MIPCOM 2019 CATALOGUE GIUSEPPE VERDI RIGOLETTO Photo: © Karl Forster "Rigoletto becomes a Hollywood spectacle on Lake Constance" Handelsblatt GIUSEPPE VERDI RIGOLETTO Bregenz Festival staged for the first time Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto – compelling, blood-curdling and beautiful. The stage and film director Philipp Stölzl (Medicus & Goethe), known for his successful productions in Salzburg as well as for his music videos for Madonna or for the German band Rammstein, created a spectacular setting on the world’s largest stage on a lake, praised by critics as a unique technological masterpiece. The staggering show has attracted not only 200,000 visitors to 20 sold out performances but also close to 2 million TV-viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Length: 125‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50112 | Opera Cast: Stephen Costello, Vladimir Stoyanov, Mélissa Petit Wiener Symphoniker conducted by Enrique Mazzola Staged by Philipp Stölzl A production of ORF, SRF, tpc, ZDF and UNITEL Photo: © Karl Forster JULES MASSENET DON QUICHOTTE RIGOLETTO ON THE LAKE – French director Mariame Clément's interpretation of Jules THE CREATION OF A SPECTACLE Massenet's Don Quichotte was rewarded with unanimous The open-air lake stage in Bregenz is one of the most jubilation. A musical discovery, also due to the excellent spectacular opera venues in the world requiring a long and cast: "Gábor Bretz sings the title role with bravura. David careful planning. The documentary gives an insight into Stout shines vocally and scenically as Sancho Panza." (FAZ) the formation process of Philipp Stölzl's ground-breaking Rigoletto production – so far the most lavish opera of Length: approx. 130‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50115 | Opera Bregenz Festival, heralding "a new era in matter of stage technique." (APA) Cast: Gábor Bretz, David Stout, Anna Goryachova Length: 29‘ | Cat. no. A 045 50121 | Documentary Wiener Symphoniker conducted by Daniel Cohen Staged by Mariame Clement directed by Ingrid Bertel A production of ORF, tpc and UNITEL A production of ORF Vorarlberg Photo: © Karl Forster Photo: © Dietmar Mathis "Cecilia Bartoli is a league of her own!" Der Standard "The singing was sensational" LA Times "Christof Loy's production is masterful" Kurier GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL ARIODANTE At Salzburg Festival, Cecilia Bartoli shines as Ariodante with her dazzling coloratura in a highly acclaimed new production by the German director Christoph Loy, who is known for his clever psychological stagings. Loy turns Handel's splendid baroque opera into an exciting and differentiated reflection on gender roles. A high-class ensemble, first and foremost a brilliant Cecilia Bartoli in the trouser role of the knight Ariodante who effortlessly switches between cheerful and lamenting virtuoso singing makes the production a true triumph. At her side perform audience favourite Rolando Villazón as Lurcano and young American soprano Kathryn Lewek, praised by critics as a „true discovery“ (Neue Zürcher Zeitung). Gianluca Capuano at the podium of the Musiciens du Prince – Monaco „provides for elegance, richness of colour and a sensitive, stirring realisation of the ingenious score.“ (Kurier) Length: approx. 220‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50084 | Opera Cast: Cecilia Bartoli, Kathryn Lewek, Rolando Villazón, Sandrine Piau Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco conducted by Gianluca Capuano Staged by Christof Loy A production of UNITEL and ORF/3sat in cooperation with Salzburg Festival Photo: © Monika Rittershaus SALZBURG FESTIVAL 2019 OPERAS & CONCERTS UNITEL is the exclusive audiovisual partner of the Salzburg Festival, the world's most prestigious classical music festival. "On the podium, Teodor Currentzis unleashes the mania of a new generation, with an obsessive passion for every detail of each phrase" Financial Times WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART IDOMENEO Length: approx. 185‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50117 | Opera Cast: Russell Thomas, Paula Murrihy, Ying Fang, Nicole Chevalier Freiburger Barockorchester conducted by Teodor Currentzis Staged by Peter Sellars A production of Servus TV and UNITEL Photo: © Ruth Walz WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA WIENER PHILHARMONIKER DANIEL BARENBOIM & MARTHA ARGERICH Photo: © Marco Borrelli BERNARD HAITINK & EMANUEL AX Photo: © Silvia Lelli Length: 93‘ | Cat. no. A 045 50118 0000 | Concert Length: approx. 120‘ | Cat. no. A 045 50119 0000 | Concert Schubert: Symphony No. 7 Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Bernard Haitink West-Eastern Divan Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim A production of NHK and UNITEL A production of ZDF/3sat and UNITEL GIUSEPPE VERDI JACQUES OFFENBACH Photo: © Monika Rittershaus SIMON BOCCANEGRA Photo: © Ruth Walz ORPHÉE AUX ENFERS Length: approx. 140‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50116 | Opera Length: approx. 140‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50113 | Opera Cast: Luca Salsi, Marina Rebeka, René Pape, Charles Castronovo Cast: Joel Prieto, Kathryn Lewek, Max Hopp, Anne Sofie von Otter Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Valery Gergiev Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Enrique Mazzola Staged by Andreas Kriegenburg Staged by Barrie Kosky A production of ORF/3sat and UNITEL A production of ORF, ZDF/ARTE and UNITEL CLASSICAL MUSIC OPEN-AIR Summer time means open-air time! UNITEL presents five of this summer's most spectacular classical music open-air operas and concerts 'Game of Thrones' meets Verdi! GIUSEPPE VERDI IL TROVATORE Cast: Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Luca Salsi Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi Staged by Franco Zeffirelli Length: approx. 150‘ | Cat. no. A 000 50067 | Opera A production of ZDF/3sat and UNITEL Photo: © Ennevi/Fondazione Arena di Verona THE ODEONSPLATZ CONCERT THE ODEONSPLATZ CONCERT WITH VALERY GERGIEV WITH RENÉE FLEMING Münchner Philharmoniker Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Alan Gilbert Beethoven: Coriolan Overture Symphony No. 5 Works by Tchaikovsky, Korngold, Bernstein, von Flotow & Rodgers and Hammerstein Length: approx. 60‘ | Cat. no. A 055 51292 0000 | Concert Length: approx. 100‘ | Cat. no. A 055 51291 0000 | Concert A production of BR, medici.tv and UNITEL Photos: © Marcus Schlaf A production of BR and UNITEL PLÁCIDO DOMINGO OPERA GALA GRAFENEGG MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S GALA 50 YEARS AT THE ARENA DI VERONA Soloists: Sonya Yoncheva, Ludovic Tézier, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Highlights from Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco, Works by Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Verdi, Puccini, Mascagni, Giordano, Macbeth, Simon Boccanegra Massenet, von Suppé, Kreisler, Lehár & Elgar Tonkünstler-Orchester conducted by Yutaka Sado Soloists: Plácido Domingo, Anna Pirozzi, Marco Mimica Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona conducted by Jordi Bernàcer Photo: © Thomas Jantzen Photo: © Ennevi/Fondazione Arena di Verona Length: 155‘ | Cat. no. A 005 50093 0000 | Concert Length: 76‘ | Cat. no. A 045 50075 0000 | Concert A production of ZDF/ARTE and UNITEL A production of ORF and UNITEL ROSSINI OPERA FESTIVAL GALA GIOACHINO ROSSINI In celebration of the 40th edition of Rossini Opera Festival L’EQUIVOCO STRAVAGANTE Soloists: Juan Diego Flórez, Lawrence Brownlee, Cast: Teresa Iervolino, Paolo Bordogna, Davide Luciano Angela Meade, Paolo Bordogna Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI conducted by Carlo Rizzi conducted by Carlo Rizzi Staged by Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier Photo: © Gregor Hohenberg Length: approx. 140‘ | Cat. no. A 005 50095 0000 | Concert Length: approx. 150‘ | Cat. no. A 000 50068 | Opera Photo: © Studio Amati Bacciardi A production of UNITEL A production of UNITEL CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD GLUCK MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER ALCESTE GUSTAVO DUDAMEL Cast: Charles Castronovo, MAHLER 2 Dorothea Röschmann, Michael Nagy Soloists: Chen Reiss, Tamara Mumford Bayerisches Staatsorchester Orfeó Català & Cor de Cambra del Palau, conducted by Antonello Manacorda Münchner Philharmoniker Staged by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui conducted by Gustavo Dudamel Photo: © A. Bofill Length: 135‘ | Cat. no. A 050 50681 | Opera Photo: © Wilfried Hoesl Length: approx. 90‘ | Cat. no. A 930 50016 | Concert A production of BR/ARTE and UNITEL A production of ZDF/ARTE and UNITEL LIVE FROM THE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL Four mesmerizing concerts from this year's BBC Proms, the world's most popular classical music festival! Bohemian Rhapsody with the Zosha Di Castri's world premiere, Dvořák The Warner Brothers Story – City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Bamberger Symphoniker & Janáček’s Glagolitic mass with the The Golden Age of Hollywood & Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla & Jakub Hrůša BBC Symphony Orchestra and Choir & with the John Wilson Orchestra & Cello: Sheku Kanneh-Mason Violin: Joshua Bell Karina Canellakis John Wilson Howell: Lamia Soloists: Asmik Grigorian, Soloists: Kate Lindsey et al. Dvořák: Violin Concerto Elgar: Cello Concerto Jennifer Johnston, Ladislav Elgr, Smetana: Má vlast Works by Korngold, Steiner, North, Knussen: The Way to Castle Yonder Jan Martínik Mancini, Williams et al. Weinberg: Symphony No. 3 Length: approx. 125‘ Length: approx. 90‘ Length: approx. 135‘ Length: approx. 110‘ Cat. no. A 025 50460 0000 | Concert Cat. no. A 025 50459 0000 | Concert Cat. no. A 025 50461 0000 | Concert Cat. no. A 025 50462 0000 | Concert Photo: © Chris Christodoulou, Shervin Lainez (Bell), Algirdas Bakas (Grigorian), Lars Borges (Kanneh-Mason) A production of BBC and UNITEL "A masterful interpreter of early music" BR Klassik GIACOMO PUCCINI RAPHAËL TOSCA PICHON ENSEMBLE PYGMALION BACH‘S MASS IN