support of the CNC | Directed by Don Kent | Stage Director: Graham Vick Produced by Antoine Perset, Denis Morlière | Musical Director and Conductor: Running time: 1x190’ | Valery Gergiev | Production Designer: Paul Brown | Lighting Designer: Giuseppe Di Iorio | Choreographer: Maxim Petrov | ©Photo: N. Razina > Opera 4/5 OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS / OPÉRA DE LYON

La Traviata Idéale Audience 2014 Opéra national de Paris

Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. Musical direction: Francesco Ivan Ciampa Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave Stage direction: Benoît Jacquot | based on the novel “La Dame aux Sets: Sylvain Chauvelot | Camélias” by Alexandre Dumas fils. Costumes: Christian Gasc | Lighting: André Diot | Poor Mariette Duplessis is dead... the Chorus master: Alessandro di Stefano | first woman I ever loved, and now she’s in goodness knows which cemetery, abandoned Starring to the maggots of the sepulchre! It’s as she Diana Damrau: Violetta Valéry | said to me fifteen months ago: “I won’t live: Anna Pennisi: Flora Bervoix | I’m a strange girl and I won’t be able to keep Cornelia Oncioiu: Annina | living a life I don’t know how to lead and that Francesco Demuro: Alfredo Germont | I don’t know how to bear either. Take me, lead Ludovic Tézier: Giorgio Germont | me wherever you want; I won’t bother you, Gabriele Mangione: Gastone | I sleep all day. In the evening, you’ll let me Fabio Previati: Il Barone Douphol | go to the theatre and at night you’ll do with Igor Gnidii: Il Marchese d’Obigny | me as you wish!” I’ve never told you of the Nicolas Testé: Dottore Grenvil | singular attachment I felt for that charming Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus | creature. And now she’s dead... And I don’t know what strange old elegy echoes in my Production heart at her memory.” Thus spoke Franz Liszt A coproduction by Opéra national de Paris, of Marie d’Agoult, the unforgettable ghost of Idéale Audience, with the participation the woman who would become the Dame aux of France Télévisions, the support of the Camélias. After Dumas fils, it was Verdi who Fondation Orange and the CNC | would give her immortality in his remarkable Directed by Benoît Jacquot, Louise Narboni | masterpiece, one of the repertoire’s most Produced by Françoise Gazio | striking portraits of a woman, at once cruel Running time: 1x130’ | and sublime. Following on from Werther, Benoît Jacquot directs Diana Damrau in this other opera about love and sacrifice. ©Photo: Elisa Haberer - Onp ©Photo: Elisa Haberer Le Comte Ory Telmondis 2014 Opéra de Lyon

Opera-comique in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini. Libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles-Gaspard Delestre- Poirson. In coproduction with theTeatro alla Scala, Milan.

Rossini’s penultimate opera is based on a medieval ballad about randy knights set loose in a convent. This version of the story is a bit more polite, with the nuns turned into a castle full of faithful wives, chastely awaiting the return of their husbands.

Musical Direction: Stefano Montanari Staging, sets and costumes: Laurent Pelly | Lighting: Joël Adam | Chorus Master: Alan Woodbridge |

Production A coproduction by Telmondis, Opéra de Lyon, with the participation of France Télévisions and the support of the CNC | Directed by Vincent Massip | Produced by Antoine Perset, Denis Morlière | Running time: 1x180’ | ©Photo: Bertrand Stofleth > Opera 6/7 ARENA DI VERONA / TEATRO LA FENICE VENISE

Carmen Bel Air Media 2014 L’Africaine Oxymore 2013 Arena di Verona Teatro La Fenice Venise

Opera in three acts by Giacomo Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume Meyerbeer. Libretto by Eugène Scribe. Stage director: Leo Muscato | Sets: Massimo Checchetto | The opera is set in Lisbon and on an island Costumes: Carlos Tieppo | in the Indian Ocean during the 16th century. Vasco da Gama has been away from Starring his fiancé Inès for two years. Assuming Jessica Pratt: Inès | Da Gama is dead, Inès’ father insists Veronica Simeoni: Sélika | that she marry Don Pédro. Surprisingly, Gregory Kunde: Vasco de Gama | Da Gama returns and brings with him two Emanuele Giannino: Don Alvar | slaves Sélika and Nélusko. When the Grand Angelo Veccia: Nélusko | Inquisitor refuses Da Gama’s request for Luca dall’Amico: Don Pédro | more exploration funds, Da Gama attacks Davide Ruberti: Don Diego | the Grand Inquisitor and is sent to prison. Mattia Denti: Grand Inquisitor of Lisbon | Luckily, Inès purchases Da Gama’s freedom Ruben Amoretti: High Priest of Brahma | by marrying Don Pédro. Inès and Don Pédro Anna Bordignon: Anna | now set sail, piloted by the treacherous Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice | Nélusko. Da Gama has followed Don Pédro in another ship, and begs him to return to Production Lisbon. Don Pédro refuses, and a storm A coproduction by Oxymore, breaks out. The local people kill all males Fondazione Teatro La Fenice, with on the ships except Da Gama. Sélika is now the participation of Medici TV and queen once again and claims Da Gama as RAI and the support of the CNC | her husband. However, when Sélika sees Directed by Stéphane Vérité | Da Gama secretly with Inès (who survived), Produced by Jean-Romain Sales | she commits suicide followed by Nélusko. Running time: 1x150’ | ©Photo: Ennevi_Fondazione Arena di Veron di Arena ©Photo: Ennevi_Fondazione

Dramma lirico in four acts by Georges Musical direction: Henrik Nánási Bizet. Libretto by Ludovic Halevy – Staging and sets: Franco Zeffirelli | Henri Meilhac. Based on a novella of Costumes: Anna Anni | the same title by Prosper Mérimée. Starring 100 years ago Bizet’s passionate and Ekaterina Semenchuck: Carmen | impressive opera Carmen was staged for the Irina Lungu: Micaela | first time in the Arena in Verona. Today in Carlo Ventre: Don Jose | front of the imposing backdrop of the Roman Carlos Alvarez: Escamillo | amphitheatre Franco Zeffirelli‘s opulent Orchestra of Arena di Verona | production is conducted by Henrik Nánási and sung by an international cast of excellent Production singers: Ekaterina Semenchuk in the title A coproduction by Bel Air Media, NHK, role, Irina Lungu as Micaela, Carlo Ventre ZDF and Fondazione Arena di Verona, as Don Jose, Carlos Alvarez as Escamillo. Arte, Classica Italia, M_Media, France Télévisions, with the support of the CNC | Directed by Andy Sommer | Produced by François Duplat | Running time: 1x150’ | ©Photo: Michele Croser > Opera 8/9 TEATRO REAL MADRID

Brokeback Mountain Bel Air Media 2014 Teatro Real Madrid

Opera in two acts by Charles Wuorinen Starring Daniel Okulitch: Ennis del Mar | There are many parallels to be found Tom Randle: Jack Twist | between this work, which will have Heather Buck: Alma | its world première at the Teatro Hannah Esther Minutillo: Lureen | Real (Royal Theatre), and Tristan Ethan Herschenfeld: und Isolde. Just as in the opera by Aguirre / Hog-Boy | Richard Wagner, we are presented Celia Alcedo: Alma’s Mother | with a love on a cosmic scale, and Ryan MacPherson: Jack’s Father | one that is rejected by society. It Jane Henschel: Jack’s Mother | is a love story set in a stunning Hilary Summers: Waitress | landscape of mountains, only to be Letitia Singleton: Seller | destroyed by society’s expectations, Gaizka Gurruchaga: Cowboy | just as in Wagner’s opera. Annie Vasco Fracanzani: Bill Jones | Proulx, the author of the book of the Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra | same name, wrote the libretto so that the music by Charles Wuorinen Production could transcend the message of A coproduction by Bel Air the film. Wuorinen himself states Media, Teatro Real Madrid, that nature in the opera is, “a TVE, MUSEEC / medici.tv, ARTE constantly menacing, deadly force”. Concert, ARTE France, M_MEDIA, with the support of the CNC | Musical direction: Titus Engel Directed by Jérémie Cuvillier | Stage direction: Ivo van Hove | Produced by François Duplat | Sets and lighting: Jan Versweyveld | Running time: 1x110’ | Costumes: Wojciech Dziedzic | Video: Tal Yarden | Playwright: Jan Vandenhouwe | Chorus Master: Andrés Máspero | ©Photo: Javier del real Teatro Real Teatro ©Photo: Javier del real Les Contes d’Hoffmann Bel Air Media 2014 Teatro Real Madrid

Opera fantastique in five acts by Musical direction: Sylvain Cambreling Jacques Offenbach. Libretto by Stage direction: Christoph Marthaler | Jules Barbier, after the play by Sets and costumes: Anna Viebrock | Barbier and Michel Carré. Based Chorus Master: Andrés Máspero | on the stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann. In the new version of Les contes Starring d'Hoffmann, by Jacques Offenbach, Eric Cutler: Hoffmann | Anne Sofie presented at the Teatro Real in von Otter: La Musa / Nicklausse | Madrid, Nicklausse, the muse and Ana Durlovski: Olympia | Measha alter ego of Hoffmann, sings: “On est Brueggergosman: Antonia / Giuletta | grand par l’amour, mais plus grand Lani Poulson: Mother of Antonia | par les pleurs” (One is enriched by Gerardo Lopez: Nathanaël | Graham love, but also by sadness). This is Valentine: Spalanzani | Tomeu the main motif in the work by, “the Bibiloni: Hermann | Isaac Galán: ever cheerful Offenbach” and it Peter Schlémil | Jean-Philippe appears in a work that is part of the Lafont: Maître Luther, Crespel | Altea same romantic movement that spans Garrido: Stella | Vito Priante: Lindorf, from Victor Hugo to Thomas Mann, Coppélius, Dr. Miracle, Dapertutto | passing by Berlioz. The common Christoph Homberger: Andrès, link between the work by these men Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio | is that art and inspiration come Teatro Real Chorus and Orchestra | from the suffering and sadness in the world. This makes it the only Production opera by Offenbach in which art A coproduction by Bel Air Media, triumphs over the pain of love. Teatro Real, TVE, Mezzo, ARTE This new version is the last Concert, ARTE France, with the production initiated by Gerard support of the CNC | D Mortier for the Teatro Real irected by Jérémie Cuvillier | conducted by Sylvain Cambreling Produced by François Duplat | and staged by Christoph Marthaler. Running time: 1x190’ | ©Photo: Javier del real Teatro Real Teatro ©Photo: Javier del real > Opera 10/11 OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE

Attila Oxymore 2013 Opéra royal de Wallonie

Opera in three acts by Guiseppe Starring Verdi. Libretto by Temistocle Solera. Michele Pertusi: Attila | Makvala Aspanidze: Odabella | In the 5th century, the Huns have Giovanni Meoni: Ezio | just sacked the town of Aquileia. Giuseppe Gipali: Foresto | Attila, nicknamed “the scourge Papuna Tchuradze: Uldino | of God”, celebrates his victory Pierre Gathier: Leone | against Odabella, the daughter of Orchestra and chorus of the the local overlord who has seen Opéra Royal de Wallonie | her entire family wiped out. Impressed by the courage of the Production young female warrior, Attila gives her A coproduction by Oxymore, a sword. Odabella goes on to make Royal Opera House of Wallonia, use of it to avenge her loved ones. Jim & Jules, Koko arrose la Close to a lagoon, a boat arrives culture, with the participation carrying the survivors of Aquileia, of France Télévisions and RTBF, among them Foresto who laments and the support of the CNC | the fate of his dear Odabella. He Directed by David Mathy | then suggests that he and his Produced by Jean-Romain Sales | companions build a new city: Venice. Running time: 1x117’ |

Conductor: Renato Palumbo Director: Ruggero Raimondi | Set designs: Daniel Bianco | Costume designs: Laura Lo Surdo | Lighting designs: Albert Faura | Chorus master: Marcel Seminara | ©Photo: Jacques Croisier Die Entführung aus dem Serail Oxymore 2013 Opéra royal de Wallonie

Opera in three acts by Wolfgang Conductor: Christophe Rousset Amadeus Mozart. Libretto Director: Alfredo Arias | by Stephanie Gottlieb. Set designs: Roberto Platé | Costume designs: Adeline André | Konstanze (the fiancée of Belmonte, a Lighting designs: Jacques Spanish noble), Blondchen (her maid) Rouveyrollis | and Pedrillo (Belmonte's valet and Chorus master: Marcel Seminara | Blondchen's fiancé) are kidnapped by pirates and sold as slaves to the Starring pasha Bassa Selim. The latter keeps Maria Grazia Schiavo: Konstanze | the beautiful Konstanze for himself, Wesley Rogers: Belmonte | and while Pedrillo serves him as a Franz Hawlata: Osmin | gardener, he gives Blondchen to Elizabeth Bailey: Blondchen | Osmin, the guardian of his seraglio. Jeff Martin: Pedrillo | Markus Merz: Bassa Selim | In the meantime, Belmonte has Orchestra and chorus of the found out where his friends are and Opéra Royal de Wallonie | appears at the palace of Bassa Selim. However, Osmin distrusts this Production stranger and chases him away. A coproduction by Oxymore, Belmonte returns later and Royal Opera House of Wallonia, finds Pedrillo who, to get him Jim & Jules, with the participation into the palace, passes him of France Télévisions and RTBF, off as a young architect… and the support of the CNC | Directed by Alfredo Arias | Produced by Jean-Romain Sales | Running time: 1x135’ | ©Photo: Jacques Croisier > Opera 12/13 OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE

Guillaume Tell Oxymore 2013 Opéra royal de Wallonie

Opera in three acts by André Ernest Modeste Grétry. Libretto by Jean-Michel Sedaine after Antoine-Marie Lemierre.

Must one salute a hat at the top of a mast, even it it's an order given by the local lord ? Guillaume Tell refuses to do so and he is sentenced to fire an arrow into an apple placed on the head of his own son. But Tell has a secret weapon: he slips a second arrow into his quiver. For whom was it intended ?

Production A coproduction by Oxymore, Royal Opera House of Wallonia, Arte GEIE, Jim & Jules, Web Style Productions, with the participation of RTBF, and the support of the CNC | Directed by Frédéric Caillierez | Produced by Jean-Romain Sales | Running time: 1x88’ | ©Photo: Jacques Croisier L’Italiana in Algeri Oxymore 2013 Opéra royal de Wallonie

Opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. Libretto by Angelo Anelli.

Mustafa, the Bey of Alger, is bored with his wife Elvira. He would really like to meet one of those Italian girls who break the hearts of their suitors. Isabella, the fiancée of Lindoro who is imprisoned in Mustafa's harem, is roaming the seas in search of him. After being captured, will she eventually find Lindoro again and reconcile Mustafa and Elvira ?

Production A coproduction by Oxymore, Royal Opera House of Wallonia, Arte GEIE, Jim & Jules, Web Style Productions, with the participation of RTBF, and the support of the CNC | Directed by Frédéric Caillierez | Produced by Jean-Romain Sales | Running time: 1x123’ | ©Photo: Jacques Croisier > Opera 14/15 FESTIVAL D'AIX-EN-PROVENCE

Il Turco in Italia Bel Air Media 2014 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

Dramma buffo in two acts by Musical direction: Marc Minkowski Gioacchino Rossini. Libretto Stage direction: Christopher Alden | by Felice Romani. Stage design: Andrew Liebermann | Costumes: Kaye Voyce | In the bright sunlight of opera Lighting: Adam Silverman | buffa a good-looking Turkish prince (with an agile bass voice) lands Starring on the coast of Naples looking for Adrian Sâmpetrean: Selim | amorous adventures. In no time at Olga Peretyatko: Fiorilla | all he meets a vivacious Italian girl (a Alessandro Corbelli: Don Geronio | coquettish virtuoso soprano), who Lawrence Brownlee: Narciso | is accustomed to flitting between Pietro Spagnoli: Prosdocimo | admirers, much to the displeasure Cecelia Hall: Zaida | of her elderly husband. This little Juan Sancho: Albazar | group carries on its flirtations, Orchestra Les Musiciens rivalries and quarrels under the eyes du Louvre-Grenoble | of the poet Prosdocimo, to his great Chorus Ensemble vocal Aedes | delight, as this author in search Olivier Fortin: continuo harpsichord of characters has, as it happens, been seeking inspiration for a play. Production He even influences the actions of A coproduction by Bel Air Media, these tragi-comic figures, lending Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Arte a quasi-Pirandellian dimension France, with the support of the CNC | to Gioacchino Rossini’s zaniest Directed by Corentin Leconte | but also most subtle opera. Produced by François Duplat | Running time: 1x180’ | ©Photo: Patrick Berger ArtcomArt Berger ©Photo: Patrick Ariodante Bel Air Media 2014 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence

Dramma per musica in three acts by Conductor: Andrea Marcon Georg Friedrich Haendel. Anonymous Stage director: Richard Jones | libretto after Ginevra, Principessa di Sets and costumes: Ultz | Scozia by Antonio Salvi, inspired by Lighting: Mimi Jordan Sherin | Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando furioso Choreography: Lucy Burge | In the deceptive light of the moon Puppets' stage direction and a man sings of how the woman he design: Finn Caldwell | loves has betrayed him. Yet the knight Ariodante and Princess Ginevra had Starring sworn eternal fidelity to each other. Sarah Connolly: Ariodante | But the treacherous Polinesso, who Patricia Petibon: Ginevra | also desires the young woman, Sandrine Piau: Dalinda | has succeeded in painting her as Sonia Prina: Polinesso | unfaithful. Fathomless despair, a Luca Tittoto: King of Scotland | failed suicide attempt and mortal David Portillo: Lurcanio | combat will all be involved in re- Christopher Diffey: Odoardo establishing the truth. Antonio Salvi’s Freiburger Barockorchester | skilful libretto, with a plot based on Chorus English Voices | Ariosto’s famous best-seller Orlando Furioso, provides Handel with the Production opportunity to compose his most A coproduction by Bel Air Media, perfect opera. Its sublime music, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, written for the greatest singers of Mezzo, France Télévisions, with his day, contrasts the joy of sunlit the support of the CNC | days with the desolation of night. Directed by Philippe Beziat | This will be the first time that this Produced by François Duplat | masterpiece is heard in the Théâtre Running time: 1x190’ | de l’Archevêché in Aix-en-Provence, beneath a moon no less complicit in the fatal illusion for being real. ©Photo: Pascal Victo ArtcomArVicto ©Photo: Pascal > Opera 16/17 OPÉRA DE MONTE-CARLO

Ernani Wahoo Production 2014 Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after “Hernani” by Victor Hugo.

Three men vie for the hand of the beautiful, young Elvira: Ernani, the outlawed nobleman reduced to banditry; Don Ruy Gomez de Silva, Elvira's guardian and unwelcome prospective husband, and Don Carlo, the King of Spain and future Holy Roman Emperor.

Starring Ramon Vargas: Ernani, the bandit | Ludovic Tézier: Don Carlo, King of Spain | Alexander Vinogradov: Don Ruy Gomez de Silva | Svetla Vassileva: Elvira, his niece and fiancée | Karine Ohanyan: Giovanna, her nurse | Maurizio Pace: Don Riccardo, Don Carlo's equerry | Gabriele Ribis: Jago, Don Ruy's equerry | Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte-Carlo and Chorus of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo |

Production A coproduction by Wahoo production, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, with the support of the CNC Directed by Stéphan Aubé | Produced by Odile Carlotti | Running time: 1x120' | ©Photo: Opéra de Monte Carlo ©Photo: Opéra Il Mondo della Luna Wahoo Production 2014 Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Opera in three acts by Franz Joseph Haydn. Libretto by Polisseno Fegejo Pastor after Carlo Goldoni.

The bogus astrologer, Ecclitico, wants to trick the protective Buonafede into allowing his daughters Clarice and Flaminia, and their maid Lisetta, to marry the husbands they choose, Ecclitico, the cavalier Ernesto and his servant Cecco respectively. Buonafede is drugged and taken into Ecclitico’s garden. In his drugged state, Buonafede thinks the garden is the moon. Cecco, Ernesto and the girls also come to the garden. Buonafede sees Cecco as Emperor and Ernesto as Hesperus. The girls are duly betrothed to the appropriate partners, before Buonafede realizes he has been duped.

Musical Direction: Jérémie Rhorer Staging: Emilio Sagi | Sets: Daniel Bianco | Costumes: Pepa Ojanguren | Lighting: Albert Faura

Production A coproduction by Oxymore, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Cercle de l’Harmonie, Mezzo, France Télévisions, with the support of the CNC | Directed by David Mathy | Produced by Jean-Romain Sales | Running time: 1x142’ | ©Photo: Opéra de Monte Carlo ©Photo: Opéra > Opera 18/19 OPÉRA DE ROUEN HAUTE-NORMANDIE

Dido and Aeneas Oxymore 2014 Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie

Opera in three acts by Henry Musical Direction: Vincent Dumestre Purcell. Libretto by Nahum Tate. Staging, choreography, sets, costumes: Queen Dido's lady-in-waiting Belinda Cecile Roussat, Julien Lubek | attempts to cheer up the lovelorn queen: surely the Trojan hero Aeneas Starring returns her love. Dido admits her Vivica Genaux: Dido | infatuation, and Aeneas enters to Henk Neven: Aeneas | renew his love-suit. Belinda and the Ana Quintans: Belinda | chorus encourage Dido's acquiescence Marc Mauillon: Sorceress, Sailor | and predict a happy outcome. At their Tatyana Ilyin: First Witch | cave, however, witches plot Dido Caroline Meng: Second Witch | and Carthage's downfall. Their spirit, Lucile Richardot: Spirit | dressed as Mercury, will impress upon Jenny Daviet: Second Woman | Aeneas the need for him to leave Orchestra of the Poeme Harmonique | immediately and complete his destiny Chorus Accentus | Opera de to found Rome as the new Troy. During Rouen Haute-Normandie | a hunt, a storm sends Dido and the courtiers back to the city, but Aeneas Production is held back by Merurcy and submits A coproduction by Oxymore, Opéra to his commands. The following day, de Rouen Haute-Normandie, Aeneas's sailors prepare to leave port. Mezzo, Alpha Productions, France The witches are thrilled, but Dido Télévisions, Poeme Harmonique, distraught and angry. Even Aeneas's with the support of the CNC | offer to disobey the gods and stay Directed by Stéphane Vérité | does not move her: she rejects him. Produced by Jean-Romain Sales | He leaves, and before taking her life Running time: 1x80’ | she asks Belinda to remember her, but not her fate. The chorus calls on cupids to scatter roses on her tomb. ©Photo: Jean Pouget La Damnation de Faust Oxymore 2014 Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie

Opera in four acts by Hector Musical Direction: Nicolas Krüger Berlioz. Libretto by Hector Berlioz Staging: Frédéric Roels, and Almire Gandonnière. assisted by Gilles Rico | Sets: Bruno de Lavenère | Conventional and moderate he was Costumes: Lionel Lesire | not, in life as in art, and so it is with Lighting: Laurent Castaingt | Hector Berlioz' musical rendition Choreography: José Besprosvany | of the Faust myth, which explodes Chorus master: Christophe all conventions and genres. Berlioz Grapperon | initially called his Damnation of Faust an “opera concertante”, Starring then a “dramatised legend”. Erik Fenton: Faust | Ultimately, the work is one thing Sir Willard White: Méphistophélès | above all else – a grand spectacle Marie Gautrot: Marguerite | incorporating all conceivable Alain Herriau: Brander | forms. Here we are presented Orchestra of the Opéra de Rouen with a score made up of opera, Haute-Normandie | Chorus oratorio and symphonic elements, Accentus | Opera de Rouen lieder, dances, marches, drinking Haute-Normandie | Ballet of the songs, large-scale chorus pieces, Opéra-Théâtre de Limoges | a fugue parody and a quodlibet of superimposed troopers' songs. Production Musically speaking, a composition A coproduction by Oxymore, Opéra from the mid 19th century could de Rouen Haute-Normandie, with the hardly be more heterogeneous. participation of France Télévisions, and the support of the CNC | Directed by Stéphane Vérité | Produced by Jean-Romain Sales | Running time: 1x130’ | ©Photo: Oxymore > Opera > Opera 20/21 OPÉRA NATIONAL DU RHIN SPECIAL EVENT

Doctor Atomic Oxymore 2014 Le Concert de Paris Electron Libre prod. 2014 Opéra national du Rhin Eiffel Tower, Paris

Conducted by maestro Daniele Gatti, Musical direction: Daniele Gatti this show has been filmed on Bastille Chorus masters: Morgan Jourdain, Day (July 14th) at the Eiffel Tower Matthias Brauer | in front of 600.000 spectators. Starring It brings together 220 classical musicians Natalie Dessay, soprano | Anna Netrebko, and some of the world’s greatest soloists soprano | Olga Peretyatko, soprano | including Natalie Dessay, Anna Netrebko, Elina Garanča, mezzo soprano | Piotr Olga Peretyatko, Elina Garanča, Piotr Beczala, Beczala, tenor | Lawrence Brownlee, tenor | Lawrence Brownlee and Laurent Naouri. Laurent Naouri, barytone | Maîtrise de Radio France | Chorus of Radio France | On the occasion of the centenary of the Orchestre National de France | First World War, the musical programme evokes themes such as War and Peace Production and pieces by well known composers A coproduction by Electron Libre such as Berlioz or Tchaikovsky, as well Productions, in association with Radio as works from the great opera repertoire France, Lagardère Entertainment, France from Verdi to Gounod, or Donizetti. Télévisions, with the support of the CNC | Directed by François Goetghebeur | Produced by Yannis Chebbi, Michaël Kazan | Running time: 1x90’ | ©Photo: A Kaiser French creation – New production of the first essay. And his assistant Opera in two acts by John Adams. Bainbridge to answer him: “from now Libretto by Peter Sellars. on, we are all sons of a bitch”.

Doctor Atomic arose from a series of orders of the Opera of San Francisco on the theme Musical direction: Patrick Davin of Faust in a country as the United States. Staging: Lucinda Childs | John Adam and his librettist Peter Sellars Sets and costumes: Bruno de Lavenère | then had the idea to connect Faust with Lighting: David Debrinay | the Project Manhattan (the elaboration of Video: Etienne Guiol | the atom bomb). Its inventor, the physicist Julius Robert Oppenheimer, makes the world Starring fall over in the era of nuclear power. A man Dietrich Henschel: J. Robert Oppenheimer | who puts in danger the whole humanity, Robert Bork: Edward Teller | embodied by the concerns of his wife, Kitty. Marlin Miller: Robert Wilson | Attached to the reality, several of the Anna Grevelius: Kitty Oppenheimer | present texts in the opera were adapted by Jovita Vaskeviciute: Pasqualita | documents declassified by the government Peter Sidhom: General Leslie Groves | of the United States. They resume Brian Bannatyne-Scott: Jack Hubbard | the dialogues between the scientists, John Graham-Hall: Captain James Nolan | the officials and the military staff. Production Lucinda Childs signs an un-spectacular A coproduction by Oxymore, Opéra national approach to staging, close to the cinema, du Rhin, with the participation of France for this countdown in the form of thriller. Télévisions and Medici TV, and the support “... Now I am Shiva the destroyer of the of the CNC | Directed by Stéphane Vérité | worlds” said Oppenheimer at the time Produced by Jean-Romain Sales | of the explosion of Gadget, the bomb Running time: 1x168’ | ©Photo: Electron Libre - Christophe Charzat Libre ©Photo: Electron > Dance 22/23 MARIINSKY THEATRE

La Bayadère Telmondis 2014 Mariinsky Theatre

Ballet in three acts by Marius Petipa. Conductor: Boris Gruzin Music by Ludwig Minkus. Libretto by Choreography: Marius Petipa Marius Petipa and Sergei Khudekov. revised by Vladimir Ponomarev, Vakhtang Chabukiani with The premiere of La Bayadère in 1877 dances by Konstantin Sergeyev, was a triumph for Marius Petipa, Nikolai Zubkovsky | and this success has accompanied Set design: Mikhail Shishliannikov the ballet throughout its theatrical after set designs by Adolf Kvapp, life. The sad love story of the noble Konstantin Ivanov, Pyotr Lambin warrior Solor and the temple dancer and Orest Allegri | Nikia, who is poisoned by her rival, Costumes: Yevgeny Ponomarev | Princess Gamzatti, formed the basis Lighting Design: Mikhail for Petipa’s grand spectacle. Shishliannikov |

La Bayadère is a picturesque, Starring 19th century encyclopaedia of India; Viktoria Tereshkina: Nikia | cool temples in the shade of palm- Anastasia Matvienko: Gamzatti | trees, majestic palace walls, frenetic Vladimir Shklyarov: Solor | fakirs flagellating themselves Vladimir Ponomarev: during sacred dances, lithe The High Brahmin | dancers, colourful veils, elephants, cobras and opium hookahs. Production This Indian exoticism was created, A Coproduction by Telmondis, the however, using conventional ballet Mariinsky Theatre, Mezzo with techniques of the 19th century. The the participation of M_MEDIA decorative luxuriance of the first and the support of the CNC | two acts contrasts with the third – Directed by Vincent Massip | the “white” act of the Shades – a Produced by Antoine Perset, triumph of virtuoso classical dance. Denis Morlière | Running time: 1x120’ | ©Photo: N. Razina Anna Karenine Telmondis 2014 Mariinsky Theatre

Ballet in two acts after the novel by Lev Musical Direction: Valery Gergiev Tolstoy. Music by Rodion Shchedrin. Choreographer: Alexei Ratmansky | Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky. Sets and Costumes: Mikael Melbye | Graphic / Video designer: Anna Karenina is the tragic story of a Wendall Harrington | Lighting: married aristocrat/socialite and her Jørn Melin | Dramaturgy: Martin affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. Tulinius | Assistant Choreographer: The story starts when she arrives in Tatiana Ratmanskaya | the midst of a family broken up by her brother’s unbridled womanizing Starring — something that prefigures her own Ulyana Lopatkina: Anna Karenina | later situation, though she would Victor Baranov: Alexei Karenin | experience less tolerance by others. Andrei Ermakov: Count Vronsky | Svetlana Ivanova: Princess A bachelor, Vronsky is eager to marry Shcherbatskaya (Kitty) | Dmitry her if she would agree to leave her Pykhachov: Stepan Oblonsky husband Karenin, a government (Steve) | Xenia Ostreikovskaya: official, but she is vulnerable to the Daria Oblonskaya (Dolly) | Filipp pressures of Russian social norms, Stepin: Konstantin Levin | Sofia her own insecurities, and Karenin’s Gumerova: Princess Betsy | indecision. Although Vronsky and Anna go to Italy, where they can be Production together, they have trouble making A Coproduction by Telmondis, the friends. Back in Russia, she is shunned, Mariinsky Theatre, Mezzo with the becoming further isolated and anxious, participation of France Télévisions, while Vronsky pursues his social M_MEDIA and the support of the life. Despite Vronsky’s reassurances, CNC | Directed by Vincent Massip | she grows increasingly possessive Produced by Antoine Perset, and paranoid about his imagined Denis Morlière | infidelity, fearing loss of control. Running time: 1x90’ | ©Photo: V.Baranovsky ©Photo: > Dance 24/25 OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS

Ballet Evening at the Paris Opera Telmondis 2014 Opéra national de Paris

Défilé of the Corps de Ballet (15 min) Music by In 1981, Aunis was part of the GRCOP’s repertoire Hector Berlioz, “Marche” extract from the opera (Choreographic Research Group of the Paris Opera). Les Troyens The first “défilé” was directed by Leo At the occasion of the Lyon Biennale in 1988, Jacques Staats in 1926 on the “March” from Wagner's opera Garnier chose Kader Belarbi, Jean-Claude Ciappara Tannhäuser. It was performed only two times. In 1945, and Wilfried Romoli Aunis for a new performance. Serge Lifar wanted to adapted the “Défilé”, and chose Suite de Danses (8 min) Choreography by another music: “Trojan March” by Hector Berlioz. Ivan Clustine. Music by Frédéric Chopin The ballet master Albert Aveline was responsible Creation on June 23rd 1913 at Paris Opera, part for rehearsing the dancers, and the premiere of of the repertoire since June 23rd 1913, created this new version was presented November 8th, by Carlotta Zambelli and Albert Aveline. 1946. Performed only at the occasion of galas or special events, the “Grand Défilé” of Paris Opera Musical director : Philippe Jordan Ballet is a unique parade in the world of dance. Musical direction : Frédéric Laroque Etudes (45 min) Choreography by Harald Lander. Music by Carl Czerny adapted and orchestrated Starring by Knudage Riisager. Etudes transposes a Défilé du Corps de Ballet : Étoiles, Premiers Danseurs, dance class to the stage. Conceived by Harald Corps de Ballet and Students of the Paris Opera Ballet Lander who was a choreographer, ballet master School | Etudes : Dorothée Gilbert, Karl Paquette, Josua and director of the Opera’s Ballet School, this Hoffalt, and the Corps de ballet of Paris Opera | Aunis: ballet can be seen as amanifesto of classical Julien Guillemard, Pablo Legasa, Paul Marque | Suite technique, of its purity, rigour and exactingness. de Danses: Students of the Paris Opera Ballet School Orchestra and Chorus of Paris Opera Aunis (12 min) Choreography by Jacques Garnier. Music by Maurice Pacher. From the traditional music Production of the region of La Rochelle (the Aunis), the ballet A coproduction by Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis, has no other ambition than to recover the childhood François Roussillon et Associés, France Télévisions, memory lulled by the wind. Aunis’ creation at La Mezzo, with the support of the CNC | Directed by Rochelle in 1979 was a solo version – with Jacques François Roussillon | Produced by Antoine Perset, Garnier himself – and the version for three dancers Denis Morlière, Laurent Métivier, Tony Hajal |

©Photo: E. Bauer – OnP was created the following year at Theatre du Silence. Running time: 1x80’ |

Daphnis et Chloé Telmondis 2014 Opéra national de Paris

Creation – Choreography by Benjamin Millepied. Music by Maurice Ravel.

Benjamin Millepied’s third creation for the Paris Opera Ballet, in collaboration with the conceptual artist Daniel Buren, revisits the myth of Daphnis and Chloe. In the tradition of Balanchine, Millepied draws his inspiration from the rhythms and colours of Ravel’s “choreographic symphony” for chorus and orchestra. Accompanying the dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet for the first time, Philippe Jordan, Musical Director of the Opéra national de Paris, conducts this masterpiece of French music.

Conductor: Philippe Jordan Scenography: Daniel Buren | Costumes: Holly Hynes | Chorus master: Alessandro di Stefano | Lighting: Madjid Hakimi |

Starring Etoiles: Aurélie Dupont, Hervé Moreau, Eleonora Abbagnato | Premiers danseurs: François Alu, Alessio Carbone | and Le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris

Production A coproduction by Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis, Mezzo, with the participation of France Télévisions and the support of the Fondation Orange and the CNC | Directed by François Goetghebeur | Produced by Antoine Perset, Denis Morlière, Laurent Métivier | Running time: 1x65’ | ©Photo: A Poupeney-OnP > Dance 26/27 OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS

Le Palais de Cristal Telmondis 2014 Opéra national de Paris

Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Georges Bizet.

In 1947, George Balanchine paid tribute to the company and to the French tradition with his first production for the Paris Opera Ballet, Le Palais de Cristal, in which he choreographed an early work by Georges Bizet, the Symphony in C. Characterised by its architectural design and sense of dialogue with the music, this ballet is a model of academic virtuosity, to which Christian Lacroix, an artisan of light and colour, has brought new shape. Accompanying the dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet for the first time, Philippe Jordan, Musical Director of the Opéra national de Paris, conducts this masterpiece of French music.

Conductor: Philippe Jordan Costumes: Christian Lacroix

Starring Etoiles: Amandis Albisson, Amandine Albisson, Ludmila Pagliero, Mathieu Ganio, Karl Paquette | Premiers danseurs: Nolwenn Daniel, Audric Bezard, Vincent Chaillet, Pierre-Arthur Raveau, Emmanuel Thibault and Le Corps de Ballet de l’Opéra national de Paris |

Production A coproduction by Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis, Mezzo, with the participation of France Télévisions and the support of the Fondation Orange and the CNC | Directed by François Goetghebeur | Produced by Antoine Perset, Denis Morlière, Laurent Métivier | Running time: 1x35’ | ©Photo: Agathe Poupeney - Opéra national de Paris - Opéra ©Photo: Agathe Poupeney Dances at a Gathering La Belle Télé 2014 Opéra national de Paris

Choreography by Jerome Robbins

Created in 1969, Dances at a Gathering brings together five pairs of dancers who meet, pass and intermingle to the rhythm of Chopin´s waltzes and mazurkas for piano. The precise choreography seems to spring from the music itself and creates a romantic atmosphere tinged with nostalgia.

Production A coproduction by Opéra national de Paris, La Belle Télé, with the participation of France Télévisions, and the support of the CNC | Directed by Thierry Teston | Produced by Olivier Drouot and Sébastien Folin | Running time: 1x63’ | ©Photo: Sébastien Mathé / Opéra national de Paris ©Photo: Sébastien Mathé / Opéra > Dance 28/29 OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS / TATAR STATE ACADEMIC OPERA – KAZAN

Psyché La Belle Télé 2014 Opéra national de Paris

Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky Starring Laëtitia Pujol : Psyché | In Psyché (2011), his first work for the Marc Moreau : Eros | company, Alexei Ratmansky revisits Alice Renavand : Vénus | the realm of the supernatural and Christelle Granier, plunges into the enchanting world of Caroline Robert : two sisters | Apuleius' tale. Drawing inspiration Paris Opera Orchestra | from the symphonic poem for orchestra and chorus by César Franck, Production he has created a work of profound A coproduction by Opéra national lyricism and, with the complicity of de Paris, La Belle Télé, with the the painter and installation artist, participation of France Télévisions, Karen Kilimnik, he unveils a dreamlike and the support of the CNC | world that lends itself to reverie. Directed by Thierry Teston | Produced by Olivier Drouot Conductor: Felix Krieger and Sébastien Folin | Conductor : Felix Krieger | Running time: 1x60’ | Musical director : Choeur Accentus - Laurence Équilbey | Music : César Franck(Symphonic poem for orchestra and chorus) | Choreography : Alexei Ratmansky (Opéra national de Paris, 2011) | Sets : Karen Kilimnik | Costumes : Adeline André | Lighting : Madjid Hakimi | ©Photo: Sébastien Mathé / Opéra national de Paris ©Photo: Sébastien Mathé / Opéra The Golden Horde Telmondis 2014 Tatar State Academic Opera – Kazan

Music by Rezeda Akhiyarora. Musical direction: Rustem Abyazov Choregraphy by Georgiy Kovtun. Conductor: Renat Salavatov | Libretto by Renat Kharis. Scenography: Andrey Zlobin | Costumes: Anna Ipateva | Besieged by worries, the Spirit of Khan Lighting: Sergei Shevchenko | Batyï wanders throughout his immense Chorus master: Nuria Djuraeva | kingdom, dragging behind him an “arba” or wagon bearing the destiny of Starring the rich and powerful Golden Horde. Maxim Potseluïko: Tokhtamych, Tokhtamych, Khan of the Golden Horde Khan from the Golden Hord | appears, with his advisor the Vizir and Anton Polodyuk: Murza, a General | Murza, the Khan's invincible general. Kristina Andreeva: Djanike, The Spirit of Khan Batyï urges them the Khan's daughter | not to forget their duties in relation to Oleg Ivenko: Nuradin, the magnificent empire they govern. the General’s son | Beside them two children are playing. Nurlan Kanetov: Vizir, the The little girl is Djanike, the Khan's Khan's advisor | daughter. The little boy is called Gleb Korablev: Timur, Nuradin; he is the son of general Emir of Samarkand | Murza. Both have been brought Mikhail Timaev: the Spirit up together in the Khan's court. of Khan Batyï | Meanwhile another civil war is growing within the boundaries of the empire... Production The Spirit of Khan Batyï is devoured A coproduction by Telmondis, Mezzo, by fear: what future awaits his with the support of the CNC | empire? Who will acceed to the power Directed by Vincent Massip | personified by the golden helmet of Produced by Antoine Perset, Khan Batyï? The ingenious and wily Vizir Denis Morlière | has long dreamt of taking control of the Running time: 1x130’ | country. He is hatching evil projects... ©Photo: Sebastien Mathe ONP > Dance 30/31 DEUTSCHE OPER BERLIN / BOLSHOI THEATRE

The Nutcracker Bel Air Media 2014 Deutsche Oper Berlin

Ballet-féerie by Vasily Medvedev and Yuri Burlaka after Lev Ivanov. Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Recorded in December 2014. It tells the story of the girl Clara is kidnapped after the Christmas Eve in an exciting fantasy world. There she not only has to survive a heavy battle between mice and toy soldiers, but will also be reflected on the side of the nutcracker. He transformed by her sincere affection to a real live prince and takes her into his magical sugar realm where honor is hosting the lovely couple a lavish party in jam castle.

Musical direction: Robert Reimer Stage design based on historical designs: Andrey Voytenko | Costumes based on historical designs: Tatiana Noginova | Choreographic assistance: Stanislav Feco | Intendant Staatsballett Berlin: Nacho Duato |

Starring Iana Salenko: Clara | Marian Walter: The Nutcracker-Prince | Michael Banzhaf: Drosselmeyer | Leonard Jakovina: The Mouse King | Soloists and Corps de ballet of Staatsballett Berlin with pupils of Berlin State Ballet School | Orchestra of Deutsche Oper Berlin | Children chorus of Deutsche Oper Berlin |

Production A coproduction by Bel Air Media, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Mezzo, Classica Italia, France Télévisions, with the support of the CNC | Directed by Andy Sommer | Produced by François Duplat | Running time: 1x140’ | ©Photo: Bettina Stöß

Marco Spada Bel Air Media 2014 Bolshoi Theatre

Ballet in three acts by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber from the original libretto by Eugène Scribe.

Recently added to the Bolshoi’s repertoire in November 2013, this rarely presented “swashbuckling” ballet, now sees its rebirth on the stage of the famed theatre. Re-created specifically for the Bolshoi by French choreographer Pierre Lacotte, “Marco Spada, or the Bandit’s Daughter” is a grandiose and unique ballet both on a technical and dramatic level: complex choreography, five lead roles created for five principals, several changes in scenery, the participation of nearly all the Corps de ballet, and even the presence of animals on stage… With its scenes of pantomime, devilish intrigue, rejected suitors, kidnapping heroines, rebellion, and lovers misunderstandings, Marco Spada is a fresh and joyful ballet not to be missed.

Musical direction: Alexey Bogorad Choreography, sets, scenography and costumes: Pierre Lacotte |

Production A coproduction by Bel Air Media, State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, Mezzo, Pathé Live, Classica Italia, France Télévisions, with the support of the CNC | Directed by Vincent Bataillon | Produced by François Duplat | Running time: 1x126’ | ©Photo: Damir Yusupov ©Photo: Damir > Documentary > Concert 32/33

A Rose for Antonio Soler Ludwig Van Beethoven Cycle Telmondis 2014-15 López-Li Films 2014 Opéra national de Paris

Antonio Soler was the most important of them breaking loose in flights of fancy, all pay The Nine Symphonies Conductor: Philippe Jordan composer of Spanish music in the 18th tribute to a man who, from his cold cell in the September 2014: century. This documentary film introduces Escorial, gave the world luminous examples of Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36 ...... (32') Starring us to the life and work of Soler who lived music composed in the best Spanish tradition. Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 ...... (36') Paris Opera Orchestra | as a monk in the Escorial Monastery. Novembre 2014: June/July 2015: Ricarda Merbeth, soprano | The story is set forth by musical historians Production Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21 ...... (26') Daniela Sindram, mezzo-soprano | Robert Dean and by some of the most important Spanish A production by López-Li Films, Symphony no. 3 in E flat major, Smith, tenor | Günther Groissböck, bass | Jean- contemporary interpreters of Soler’swork. These with the support of the CNC | “Eroica”, op. 55 ...... (47') Yves Thibaudet, piano | Paris Opera Chorus | contemporary musicians, some of them taking Directed by Arantxa Aguirre | December 2014: exquisite care with Soler’s original scores, some Running time: 1x56’ | Symphony no. 4 in B flat major op. 60 ...... (34') Production Symphony no. 5 in C minor op. 67 ...... (31') A coproduction by Opéra national de May 2015: Paris, Telmondis, Arte France, M_Media, Symphony no. 8 in F major op. 93 ...... (26') with the support of the CNC | Symphony no. 6 in F major Directed by Vincent Massip | “Pastoral” op. 68 ...... (39') Produced by Antoine Perset, June/July 2015: Denis Morlière, Laurent Métivier | Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra op. 80 Running time: 5h36’ | Symphony no. 9 in D minor op. 125 ...... (65') ©Photo: Lopez-Li Films ©Photo: Lopez-Li Carnivals around the World Art 2 Voir 2009-2013 ©Photo: David Rybojad In Paris, Tel Aviv, London or Santiago de Cuba, different, all over the world, men and women the gestures are the same. Fingers busy feel the same desire: to share in freedom. themselves, looks are focused. All are preparing their costumes for the big day. Kids and adults 1st EPISODE: “WANNA BE FREE”, alike take this event seriously. Nevertheless Notting Hill, a carnival as a mirror the Carnival is not a serious matter! We have 2nd EPISODE: “ALLONS ENFANTS”, to laugh, drink and dance. Forget and shout the caribean carnival of Paris out our freedom. To steel band music, reggae 3rd EPISODE: “AD LO YADA”, or drums, each people recounts what makes Pourim, the carnival of Tel Aviv it different, its history and its struggle. Yes, 4th EPISODE: “SOMOS CUBA”, the Carnival is always a struggle, a moment the carnival of Santiago de Cuba of freedom in a tough year of danger and oppression. An eminently popular event, the Production Carnival is a cry of freedom, rich in culture and A coproduction by Art2Voir, Telmondis, sharing between generations and communities. Commune image media, with the participation The Carnivals around the World series remind of France Ô and the support of the CNC | Directed us that although our stories are always by David Rybojad | Running time: 4x52’ | ©Photo: Jean-François Leclercq – OnP Leclercq ©Photo: Jean-François > Work in progress 34/35

The Sleeping Beauty The Queen of Spades Mariinsky Theatre Telmondis 2015 Mariinsky Theatre Telmondis 2015

Artistic information Ballet-féerie in New production – World premiere three acts by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Opening of the XXIII Stars of the White Libretto by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, Marius Nights music festival at the Mariinsky II Petipa after tales of Charles Perrault Choreography by Marius Petipa revised Artistic information Opera in three version by Konstantin Sergeev (1952) acts by Pyotr Tchaikovsky | Libretto Musical direction: Valery Gergiev | by Modest Tchaikovsky, after the Set and costume designer: Simon Virsaladze | novel by Alexander Pushkin | Starring Principal dancers, soloists and Musical direction: Valery Gergiev | corps de ballet of the Mariinsky Theatre | Stage direction: Alexei Stepanyuk | Starring: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra Production A coproduction by of the Mariinsky Theatre | Telmondis, Mariinsky Theatre | Production A coproduction by Running time: 1x150’ | Telmondis, Mariinsky Theatre | ©Photo: Valentin Baranovsky Valentin ©Photo: N.Razina Theatre ©Photo: Mariinsky

Atvakhabar Rhapsodies Eugene Onegin Opéra de Lyon Telmondis 2015 Mariinsky Theatre Telmondis 2015 New production – Premiered in February Artistic information Ballet by 2014 at the Mariinsky Theatre Karl Biscuit and Marcia Barcellos | Choreography: Marcia Barcellos | Artistic information Opera in three acts Staging, music and visual design: Karl Biscuit | by Pyotr Tchaikovsky | Libretto by Pyotr Sets: Jean-Luc Tourné | Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Shilovsky Costumes: Christian Burle | after the poetic novel of the same name by Lighting: Patrice BesombesStarring Alexander Pushkin | Musical direction: Valery Starring | Ballet of the Opéra de Lyon Gergiev | Stage direction: Alexei Stepanyuk | Set DANCE OPERA design: Alexander Orlov | Costume design: Irina Production A coproduction by Telmondis, Cherednikova | Choreography: Ilya Ustyantsev | Opéra de Lyon | Running time: 1x90’ | Starring: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre | Production A coproduction by Telmondis, Mariinsky Theatre | Running time : 1x180' | ©Photo: Jaime Roque de la Cruz ©Photo: Jaime Roque ©Photo: Natasha Razina

Artistic information Production Created in 1974 by H.S.H. Prince Rainier III A coproduction by Telmondis, France of Monaco, the International Circus Festival Télévisions, RTBF, SRF, RSI | of Monte-Carlo has become the largest and Directed by Massimo Manganaro | th 39 International most prestigious circus event in the world. It Running time: 1x110’ | awards the most respected prize in the world Circus Festival of the circus, namely the “Golden Clown” of Monte-Carlo (Clown d’Or) award. Organized and presided by H.S.H. Princess Stéphanie of Monaco,

CIRCUS Principauté de Monaco Telmondis 2015 a selection of the best international acts is presented each year at the Festival which is broadcasted around the globe. ©Photo: Monte Carlo Défilé of the Corps de Ballet

with the Étoiles, Premiers Danseurs, Corps de Ballet and Students of the Paris Opera Ballet School Music by Hector Berlioz, « Marche » extract from the opera Les Troyens

World Premiere for television : October 2014 A coproduction by Opéra national de Paris, Telmondis, François Roussillon et Associés, France Télévisions, Mezzo ©Photo: E. Bauer ONP

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