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Photo: Anja Köhler MUSIC TO WATCH since 1966

“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. CATALOGUE 2020 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 Unitel GmbH & Co. KG as musical essays, backstage footage, portraits and documentaries. Gruenwalder Weg 28D 82041 Oberhaching/Munich, Germany Unitel has always placed the greatest emphasis on quality, which extends to all aspects of the production: from the artists to the technology. This CEO: Jan Mojto means that Unitel has always been at the forefront of new technological Editorial: Xenia Hofmann, Arthur Intelmann, Franziska Limmer developments , always searching for the most authentic, faithful ways of Layout: mmessner.de duplicating and heightening the musical experience. With this catalogue All information is not contractual and subject to change without prior notice. we proudly present not only our first production in Dolby Vision · Atmos, All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. but also nine of Unitel’s most legendary programs remastered by NHK to Date of Print: February 2020 stunning 8K Super High Vision and 22.2 sound, see page 56. © UNITEL 2020 All rights reserved

Front cover: Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto” / Photo: Mathis Fotografie Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Bach & Schubert (Hahn / Wellber) 38

Ensemble Pygmalion & Raphaël Pichon Bach: Mass in B minor 39 CATALOGUE 2020 Stravaganza d'amore 39 Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 39

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra SALZBURG FESTIVAL Eumeralla - A war requiem for peace (Cheetham) 40 Handel: Ariodante (Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco / Capuano / Loy) 9 East Meets West (Hanggai / Reeves / Dun) 40 Mozart: Idomeneo (Freiburger Barockorchester / Currentzis / Sellars) 10 Handel/Davis: Messiah (Davis) 41 Offenbach: Orphée aux enfers (Wiener Philharmoniker / Mazzola / Kosky) 11 Stravinsky: Perséphone & The Rite of Spring (Davis) 41 Verdi: Simon Boccanegra (Wiener Philharmoniker / Gergiev / Kriegenburg) 12 Wiener Philharmoniker, Emanuel Ax & Bernard Haitink 13 Orchestre de Paris West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim 13 Berlioz: Concert monstre (Roth) 42 Rachmaninoff: The Complete Piano Concertos (Matsuev / Abduraimov / Lugansky / Kochanovsky) 42 OPERA Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (Wiener Staatsoper / Pidò / Pelly) 14 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Sado) 43 Gluck: Alceste (Bayerische Staatsoper / Manacorda / Cherkaoui) 15 Massenet: Don Quichotte (Bregenz Festival / Cohen / Clément) 16 Le Poème Harmonique Moniuszko: Halka (Theater an der Wien / Borowicz / Treliński) 17 Monteverdi, Castaldi & others (Zaïcik / Dumestre) 43 Monteverdi: La favola d’Orfeo (Vicenza Opera Festival / I. Fischer) 18 Mozart: T.H.A.M.O.S. (Mozartwoche Salzburg / de la Parra / La Fura dels Baus) 19 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery (Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin / Barenboim / Tcherniakov) 20 Tchaikovsky (Lamsma / Chan) 44 Puccini: Tosca (Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Rustioni / Honoré) 21 Rossini, Mozart & Haydn (Faust / Zimmermann / I. Fischer) 44 Puccini: Tosca (Wiener Staatsoper / Armiliato / Wallmann) 22 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Welser-Möst) 45 Rossini: L’equivoco stravagante (Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro / Rizzi / Leiser & Caurier) 23 Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten (Wiener Staatsoper / Thielemann / Huguet) 24 Staatskapelle Dresden Verdi: Rigoletto (Bregenz Festival / Mazzola / Stölzl) 25 Festive Gala at the Semperoper Dresden (Thielemann) 46 Verdi: Il Trovatore (Arena di Verona / Morandi / Zeffirelli) 27 Festive Advent Concert at the Frauenkirche Dresden (de la Parra) 47 Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Florence / Luisi / Curran) 28 Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 (Thielemann) 47

BALLET West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Beethoven & Bruckner: (Mutter / Ma / Barenboim) 48 John Neumeier: Beethoven Project (Festspielhaus Baden-Baden / Hamburg Ballett) 29 Wiener Philharmoniker: Bruckner Cycle CONCERT Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 (Thielemann) 49 BBC Proms Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 (Thielemann) 49 First Night of the Proms (BBC Symphony Orchestra / Canellakis) 30 Bohemian Rhapsody (Bamberger Symphoniker / Bell / Hrůša) 30 RECITAL & CHAMBER MUSIC The Warner Brothers Story (John Wilson Orchestra / Wilson) 31 Beethoven: The 5 Cello Sonatas (Hoffman / Selig) 50 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Kanneh-Mason / Gražinytė-Tyla) 31 Beethoven: The Piano Trios (D. Barenboim / M. Barenboim / Soltani) 50 Gala Concerts Grafenegg Midsummer Night’s Gala 32 SPECIALS Vienna State Opera Gala 32 Philharmonic 5: Beethoven @ teamLab Tokyo 51 The Odeonsplatz Concert with Renée Fleming & Alan Gilbert 33 Hollywood in Vienna – A Night at the Oscars with Gabriel Yared 52 The Odeonsplatz Concert with Valery Gergiev 33 David Garrett at the Arena di Verona 53 Plácido Domingo Anniversary Gala at Arena di Verona 34 Rossini Opera Festival Gala 35 DOCUMENTARY Salzburg Wind Orchestra Gala 35 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli – Beyond Perfection 54 Münchner Philharmoniker Rigoletto on the Lake – The creation of a spectacle 54 Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Mumford / Reiss / Dudamel) 36 “It's Me. Hilary”(working title) 55 Friedemann Vogel – Wings of Dance 55 Czech Philharmonic Martinů Cycle (Bělohlávek, Hrůša) 37 CONTACT US 58 8 –SALZBURG FESTIVAL “This year’s installment will behard to top” New York Times OEA & CONCERTS & OPERAS from Salzburg Festival. The UNITELcatalogue features more than130 productions the world’s most prestigious classical musicfestival. UNITEL istheexclusive audiovisual partner of theSalzburg Festival, SALZBURG OF THEYEAR Musical America FESTIVAL FESTIVAL “The MountOlympus of summerfestivals” Financial Times

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Photo: Monika Rittershaus WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART JACQUES OFFENBACH IDOMENEO ORPHÉE AUX ENFERS RUSSELL THOMAS (IDOMENEO) · PAULA MURRIHY (IDAMANTE) · YING FANG (ILIA) · NICOLE CHEVALIER (ELETTRA) JOEL PRIETO (ORPHÉE) · KATHRYN LEWEK (EURYDICE) · MARCEL BEEKMAN (ARISTÉE/PLUTON) LEVY SEKGAPANE (ARBACE) · ISSACHAH SAVAGE (GRAN SACERDOTE) · JONATHAN LEMALU (NETTUNO/LA VOCE) MARTIN WINKLER (JUPITER) · ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER (L’OPINION PUBLIQUE) · VASILISA BERZHANSKAYA (DIANE) DAVID STEFFENS (BASS SOLO) · BRITTNE MAHEALANI FUIMAONO, ARIKITAU TENTAU (DANCERS) LEA DESANDRE (VÉNUS) · FRANCES PAPPAS (JUNON) · NADINE WEISSMANN (CUPIDON) · RAFAŁ PAWNUK (MARS) · PETER RENZ (MERCURE)

FREIBURGER BAROCKORCHESTER CONDUCTED BY TEODOR CURRENTZIS WIENER PHILHARMONIKER CONDUCTED BY ENRIQUE MAZZOLA MUSICAETERNA CHOIR · CHORUS MASTER VITALY POLONSKY VOCALCONSORT BERLIN · CHORUS MASTER DAVID CAVELIUS

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After their successful collaboration for La clemenza di Tito the dream precision, and MusicAeterna Choir can rightfully be called “the best Operetta enthusiast Barrie Kosky has landed a gigantic success with dialogues are performed by the brilliant German actor Max Hopp team Peter Sellars and Teodor Currentzis again joined forces to trans- choir in the world” (Süddeutsche Zeitung). Chinese lyric soprano and Offenbach’s subversive and hilarious reversion of the Orpheus as John Styx. Under Enrique Mazzola’s precise conducting the Wiener pose Mozart’s extraordinary opera Idomeneo into the present world. rising star Ying Fang gives her highly acclaimed Festival debut in myth at the Salzburg Festival. Kosky created a magically precise staging Philharmoniker provide “a sparkling orchestral sound” (Frankfurter The fabulous Freiburger Barockorchester shines with elegance and the role of Ilia, Nicole Chevalier is brilliant as furious Elettra. in a glittering opulent scenery and a literally devilish choreography. The Allgemeine Zeitung). “A frantic and fabulous show” (New York Times).

Cat. no. A 040 50117 | Video Director: Peter Sellars | Length: 183' | Filmed in High Definiton Cat. no. A 040 50113 | Video Director: Michael Beyer | Length: 140' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of UNITEL and Servus TV in cooperation with Salzburg Festival A co-production of UNITEL, ORF and ZDF in cooperation with ARTE, Wiener Philharmoniker and Salzburg Festival

10 – SALZBURG FESTIVAL SALZBURG FESTIVAL – 11 12 –SALZBURG FESTIVAL Marina Rebeka and Charles Castronovo. Conductor Valery Gergiev Gergiev Valery Conductor Castronovo. Charles and Rebeka Marina Salsi, Luca Pape, including René ensemble ahigh-class with Salzburg in feast amusical becomes staging, puristic Kriegenburg’s Andreas in thriller, Verdi’s captured brilliantly political Giuseppe emotional LUCA SALSI (SIMON BOCCANEGRA) · MARINA REBEKA (AMELIA GRIMALDI) · RENÉ PAPE ·RENÉ (JACOPO GRIMALDI) FIESCO) (AMELIA REBEKA ·MARINA (SIMON BOCCANEGRA) SALSI LUCA A co-production of UNITEL and ORF/3sat in cooperation with Wiener Philharmoniker and Salzburg Festival Salzburg and Philharmoniker Wiener with in cooperation ORF/3sat and UNITEL of Aco-production KONZERTVEREINIGUNG WIENER STAATSOPERNCHOR · · STAATSOPERNCHOR WIENER KONZERTVEREINIGUNG Definition High 142' in Ultra |Filmed |Length: Mancini Tiziano Director: 50116 |Video A040 no. Cat. ANTONIO DI MATTEO (PIETRO) · LONG LONG (CAPTAIN) · MARIANNE SATTMANN (MAID) SATTMANN MATTEO DI ANTONIO ·LONG (PIETRO) LONG (CAPTAIN) ·MARIANNE SIMON BOCCANEGRA CHARLES CASTRONOVO (GABRIELE ADORNO) · ANDRÉ HEYBOER (PAOLO HEYBOER ALBIANI) ·ANDRÉ ADORNO) (GABRIELE CASTRONOVO CHARLES WIENER PHILHARMONIKER WIENER PHILHARMONIKER STAGED BY STAGED GIUSEPPE VERDI ANDREAS KRIEGENBURG ANDREAS CONDUCTED BY Staatsopernchor perform superbly. perform Staatsopernchor Wiener Konzertvereinigung the of choir the and Philharmoniker tion of Verdi’s sonically immensely subtle score” ( score” subtle of Verdi’stion immensely sonically convincing interpreta overall a “musically and differentiated gives CHORUS MASTER CHORUS VALERY GERGIEV VALERY ERNST RAFFELSBERGER ERNST

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Photo: Wilfreid Hösl - JULES MASSENET STANISŁAW MONIUSZKO DON QUICHOTTE HALKA GÁBOR BRETZ (DON QUICHOTTE) · DAVID STOUT (SANCHO) · ANNA GORYACHOVA (DULCINÉE) · LÉONIE RENAUD (PEDRO) PIOTR BECZAŁA (JONTEK) · CORINNE WINTERS (HALKA) · ALEXEY TIKHOMIROV (STOLNIK) VERA MARIA BITTER (GARCIAS) · PAUL SCHWEINESTER (RODRIGUEZ) · PATRIK REITER (JUAN) NATALIA KAWAŁEK (ZOFIA) · TOMASZ KONIECZNY (JANUSZ) · LUKAS JAKOBSKI (DZIEMBA) ELIE CHAPUS (CHIEF OF THE BANDITS) · JAN BOCHŇÁK, LUKÁŠ HYNEK-KRÄMER, JAKUB KOŚ (BANDITS) SRETEN MANOJLOVIĆ (DUDARSZ) · PAUL SCHWEINESTER (GÓRAL) MARTIN KALIVODA, BRONISLAV PALOWSKI (TWO SERVANTS) · FELIX DEFÈR (THE MAN) ORF RADIO-SYMPHONIEORCHESTER WIEN CONDUCTED BY ŁUKASZ BOROWICZ WIENER SYMPHONIKER CONDUCTED BY DANIEL COHEN ARNOLD SCHOENBERG CHOR · CHORUS MASTER ERWIN ORTNER PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR · CHORUS MASTER LUKÁŠ VASILEK STAGED BY MARIUSZ TRELIŃSKI STAGED BY MARIAME CLÉMENT Photo: MonikaPhoto: Rittershaus Photo: Bregenzer Festspiele/KarlForster Bregenzer Photo:

French director Mariame Clément takes a clever and exhilarating cast starring Gábor Bretz as Don Quichotte, David Stout as Sancho At Theater an der Wien Stanisław Moniuszko’s Polish national opera all director Mariusz Treliński, puts the plot into a supercooled crime look at modern heroism in Jules Massenet’s operatic rarity Don and Anna Goryachova as Dulcinée. In the pit, Daniel Cohen leads the Halka is performed by a superb cast including Corinne Winters (“devo- aesthetic. The ORF Radio Symphonie-Orchester Wien under the baton Quichotte: “a striking interpretation” (Neue Musikzeitung). But this Wiener Symphoniker to a dynamically differentiated performance. A tedly”) , Piotr Beczała (“vocally outstanding”) and Tomasz Konieczny of Łukasz Borowicz plays with perceptible delight. “A gripping opera opera is also a musical discovery, not least because of the outstanding musically as visually absolutely rewarding evening! (“his acting is piercing”) (Der Standard). The Polish leading team, above evening” (Wiener Zeitung).

Cat. no. A 040 50115 | Video Director: Felix Breisach | Length: 124' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition HDR Cat. no. A 040 50122 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: approx. 140' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A co-production of UNITEL, ORF and tpc in cooperation with Bregenz Festival A production of ORF III, NHK and UNITEL in cooperation with Theater an der Wien and Vereinigte Bühnen Wien

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Photo: Matthias Baus SERGEI PROKOFIEV GIACOMO PUCCINI BETROTHAL IN A MONASTERY TOSCA STEPHAN RÜGAMER (DON JEROME) · ANDREI ZHILIKHOVSKY (DON FERDINAND) · AIDA GARIFULLINA (LUISA) ANGEL BLUE (FLORIA TOSCA) · CATHERINE MALFITANO (LA PRIMA DONNA) · JOSEPH CALLEJA (MARIO CAVARADOSSI) VIOLETA URMANA (THE DUENNA) · BOGDAN VOLKOV (DON ANTONIO) · ANNA GORYACHOVA (CLARA D’ALMANZA) ALEXEY MARKOV (BARON SCARPIA) · SIMON SHIBAMBU (CESARE ANGELOTTI) · LEONARDO GALEAZZI (A SACRISTAN) GORAN JURIĆ (MENDOZA) · LAURI VASAR (DON CARLOS) · MAXIM PASTER (HOST) JEAN-GABRIEL SAINT MARTIN (SCIARRONE) · MICHAEL SMALLWOOD (SPOLETTA) · VIRGILE ANCELY (A JAILER) JEAN-FRÉDÉRIC LEMOUES (THE BUTLER) · FRANK DAUMAS (FIREFIGHTER) STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN CONDUCTED BY DANIEL BARENBOIM STAATSOPERNCHOR BERLIN · CHORUS MASTER MARTIN WRIGHT ORCHESTRE DE L’OPÉRA DE LYON CONDUCTED BY DANIELE RUSTIONI CHŒUR DE L’OPÉRA DE LYON · CHORUS MASTER HUGO PERALDO STAGED BY DMITRI TCHERNIAKOV STAGED BY CHRISTOPHE HONORÉ Photo: Ruth & Martin Walz Photo: Jean Louis Fernandez

At the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Dmitri Tcherniakov stages Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin and “the uniformly French film and stage director Christophe Honoré presents Pucci- with a “warm and golden yet immensly powerful voice” (New Prokofiev’s lyrical comic opera Betrothal in a Monastery under excellent cast” (Financial Times), led by Aida Garifullina, Bogdan Volkov, ni’s verismo masterpiece as an opera about opera and brings the York Times). At her side as Cavaradossi sings Joseph Calleja, one of the Daniel Barenboim’s baton. The Russian director recasts the complete Violeta Urmana and Stephan Rügamer among others. “Musically, this legendary prima donna Catherine Malfitano back on stage. Young top tenors of his generation. “Puccini’s opera triumphed in Aix-en- opera as therapeutic role play for “Opera-Addict Anonymus”. Daniel performance is a celebration in every respect”, praises BR Klassik. soprano Angel Blue gives a highly acclaimed debut as Floria Tosca Provence under the baton of Daniele Rustioni” (Le Monde).

Cat. no. A 050 50684 | Video Director: Andy Sommer | Length: approx. 170' | Filmed in High Definiton Cat. no. A 010 50113 | Video Director: Philippe Béziat | Length: approx. 130' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of Bel Air Media, Mezzo, Staatsoper Unter den Linden and UNITEL A co-production of Camera Lucida, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Radio France & Mezzo in cooperation with ARTE France, France Télévisions & UNITEL

20 – OPERA OPERA – 21 GIACOMO PUCCINI GIOACHINO ROSSINI TOSCA L’EQUIVOCO STRAVAGANTE KARINE BABAJANYAN (FLORIA TOSCA) · PIOTR BECZAŁA (MARIO CAVARADOSSI) · CARLOS ÁLVAREZ (IL BARONE SCARPIA) TERESA IERVOLINO (ERNESTINA) · PAOLO BORDOGNA (GAMBEROTTO) · DAVIDE LUCIANO (BURALICCHIO) SORIN COLIBAN (CESARE ANGELOTTI) · ALEXANDRU MOISIUC (A SACRISTAN) · WOLFRAM IGOR DERNTL (SPOLETTA) PAVEL KOLGATIN (ERMANNO) · CLAUDIA MUSCHIO (ROSALIA) · MANUEL AMATI (FRONTINO) HANS PETER KAMMERER (SCIARRONE) · AYK MARTIROSSIAN (A JAILER) · MARYAM TAHON (A SHEPHERD) ORCHESTRA SINFONICA NAZIONALE DELLA RAI CONDUCTED BY CARLO RIZZI ORCHESTER DER WIENER STAATSOPER & BÜHNENORCHESTER DER WIENER STAATSOPER CONDUCTED BY MARCO ARMILIATO CORO DEL TEATRO VENTIDIO BASSO · CHORUS MASTER GIOVANNI FARINA CHOR DER WIENER STAATSOPER & WIENER STAATSOPER OPERA SCHOOL · CHORUS MASTER MARTIN SCHEBESTA STAGED BY MOSHE LEISER & PATRICE CAURIER STAGED BY MARGARETHE WALLMANN Photo: Michael Pöhn Michael Photo: Photo: Studio Amati Bacciardi

Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca becomes a musical highlight with two much singers of our time” (Der Standard), at his side is Armenian soprano The directing duo Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier create a superb with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI and his excellent acclaimed role debuts of star singers Piotr Beczała and Carlos Álvarez Karine Babajanyan as Primadonna Floria Tosca, making her house and witty realization of L’equivoco stravagante (The Bizarre Misun- singer ensemble including Teresa Iervolino and Davide Luciano offer at the Wiener Staatsoper in the revived, historic staging of Marga- debut in Vienna. Marco Armiliato conducts the brilliantly playing derstanding), one of the less-known operas of Gioachino Rossini. an absolute musical highlight of the Rossini Festival. “The evening is rethe Wallmann. Beczała is undoubtely “one of the extraordinary Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper with love for detail and full of energy. In addition to the amusing ironic staging, conductor Carlo Rizzi together simply stunning” (Neue Musik Zeitung).

Cat. no. A 040 50114 | Video Director: Ella Gallieni | Length: 128' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 000 50068 | Video Director: Davide Mancini | Length: 150' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of Wiener Staatsoper in co-production with UNITEL in cooperation with ORF III A production of UNITEL in co-production with Rossini Opera Festival

22 – OPERA OPERA – 23 RICHARD STRAUSS GIUSEPPE VERDI DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN RIGOLETTO STEPHEN GOULD (THE EMPEROR) · CAMILLA NYLUND (THE EMPRESS) · EVELYN HERLITZIUS (THE NURSE) STEPHEN COSTELLO (THE DUKE OF MANTUA) · VLADIMIR STOYANOV (RIGOLETTO) · MÉLISSA PETIT (GILDA) WOLFGANG KOCH (BARAK) · NINA STEMME (BARAK’S WIFE) · SAMUEL HASSELHORN (THE ONE-EYED) MIKLÓS SEBESTYÉN (SPARAFUCILE) · KATRIN WUNDSAM (MADDALENA/GIOVANNA) · KOSTAS SMORIGINAS (COUNT MONTERONE) MARCUS PELZ (THE ONE-ARMED) · THOMAS EBENSTEIN (THE HUNCHBACK) · WOLFGANG BANKL (THE SPIRIT MESSENGER) WOLFGANG STEFAN SCHWAIGER (MARULLO) · PAUL SCHWEINESTER (BORSA) · JORGE ELEAZAR (COUNT CEPRANO) MARIA NAZAROVA (THE VOICE OF THE FALCON, GUARDIAN OF THE THRESHOLD OF THE TEMPLE) LÉONIE RENAUD (COUNTESS CEPRANO) · HYUNDUK KIM (A PAGE) · WIRED AERIAL THEATRE (STUNTMEN)

ORCHESTER DER WIENER STAATSOPER CONDUCTED BY CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN WIENER SYMPHONIKER CONDUCTED BY ENRIQUE MAZZOLA CHOR DER WIENER STAATSOPER · CHORUS MASTER THOMAS LANG PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC CHOIR, BREGENZ FESTIVAL CHOIR · CHORUS MASTER LUKÁŠ VASILEK, BENJAMIN LACK

STAGED BY VINCENT HUGUET STAGED BY PHILIPP STÖLZL Photo: Michael Pöhn Michael Photo: Photo: Ralph Larmann Ralph Photo:

Under Christian Thielemann’s baton, the new production of Richard Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper. French director Vincent Huguet Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto – compelling, blood-curdling for Madonna or the German band Rammstein, created a spectacular Strauss’ Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Wiener Staatsoper becomes gives his debut in Vienna and tells the story as a complex fairy tale, and beautiful – is being performed for the first time at Bregenz Festival. setting which provoked storms of enthusiasm among the critics. a much acclaimed musical highlight “with a top-class protagonist rich in images. Christian Thielemann “presents the most powerful and Stage and film director Philipp Stölzl, known for his successful produc- “Rigoletto becomes a Hollywood spectacle on Lake Constance!” quintet” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) and a sensationally playing poetic Strauss conducting in decades” hails the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. tions at Europe’s leading opera houses as well as for his music videos (Handelsblatt). “A Masterpiece” (Operawire).

Cat. no. A 040 50119 | Video Director: Jasmina Eleta | Length: approx. 210' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 040 50112 | Video Director: Felix Breisach | Length: 125' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A co-production of ORF III, UNITEL and Wiener Staatsoper A co-production of ORF, SRF, tpc, ZDF and UNITEL in cooperation with Bregenz Festival

24 – OPERA OPERA – 25 GIUSEPPE VERDI

Photo: FotoEnneviPhoto: IL TROVATORE ANNA 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 Photo: FotoEnneviPhoto:

A monumental staging by late legendary director Franco Zeffirelli brings Arena, one of the most spectacular open-air venues of the world. Next superstar Anna Netrebko to the Arena of Verona where she is giving to Anna Netrebko as Leonora perform Verdi accomplished baritone her much-anticipated debut in one of Giuseppe Verdi’s most popular Luca Salsi as Count di Luna. Yusif Eyvazov returns to the Arena as operas, Il Trovatore. Zeffirelli created a legendary scenery within the his powerful-voiced opponent Manrico.

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

26 – OPERA OPERA – 27 RICHARD WAGNER JOHN NEUMEIER∙HAMBURG BALLETT DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER BEETHOVEN PROJECT THOMAS GAZHELI (THE DUTCHMAN) · PETER TANTSITS (ERIK) · MIKHAIL PETRENKO (DALAND) ALEIX MARTÍNEZ (LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN) · ANNA LAUDERE (BEETHOVEN’S “DISTANT BELOVED”) MARJORIE OWENS (SENTA) · ANNETTE JAHNS (MARY) · TIMOTHY OLIVER (DALAND’S STEERMAN) 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, ORCHESTRA DEL MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO CONDUCTED BY FABIO LUISI LIZHONG WANG, MAYO ARII (SOLOISTS) · MICHAŁ BIAŁK (PIANO) · ERMIR ABESHI (VIOLIN) · TEODOR RUSU (CELLO) CORO DEL MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO, CORO ARS LYRICA · CHORUS MASTER LORENZO FRATINI, MARCO BARGAGNA DEUTSCHE RADIO PHILHARMONIE CONDUCTED BY SIMON HEWETT STAGED BY PAUL CURRAN CHOREOGRAPHY, LIGHTING & COSTUMES BY JOHN NEUMEIER Photo: Kiran West Photo: Michele Monasta Michele Photo:

At Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, maestro Fabio Luisi gives “a superb Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, together with Coro Ars Lyrica, sparkle “in Hamburg Ballett Director and Choreographer John Neumeier has the leading role as Beethoven at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. performance” (Operawire) of Der Fliegende Holländer, the forerunner of what was a five star performance” (Operawire). Thomas Gazheli stars as created a ballet on the music of Ludwig van Beethoven: “a choreo- The dancers are phenomenal, a fantastic ensemble performance grand Wagnerian dramas. His Italian Richard Wagner debut is infused the Dutchman, who has been condemned to endlessly wander the seas graphic poem inspired by Beethoven’s music, and perhaps by that can only succeed if a company dances at such a high level with energy and drive, under his direction the orchestra and chorus of until the day of Judgement. Marjorie Owens shines as his saviour Senta. Beethoven himself”. Aleix Martínez – “a force of nature” (tanz) – dances as the Hamburg Ballett.

Cat. no. A 000 50066 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: 146' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition Cat. no. A 050 50694 | Video Director: Myriam Hoyer | Length: 134' | Filmed in High Definiton A production of Classica HD, UNITEL and Metisfilm Classica in cooperation with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino A production of SWR and UNITEL in cooperation with Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and Hamburg Ballett John Neumeier

28 – OPERA BALLET – 29 KARINA CANELLAKIS, ASMIK GRIGORIAN LOUISE DEARMAN, MATTHEW FORD, KATE LINDSEY, JOHN WILSON, MIKAELA BENNETT Photos: Gavin Evans, Chris Christodoulou, Gavin Photos: Decca/Harald Hoffmann

'FIRST NIGHT OF THE PROMS' 'THE WARNER BROTHERS STORY – THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD' WITH THE BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR & KARINA CANELLAKIS WITH THE JOHN WILSON ORCHESTRA & JOHN WILSON ASMIK GRIGORIAN · JENNIFER JOHNSTON · LADISLAV ELGR ·JAN MARTINÍK KATE LINDSEY · MIKAELA BENNETT · LOUISE DEARMAN · MATTHEW FORD ZOSHA DI CASTRI LONG IS THE JOURNEY – SHORT IS THE MEMORY WORLD PREMIERE ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD THE SEA HAWK / TOMORROW ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK THE GOLDEN SPINNING WHEEL HARRY WARREN WE’RE IN THE MONEY LEOŠ JANÁČEK GLAGOLITIC MASS (FINAL VERSION, 1928) MAX STEINER THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE / NOW, VOYAGER ALEX NORTH A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE “The performance of the season” FREDERICK LOEWE MY FAIR LADY / CAMELOT ET AL. (The Times) “Audiences had a wonderful time, applauding wildly, stomping their feet” (The Times)

Cat. no. A 025 50459 0000 | Video Director: Bridget Caldwell | Length: 92' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 025 50461 0000 | Video Director: Bridget Caldwell | Length: 123' | Filmed in High Definition A production of BBC and UNITEL A production of BBC and UNITEL

JOSHUA BELL, JAKUB HRŮŠA

'BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY' CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BAMBERGER SYMPHONIKER, JOSHUA BELL & JAKUB HRŮŠA SHEKU KANNEH-MASON & MIRGA GRAŽINYTĖ-TYLA JOSHUA BELL (VIOLIN) SHEKU KANNEH-MASON (CELLO) ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK VIOLIN CONCERTO IN A MINOR, OP. 53 DOROTHY HOWELL LAMIA BEDŘICH SMETANA MÁ VLAST EDWARD ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO IN E MINOR OLIVER KNUSSEN THE WAY TO CASTLE YONDER “An absolute triumph” MIECZYSŁAW WEINBERG SYMPHONY NO. 3 ( The Daily Telegraph) “A performance of surpassing delicacy and refinement” (The Telegraph)

Cat. no. A 025 50460 0000 | Video Director: Huw Rhodri | Length: 128' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 025 50462 0000 | Video Director: John Williams | Length: 100' | Filmed in High Definition A production of BBC and UNITEL A production of BBC and UNITEL

30 – CONCERT CONCERT – 31 Photo: NamePhoto: Photos: ORF/Thomas Jantzen

EMMANUEL TJEKNAVORIAN, SONYA YONCHEVA, LUDOVIC TÉZIER

GRAFENEGG MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S GALA THE ODEONSPLATZ CONCERT WITH RENÉE FLEMING SONYA YONCHEVA (SOPRANO) · LUDOVIC TÉZIER (BARITONE) · EMMANUEL TJEKNAVORIAN (VIOLIN) RENÉE FLEMING (SOPRANO) TONKÜNSTLER-ORCHESTER CONDUCTED BY YUTAKA SADO SYMPHONIEORCHESTER DES BAYERISCHEN RUNDFUNKS CONDUCTED BY ALAN GILBERT WORKS BY TCHAIKOVSKY, BIZET, VERDI, PUCCINI, MASCAGNI, GIORDANO, MASSENET, VON SUPPÉ, LEHÁR & ELGAR WORKS BY TCHAIKOVSKY, KORNGOLD, BERNSTEIN, VON FLOTOW, RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN

For this concert the sublime soprano Sonya Yoncheva and bari- Tjeknavorian. A sparkling performance in a magnificent atmo- Nestled in the historic city centre of Munich, the Odeonsplatz opera stars of our days, soprano Renée Fleming is joining the tone Ludovic Tézier partner up with Austrian violinist Emmanuel sphere. provides the perfect venue for one of the open-air highlights of Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Alan the year: “Klassik am Odeonsplatz”! This time one of the greatest Gilbert’s baton.

Cat. no. A 045 50075 0000 | Video Director: Heidelinde Haschek | Length: 64' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 055 51291 0000 | Video Director: Elisabeth Malzer | Length: 102' | Filmed in High Definition A production of ORF in co-production with UNITEL and Grafenegg Festival A co-production of UNITEL and BR Photo: Marcus Schlaf Marcus Photo: Photos: Michael Pöhn, Ahsley Taylor Ahsley Pöhn, Michael Photos:

VIENNA STATE OPERA GALA THE ODEONSPLATZ CONCERT WITH VALERY GERGIEV TH IN CELEBRATION OF THE 150 ANNIVERSARY MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER CONDUCTED BY VALERY GERGIEV ROBERTO ALAGNA · BENJAMIN BERNHEIM · OLGA BEZSMERTNA · FERRUCCIO FURLANETTO · GÜNTHER GROISSBÖCK LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN CORIOLAN OVERTURE / SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN C MINOR, OP. 67 STEPHANIE HOUTZEEL · TOMASZ KONIECZNY · ALEKSANDRA KURZAK · VALENTINA NAFORNIŢĂ · CAMILLA NYLUND JONGMIN PARK · CHEN REISS · ERWIN SCHROTT · NINA STEMME · SONYA YONCHEVA ORCHESTER & CHOR DER WIENER STAATSOPER CONDUCTED BY MARCO ARMILIATO The Odeonsplatz Concert is entertainment of the highest stan- programme including the Coriolan Overture and the monumental WORKS BY WAGNER, BEETHOVEN, VERDI, MOZART, MASSENET, KORNGOLD, DVOŘÁK, dard, given the world class of the artists and the quality of the Fifth Symphony, which “becomes a profound, heroic triumph, STRAUSS, TCHAIKOVSKY, GOUNOD, HALÉVY, PUCCINI programs presented here year by year. This time Valery Gergiev fabulous, stunning” (Süddeutsche Zeitung). and the Münchner Philharmoniker present an all Beethoven “This anniversary gala is a gift!” Kurier( )

Cat. no. A 045 50116 0000 | Video Director: Karina Fibich | Length: approx. 100' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 055 51292 0000 | Video Director: Elisabeth Malzer | Length: 52' | Filmed in High Definition A production of UNITEL and ORF III in cooperation with ARTE A co-production of BR and UNITEL in cooperation with medici.tv

32 – CONCERT CONCERT – 33 ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL GALA IN CELEBRATION OF THE 40TH EDITION

Photo: FotoEnneviPhoto: OF ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL VALERIA GIRARDELLO · ANNA GORYACHOVA · ANGELA MEADE · CLAUDIA MUSCHIO NICOLA ALAIMO · PAOLO BORDOGNA · LAWRENCE BROWNLEE Photo: Studio Amati Bacciardi CARLO CIGNI · JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ · RUZIL GATIN MICHELE PERTUSI · FRANCO VASSALLO CORO DEL TEATRO VENTIDIO BASSO CHORUS MASTER GIOVANNI FARINA ORCHESTRA SINFONICA NAZIONALE DELLA RAI CONDUCTED BY CARLO RIZZI WORKS 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 JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ 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 ANGERER Christian SchneiderPhoto: WORKS BY BRAHMS, J. STRAUSS, SMETANA, CERHA ET AL. PLÁCIDO DOMINGO

A century after its collapse, the Danube Monarchy lives on – in the Waltz, the March, PLÁCIDO DOMINGO OPERA GALA – 50 YEARS AT THE ARENA DI VERONA the Csárdás and the Polka. In a splendid gala concert the Bläserphilharmonie Mozarteum Salzburg, led by Hansjörg Angerer, brings the glamour of the world PLÁCIDO DOMINGO (NABUCCO, MACBETH, SIMON BOCCANEGRA) · ANNA PIROZZI (ABIGAILLE/LADY MACBETH/AMELIA) empire to life. The masterpieces of the leading composers who worked during the GÉRALDINE CHAUVET (FENENA) · ARTURO CHACÓN-CRUZ (ISMAELE/MACDUFF/GABRIELE ADORNO) last hundred years of the Habsburg Monarchy are lively and triumphant, soulful MARKO MIMICA (ZACCARIA/FIESCO) · CARLO BOSI (ABDALLO/MALCOLM) · ELISABETTA ZIZZO (ANNA) ROMANO DAL ZOVO (THE HIGH PRIEST OF BAAL/DOCTOR) · LORRIE GARCIA (A LADY) and melancholic. Percussion superstar Martin Grubinger shines with a rousing ORCHESTRA, CHORUS AND BALLET OF THE ARENA DI VERONA CONDUCTED BY JORDI BERNÀCER performance of a specially arranged percussion suite. For the grand finale there HIGHLIGHTS FROM GIUSEPPE VERDI’S NABUCCO, MACBETH AND SIMON BOCCANEGRA is but one choice: The Blue Danube, the posthumous “national anthem” of the Danube Monarchy. What a pompous and exquisite gala to celebrate opera legend presents a programme entirely dedicated to Verdi, performing Plácido Domingo in the breathtaking Arena di Verona! 50 years three of his most complex and majestic baritone roles. No effort ago the young Madrilenian singer Plácido Domingo gave his was spared to create an unforgettable evening in a unique debut at the ancient open-air theatre: the beginning of a lasting atmosphere in the completely sold-out amphitheatre, which has and exceptional relationship. To mark the anniversary, Domingo been at the heart of Italian entertainment for almost 2,000 years. Cat. no. A 045 50112 0000 | Video Director: Hans Hadulla | Length: approx. 120' Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 005 50093 0000 | Video Director: Tiziano Mancini | Length: 132' + various lengths available | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images for Universität Mozarteum Salzburg A production of UNITEL in co-production with ZDF/ARTE and Fondazione Arena di Verona in cooperation with Ariosi Management in cooperation with ORF III, BR and UNITEL MARTIN GRUBINGER

34 – CONCERT CONCERT – 35 36 –CONCERT GUSTAVO DUDAMEL “In my symphonies there is the complete substance of my whole ofmy whole substance complete is the there “In my symphonies Symphony”: “Resurrection to as referred also opus, whelming over in this splendour stunning and terrible in all death its and Philharmoniker. life to emphasize Münchner keen was Mahler outstanding the with Symphony Second existential Mahler’s conducting world, halls in the concert beautiful most ofthe one site and heritage world Barcelona, Catalana, Palau la de Música to returns Dudamel Gustavo conductor Venezuelan Charismatic ORFEÓ CATALÀ CATALÀ ORFEÓ A co-production of UNITEL and ZDF in cooperation with ARTE and Palau de la Música Catalana la Música de Palau and ARTE with in cooperation ZDF and UNITEL of A co-production 91' Definition in High |Length: |Filmed Leconte Corentin Director: 50016 |Video A930 no. Cat. MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER & GUSTAVO & MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER DUDAMEL AND COR DE CAMBRA DEL PALAU DE LA MÚSICA CATALANA CATALANA MÚSICA LA DE PALAU DEL CAMBRA COR DE CHEN REISS (SOPRANO) · TAMARA MUMFORD (MEZZO-SOPRANO) MUMFORD ·TAMARA (SOPRANO) CHEN REISS MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER GUSTAV MAHLER MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. SYMPHONY MAHLER: 2 SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN C MINOR CMINOR 2IN NO. SYMPHONY - CONDUCTED BY with goosebumps” ( goosebumps” with finale “a mark-shattering perform Catalana Palau la de Música del Cambra de Cor and Català ofOrfeó choirs weightless seemingly the as well as Reiss Chen Tamara soprano soprano Israeli and Mumford mezzo- American oeuvre. his all-embracing on life” remarked he together: An audience holds its breath” ( its holds audience An together: comes evening ofthe dramaturgy the how feel can you in which silence, ofabsolute moments the are fascinating most But mous. GUSTAVO DUDAMEL “ RESURRECTION

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Photo: A. Bofill MARTINŮ CYCLEMARTINŮ FROM RUDOLFINUM PRAGUE the spectacular acoustic of the Rudolfinum in Prague, bringing into vivid relief these significant and remarkable works. remarkable and significant these relief into vivid bringing in Prague, Rudolfinum ofthe acoustic spectacular the Cycle Symphony in Martinů complete the Philharmonic Czech the with recorded Jakub and Hrůša Bělohlávek Jiří conductors Czech A production of Czech television and UNITEL in cooperation with Czech Philharmonic Czech with in cooperation UNITEL and television Czech of A production CZECH PHILHARMONIC CZECH PHILHARMONIC Cat. no. A 985 50045 0000 | Video Director: Henning Kasten | Length: 68' |Length: Kasten Henning Director: |Video 0000 50045 A985 no. Cat. Cat. no. A 985 50046 0000 | Video Director: Adam Rezek | Length: 27' |Length: Rezek Adam Director: |Video 0000 50046 A985 no. Cat. Cat. no. A 985 50042 0000 | Video Director: Adam Rezek | Length: 97' |Length: Rezek Adam Director: |Video 0000 50042 A985 no. Cat. Cat. no. A 985 50048 0000 | Video Director: Martin Kubala | Length: 26 |Length: Kubala Martin Director: |Video 0000 50048 A985 no. Cat. Symphonies Martinů’s Bohuslav on Březina Aleš and Jakub Hrůša Cat. no. A 985 50047 0000 | Video Director: Adam Rezek | Length: 34 |Length: Rezek Adam Director: |Video 0000 50047 A985 no. Cat. Cat. no. A 985 50035 0000 | Video Director: Adam Rezek | Length: 97 |Length: Rezek Adam Director: |Video 0000 50035 A985 no. Cat. BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ SYMPHONY CYCLEBOHUSLAV SYMPHONY MARTINŮ + RICHARD STRAUSS: + RICHARD + GUSTAV MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 1 IN D MAJOR “TITAN” DMAJOR 1IN NO. SYMPHONY + GUSTAV MAHLER: MARTINŮ” “DISCOVERING DOCUMENTARY + LEOŠ JANÁČEK: SINFONIETTA, OP. 60 SINFONIETTA, JANÁČEK: + LEOŠ CONDUCTED BY CONDUCTED BY CONDUCTED BY CONDUCTED BY CONDUCTED BY 343 NO. H. 6, SYMPHONY 295 H. NO. 2, SYMPHONY 299 NO. 3, H. SYMPHONY SYMPHONY NO. 1, H. 289 H. NO. 1, SYMPHONY 305 NO. 4, H. SYMPHONY SYMPHONY NO. 5, H. 310 NO. 5, H. SYMPHONY CONDUCTED BY RADEK BABORÁK (HORN)RADEK BABORÁK Filmed in High Definition High in Filmed

HORN CONCERTO NO. 2 IN E FLAT MAJOR MAJOR EFLAT 2IN NO. CONCERTO HORN BĚLOHLÁVEK JIŘÍ BĚLOHLÁVEK JIŘÍ HRŮŠA JAKUB HRŮŠA JAKUB HRŮŠA JAKUB JIŘÍ BĚLOHLÁVEK BĚLOHLÁVEK JIŘÍ

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Photo: Mikulas Krepelka RAPHAËL PICHON & ENSEMBLE PYGMALION Photo: Raphael Faux Raphael Photo:

J. S. BACH: MASS IN B MINOR JOANNE LUNN (SOPRANO) · LEA DESANDRE (MEZZO-SOPRANO) · LUCILE RICHARDOT (ALTO) EMILIANO GONZALEZ TORO (TENOR) · CHRISTIAN IMMLER (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

“STRAVAGANZA D’AMORE” – THE BIRTH OF OPERA AT THE MEDICI COURT LEA DESANDRE (MEZZO-SOPRANO) · EVA ZAÏCIK (SOPRANO) · LUCILE RICHARDOT (ALTO) EMILIANO GONZALEZ TORO (TENOR) · ZACHARY WILDER (TENOR) · NICOLAS BROOYMANS (BASS) DIE DEUTSCHE KAMMERPHILHARMONIE BREMEN, HILARY HAHN 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 DIE DEUTSCHE KAMMERPHILHARMONIE BREMEN HILARY HAHN & OMER MEIR WELLBER MONTEVERDI: VESPRO DELLA BEATA VERGINE HILARY HAHN (VIOLIN) EVA ZAÏCIK (SOPRANO) · LEA DESANDRE (MEZZO-SOPRANO) · LUCILE RICHARDOT (ALTO) DIE DEUTSCHE KAMMERPHILHARMONIE BREMEN CONDUCTED BY OMER MEIR WELLBER EMILIANO GONZALEZ TORO (TENOR) · ZACHARY WILDER (TENOR) · OLIVIER COIFFET (TENOR) WORKS BY BACH, SCHUBERT & PIAZZOLLA 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 American violinist Hilary Hahn – “one of the essential violinists of Bremen, who later perform Schubert’s “Tragic” Fourth Symphony, our time” (The New York Times) – appears for the first time at the this results in an enchanting interplay in the beautiful Saanen Gstaad Menuhin Festival with Bach’s Violin Concertos in A minor Church. The conductor is the Israeli Omer Meir Wellber, who also and E major. Together with Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie reaches for the accordion in Piazzolla’s rousing Oblivion encore. 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 Cat. no. A 955 50034 00000 | Video Director: Benedict Mirow | Length: 85' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition d’amore, Raphaël Pichon takes us on a musical journey to Florence in the late sixteenth century: A poetic discovery! A production of UNITEL and ZDF/ARTE in cooperation with Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Gstaad Menuhin Festival

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

CHEETHAM: EUMERALLA – A WAR REQUIEM FOR PEACE HANDEL/DAVIS: MESSIAH DEBORAH CHEETHAM (SOPRANO) · LINDA BARCAN (MEZZO-SOPRANO ) · DON BEMROSE (BARITONE) SIOBHAN STAGG (SOPRANO) · FIONA CAMPBELL (MEZZO-SOPRANO) MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS CHORUS MASTER WARREN TREVELYAN-JONES TOPI LEHTIPUU (TENOR) · JAMES CLAYTON (BASS) CONDUCTED BY BENJAMIN NORTHEY MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS CHORUS MASTER WARREN TREVELYAN-JONES CONDUCTED BY SIR ANDREW DAVIS Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace brings into focus a period is “superbly conducting” the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, of Australia’s history that is yet to be fully understood. Written receiving “well-deserved and spontaneous standing ovations” This performance by the MSO stands apart – firstly, as Sir Andrew Grammy Awards. The phenomenal cast of soloists including and composed by acclaimed Yorta Yorta soprano and composer (Limelight Magazine). Above all, this performance is a sign of willing- Davis’ farewell performance after six years as Chief Conductor, soprano Siobhan Stagg – “sparkling all night“ (Herald Sun) – and Deborah Cheetham, this requiem for peace is sung entirely in the ness to continue on the path of reconciliation, in which Eumeralla and secondly, as the Australian premiere of Davis’ own orches- tenor Topi Lehtipuu sings excellently, the well-prepared MSO choir ancient dialects of the Gunditjmara people. Benjamin Northey represents a significant step. tration of Handel’s classic which has been nominated at the 2018 performs masterfully.

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

HANGGAI LOTTE BETTS-DEAN, SIR ANDREW DAVIS, PAUL GROVES

EAST MEETS WEST – A CHINESE NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION STRAVINSKY: PERSÉPHONE & THE RITE OF SPRING HANGGAI (TRADITIONAL-MEETS-ROCK BAND) · STEVE REEVES (BASS) PAUL GROVES (TENOR) · LOTTE BETTS-DEAN (NARRATOR) CONDUCTED BY TAN DUN AUSTRALIAN GIRLS CHOIR · NATIONAL BOYS CHOIR OF AUSTRALIA · MSO CHORUS WORKS BY HANGGAI, TAN DUN CHORUS MASTER WARREN TREVELYAN-JONES CONDUCTED BY SIR ANDREW DAVIS Visionary composer and conductor Tan Dun returns to Melbourne Joining the maestro and the MSO is Hanggai, a troupe of tradi- to celebrate the Year of the Pig in a thrilling and personal program. tional-meets-rock musicians from the steppes of Inner Mongolia The MSO reveals the power of spring with Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du performed for the first time in Australia since more than 50 years. His Double Bass Concerto is inspired by the Chinese novel Wolf via Beijing. Combining traditional instruments with a hearty printemps and Perséphone: one wild, rebellious and revolutionary, Tenor Paul Groves, as Priest Eumolphos, is accompanied on stage Totem by Jiang Rong and reflects Tan Dun’s fascination with the serving of rock bravado, their performance with the MSO is unlike the other a lyrical, little-known masterpiece. In his final year at by another 180 voices: the MSO Choir, the Australian Girls Choir sounds and customs of the ancient cultures along the Silk Road. anything else you have seen all year. the helm, parting Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis conducts and the National Boys Choir. The mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean this extraordinary Stravinsky double bill, in which Perséphone is is a convincing narrator.

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

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BERLIOZ: “CONCERT MONSTRE” MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 5 JULIEN DRAN (TENOR) TONKÜNSTLER-ORCHESTER CONDUCTED BY YUTAKA SADO SINGERS OF THE CHOIR & ORCHESTRA OF THE GRANDES ÉCOLES, SINGERS OF THE CHOIR & ORCHESTRA OF THE SORBONNE GUSTAV MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN C SHARP MINOR UNIVERSITY, CHOIR OF THE CITÉ INTERNATIONALE UNIVERSITAIRE DE PARIS, CHOIR CALLIGRAMMES, CHOIR OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF PARIS, CHOIR INCHORUS CHORUS MASTER FRÉDÉRIC PINEAU LES SIÈCLES, THE HECTOR BERLIOZ EUROPEAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY FRANÇOIS-XAVIER ROTH During their first tour of Germany together, the Tonkünstler-Or- as a “cursed work” that “no one understands”. While the extreme chester and their music director Yutaka Sado give their acclaimed variety of expression actually overwhelmed the audience at the HECTOR BERLIOZ L’IMPÉRIALE, OP. 26 / CHANT DES CHEMINS DE FER, OP. 19 / HYMNE DES MARSEILLAIS GRANDE SYMPHONIE FUNÈBRE ET TRIOMPHALE, OP. 15 debut in the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg with Gustav Mahler’s time, the symphony enjoys the highest popularity today, especially impressive Symphony No. 5. Mahler described his Fifth Symphony thanks to its gossamer-like Adagietto movement. Five hundred artists on stage: Hector Berlioz’ Symphonie funèbre et forces under the baton of François-Xavier Roth at the Philharmonie triomphale draws on this impressive cast of instrumental and vocal de Paris. “An outstanding concert” (ResMusica).

Cat. no. A 015 50173 0000 | Video Director: Colin Laurent | Length: 67' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 050 50715 | Video Director: Martin Feil | Length: 74' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of Camera Lucida and Les Siècles in cooperation with France Télévisions, Cité de la Musique - Philharmonie de Paris and UNITEL A production of Tonkünstler-Orchester. Distributed by UNITEL Photo: Heliox Films Photo: Thierry Mamberti Photo:

IL VIAGGIO – A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH ITALIAN RENAISSANCE WITH MONTEVERDI, CASTALDI & UCCELLINI DENIS MATSUEV, NIKOLAI LUGANSKY & BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV EVA ZAÏCIK (MEZZO-SOPRANO) LE POÈME HARMONIQUE CONDUCTED BY VINCENT DUMESTRE WORKS BY ROSSI, CASTALDI, BUONAMENTE, UCCELLINI, FRESCOBALDI, MONTEVERDI RACHMANINOFF: THE PIANO CONCERTOS DENIS MATSUEV · NIKOLAI LUGANSKY · BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV Vincent Dumestre and his ensemble Le Poème Harmonique take us on a musical ORCHESTRE DE PARIS CONDUCTED BY STANISLAV KOCHANOVSKY 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 CONCERT 2 together with French mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik pays homage to the unique CONCERT 1 WITH BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV & NIKOLAI WITH DENIS MATSUEV LUGANSKY musicality and sensitivity of Bellerofonte Castaldi and his contemporaries THE ROCK, SYMPHONIC POEM, OP. 7 PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN F SHARP MINOR, OP. 1 Monteverdi and Frescobaldi, as well as Rossi, Buonamente and Uccellini. PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 IN G MINOR, OP. 40 PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN C MINOR, OP. 18 (+ENCORE) PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 IN D MINOR, OP. 30 (+ENCORE) RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI, OP. 43 (+ENCORE) Cat. no. A 015 50169 0000 | Length: 92' Cat. no. A 015 50170 0000 | Length: 101' Cat. no. A 015 50184 0000 | Video Director: Jean-Pierre Loisil | Length: approx. 70' Video Director: Isabelle Soulard | Filmed in High Definition Filmed in Ultra High Definition A co-production by CLC Productions/Tangaro, Cité de la musique – Philharmonie de Paris A production of Heliox Films, PWP, Mezzo, Le Poème Harmonique and KG productions. in association with ARTE France with the participation of UNITEL Distributed by UNITEL

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SIMONE LAMSMA, ELIM CHAN FRANZ WELSER-MÖST & ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA

SIMONE LAMSMA & ELIM CHAN PERFORM TCHAIKOVSKY BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 9 SIMONE LAMSMA (VIOLIN) TAMARA WILSON (SOPRANO) · JENNIFER JOHNSTON (MEZZO-SOPRANO) · NORBERT ERNST (TENOR) · FRANZ-JOSEF SELIG (BASS) ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY ELIM CHAN NETHERLANDS RADIO CHOIR PYOTR I. TCHAIKOVSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO IN D MAJOR, OP. 35 ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY FRANZ WELSER-MÖST ROMEO AND JULIET. FANTASY OVERTURE / SUITE FROM SWAN LAKE, OP. 20 Beethoven’s moving Ninth Symphony is being performed on the Ninth Symphony is an appeal for universal brotherhood – indeed The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra starts its new season with Chan – one of the most exciting conductors of the younger gen- 2019 Christmas Matinee (“Kerstmatinee”) under the direction of it contains some of the most moving music Beethoven ever a festive inauguration dedicated to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, illus- eration – is on the rostrum. Also on the programme is the Fantasy Franz Welser-Möst with a superb singer quartet. Many generations composed. A large chorus and four vocal soloists share the stage trating the diversity and richness of his oeuvre. Dutch Violinist Overture Romeo and Juliet as well as an orchestral Suite from the of listeners have attended the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s festive with the orchestra to get this key message across and the work Simone Lamsma performs Tchaikovsky’s popular Violin Concerto, ballet Swan Lake that takes listeners deeper into Tchaikovsky’s Christmas matinees since the tradition was founded. Beethoven’s continues to enchant young and old alike. a technically extremely challenging piece. Hong Kong-born Elim romantic fairy-tale world.

Cat. no. A 865 50057 0000 | Video Director: Dick Kuijs | Length: 108' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition Cat. no. A 860 50034 | Video Director: Dick Kuijs | Length: approx. 75' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of RCO and UNITEL A production of RCO, Avrotros and UNITEL Photo: Renske-VrolijkPhoto:

ISABELLE FAUST, TABEA ZIMMERMANN & IVÁN FISCHER ISABELLE FAUST (VIOLIN) · TABEA ZIMMERMANN (VIOLA) ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY IVÁN FISCHER GIOACHINO ROSSINI OVERTURE TO L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART SINFONIA CONCERTANTE IN E FLAT MAJOR, K. 364 GIOACHINO ROSSINI OVERTURE TO LA GAZZA LADRA JOSEPH HAYDN SYMPHONY NO. 102 IN B FLAT MAJOR Iván Fischer conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in a Amsterdam Concertgebouw. Isabelle Faust and Tabea Zimmer- varied classical programme with Haydn’s Symphony No. 102 and mann are a majestic duo in Mozart’s masterful Sinfonia concer- two lively overtures by Rossini in the exceptional acoustics of the tante for violin and viola.

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

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REGULA MÜHLEMANN, JULIA MUZYCHENKO, JULIAN PRÉGARDIEN & ALONDRA DE LA PARRA

FESTIVE ADVENT CONCERT AT THE FRAUENKIRCHE DRESDEN REGULA MÜHLEMANN (SOPRANO) · JULIA MUZYCHENKO (SOPRANO) · JULIAN PRÉGARDIEN (TENOR) KAMMERCHOR DER FRAUENKIRCHE CHORUS MASTER MATTHIAS GRÜNERT SÄCHSISCHER STAATSOPERNCHOR CHORUS MASTER JAN HOFFMANN STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN CONDUCTED BY ALONDRA DE LA PARRA WORKS BY HAYDN, HANDEL, REGER, SCHUBERT & MOZART ET AL.

The Festive Advent Concert has become a much-loved tradition in She is joined by sopranos Regula Mühlemann and Julia Muzy- Dresden and one of German TV’s biggest classical music success chenko as well as tenor Julian Prégardien, presenting a drama- stories. With the spirited Alondra de la Parra a phenomenal young turgically coherent and emotional program with works and arias conductor stands at the rostrum of the Staatskapelle Dresden. from Handel to Haydn, Schubert and Tchaikovsky to Reger.

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 Photo: Matthias Creutziger

CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN AT THE ELBPHILHARMONIE HAMBURG

LEHÁR: THE LAND OF SMILES BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 2 FESTIVE GALA AT THE SEMPEROPER DRESDEN CONDUCTED BY CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN JANE ARCHIBALD (LISA) · ERIN MORLEY (PRINCESS MI) · PAVOL BRESLIK (PRINCE SOU-CHONG) STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN SÄCHSISCHER STAATSOPERNCHOR CHORUS MASTER WOLFRAM TETZNER ANTON BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN C MINOR, WAB 102 STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN CONDUCTED BY CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN Christian Thielemann’s brilliant interpretation of Bruckner’s makes skilled use of the new hall’s clear acoustics, filling the space Top-class soloists, the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Sächsischer ganzes Herz”. According to conductor Christian Thielemann “Oper- Symphony No. 2 is superbly performed by the Staatskapelle with its warm sound: simply phenomenal! A concert that “will go Staatsopernchor Dresden present highlights from Lehár’s popular etta only becomes really good when it is performed at a very high Dresden and concludes its critically acclaimed Bruckner Cycle down in the annals of the Elbphilharmonie” (Die Welt). operetta Das Land des Lächelns. Besides a bittersweet love story, level”, a challenge that the Staatskapelle Dresden together with with a concert at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. The orchestra the piece offers one of the greatest operetta hits: “Dein ist mein Jane Archibald, Erin Morley and Pavol Breslik masters impressively.

Cat. no. A 055 51298 0000 | Video Director: Andy Sommer | Length: approx. 90' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 050 50672 | Video Director: Alexander Radulescu | Length: 63' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of ZDF, Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden and UNITEL A production of UNITEL

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GARY HOFFMAN, DAVID SELIG Photo: 2019 Heliox Films/ARTE G.E.I.E/Queen Elisabeth Chapel Elisabeth G.E.I.E/Queen Films/ARTE Heliox 2019 Photo: BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN: THE 5 CELLO SONATAS at teamLab Tokyo 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)

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 Photo: MonikaPhoto: Rittershaus

MICHAEL BARENBOIM, DANIEL BARENBOIM, KIAN SOLTANI PHILHARMONIC 5 AT TEAMLAB TOKYO PERFORM BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN: THE PIANO TRIOS TIBOR KOVÁC, EKATERINA FROLOVA (VIOLIN) · GERHARD MARSCHNER (VIOLA) PETER SOMODARI (CELLO) · CHRISTOPHER HINTERHUBER (PIANO) MICHAEL BARENBOIM (VIOLIN) · KIAN SOLTANI (CELLO) · DANIEL BARENBOIM (PIANO) WORKS BY BEETHOVEN, KOVÁC & WERZOWA

On the occasion of his anniversary year the Philharmonic Five of expression and reinvent classical music. The arrangement in CONCERT I CONCERT II bring Beethoven’s timeless music to life in the extraordinary film and jazz music style emphasize Beethoven’s truly innovative venue of teamLab Tokyo, the world’s first digital art museum on spirit, and above all his talent for improvisation and his way of Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1 No. 1 Variations on “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu” 10,000 square meters. The Philharmonic Five, four soloists from anticipating jazz and film music elements long before their birth. Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3 for Piano Trio, Op. 121a Piano Trio in G major, Op. 1 No. 2 Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 70 No. 2 the ranks of the Wiener Philharmoniker together with one of the In the space of teamLab the Philharmonic Five create a completely Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 No. 1 “Ghost” Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 “Archduke” most prolific pianists of our time, combine their sound aesthetics, new sensory and auditory impression of his oeuvre. the art of phrasing and virtuosity with a modern, powerful dynamic

Cat. no. A 055 51321 0000 | Video Director: Frédéric Delesques | Length: approx. 205' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition Cat. no. A 075 50015 0000 | Video Director: Norihiko Nagata | Length: 70' | Filmed in Ultra High Definition A production of RBB/ARTE and UNITEL in cooperation with Pierre Boulez Saal A co-production of NHK and UNITEL

50 – RECITAL & CHAMBER MUSIC SPECIALS – 51 Photo: LudwigPhoto: Schedl Photo: Kinescope Film A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS WITH GABRIEL YARED

HOLLYWOOD IN VIENNA

Featuring music from “THE ENGLISH PATIENT” “THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY” “CASABLANCA” “JAWS” and many more

HOLLWOOD IN VIENNA – A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS DAVID GARRETT: UNLIMITED – LIVE FROM THE ARENA DI VERONA WITH GABRIEL YARED DAVID GARRETT (VIOLIN) · FRANCK VAN DER HEIJDEN (MUSICAL DIRECTOR) JUDITH HILL, GINO EMNES, DREW SARICH, HAMIDOU KOITA, ELEANOR GRANT, RAMÓN VARGAS, GOLNAR SHAHYAR (SINGERS) WORKS BY NIRVANA, MICHAEL JACKSON, COLDPLAY, STEVIE WONDER, FRANTIŠEK JÁNOŠKA, OLGA SCHEPS, YURY REVICH, THIAM, DIABATE & FRIENDS, MARC SHAIMAN, MARTIN FUSS, RUSANDA PANFILI, LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN, CLAUDE DEBUSSY ET AL. 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) Star violinist David Garrett celebrates his ten-year spectacular interpretations of rock hits like “Purple Rain” or “Smells Like Teen ORF RADIO SYMPHONIEORCHESTER WIEN & CANTUS NOVUS CONDUCTED BY KEITH LOCKHART crossover programme with thousands of fans in the extraordi- Spirit” and world-famous pop songs like “Viva la vida” or “Hey MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURES THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, CHOCOLAT, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, nary atmosphere of the Arena di Verona. Thanks to his passion for Jude” and his arrangements of classical melodies like Beethoven’s JAWS, SCHINDLER’S LIST, FORREST GUMP, BLACK PANTHER ET AL. music, he has succeeded in creating a completely new audience Fifth Symphony or “Clair de lune” by Debussy, Garrett knows how Hollywood in Vienna is the world’s first and unique film music the Oscars” and to Gabriel Yared. Under the direction of Keith not only for crossover but also for classical music. With his brilliant to literally sweep his audience off their seats like no other. gala concert, celebrating the most renowned film composers of Lockhart, the ORF Radio Symphonieorchester Wien undertakes our time. This year’s gala is dedicated to the motto “A Night at a glamorous journey through eight decades of film music.

Cat. no. A 045 50122 0000 | Video Director: Peter Rabinger | Length: 87' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 005 50099 0000 | Video Director: Marc Schütrumpf | Length: approx. 115' | Filmed in High Definition A co-production of Interspot, Tomek Productions, ORF III, Ö1 and UNITEL A co-production of Kinescope Film GmbH, Prom Event & Media and Skyline Television. Distributed by UNITEL

52 – SPECIALS SPECIALS – 53 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli – even among fellow pianists this name almost evokes reverence, because it stands for the

Photos: Nightfrog,Photos: DG Hilary Hahn is doubtlessly one of the most successful violin- Photos: 3B-Production highest perfection, for a cult of beauty that perhaps no other IT’S master pianist has ever practiced. But it also stands for concert ists of our time. Numerous award-winning CD recordings and cancellations at short notice and artist’s neuroses, which are ME. concerts with the most important conductors and orchestras pleasurably spread by the media. “Beyond Perfection – Arturo worldwide make her an artist who seems to have achieved Benedetti Michelangeli” is the result of a 30-year search for HILARY everything at a young age. The audience flocks to her sold-out (working title) traces, which has not only led to interesting contemporary concerts. She is appreciated and respected by fellow musi- The Violinist cians. Whether the late Sir Colin Davis, her musical partners witnesses, but in particular has brought to light a wealth of Hilary Hahn new archive material: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli has never in Portrait Paavo Järvi, Kent Nagano or Gustavo Dudamel – they were been seen and, above all, never heard like this before. Thus one A film by and are full of praise and admiration: Hilary Hahn’s virtuosity Benedict Mirow can experience at first hand how the severely stricken maestro & Dorothee Binding is unique, her perfectionism legendary. And yet, again and fights his way back to his old perfection after a heart attack. again and with full dedication, she crosses the boundaries of On 5 January 2020 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli would have classical music in order to find new impulses and challenges turned 100. This is the first comprehensive and multi-faceted for herself and her music. portrait of the legendary pianist. Beyond perfection The pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

A film by Syrthos J. Dreher Cat. no. A 050 50693 | Video Directors: Syrthos J. Dreher and Dag Freyer and Dag Freyer Length: 53' and 79' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. A 055 51286 | Video Directors: Benedict Mirow & Dorothee Binding Available in 43', 58' and 90' | Filmed in High Definition A production of 3B-Produktion in co-production with SWR in cooperation with ARTE, SRF and UNITEL A production of Nightfrog, BR, ARTE and UNITEL Funded by MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg artwork not final Funded by FilmFernsehFonds Bayern

FRIEDEMANN Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre, 3 years of planning RIGOLETTO ON THE LAKE Tokyo’s National Theatre and many more – Friedemann Vogel, 46 engineering companies from Austria, THE CREATION OF A SPECTACLE winner of numerous significant dance awards, has conquered Germany and Switzerland the most important ballet stages in the world. A German 13.5 meters measures the head dancer at the top of the ballet world – this is an absolute rarity. 1,300 cubic meters of helium for the balloon The portrait film accompanies the luminary of the German 140 metric tons is the total weight of the stage A film by ballet scene in his everyday life and work; further, it features 119 piles support the stage Ingrid Bertel interviews with Vogel’s dance partners and role models at the Vogel Stuttgart Ballet, such as Marcia Haydée, and excerpts from his The open-air lake stage in Bregenz is one of the most spec- most recent performances. 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 WINGS OF DANCE production – so far the most lavish opera of Bregenz Festival, A film by Katja Trautwein heralding “a new era in matter of stage technique” (APA).

Cat. no. A 055 51271 | Video Director: Katja Trautwein Length: approx. 60' | Filmed in High Definition Cat. no. 045 50121 | Video Director: Ingrid Bertel A co-production of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH and SWR Length: 29' | Filmed in High Definition in cooperation with UNITEL A production of ORF Vorarlberg. Distributed by UNITEL Funded by MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg artwork not final Photo: DietmarPhoto: Mathis Photo: Youn Sik Kim

54 – DOCUMENTARY DOCUMENTARY – 55 ...... of-the technology art in 8K image quality. Then the scans were carefully defrosted and scanned in Germany by state- centigrade. For this cooperation with NHK negatives the which were frozen at Unitel’s archive at minus 4 degrees storage to conditions ensure perfect for the film negatives, Unitel produced on and 35 16mm film. But also on the that includes the production technology – for many years Unitel has always placed the greatest emphasis on quality, ...... Kleiber Carlos Philharmoniker Wiener SymphonyMozart No. 36 02449 A 055 Karajan von Herbert Philharmoniker Berliner 4 No. Tchaikovsky Symphony 00582 A 055 Böhm Karl Philharmoniker Wiener 29 No. Symphony Mozart 00065 A 045 ...... GREAT PERFORMANCES ...... ARE ...... FOREVER ...... Kleiber Carlos Philharmoniker Wiener 2 No. Symphony Brahms 02450 A 055 Karajan von Herbert Philharmoniker Berliner 6 No. Tchaikovsky Symphony 00583 A 055 Böhm Karl Philharmoniker Wiener 40 No. Symphony Mozart 00066 A 045 ...... True gems – and even for everyone! but also in8K, all current formats such as UHD and HD. These new masters now allow distribution not only in image quality with 22.2ch multichannel surround sound. successfully remastered to the digital high-definition 8K were restorated in Tokyo carefully frame by frame and

...... quality like you have never experienced them before! with Karajan, Böhm, Bernstein and Kleiber in 8K image experience nine of the greatest performances of all times goals. Now, thanks to a cooperation with NHK, you can generations to come has always one been of Unitel’s write music history! Securing for the such artistry musicians and generations of music lovers and even inspire they forever; live on Great performances ...... Karl Böhm Karl Philharmoniker Wiener 41 No. Symphony Mozart 00067 A 045 ...... Bernstein Leonard London Symphony Orchestra 2 No. Symphony Mahler 04526 A 050 Bernstein Leonard Philharmoniker Wiener 9 No. Symphony Beethoven 04562 A 050 ......

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