newsletter telmondis 2015
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NEWSLETTER > 2015Circus
Opera Dance Documentary Concert
Cabaret & magic Theater
SUMMARY
OPERA > MARIINSKY THEATRE
War and Peace 2> THÉÂTRE MUSICAL DE PARIS-CHÂTELET
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg 3 > OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS
The Barber of Seville 4 Tosca 5
La Traviata 6 > OPÉRA DE LYON
Le Comte Ory 7 > TEATRO LA FENICE VENISE
Capuleti e Montecchi 8 Alceste 9 L’Africaine 10
> OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE
Tosca 11 La Cenerentola 12 Luisa Miller 13 Attila 14 Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail 15 Guillaume Tell 16 L’Italiana in Algeri 17
> OPÉRA DE MONTE-CARLO
Don Giovanni 18 Il Mondo della Luna 19 Ernani 20
> TEATRO MAYOR – BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
Orfeo Chaman 21 > OPÉRA DE ROUEN HAUTE-NORMANDIE
Dido and Aeneas 22 La Damnation de Faust 23
> OPÉRA NATIONAL DU RHIN
Doctor Atomic 24 > SPECIAL EVENT
Le Concert de Paris 25
DANCE > MARIINSKY THEATRE
La Bayadère 26 Anna Karenine 27
> OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS
Les Enfants de Scaramouche 28 Rain 29 Ballet Evening at Paris Opera 30 Daphnis et Chloé 31 Le Palais de Cristal 32 Dances at a Gathering 32 Psyché 33
> TEATRO REAL, MADRID
El Amor Brujo 34 > OPÉRA NATIONAL DE BORDEAUX
Pneuma 35 > CHÂTEAU DE VERSAILLES
The Orangery Nights 36 > TATAR STATE ACADEMIC OPERA - KAZAN
The Golden Horde 37
DOCUMENTARY > Dmitri Shostakovich –
A Man Of Many Faces 38> Ma mère adorait la danse 38> A Rose for Antonio Soler 39> Carnivals around the World 39
CONCERT > MARIINSKY THEATRE
International Piano Festival 40 > TCHAIKOVSKY HALL, MOSCOW
Concert at the Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow 40
> OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS
Ludwig Van Beethoven Cycle, The Nine Symphonies 41
> GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION
GRAND AUDITORIUM, LISBON
St Matthew Passion 42 War Requiem 42
> OPÉRA-COMIQUE, PARIS
Armenian Legends 43
CIRCUS > 36th Tomorrow's Circus
World Festival 44> 39th Monte Carlo Circus Festival 45
MAGIC > Golden Mandrakes 2014 46> The Olympia does its Magic! 46
WORK IN PROGRESS DANCE> The Sleeping Beauty 47> Atvakhabar Rhapsodies 47> Tatjana 47> Casse-Noisette Compagnie 47
OPERA> The Queen of Spades 48> Eugene Onegin 48> Jalil 48> Bluebeard’s Castle /
La Voix humaine 49> La Damnation de Faust 49> La Cenerentola 49
CONCERT> Concert at Münchner
Philharmoniker 48> Le Concert de Paris 2015 49
2/3> Opera MARIINSKYTHEATRE/THÉÂTREMUSICALDEPARIS-CHÂTELET
War and Peace Telmondis2014Mariinsky Theatre
Opera in two acts by Sergei Prokofiev. Libretto by Sergei Prokofiev and Mira Mendelssohn-Prokofieva after the novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy. New production directed by Graham Vick. Conducted by Valery Gergiev.
Basedonthe19thcenturynovelbyTolstoy,theoperaofWar and PeacetellsthestoryofyoungNatashawhofallsfordashingwidowerPrinceAndrei.Buthisfatherdisapprovesoftheirproposedunioncausingthematchtobepostponed.MeanwhileNatasha’sheadisturnedbythecharmingAnatoleKuraginwhoneglectstomentionthatheisalreadymarried.ThisindividualandpersonalstoryisovertakenbypoliticaleventsasNapoleon’sarmyclosesinonRussia,makingwarinevitable.
Stage Director: Graham VickMusicalDirectorandConductor:ValeryGergiev|ProductionDesigner:PaulBrown|LightingDesigner:GiuseppeDiIorio|Choreographer:MaximPetrov|
StarringAndreiBondarenko:PrinceAndrei Bolkonsky|AidaGarifullina:Natasha Rostova|YuliaMatochkina:Sonya|LarisaDiadkova:Maria Dmitrievna Akhrosimova|SergeiAleksashkin:Count Ilya Rostov|YevgenyAkimov:Pierre Bezukhov|MariaMaksakova:Hélène Bezukhova|IlyaSelivanov:Anatol Kuragin|EdwardTsanga:Dolokhov|YekaterinaSergeyeva:Princess Marya|GennadyBezzubenkov:Field-Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov|VasilyGerello:Napoleon|TheMariinskyOrchestraandChorus|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,theMariinskyTheatre,MezzowiththeparticipationofFranceTélévisions,M_MEDIAandthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyDonKent|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière|Runningtime:1x270’|
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World Premiere – Symphonic VersionGoldenPalminCannesin1964,Les Parapluies de Cherbourg isanewgenreintheFrenchfilmworld:themusical.Acinematographicrevolution,carriedbythetimelessmusicofMichelLegrand.
Genevièveliveswithherwidowedmother,whoownsanumbrellashopinCherbourg.SheandGuy,anautomechanic,aresecretlyinloveandwanttomarry.Shortlyafterthis,GuyisdraftedtoservetheAlgerianWar.Beforeleaving,GuyandGenevièveconsummatetheirloveforeachother,whichresultsinherbecomingpregnant.WhileGuyisawayatwartheydriftapart.Geneviève,stronglyencouragedbyhermother,acceptsamarriageproposalfromRolandCassard,ajewler,whohasfalleninloveandhaspromisedtobringupherchildashisown.Guyiswoundedandisdischargedbeforehistwo-yeartermisup,butwhenhereturnstoCherbourgGenevièvehasalreadymarriedandmovedaway.Hestruggleswithdepressionandanger,buteventuallyishealedbyfallinginlovewithandmarryingMadeleine,ayoungwomanwhohadbeencaringforhisdyingaunt.Usinganinheritancefromhisaunt,Guyfulfillshisambitionofopeningaservicestation.
Yearslater,thenowconspicuouslywealthyGeneviève,travellingwithherdaughter,Guy'schild,accidentallyrunsintoGuyathisservicestation.Whilethetwohaveonlyabriefconversationaboutthestateoftheirrespectivelives,theconversationisclearlyfraughtwithunspokenfondnessandregret.
Musical direction: Michel LegrandBook:JacquesDemy|Music:MichelLegrand|Stagedirector:VincentVittoz|Setdesign:VincentVittozandJean-JacquesSempé|Costumes:VanessaSeward|
StarringGeneviève:MarieOppert|Guy:VincentNiclo|Madame Emery:NatalieDessay|Roland Cassard: LaurentNaouri|Madeleine:LouiseLeterme|Aunt Elise:JasmineRoy|M. Dubourg & Aubin:FranckVincent|OrchestreNationald'Île-de-France|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,ThéâtreMuscialdeParis-ChâteletwiththepartcipationofFranceTélévisionsandthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyDenisCaïozzi|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière|Runningtime:1x90’|
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg Telmondis2014Théâtre musical de Paris-Châtelet
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Melodramma in three acts by Giacomo Puccini|Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica from the play of Victorien Sardou.Asingerinlove,passionate,jealousandimpulsive;aromanticpainter,anidealistandadefenderofliberty;apolicechiefwithalustforflesh,powerandblood,readytodoanythingtoachievehisends.PucciniartfullycombinestheingredientsofamelodramawrittenforSarahBernhardtandcomesupwithwhatmightbecalledtheoperaofoperas,aspectacleatonceprimitiveanddecadent.InamythicalyetrealRome,fromtheshadowsofthechurchofSant’AndreadellaValletotheterraceofCastelloSant’Angelo,passionscollideandtearallapart,minglingtheeroticwiththesacred,lovewithpossession,theatrewithlife.NothingiswhatitseemsinTosca:beautifulwomenwhocometoprayareconspirators,defeatsarevictoriesandmockexecutionsarereal.Aspectacularworkwhichcapturestheessenceofoperaasfewothersdo.PierreAudisignsanewproductionofthisviolentandpassionateworkfortheParisOpera.
Musical direction: Daniel Oren Stagedirection:PierreAudi|Sets:ChristofHetzer|Costumes:RobbyDuiveman|Lighting:JeanKalman|Dramaturgy:KlausBertisch|Chorusesmaster:JoséLuisBasso|
StarringMartinaSerafin:Floria Tosca|MarceloAlvarez:Mario Cavaradossi|LudovicTézier:Scarpia|WojtekSmilek:Cesare Angelotti|CarloBosi:Spoletta|AndréHeyboer:Sciarrone|ParisOperaOrchestraandChorusMaîtrisedesHauts-De-Seine/ParisOperachildren'sChorus|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Act4Productions,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisionsandthesupportoftheCNCandofLaFondationOrange|DirectedbyDenisCaïozzi|ProducedbyJacquesClément,AlexandraClément,LaurentMétivier|Runningtime:1x128’|
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The Barber of Seville APrimeGroup2014Opéra national de Paris
Tosca Act4Productions2014Opéra national de Paris
> Opera OPÉRANATIONALDEPARIS
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Opera-Buffa in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini|Libretto by Cesare Sterbini from the play of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais.
Undoubtedlythemostfamousoperabuffainthehistoryofmusicandaneternalsourceofdelight.Rossinicomposeditinjustafewweeks,borrowingtheovertureandcertainairsfromhisownseriousandcomicworks.Alloftheremarkableensembles,however,areoriginal.Il barbiere di SivigliawasalsooneofthefirstoperatictriumphsinEurope.Thepremiere,performedon20February1816inRome,wasaresoundingflop,attendedbyallofRossini’senemies.Buttheoperawasquicklyrevivedon22FebruarywhenThe Barberreceivedrapturousapplause.Andindeed,howcouldRossininothaveencounteredthisinitialresistance?Hepittedtheoldworld(throughBartoloandhisauthoritarianism)againstthenewworld;oldoperaagainstmodernopera.Withitsincredibleverveandyouthfulcheer,thiswastheworkthatbuiltRossini’sbrilliantinternationalreputation.Withthisnewproductionoftheever-popularmasterpiece,ItalianstagedirectorDamianoMichielettomakeshisParisOperadebut.
Musical direction: Carlo Montanaro Stagedirection:DamianoMichieletto|Sets:PaoloFantin|Costumes:SilviaAymonino|Lighting:FabioBarettin|Chorusesmaster:JoséLuisBasso|
StarringRenéBarbera:Il Conte d’Almaviva|CarloLepore:Bartolo|KarineDeshayes:Rosina|DaliborJenis:Figaro|OrlinAnastassov:Basilio|TiagoMatos:Fiorello|CorneliaOncioiu:Berta|LucioPrete:Un Ufficiale|ParisOperaOrchestraandChorus|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,APrimeGroup,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisionsandthesupportoftheCNCandofLaFondationOrange|DirectedbyFrançoisGoetghebeur|ProducedbyCharlotteGuénin,LaurentMétivier|Runningtime:1x155’|
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Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave based on the novel “La Dame aux Camélias” by Alexandre Dumas fils.
PoorMarietteDuplessisisdead...thefirstwomanIeverloved,andnowshe’singoodnessknowswhichcemetery,abandonedtothemaggotsofthesepulchre!It’sasshesaidtomefifteenmonthsago:“Iwon’tlive:I’mastrangegirlandIwon’tbeabletokeeplivingalifeIdon’tknowhowtoleadandthatIdon’tknowhowtobeareither.Takeme,leadmewhereveryouwant;Iwon’tbotheryou,Isleepallday.Intheevening,you’llletmegotothetheatreandatnightyou’lldowithmeasyouwish!”I’venevertoldyouofthesingularattachmentIfeltforthatcharmingcreature.Andnowshe’sdead...AndIdon’tknowwhatstrangeoldelegyechoesinmyheartathermemory.”ThusspokeFranzLisztofMaried’Agoult,theunforgettableghostofthewomanwhowouldbecometheDame aux Camélias.AfterDumasfils,itwasVerdiwhowouldgiveherimmortalityinhisremarkablemasterpiece,oneoftherepertoire’smoststrikingportraitsofawoman,atoncecruelandsublime.FollowingonfromWerther,BenoîtJacquotdirectsDianaDamrauinthisotheroperaaboutloveandsacrifice.
Musical direction: Francesco Ivan CiampaStagedirection:BenoîtJacquot|Sets:SylvainChauvelot|Costumes:ChristianGasc|Lighting:AndréDiot|Chorusmaster:AlessandrodiStefano|
StarringDianaDamrau:Violetta Valéry|AnnaPennisi:Flora Bervoix|CorneliaOncioiu:Annina|FrancescoDemuro:Alfredo Germont|LudovicTézier:Giorgio Germont|GabrieleMangione:Gastone|FabioPreviati:Il Barone Douphol|IgorGnidii:Il Marchese d’Obigny|NicolasTesté:Dottore Grenvil|ParisOperaOrchestraandChorus|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,IdéaleAudience,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions,thesupportofLaFondationOrangeandtheCNC|DirectedbyBenoîtJacquot,LouiseNarboni|ProducedbyFrançoiseGazio,LaurentMétivier|Runningtime:1x146’|
Le Comte Ory Telmondis2014Opéra de Lyon
La Traviata IdéaleAudience2014Opéra national de Paris
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’spenultimateoperaisbasedonamedievalballadaboutrandyknightssetlooseinaconvent.Thisversionofthestoryisabitmorepolite,withthenunsturnedintoacastlefulloffaithfulwives,chastelyawaitingthereturnoftheirhusbands.
Musical Direction: Stefano MontanariStaging,setsandcostumes:LaurentPelly|Lighting:JoëlAdam|ChorusMaster:AlanWoodbridge|
StarringDmitryKorchak:CountOry|DésiréeRancatore:CountessAdèle|AntoinetteDennefeld:Isolier|DorisLamprecht:Ragonde|PhilippeSly:Raimbaud|PatrickBolleire:Governor|VanessaLeCharlès:Alice|OrchestraandChorusoftheOpéradeLyon|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,OpéradeLyon,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisionsandthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyVincentMassip|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière|Runningtime:1x143’|
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Opera in two acts by Vincenzo BelliniLibretto by Felice RomaniVincenzoBelliniwrotetwotragicoperasforTeatroLaFenice: I Capuleti e i MontecchiandBeatrice di Tenda.Thefirst,composedin1830andtothestoryofRomeo and Juliet butnotbasedonShakespearebutratheronanearlynineteenth-centurytragedybyLuigiScevolainanewproductionbyArnaudBernard.
Themostfamousandill-starredlovestoryofalltimes,andmadeimmortalbyShakespeare’splayofthesamename,Romeo and Juliethasoftenbeenputtomusic.Oneofthemostpopularversionsisthetwo-actoperaI Capuleti e i Montecchi,whichTeatroLaFenicecommissionedVincenzoBelliniwithforthe1830Carnival,anditdebutedon11March.FeliceRomaniwastheauthorofthelibretto,aswellasofthelaterSonnambula and Norma, andhebasedthesubjectonItalianliterarytradition,andinparticularonanovellabytheRenaissanceauthorMatteoBandelloandanearlynineteenth-centurytragedy
byLuigiScevola.AsintheearlierZaira,onceagaintheprotagonists’voicesarefemaleandRomeoisamezzosopranoentravesti.
Conductor: Omer Meir WellberStagedirector:ArnaudBernard|Sets:AlessandroCamera|Costumes:MariaCarlaRicotti|Lightdesigner:FabioBarettin|ChorusMaster:ClaudioMarinoMoretti|
StarringRubénAmoretti:Capellio|JessicaPratt:Giulietta|SoniaGanassi:Romeo|ShalvaMukeria:Tebaldo|LucaDall’Amico:Lorenzo|LaFeniceOperaHouseOrchestraandChorus|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,FondazioneLaFenice,withtheparticipationofFranceTelevisionsandRTBF|DirectedbyStéphaneVérité|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x130’|
Opera in three acts by Christoph Willibald Gluck|Libretto by Ranieri Simone Francesco Maria de' Calzabigi, from Alceste by Euripide.
PierLuigiPizzi’snewprestigiousproductionofAlcestebyChristophWillibaldGlucktomarkthethreehundredthanniversaryofthecomposer’sbirth(Erasbach,Baveria1714–Vienna1787).
AnexponentofearlyVienneseclassicism,ChristophWillibaldGluckplayedadecisiveroleinthereformandsimplificationofoperaseria,whichwassufferingaperiodofdeclineintheeighteenthcentury.
Akeypieceinthisreform,togetherwiththemorefamousOrfeoedEuridiceisAlceste,whichportraystheheartbreakingstorynarratedbyEuripides:KingAdmetusisdyingandhiswife,AlcesteoffersApolloherownlifeinexchangeforthatofherbeloved.Thegodismovedbythisactofextremedevotionandallowsthewomantoreturnfromtheunderworld.
Therearetwoversionsofthisopera,onewithanItalianlibrettobyRanieride’Calzabigi,whichdebutedattheBurgtheaterin1767,andoneinFrench,whichwasperformedinParisin1776.
Conductor: Guillaume TourniaireStagedirection,sets&costumes:PierLuigiPizzi|Lighting:VincenzoRaponi|Chorusmaster:ClaudioMarinoMoretti
StarringCarmelaRemigio:Alceste|StanislavdeBarbeyrac:Admeto|GiorgioMisseri:Evandro|ZuzanaMarkova:Ismene|VincenzoNizzardo:Apollo, Il gran sacerdote di Apollo|ArmandoGabba:Un banditore, La voce dell’Oracolo|LaFeniceOperaHouseChorusandOrchestra
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,Mezzo,FondazioneLaFenice,withtheparticipationofFranceTelevisions|DirectedbyStéphaneVérité|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x140’|
Capuleti e Montecchi Oxymore2015Teatro La Fenice Venise
Alceste Oxymore2015Teatro La Fenice Venise
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Opera in three acts by Giacomo PucciniLibretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (according to Victorien Sardou)
ToscaisthefifthPuccini’soperaanditmarksastylisticturningpoint.Bohemia,hispreviousopera,canbeconsideredasthefirstofhismasterpieces:it’salsothelastonewitha"verismo"theme,inotherwordsbasedonpeople’sdailyreality.
Toscareturnstothepuretragedy,withhistoricalfigures(greatnamesofhistory).Itdoesn’tmeanastepbackwards,becausethetheatricalandmusicaltreatmentdiffersfromVerdi’swayofcomposing.It’sadensework,focusedonafewcharacterswithverydetailedpsychology.Thereislittleroomforgenrescenesorcrowd.
PucciniwasverystronglyinfluencedbyactressSarahBernhardt’sinterpretationintheplayToscabyVictorienSardou.TheactresshauntsthecompositionandcreatesherFloriaTosca’smelodictones.
Musical Direction: Paolo ArrivabeniStaging:ClaireServais|Sets:CarloCentolavigna|Lighting:OlivierWéry|Costumes:MichelFresnay|Choirmaster:MarcelSeminara|
StarringBarbaraHaveman:Floria Tosca|MarcLaho:Mario Cavaradossi|RuggeroRaimondi:Il Barone Scarpia|RogerJoakim:Cesare Angelotti|LaurentKubla:Il Sagrestano|GiovanniIovino:Spoletta|MarcTissons:Sciarrone|PierreGathier:Un carciere|OrchestraandchorusfromOpéraRoyaldeWallonie,Liège|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,OpéraRoyaldeWallonie,Jim&Jules,withtheparticipationofFranceTelevisionsandRTBFstagessector|DirectedbyArnaudLalanne|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x125’|
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Tosca Oxymore2014Opéra Royal de Wallonie
L’Africaine Oxymore2013Teatro La Fenice Venise
> Opera TEATROLAFENICEVENISE/OPÉRAROYALDEWALLONIE
Opera in three acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer. Libretto by Eugène Scribe.
TheoperaissetinLisbonandonanislandintheIndianOceanduringthe16thcentury.VascodaGamahasbeenawayfromhisfiancéInèsfortwoyears.AssumingDaGamaisdead,Inès’fatherinsiststhatshemarryDonPédro.Surprisingly,DaGamareturnsandbringswithhimtwoslavesSélikaandNélusko.WhentheGrandInquisitorrefusesDaGama’srequestformoreexplorationfunds,DaGamaattackstheGrandInquisitorandissenttoprison.Luckily,InèspurchasesDaGama’sfreedombymarryingDonPédro.InèsandDonPédronowsetsail,pilotedbythetreacherousNélusko.DaGamahasfollowedDonPédroinanothership,andbegshimtoreturntoLisbon.DonPédrorefuses,andastormbreaksout.ThelocalpeoplekillallmalesontheshipsexceptDaGama.SélikaisnowqueenonceagainandclaimsDaGamaasherhusband.However,whenSélikaseesDaGamasecretlywithInès(whosurvived),shecommitssuicidefollowedbyNélusko.
Conductor: Emmanuel VillaumeStagedirector:LeoMuscato|Sets:MassimoChecchetto|Costumes:CarlosTieppo|
StarringJessicaPratt:Inès|VeronicaSimeoni:Sélika|GregoryKunde:Vasco de Gama|EmanueleGiannino:Don Alvar|AngeloVeccia:Nélusko|Lucadall’Amico:Don Pédro|DavideRuberti:Don Diego|MattiaDenti:Grand Inquisitor of Lisbon|RubenAmoretti:High Priest of Brahma|AnnaBordignon:Anna|OrchestraeCorodelTeatroLaFenice|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,FondazioneTeatroLaFenice,withtheparticipationofMediciTVandRAIandthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyStéphaneVérité|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x150’| ©
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Opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi|Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano (based on Schiller’s play Kabale und Liebe)
AstheresultofthecollaborationbetweenVerdiandtheNeapolitanlibrettistSalvatoreCammarano,LuisaMillerisbasedonaplaywrittenbyFriedrichSchillerentitledKabale und Liebe.Theworkwascomposedin1849fortheTeatroSanCarloinNaples.ItmarksaturningpointinVerdi’sproductionandlife.Togetherwithhisfuturesecondwife,GiuseppinaStrepponi,thecomposerhasmovedbacktoBusseto,hisnativevillage.ItstabilizesVerdi,geographicallyandemotionallywithapositiveimpactonhispartitions.Forthefirsttime,Verdidistancedhimselffrompatrioticheroism,atypicalcharacteristicofhisyouthoperas.Asaconsequence,theactionisnolongerpartofgreathistoricalevents,butasimpleTyroleanvillage.
Eachcharacterisnothingmorethanhisownrepresentative:thepassionsaretherebymoreindividualizedanddeepened.Itisatragedyofintimacy,wherecharacters’psychologyismoresubtlethanbefore.Obviously,greatmasterpiecesoftheyears1851-1853areemerging,especiallyLa TraviatawithwhichLuisaMillerhasmorethanonecommonpoint.
Musical Direction: Massimo ZanettiStaging:Jean-ClaudeFall|Sets:GérardDidier|Lighting:MartineAndré|Costumes:AgostinoCavalca|Choirmaster:MarcelSeminara|
StarringPatriziaCiofi:Luisa|GregoryKunde:Rodolfo|NicolaAlaimo:Miller|BálintSzabó:Wurm|LucianoMontanaro:Il Conte Di Walter|AlexiseYerna:Laura|CristinaMelis:Federica|StefanoDeRosa:Un contandino|OrchestraandchorusfromOpéraRoyaldeWallonie,Liège|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,OpéraRoyaldeWallonie,Jim&Jules,withtheparticipationofFranceTelevisions,Medici.tvandRTBFstagessector|DirectedbyStéphaneVérité|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x151’|
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La Cenerentola Oxymore2014Opéra Royal de Wallonie
> Opera OPÉRAROYALDEWALLONIE
Opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini|Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti
InFebruary1816,afewdaysafterthecreationof Il Barbiere di Siviglia,RossinireceivedaneworderfromtheTeatroValleinRome.Curiously,thecareerofLa Cenerentola lookslikeBarbiere’s:afteraratherhostileaudience’sverdictatthefirstperformance,theworkisgainingpopularity,receivesgreatacclaiminmostItaliantheatersandquicklyconquerstheworldwiththepresenceofthegreatestgloriesofromanticsonginthecast(LuigiLablache,AntonioTamburini,Malibran,Viardot,...).TheopeningofLa CenerentolaisoneofthemostfamousRossini’sonesandisamodeloflightness,freshnessandspirit.Theworkisalsoinnovativeasitincludesaviolentcontrastproducedbytheheroin’stendernessandthesentimentalismoftheplot,withRossini’svirtuosityofstyleandunbridledfunnyside.Thisvirtuosityispresentinallhisworkanddoesn’tspareanyrole,appealingbythewaytotherebirthofawholeschoolofsinging.
Musical Direction: Paolo ArrivabeniStaging,sets,lighting,costumesandchoreography:CécileRoussatandJulienLubek|Choirmaster:MarcelSeminara|
StarringMariannaPizzolatoAngelina, said Cenerentola|BrunoDeSimone:Don Magnifico|DmitryKorchak:Don Ramiro|EnricoMarabelli:Dandini|LaurentKubla:Alidoro|SarahDefrise:Clorinda|JulieBailly:Tisbe|OrchestraandchorusfromOpéraRoyaldeWallonie,Liège|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,OpéraRoyaldeWallonie,Jim&Jules,withtheparticipationofFranceTelevisions,Medici.tvandRTBFstagessector|DirectedbyDavidMathy|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x160’|
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Luisa Miller Oxymore2014Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Opera in three acts by Guiseppe Verdi. Libretto by Temistocle Solera.
Inthe5thcentury,theHunshavejustsackedthetownofAquileia.Attila,nicknamed“thescourgeofGod”,celebrateshisvictoryagainstOdabella,thedaughterofthelocaloverlordwhohasseenherentirefamilywipedout.Impressedbythecourageoftheyoungfemalewarrior,Attilagivesherasword.Odabellagoesontomakeuseofittoavengeherlovedones.Closetoalagoon,aboatarrivescarryingthesurvivorsofAquileia,amongthemForestowholamentsthefateofhisdearOdabella.Hethensuggeststhatheandhiscompanionsbuildanewcity:Venice.
Conductor: Renato PalumboDirector:RuggeroRaimondi|Setdesigns:DanielBianco|Costumedesigns:LauraLoSurdo|Lightingdesigns:AlbertFaura|Chorusmaster:MarcelSeminara|
StarringMichelePertusi:Attila|MakvalaAspanidze:Odabella|GiovanniMeoni:Ezio|GiuseppeGipali:Foresto|PapunaTchuradze:Uldino|PierreGathier:Leone|OrchestraandchorusoftheOpéraRoyaldeWallonie|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,RoyalOperaHouseofWallonia,Jim&Jules,Kokoarroselaculture,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisionsandRTBF,andthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyDavidMathy|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x117’|
Opera in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Libretto by Stephanie Gottlieb.
Konstanze(thefiancéeofBelmonte,aSpanishnoble),Blondchen(hermaid)andPedrillo(Belmonte'svaletandBlondchen'sfiancé)arekidnappedbypiratesandsoldasslavestothepashaBassaSelim.ThelatterkeepsthebeautifulKonstanzeforhimself,andwhilePedrilloserveshimasagardener,hegivesBlondchentoOsmin,theguardianofhisseraglio.
Inthemeantime,BelmontehasfoundoutwherehisfriendsareandappearsatthepalaceofBassaSelim.However,Osmindistruststhisstrangerandchaseshimaway.BelmontereturnslaterandfindsPedrillowho,togethimintothepalace,passeshimoffasayoungarchitect…
Conductor: Christophe RoussetDirector:AlfredoArias|Setdesigns:RobertoPlaté|Costumedesigns:AdelineAndré|Lightingdesigns:JacquesRouveyrollis|Chorusmaster:MarcelSeminara|
StarringMariaGraziaSchiavo:Konstanze|WesleyRogers:Belmonte|FranzHawlata:Osmin|ElizabethBailey:Blondchen|JeffMartin:Pedrillo|MarkusMerz:Bassa Selim|OrchestraandchorusoftheOpéraRoyaldeWallonie|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,RoyalOperaHouseofWallonia,Jim&Jules,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisionsandRTBF,andthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyAlfredoArias|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x135’|
Attila Oxymore2013Opéra royal de Wallonie
Die Entführung aus dem Serail Oxymore2013Opéra royal de Wallonie
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Opera in three acts by André Ernest Modeste Grétry. Libretto by Jean-Michel Sedaine after Antoine-Marie Lemierre.
Mustonesaluteahatatthetopofamast,evenitit'sanordergivenbythelocallord?GuillaumeTellrefusestodosoandheissentencedtofireanarrowintoanappleplacedontheheadofhisownson.ButTellhasasecretweapon:heslipsasecondarrowintohisquiver.Forwhomwasitintended?
Musical direction: Claudio ScimoneStagedirection:StefanoMazzonisdiPralafera|Set:Jean-GuyLecat|Costumes:FernandRuiz|Lighting:FrancoMarri|Chorusmaster:MarcelSeminara|
StarringMarcLaho:Guillaume Tell |Anne-CatherineGillet:Madame Tell|LionelLhote:Gessler|LiesbethDevos:Marie|PatrickDelcour:Melktal senior|StefanCifolelli:Melktal junior|RogerJoakim:the Traveller|OrchestraandchorusoftheOpéraRoyaldeWallonie|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,RoyalOperaHouseofWallonia,ArteGEIE,Jim&Jules,WebStyleProductions,withtheparticipationofRTBF,andthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyFrédéricCaillierez|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x88’|
Opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. Libretto by Angelo Anelli.
Mustafa,theBeyofAlger,isboredwithhiswifeElvira.HewouldreallyliketomeetoneofthoseItaliangirlswhobreaktheheartsoftheirsuitors.Isabella,thefiancéeofLindorowhoisimprisonedinMustafa'sharem,isroamingtheseasinsearchofhim.Afterbeingcaptured,willsheeventuallyfindLindoroagainandreconcileMustafaandElvira?
Musical direction: Bruno CampanellaStagedirection:EmilioSagi|Set:EnriqueBordolini|Costumes:RenataSchussheim|Lighting:EduardoBravo|Chorusmaster:MarcelSeminara|
StarringEnkelejdaShkosa:Isabella|CarloLepore:Mustafà|DanieleZanfardino:Lindoro|MarioCassi:Taddeo|LiesbethDevos:Elvira|JulieBailly:Zulma|LaurentKubla:Haly|OrchestraandchorusoftheOpéraRoyaldeWallonie|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,RoyalOperaHouseofWallonia,ArteGEIE,Jim&Jules,WebStyleProductions,withtheparticipationofRTBF,andthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyFrédéricCaillierez|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x123’|
Guillaume Tell Oxymore2013Opéra royal de Wallonie
L’Italiana in Algeri Oxymore2013Opéra royal de Wallonie
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Opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte|
Underlyinghisaudacityandunrelentingpassionforwomen,itisGodandsocietythatDonGiovannirailsagainstanddefies.Thisisthecauseofhisdownfallandswiftpunishment.Mozart’sopera–adramagiocosoorjoyousdrama–expressesallthiswithunrepressedpower.LorenzodaPonte'sbrilliantlibrettoisanadaptationoftheplaybyTirsodeMolina,whichalsoinspiredMolière'sDonJuan.However,itisMozart’smusic,startingwiththeoverture,thatgivestheworkitsmetaphysicaldimension,makingtheworkmuchmorethanasimplestory.DonGiovanniisthequintessentialexampleofMozart'sgenius,wherethebestandworstofhumannatureareondisplay,wherethetragicandthegrotesque,thesublimeandtheridiculousarecombinedinthepursuitofthemostspiritualandearthlydesires.Allofthiscomestogetherinthemostbeautifulmusiceverwritten,tothepointthatRichardWagnerwouldclaimDon Giovanni is"theoperaofalloperas".
Musical Direction: Paolo ArrivabeniStaging:Jean-LouisGrinda|Setsandcostumes:RudySabounghi|Lighting:LaurentCastaingt|Choirmaster:StefanoVisconti|
StarringErwinSchrott: Don Giovanni|GiacomoPrestia: Il Commendatore|PatriziaCiofi: Donna Anna|MaximMironov: Don Ottavio|SonyaYoncheva: Donna Elvira|AdrianSampetrean: Leporello|FernandoJavierRadó: Masetto|LorianaCastellano: Zerlina|ChorusoftheMonte-CarloOperaMonte-CarloPhilharmonicOrchestra|
ProductionAcoproductionWahooProduction,OpéradeMonte-Carlo,withtheparticipationofFranceTelevisionsandMedici.tv|DirectedbyStéphanAubé|ProducedbyOdileCarlotti|Runningtime:1x180’|
Opera in three acts by Franz Joseph Haydn. Libretto by Polisseno Fegejo Pastor after Carlo Goldoni.
Thebogusastrologer,Ecclitico,wantstotricktheprotectiveBuonafedeintoallowinghisdaughtersClariceandFlaminia,andtheirmaidLisetta,tomarrythehusbandstheychoose,Ecclitico,thecavalierErnestoandhisservantCeccorespectively.BuonafedeisdruggedandtakenintoEcclitico’sgarden.Inhisdruggedstate,Buonafedethinksthegardenisthemoon.Cecco,Ernestoandthegirlsalsocometothegarden.BuonafedeseesCeccoasEmperorandErnestoasHesperus.Thegirlsaredulybetrothedtotheappropriatepartners,beforeBuonafederealizeshehasbeenduped.
Musical Direction: Jérémie RhorerStaging:EmilioSagi|Sets:DanielBianco|Costumes:PepaOjanguren|Lighting:AlbertFaura|
StarringPhilippeDo:Ecclitico|GiuseppinaBridelli:Ernesto|RobertoDeCandia:Buonafede|HélèneLeCorre:Clarice|AlessandraMarianelli:Flaminia|AnnalisaStroppa:Lisetta|MathiasVidal:Cecco|ChorusoftheOpéradeMonte-CarloOrchestraLeCercledel'Harmonie|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,OpéradeMonte-Carlo,Cercledel’Harmonie,Mezzo,FranceTélévisions,withthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyDavidMathy|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x142’|
Don Giovanni WahooProduction2015Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Il Mondo della Luna Oxymore2014Opéra de Monte-Carlo
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Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi|Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after “Hernani” by Victor Hugo.
Threemenvieforthehandofthebeautiful,youngElvira:Ernani,theoutlawednoblemanreducedtobanditry;DonRuyGomezdeSilva,Elvira'sguardianandunwelcomeprospectivehusband,andDonCarlo,theKingofSpainandfutureHolyRomanEmperor.
Musical Direction: Daniele CallegariStaging:Jean-LouisGrinda|Sets:IsabellePartiot-Pieri|Costumes:TeresaAcone|Lighting:LaurentCastaingt|ChorusMaster:StefanoVisconti|
StarringRamonVargas:Ernani, the bandit|LudovicTézier:Don Carlo, King of Spain|AlexanderVinogradov:Don Ruy Gomez de Silva|SvetlaVassileva:Elvira, his niece and fiancée|KarineOhanyan:Giovanna, her nurse|MaurizioPace:Don Riccardo, Don Carlo's equerry|GabrieleRibis:Jago, Don Ruy's equerry|PhilharmonicOrchestraofMonte-CarloandChorusoftheOpéradeMonte-Carlo|
ProductionAcoproductionbyWahooproduction,OpéradeMonte-Carlo,withthesupportoftheCNCDirectedbyStéphanAubé|ProducedbyOdileCarlotti|Runningtime:1x120'|
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Orfeo Chaman LesFilmsFiguresLibres2014Teatro Mayor – Bogota, Colombia
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Throughthisbaroqueoperainfiveacts,ChristinaPluhar,artdirectoroftheArpeggiataEnsemble,RolfandHeidiAbderhaldenfromtheMapaTeatro,recreatethemythofOrpheusandendowitasurprisingdimension,uniqueandtrulyoriginal.
ByconfrontingMediterraneanandAmerindianmythologies,theyrevealthemysticandsymbolicpartofthisharrowingdrama,inajourneyduringwhichOrpheuslearnstheanimallanguage,speakstothespiritguardsabouttheplantsandperformmagicwithhismusic.Atonceinitiatorytravelandspiritualquest,thespectatorswillrediscoverthetimelessstoryofanimpossiblelove,underlinedbyadirectionandamusicalworkbothoriginalandsublime.
Interpretedfortheoccasionbyartistsfromallovertheworldstemmingfromvarieduniverses,thisoperagathersonstagesingersandmusiciansusedtothebaroquerepertoireandtheopera,whereasthetraditionalmusicalsphereiswellrepresentedtoo.Besidesthemusic,the
scenicaspectisnotoutdone,sinceasetofacrobatsanddancers,integralpartoftheshow,givestotheoperaagreatscale.Awhirlofartistsfrommultipleshorizons,whomeetforanextraordinaryshow.Impossiblenottosuccumb!
Musical direction: Cristina PluharStaging:HeidiandRolfAbderhalden,MapaTeatro-Colombia|Costumes:ElizabethAbderhalden|Lighting:JefDubois|Scenography:PierreMagnin|
StarringOrpheus:NahuelPennisi,singer|LucianaMancini,singer|BernadetteMazucato,mezzo-soprano|HanaBlazicova,soprano|JoaoFernandez,bass|VincenteCaperruto,alto|ArpeggiataEnsemble|
ProductionAcoproductionbyLesFilmsFiguresLibres,L’Arpeggiata,MapaTeatro,TeatroMayor,withtheparticipationofFranceTelevisions|DirectedbySoniaParamo|Runningtime:1x130’|
Opera in three acts by Henry Purcell|Libretto by Nahum Tate.
QueenDido'slady-in-waitingBelindaattemptstocheerupthelovelornqueen:surelytheTrojanheroAeneasreturnsherlove.Didoadmitsherinfatuation,andAeneasenterstorenewhislove-suit.BelindaandthechorusencourageDido'sacquiescenceandpredictahappyoutcome.Attheircave,however,witchesplotDidoandCarthage'sdownfall.Theirspirit,dressedasMercury,willimpressuponAeneastheneedforhimtoleaveimmediatelyandcompletehisdestinytofoundRomeasthenewTroy.Duringahunt,astormsendsDidoandthecourtiersbacktothecity,butAeneasisheldbackbyMerurcyandsubmitstohiscommands.Thefollowingday,Aeneas'ssailorspreparetoleaveport.Thewitchesarethrilled,butDidodistraughtandangry.EvenAeneas'soffertodisobeythegodsandstaydoesnotmoveher:sherejectshim.Heleaves,andbeforetakingherlifesheasksBelindatorememberher,butnotherfate.Thechoruscallsoncupidstoscatterrosesonhertomb.
Musical Direction: Vincent DumestreStaging,choreography,sets,costumes:CecileRoussat,JulienLubek|
StarringVivicaGenaux:Dido|HenkNeven:Aeneas|AnaQuintans:Belinda|MarcMauillon:Sorceress, Sailor|TatyanaIlyin:First Witch|CarolineMeng:Second Witch|LucileRichardot:Spirit|JennyDaviet:Second Woman|OrchestraofthePoemeHarmonique|ChorusAccentus|OperadeRouenHaute-Normandie|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,OpéradeRouenHaute-Normandie,Mezzo,AlphaProductions,FranceTélévisions,PoemeHarmonique,withthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyStéphaneVérité|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x80’|
Opera in four acts by Hector Berlioz. Libretto by Hector Berlioz and Almire Gandonnière.
Conventionalandmoderatehewasnot,inlifeasinart,andsoitiswithHectorBerlioz'musicalrenditionoftheFaustmyth,whichexplodesallconventionsandgenres.BerliozinitiallycalledhisDamnation of Faustan“operaconcertante”,thena“dramatisedlegend”.Ultimately,theworkisonethingaboveallelse–agrandspectacleincorporatingallconceivableforms.Herewearepresentedwithascoremadeupofopera,oratorioandsymphonicelements,lieder,dances,marches,drinkingsongs,large-scalechoruspieces,afugueparodyandaquodlibetofsuperimposedtroopers'songs.Musicallyspeaking,acompositionfromthemid19thcenturycouldhardlybemoreheterogeneous.
Musical Direction: Nicolas KrügerStaging:FrédéricRoels,assistedbyGillesRico|Sets:BrunodeLavenère|Costumes:LionelLesire|Lighting:LaurentCastaingt|Choreography:JoséBesprosvany|Chorusmaster:ChristopheGrapperon|
StarringErikFenton:Faust|SirWillardWhite:Méphistophélès|MarieGautrot:Marguerite|AlainHerriau:Brander|OrchestraoftheOpéradeRouenHaute-Normandie|ChorusAccentus|OperadeRouenHaute-Normandie|BalletoftheOpéra-ThéâtredeLimoges|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,OpéradeRouenHaute-Normandie,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions,andthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyStéphaneVérité|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x130’|
Dido and Aeneas Oxymore2014Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
La Damnation de Faust Oxymore2014Opéra de Rouen Haute-Normandie
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Conducted by maestro Daniele Gatti, this show has been filmed on Bastille Day (July 14th) at the Eiffel Tower in front of 600.000 spectators.
Itbringstogether220classicalmusiciansandsomeoftheworld’sgreatestsoloistsincludingNatalieDessay,AnnaNetrebko,OlgaPeretyatko,ElinaGaranča,PiotrBeczala,LawrenceBrownleeandLaurentNaouri.
OntheoccasionofthecentenaryoftheFirstWorldWar,themusicalprogrammeevokesthemessuchasWar and Peace andpiecesbywellknowncomposerssuchasBerliozorTchaikovsky,aswellasworksfromthegreatoperarepertoirefromVerditoGounod,orDonizetti.
Musical direction: Daniele GattiChorusmasters:MorganJourdain,MatthiasBrauer|
StarringNatalieDessay,soprano|AnnaNetrebko,soprano|OlgaPeretyatko,soprano|ElinaGaranča,mezzosoprano|PiotrBeczala,tenor|LawrenceBrownlee,tenor|LaurentNaouri,barytone|MaîtrisedeRadioFrance|ChorusofRadioFrance|OrchestreNationaldeFrance|
ProductionAcoproductionbyElectronLibreProductions,inassociationwithRadioFrance,LagardèreEntertainment,FranceTélévisions,withthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyFrançoisGoetghebeur|ProducedbyYannisChebbi,MichaëlKazan|Runningtime:1x90’|
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French creation – New productionOpera in two acts by John Adams. Libretto by Peter Sellars.
DoctorAtomicarosefromaseriesofordersoftheOperaofSanFranciscoonthethemeofFaustinacountryastheUnitedStates.JohnAdamandhislibrettistPeterSellarsthenhadtheideatoconnectFaustwiththeProjectManhattan(theelaborationoftheatombomb).Itsinventor,thephysicistJuliusRobertOppenheimer,makestheworldfalloverintheeraofnuclearpower.Amanwhoputsindangerthewholehumanity,embodiedbytheconcernsofhiswife,Kitty.Attachedtothereality,severalofthepresenttextsintheoperawereadaptedbydocumentsdeclassifiedbythegovernmentoftheUnitedStates.Theyresumethedialoguesbetweenthescientists,theofficialsandthemilitarystaff.
LucindaChildssignsanun-spectacularapproachtostaging,closetothecinema,forthiscountdownintheformofthriller.“...NowIamShivathedestroyeroftheworlds”saidOppenheimeratthetimeoftheexplosionofGadget,thebomb
ofthefirstessay.AndhisassistantBainbridgetoanswerhim:“fromnowon,weareallsonsofabitch”.
Musical direction: Patrick DavinStaging:LucindaChilds|Setsandcostumes:BrunodeLavenère|Lighting:DavidDebrinay|Video:EtienneGuiol|
StarringDietrichHenschel:J. Robert Oppenheimer|RobertBork:Edward Teller|MarlinMiller:Robert Wilson|AnnaGrevelius: Kitty Oppenheimer|JovitaVaskeviciute:Pasqualita|PeterSidhom:General Leslie Groves|BrianBannatyne-Scott:Jack Hubbard|JohnGraham-Hall:Captain James Nolan|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,OpéranationalduRhin,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisionsandMediciTV,andthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyStéphaneVérité|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x168’|
Ballet in three acts by Marius Petipa. Music by Ludwig Minkus. Libretto by Marius Petipa and Sergei Khudekov.
ThepremiereofLaBayadèrein1877wasatriumphforMariusPetipa,andthissuccesshasaccompaniedtheballetthroughoutitstheatricallife.ThesadlovestoryofthenoblewarriorSolorandthetempledancerNikia,whoispoisonedbyherrival,PrincessGamzatti,formedthebasisforPetipa’sgrandspectacle.
LaBayadèreisapicturesque,19thcenturyencyclopaediaofIndia;cooltemplesintheshadeofpalm-trees,majesticpalacewalls,freneticfakirsflagellatingthemselvesduringsacreddances,lithedancers,colourfulveils,elephants,cobrasandopiumhookahs.ThisIndianexoticismwascreated,however,usingconventionalballettechniquesofthe19thcentury.Thedecorativeluxurianceofthefirsttwoactscontrastswiththethird–the“white”actoftheShades–atriumphofvirtuosoclassicaldance.
Conductor: Boris GruzinChoreography:MariusPetiparevisedbyVladimirPonomarev,VakhtangChabukianiwithdancesbyKonstantinSergeyev,NikolaiZubkovsky|Setdesign:MikhailShishliannikovaftersetdesignsbyAdolfKvapp,KonstantinIvanov,PyotrLambinandOrestAllegri|Costumes:YevgenyPonomarev|LightingDesign:MikhailShishliannikov|
StarringViktoriaTereshkina:Nikia|AnastasiaMatvienko:Gamzatti|VladimirShklyarov:Solor|VladimirPonomarev:The High Brahmin|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,theMariinskyTheatre,MezzowiththeparticipationofM_MEDIAandthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyVincentMassip|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière|Runningtime:1x150’|
Ballet in two acts after the novel by Lev Tolstoy. Music by Rodion Shchedrin. Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky.
AnnaKareninaisthetragicstoryofamarriedaristocrat/socialiteandheraffairwiththeaffluentCountVronsky.Thestorystartswhenshearrivesinthemidstofafamilybrokenupbyherbrother’sunbridledwomanizing—somethingthatprefiguresherownlatersituation,thoughshewouldexperiencelesstolerancebyothers.
Abachelor,VronskyiseagertomarryherifshewouldagreetoleaveherhusbandKarenin,agovernmentofficial,butsheisvulnerabletothepressuresofRussiansocialnorms,herowninsecurities,andKarenin’sindecision.AlthoughVronskyandAnnagotoItaly,wheretheycanbetogether,theyhavetroublemakingfriends.BackinRussia,sheisshunned,becomingfurtherisolatedandanxious,whileVronskypursueshissociallife.DespiteVronsky’sreassurances,shegrowsincreasinglypossessiveandparanoidabouthisimaginedinfidelity,fearinglossofcontrol.
Musical Direction: Valery GergievChoreographer:AlexeiRatmansky|SetsandCostumes:MikaelMelbye|Graphic/Videodesigner:WendallHarrington|Lighting:JørnMelin|Dramaturgy:MartinTulinius|AssistantChoreographer:TatianaRatmanskaya|
StarringUlyanaLopatkina:Anna Karenina|VictorBaranov: Alexei Karenin|AndreiErmakov:Count Vronsky|SvetlanaIvanova:Princess Shcherbatskaya (Kitty)|DmitryPykhachov:Stepan Oblonsky (Steve)|XeniaOstreikovskaya:Daria Oblonskaya (Dolly)|FilippStepin:Konstantin Levin|SofiaGumerova:Princess Betsy|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,theMariinskyTheatre,MezzowiththeparticipationofFranceTélévisions,M_MEDIAandthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyVincentMassip|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière|Runningtime:1x85’|
La Bayadère Telmondis2014Mariinsky Theatre
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A dancing tale from the ballet «Scaramouche»
Looselybasedontheballet«Scaramouche»andcreatedbyJoséMartinezin2005fortheyoungpupilsattheOperadeParisSchoolofDance,«ThechildrenofScaramouche»drawsusintoadream,thatofapupilwhoimaginesbecominga“danseurétoile”.Thischoreographicfiction,shotinreal-lifesettingsrangingfromtheNanterreSchoolofdancetothemagicalPalaisGarnier,takeswingthestreetsofthecapital.Withtheschool’spupilsasthemainprotagonists,thestory–inthemannerofacomingofagetale–plungesusintothedreamsandfearsofchildhood.
Choreographed: José MartinezMusic:DariusMilhaud|Scenario:FrançoisRoussillonwiththecollaborationofJoséMartinez|Costumes:AgnèsLetestu|
StarringChildrenoftheParisOperaBalletSchool|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,FrançoisRoussillonetAssociés,ArteFrance,withthesupportoftheCNCandofLaFondationOrange|DirectedbyFrançoisRoussillon|ProducedbyToniHajal,LaurentMétivier|Runningtime:1x57’|
WithRain,AnneTeresadeKersmaeker,amajorfigureonthechoreographicscene,givesusaworkofrareintensityandrefinedpurity.ThechoreographerleadsthedancerstotransmittherhythmicpulsationsofMusic for Eighteen Musicians,bySteveReich,aquintessentialworkperformedherebytheEnsembleIctus.Onstage,musicanddancesweeptheperformersalonginaperpetualsurgeofmovement,adizzyingandjoyfulracewhichseemsto“overflowwithlife”
Choreography: Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerMusic:SteveReich(musicforEighteenMusicians,forensembleandvoices)|Setsandlighting:JanVersweyveld|Costumes:DriesVanNoten|
StarringDancersfromtheParisOperaBallet:ValentineColasante,MurielZusperreguy,ChristelleGranier,SaeEunPark,LéonoreBaulac,AmélieLamoureux,LauraBachmann,VincentChaillet,NicolasPaul,DanielStokes|EnsembleIctus|SynergyVocals
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,IdéaleAudience,ArteFrancewiththeparticipationofMezzo,andthesupportoftheCNCandofLaFondationOrange|DirectedbyLouiseNarboni|ProducedbyPierre-OlivierBardet,LaurentMétivier|Runningtime:1x74’|
Les Enfants de Scaramouche FrançoisRoussillonetAssociés2014Opéra national de Paris
Rain IdéaleAudience2014Opéra national de Paris
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Défilé of the Corps de Ballet (15 min) Music by Hector Berlioz, “Marche” extract from the opera Les Troyens Thefirst“défilé”wasdirectedbyLeoStaatsin1926onthe“March”fromWagner'soperaTannhäuser.Itwasperformedonlytwotimes.In1945,SergeLifarwantedtoadaptedthe“Défilé”,andchoseanothermusic:“TrojanMarch”byHectorBerlioz.TheballetmasterAlbertAvelinewasresponsibleforrehearsingthedancers,andthepremiereofthisnewversionwaspresentedNovember8th,1946.Performedonlyattheoccasionofgalasorspecialevents,the“GrandDéfilé”ofParisOperaBalletisauniqueparadeintheworldofdance.
Etudes (45 min) Choreography by Harald Lander. Music by Carl Czerny adapted and orchestrated by Knudage Riisager. Etudestransposesadanceclasstothestage.ConceivedbyHaraldLanderwhowasachoreographer,balletmasteranddirectoroftheOpera’sBalletSchool,thisballetcanbeseenasamanifestoofclassicaltechnique,ofitspurity,rigourandexactingness.
Aunis (12 min) Choreography by Jacques Garnier. Music by Maurice Pacher. FromthetraditionalmusicoftheregionofLaRochelle(theAunis),theballethasnootherambitionthantorecoverthechildhoodmemorylulledbythewind.Aunis’creationatLaRochellein1979wasasoloversion–withJacquesGarnierhimself–andtheversionforthreedancerswascreatedthefollowingyearatTheatreduSilence.
In1981,AuniswaspartoftheGRCOP’srepertoire(ChoreographicResearchGroupoftheParisOpera).AttheoccasionoftheLyonBiennalein1988,JacquesGarnierchoseKaderBelarbi,Jean-ClaudeCiapparaandWilfriedRomoliAunisforanewperformance.
Suite de Danses (8 min) Choreography by Ivan Clustine. Music by Frédéric Chopin CreationonJune23rd1913atParisOpera,partoftherepertoiresinceJune23rd1913,createdbyCarlottaZambelliandAlbertAveline.
Musical director: Philippe JordanMusicaldirection:FrédéricLaroque
StarringDéfilé du Corps de Ballet:Étoiles,PremiersDanseurs,CorpsdeBalletandStudentsoftheParisOperaBalletSchool|Etudes:DorothéeGilbert,KarlPaquette,JosuaHoffalt,andtheCorpsdeballetofParisOpera|Aunis:JulienGuillemard,PabloLegasa,PaulMarque|Suite de Danses:StudentsoftheParisOperaBalletSchoolOrchestraandChorusofParisOpera
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Telmondis,FrançoisRoussillonetAssociés,FranceTélévisions,Mezzo,withthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyFrançoisRoussillon|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière,LaurentMétivier,TonyHajal|Runningtime:1x80’|
Creation – Choreography by Benjamin Millepied| Music by Maurice Ravel.
BenjaminMillepied’sthirdcreationfortheParisOperaBallet,incollaborationwiththeconceptualartistDanielBuren,revisitsthemythofDaphnis and Chloe.InthetraditionofBalanchine,MillepieddrawshisinspirationfromtherhythmsandcoloursofRavel’s“choreographicsymphony”forchorusandorchestra.AccompanyingthedancersoftheParisOperaBalletforthefirsttime,PhilippeJordan,MusicalDirectoroftheOpéranationaldeParis,conductsthismasterpieceofFrenchmusic.
Conductor: Philippe JordanScenography:DanielBuren|Costumes:HollyHynes|Chorusmaster:AlessandrodiStefano|Lighting:MadjidHakimi|
StarringEtoiles:AurélieDupont,HervéMoreau,EleonoraAbbagnato|Premiersdanseurs:FrançoisAlu,AlessioCarbone|andLeCorpsdeBalletdel’OpéranationaldeParis
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Telmondis,Mezzo,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisionsandthesupportoftheFondationOrangeandtheCNC|DirectedbyFrançoisGoetghebeur|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière,LaurentMétivier|Runningtime:1x65’|
Ballet Evening at the Paris Opera Telmondis&FraProductions2014Opéra national de Paris
Daphnis et Chloé Telmondis2014Opéra national de Paris
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Choreography by George Balanchine. Music by Georges Bizet.
In1947,GeorgeBalanchinepaidtributetothecompanyandtotheFrenchtraditionwithhisfirstproductionfortheParisOperaBallet,Le Palais de Cristal,inwhichhechoreographedanearlyworkbyGeorgesBizet,theSymphonyinC.Characterisedbyitsarchitecturaldesignandsenseofdialoguewiththemusic,thisballetisamodelofacademicvirtuosity,towhichChristianLacroix,anartisanoflightandcolour,hasbroughtnewshape.AccompanyingthedancersoftheParisOperaBalletforthefirsttime,PhilippeJordan,MusicalDirectoroftheOpéranationaldeParis,conductsthismasterpieceofFrenchmusic.
Conductor: Philippe JordanCostumes:ChristianLacroix
StarringEtoiles:AmandisAlbisson,AmandineAlbisson,LudmilaPagliero,MathieuGanio,KarlPaquette|Premiersdanseurs:NolwennDaniel,AudricBezard,VincentChaillet,Pierre-ArthurRaveau,EmmanuelThibaultandLeCorpsdeBalletdel’OpéranationaldeParis|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Telmondis,Mezzo,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisionsandthesupportoftheFondationOrangeandtheCNC|DirectedbyFrançoisGoetghebeur|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière,LaurentMétivier|Runningtime:1x35’|
Choreography by Jerome RobbinsCreatedin1969,Dances at a Gatheringbringstogetherfivepairsofdancerswhomeet,passandintermingletotherhythmofChopin´swaltzesandmazurkasforpiano.Theprecisechoreographyseemstospringfromthemusicitselfandcreatesaromanticatmospheretingedwithnostalgia.
Conductor: Felix KriegerMusicaldirector:ChoeurAccentus-LaurenceÉquilbey|Music:FrédéricChopin|Choreography:JeromeRobbins|Costumes:JoeEula|Lighting:JenniferTipton|
StarringLudmilaPagliero|AmandineAlbisson|NolwennDaniel|AurélieDupont|CharlineGiezendanner|MathieuGanio|KarlPaquette|JosuaHoffalt|EmmanuelThibault|ChristopheDuquenne|ParisOperaOrchestra
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,LaBelleTélé,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions,andthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyThierryTeston|ProducedbyOlivierDrouotandSébastienFolin|Runningtime:1x63’|
Choreography by Alexei RatmanskyInPsyché(2011),hisfirstworkforthecompany,AlexeiRatmanskyrevisitstherealmofthesupernaturalandplungesintotheenchantingworldofApuleius'tale.DrawinginspirationfromthesymphonicpoemfororchestraandchorusbyCésarFranck,hehascreatedaworkofprofoundlyricismand,withthecomplicityofthepainterandinstallationartist,KarenKilimnik,heunveilsadreamlikeworldthatlendsitselftoreverie.
Conductor: Felix KriegerMusicaldirector:ChoeurAccentus–LaurenceÉquilbey|Music:CésarFranck(Symphonicpoemfororchestraandchorus)|Choreography:AlexeiRatmansky(OpéranationaldeParis,2011)|Sets:KarenKilimnik|Costumes:AdelineAndré|Lighting:MadjidHakimi|
StarringLaëtitiaPujol:Psyché|MarcMoreau:Eros|AliceRenavand:Vénus|ChristelleGranier,CarolineRobert:two sisters|ParisOperaOrchestra|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,LaBelleTélé,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions,andthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyThierryTeston|ProducedbyOlivierDrouotandSébastienFolin|Runningtime:1x60’|
Le Palais de Cristal Telmondis2014Opéra national de Paris
Dances at a Gathering LaBelleTélé2014Opéra national de Paris
Psyché LaBelleTélé2014Opéra national de Paris
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Ballet by Victor Ullate|Music by Manuel de Falla|Based on the book of Vicente Molina Foix.
ThisballetisanewcreationoftheVictorUllatepièce,createdinMay281994attheMaestranzainSeville.ItfollowstheVicenteMolinaFoixscenario.Inthisnewcreation,Ullatetooktheopportunitytonotonlychangethechoreography,butalsolightandcostumes.Everythingismuchmoreinventive!Inseekingtogivemoreimportancetolight,hehighlightsthefamousAndalusiansingerEstrellaMorentepresentthroughouttheplot.WrittenbyFallaintheearlypartofthetwentiethcentury,«Sorcererlove»hasastrongAndalusiancharacter.ThisArtworktakesusintothegypsymysticism,approachingloveinitsmostprimitiveandessentialform.IttellsthestoryofCandela,agypsywhoseloveforCarmelo.Sheishauntedbytheghostofhisformerlover.Astoryofloveandpassion,tearsandgrief,sorceryandseduction,deathanddancing.Thechoreographycontainsmomentsofgreatbeauty,suchas«bitterlovesong»,«FishermanRomance»,«danceandsongofthewitch».
ItshouldalsobenotedthatinthepresentballetthreepopularsongswrittenbyManueldeFallawillbepresent:NanaandPoloAsturiana.Anewversionof«ElAmorBrujo»,differentinform,butinitsessencealwayseternal.
Artistc direction: Eduardo Lao Music:ManueldeFalla|Singer:EstrellaMorente|Lights:PacoAzorin|Costumes:MariaAraujo|
StarringMarlenFuerte:Candela|KseniaAbbazova:Lucía|DorianAcosta:José-Spectre|JosuéUllate:Carmelo|LeyreCastresana:Pitonisa|LauraRosillo:Gypsy Woman|RubénOlmo:Gypsy|JoséBecerra:Pretender|MarianoCardanoandCristianOliveri:Angels|TeatroRealOrchestra
ProductionAcoproductionbyLesFilmsFiguresLibres,VictorUllateBallet-ComunidaddeMadrid,TeatroReal,TVE,Mezzo|DirectedbySoniaParamo|Runningtime:1x100’|
Choreography by Carolyn Carlson|Music by Gavin Bryars
InMarch1999,CarolynCarlsonandtheOpéradeBordeauxballetpremieredHydrogen Jukebox,afascinatingchoreographywithmusicbyPhilipGlass.ThechoreographerisbackthisseasonwithanexcitingprojectdrawingitsinspirationfromanessaybyFrenchphilosopherGastonBachelard,Air and dreams.ThistimethemusicisbyGavinBryars,a'post-minimalist'composerwhopreviouslyworkedwithWilliamForsythe,LucindaChilds,MaguyMarin,JiríKyliánandMerceCunningham.Carlson'schoreographyexploresthedualityofthehumanbeing,betweenbodyandsoul,gravityandelevation,matterandmind.Anodetohumannature,atoncepassionateandpoetic.
Choreography: Carolyn Carlson Conductor:Pieter-JelledeBoer|Scenographyandlighting:RémiNicolas|Setsandcostumes:OpéranationaldeBordeaux’workshops|
StarringBalletoftheOpéranationaldeBordeaux|OrchestreNationalBordeauxAquitaine|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,OpéranationaldeBordeaux,Mezzo,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions|DirectedbyYanProefrock|ProducedbyJean-RomainSales|Runningtime:1x85’|
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The Golden Horde Telmondis2014Tatar State Academic Opera, Kazan
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Music by Rezeda Akhiyarora. Choregraphy by Georgiy Kovtun. Libretto by Renat Kharis.
Besiegedbyworries,theSpiritofKhanBatyïwandersthroughouthisimmensekingdom,draggingbehindhiman“arba”orwagonbearingthedestinyoftherichandpowerfulGoldenHorde.
Tokhtamych,KhanoftheGoldenHordeappears,withhisadvisortheVizirandMurza,theKhan'sinvinciblegeneral.TheSpiritofKhanBatyïurgesthemnottoforgettheirdutiesinrelationtothemagnificentempiretheygovern.Besidethemtwochildrenareplaying.ThelittlegirlisDjanike,theKhan'sdaughter.ThelittleboyiscalledNuradin;heisthesonofgeneralMurza.BothhavebeenbroughtuptogetherintheKhan'scourt.Meanwhileanothercivilwarisgrowingwithintheboundariesoftheempire...TheSpiritofKhanBatyïisdevouredbyfear:whatfutureawaitshisempire?WhowillacceedtothepowerpersonifiedbythegoldenhelmetofKhanBatyï?TheingeniousandwilyVizirhaslongdreamtoftakingcontrolofthecountry.Heishatchingevilprojects...
Musical direction: Rustem AbyazovConductor:RenatSalavatov|Scenography:AndreyZlobin|Costumes:AnnaIpateva|Lighting:SergeiShevchenko|Chorusmaster:NuriaDjuraeva|
StarringMaximPotseluïko:Tokhtamych, Khan from the Golden Hord|AntonPolodyuk:Murza, a General|KristinaAndreeva:Djanike, the Khan's daughter|OlegIvenko:Nuradin, the General’s son|NurlanKanetov:Vizir, the Khan's advisor|GlebKorablev:Timur, Emir of Samarkand|MikhailTimaev:the Spirit of Khan Batyï |
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,Mezzo,withthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyVincentMassip|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière|Runningtime:1x120’|
BOLEROMusic by Maurice Ravel|Creation: Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie/die Munt, January 1961|MauriceBéjart,inaverydifferentstyle,meetsthespiritoftheRiteofSpring,inthesensethat,unlikemostofthosewhochoreographedtheBolerobeforehim,herejectsallpicturesquetricks,toexpressonly,buthowstrongly,whatisessential.MauriceBéjartgivesthemainrole,Melody,sometimestoawomansometimestoaman.Rhythmisinterpretedbyagroupofdancers.
SEVEN GREEK DANCESMusic by Mikis Theodorakis|Creation: City Center, New York, 1983|Thechoreographieswhereworkedinamathematicalprecision(certaindancesarecomposedasthefuguesofBach)tobecomethisballetwhereGreece–asGreeksstateit-isallasmoresopresentasthefolkloreisfaintandthecostumes,stripped,arealmostnonexistent,similartowhatthedancerswearinthestudio.
ETUDE POUR UNE DAME AUX CAMELIASMusic by Frédéric Chopin and Francesco Cilea|Creation: Lausanne, December 2001|
BHAKTI IIITraditional Indian music|Creation: Festival d’Avignon, July 1968|Throughlove,theadoreridentifieswiththedivinityandrelivesthelegendofhisGodeachtime,thisGodthatisbutoneofthenamelessfacesofreality.Shiva,thethirdentityoftheHinduTrinity(Brahma,Vishnu,Shiva),TheGodofDestruction(whoismoreoverthedestructionofillusionandpersonality),TheGodofDance.Hiswife,Shakti,isnothingotherthanhisvitalenergy,whichemanatesfromhimandreturnstohim,immobileandyeteternallyinmovement.
Choreography: Maurice Béjart
StarringBéjartBalletLausanne|
ProductionAcoproductionbyWahooProduction,ChâteaudeVersaillesSpectacles,FoundationMauriceBéjart,FoundationBéjartBalletLausanne,Mezzo,FranceTélévisions,andthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyStéphanLebard|Runningtime:1x80’|
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> Documentary
DmitriShostakovichisarguablyoneofthegreatestcomposersofthe20thcentury.Thecommemorationofthe40thanniversaryofhisdeathin2015offerstheopportunitytorevisithislifeandworks.
Neverbeforehasanyfilmmakerhadthechancetodrawonthecompletecycleofthecomposer’s15symphoniesandallofhis6concertosbrilliantlyperformedbyValeryGergiev,theMariinskyOrchestraandtopsoloistsincludingDaniilTrifonov.NeverbeforehastherebeenaninterviewpartnerlikeValeryGergievwhoknowstheworksofShostakovichinsideout.Inaddition,thereisrarefootagewiththecomposerhimselftalkingandperforminghisConcerto for Piano, Trumpet
and Strings.Thedocumentarywillfocusontwomajoreventswhichshatteredthecomposer’slife:thebanningoftheverysuccessfulOperaLadyMacbethin1936andthebrandingas“formalistandcosmopolitan”in1948.
A Man of Many FaceswillprovethatyoucanmaintaincreativefreedomevenundertheterrorregimeofadictatorlikeStalin.
ProductionAproductionbyTelmondisinassociationwithRMCreative|DirectedbyReinerMoritz,incollaborationwithBertrandDermoncourtandAntoinePerset|Runningtime:1x56’|
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A Rose for Antonio Soler López-LiFilms2014
InParis,TelAviv,LondonorSantiagodeCuba,thegesturesarethesame.Fingersbusythemselves,looksarefocused.Allarepreparingtheircostumesforthebigday.Kidsandadultsaliketakethiseventseriously.NeverthelesstheCarnivalisnotaseriousmatter!Wehavetolaugh,drinkanddance.Forgetandshoutoutourfreedom.Tosteelbandmusic,reggaeordrums,eachpeoplerecountswhatmakesitdifferent,itshistoryanditsstruggle.Yes,theCarnivalisalwaysastruggle,amomentoffreedominatoughyearofdangerandoppression.Aneminentlypopularevent,theCarnivalisacryoffreedom,richincultureandsharingbetweengenerationsandcommunities.TheCarnivalsaroundtheWorldseriesremindusthatalthoughourstoriesarealways
different,allovertheworld,menandwomenfeelthesamedesire:toshareinfreedom.
1st EPISODE: “WANNA BE FREE”, NottingHill,acarnivalasamirror2nd EPISODE: “ALLONS ENFANTS”, thecaribeancarnivalofParis3rd EPISODE: “AD LO YADA”, Pourim,thecarnivalofTelAviv4th EPISODE: “SOMOS CUBA”, the carnivalofSantiagodeCuba
ProductionAcoproductionbyArt2Voir,Telmondis,Communeimagemedia,withtheparticipationofFranceÔandthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyDavidRybojad|Runningtime:4x52’|
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Dmitri Shostakovich – A Man of Many Faces Telmondis2014
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AntonioSolerwasthemostimportantcomposerofSpanishmusicinthe18th
century.ThisdocumentaryfilmintroducesustothelifeandworkofSolerwholivedasamonkintheEscorialMonastery.ThestoryissetforthbymusicalhistoriansandbysomeofthemostimportantSpanishcontemporaryinterpretersofSoler’swork.Thesecontemporarymusicians,someofthemtakingexquisitecarewithSoler’s
originalscores,someofthembreakinglooseinflightsoffancy,allpaytributetoamanwho,fromhiscoldcellintheEscorial,gavetheworldluminousexamplesofmusiccomposedinthebestSpanishtradition.
ProductionAproductionbyLópez-LiFilms,withthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyArantxaAguirre|Runningtime:1x56’|
Ma mère adorait la danse LaBelleTélé2014
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"Mamèreadoraitladanse"isaportraitofBrigitteLefèvre,whohasbeenDirectorofDanceattheParisOperaformorethan20years.Thisdancerwithaexceptionaldestiny,whojoinedtheParisOpéraattheageof8,hascontributedtoaworldwidedancerevolution.DirectorThierryTestonfollowedBrigitteLefèvreforayear.FromParistoTokyo,abehind-the-scenesglimpseofherlifeandthatoftheOpera.ShewillleavethehouseinNovember2014and
handoverthereinstoBenjaminMillepied,thefuturedirectorofaninstitutionthathasbecometheworld'smostprestigiousdancecompany.
ProductionAcoproductionbyLaBelleTélé,OpéranationaldeParis,France3,CNC,AROP,Mezzo,TelmondisDistribution|DirectedbyThierryTeston|Runningtime:1x52’|
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December 22nd 2014 ............................ (115’)Soloist: Daniil TrifonovSergei Rachmaninoff:Symphonic Dances, Op. 45|Piano Concerto No 1 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 1|Alexander Scriabin:Piano Concerto in F Sharp Minor, Op. 20|Le Poème de l’extase, Op. 54|
December 23rd 2014 ............................ (105’)Soloist: Alexei VolodinNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Suite from the opera The Golden Cockerel|Suite from the opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1 in E Minor, Op. 11|Piano Concerto No 2 in F Minor, Op. 21|
Musical Direction: Valery Gergiev
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,MariinskyTheatre,inassociationwithMezzoandM_Media,withthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyVincentMassip|Runningtime:1x115’+1x105’|
Concert at the Tchaikovsky Hall Telmondis2014Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow
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Modest MussorgskyPictures at an Exhibition..................... (32’30’’)
Musical Direction: Valery Gergiev
StarringMariinskyOrchestra|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,MariinskyTheatre,inassociationwithMezzoandtheValeryGergievFoundation|DirectedbyDonKent|Runningtime:1x77’|
The Nine SymphoniesSeptember 2014: Symphonyno.2inDmajor,op.36(32')|Symphonyno.7inAmajor,op.92(36')|Novembre 2014: Symphonyno.1inCmajor,op.21(26')|Symphonyno.3inEflatmajor,“Eroica”,op.55(47')|December 2014: Symphonyno.4inBflatmajorop.60(34')|Symphonyno.5inCminorop.67(31')|May 2015: Symphonyno.8inFmajorop.93(26')|Symphonyno.6inFmajor“Pastoral”op.68(39')|June/July 2015: FantasyforPiano,ChorusandOrchestraop.80|Symphonyno.9inDminorop.125(65')|
Conductor: Philippe Jordan
StarringParisOperaOrchestra|June/July 2015:RicardaMerbeth,soprano|DanielaSindram,mezzo-soprano|RobertDeanSmith,tenor|GüntherGroissböck,bass|Jean-YvesThibaudet,piano|ParisOperaChorus|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Telmondis,ArteFrance,M_Media,withthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyVincentMassip|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière,LaurentMétivier|Runningtime:5h36’|
Ludwig Van Beethoven Cycle Telmondis2014-15Opéra national de Paris
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InArmeniatodaylikeyesterdaymusicisafactorofidentityandopennesstotheworld.FirstperformedinParisin1994,Aprikian’soratoriocelebratesthefoundingheroofArmenianculture.
Sergei Prokofiev,Classical Symphony|Aram Khachaturian, Suite from Masquerade|Garbis Aprikian,Naissance de David de Sassoun|
Conductor: Alain Altinoglu
StarringNaïraAbrahamyan(soprano)|StellaGrigorian(mezzo)|WiardWitholt(baritone) |MaîtrisedesHauts-de-Seine|ChoirandorchestraGulbenkian|
ProductionAcoproductionbyWahooProduction,OpéraComique,CalousteGulbenkianFoundation,FranceTélévisions,andthesupportoftheCNC|DirectedbyStephanAubé|Runningtime:1x110’
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St Matthew Passion Oxymore2014 Gulbenkian Foundation Grand Auditorium, Lisbon
CommissionedfortheconsecrationoftheCoventryCathedraldestroyedduringWorldWarTwo,theWar Requiem, Opus 66 isananthemforreconciliation,inspiredbytheacousticandtheregisterspecifictotheChurch,buildingadialoguebetweenchoirs,orchestrasandsoloists,whichalternatetherequiemmassinlatinandninepoemsoftheEnglishsoldierWilfredOwen,whodiedduringtheFirstWorldWar.
Conductor: Paul McCreeshComposer:BenjaminBrittenfromninepoemsbyWilfredOwe|
StarringTatianaPavlovskaya(soprano)|JohnMarkAinsley(tenor)|HannoMüller-Brachmann(bass)|GulbenkianOrchestra&Choir|CoroInfantildaAcademiadeMusicadeSantaCecilia|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,Mezzo,GulbenkianFoundation,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions|DirectedbyYanProefrock|Runningtime:1x77’|
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Inhisjourneytotheotherside,MichelCorbozwouldonlybringthreemusicalworks,includingtheSt Matthew Passion.
ConductingtheOrchestraandtheChoiroftheFoundationGulbenkian,aswellastheChildrenChoiroftheUniversityofLisbon,MichelCorbozoffersusoneoftheleadingpiecesinthehistoryofmusic.The St Matthew PassionhasinspiredtoJohannSebastianBachhismostsublimelines.Eachwordandeachsentencerevealaprecisemusicalintention,confirmingthatmusicallanguagecanexpressanyhumanemotion.
Conductor: Michel Corboz
StarringSandrinePiau(soprano)|CarlosMena(contratenor)|VincentLièvre-Picard(tenor)|ChristophGenz(tenor) |AndréBaleiro(bass)|PeterHarvey(bass)|MatthiasSpaeer (oud)|MarceloGiannini(órgão)|GulbenkianOrchestra&Choir|CoroInfantildaUniversidadedeLisboa|
ProductionAcoproductionbyOxymore,Mezzo,GulbenkianFoundation,withtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions|DirectedbyMichelCorboz|Runningtime:1x165’|
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36th Tomorrow's Circus World Festival Telmondis2015Phénix Circus
39th Monte Carlo Circus Festival Telmondis2015Fontvieille - Principauté de Monaco
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Createdin1974byH.S.H.PrinceRainierIIIofMonaco,theInternationalCircusFestivalofMonte-Carlohasbecomethelargestandmostprestigiouscircuseventintheworld.Itawardsthemostrespectedprizeintheworldofthecircus,namelythe«GoldenClown»(Clownd’Or)award.OrganizedandpresidedbyH.S.H.PrincessStéphanieofMonaco,aselectionofthebestinternationalactsispresentedeachyearattheFestivalwhichisbroadcastedaroundtheglobe.Underthethemeof“Bothmodernandtraditionalactsinthering!”,thiseditionincludesaroundthirtyspectacularacts.
StarringPyongyangNationalTroupe|ChinaNationalAcrobaticTroupe|AnastasiaFedotova-Stykanandherhorses|FumagalliandDaris|ShatirovTroupe|ProninTroupe|YakovEkkTroupe|TianjinAcrobaticTroupe…
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,FranceTélévisions,Rai3,DasErste,SRF,RSI,RTBF,KRO,SIC|DirectedbyMassimoManganaro|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière|Runningtime:2x52’|
TheTomorrow’sCircusWorldFestivalisauniqueeventintheworld.Overthelast35yearsithasenabledyoungartistesfromtheworldovertoshowofftheirtalenttoenthusiasticandspellboundaudiences.Since1977morethan1000actshavecontributedtowritingthenewpagesofcircushistory.Theseexceptionalencountersareanopportunityfornumerousperformersfromallculturesandbackgroundstocompare,enrichandwidentheirtalents.BetheyfromEthiopia,Russia,Finland,Colombia/Uruguay,Japan,Canada,China,SpainorUSA,performersfromtheentireplanetareguestsunderthebigtopoftheCirquePhénixinParis,thebiggestcircusintheworld.Overtheyears,theTomorrow’sCircusWorldFestivalhasbecometheessentialreferenceforallcircuslovers.
StarringAleksandraSavina|Antoine&Aurore|AntonGraaf&EinarKling|ArthurCadre(LilCrabe)|Biniyam&Remedan|CieXY|DmitryIkin(Idol)|DuoCatalexi|DuodelaTroupedeGuandong|DuoGoldArt|DuoKiebre|DuoUnity|Felix&Flow|JacobStein|JimmyGonzalezPalacios|Kerol|KineticArt|KristianKristov|LiTong|Lift|MatthewRichardson|Ronja,Valpuri&Maria|SaschaBachmann|TroupedeGuangdong|Suren&Karyna|TroupeSkokov|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,CirquePhénix,Arte,ArteConcert|DirectedbyRobertoMariaGrassi|ProducedbyAntoinePerset,DenisMorlière|Runningtime:1x90’|
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TatjanaHamburg Ballett – John Neumeier Telmondis2015
Artistic information Ballet of John Neumeierafter “Eugene Onegin” by Alexander Pushkin|Original music – wOrld creatiOn:LeraAuerbach|chOreOgraphy and staging:JohnNeumeier|sets and cOstumes:JohnNeumeier|starringTatjana:HélèneBouchet|Eugene Onegin:EdvinRevazov|Olga Larina:LeslieHeylmann|Vladimir Lensky:AlexandrTrusch|Prince N:CarstenJung|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,HamburgBallett,MezzoandtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions|DirectedbyThomasGrimm|running time:1x145’|
The Sleeping Beauty Mariinsky Theatre Telmondis2015
Artistic informationBallet-féerie in three acts by Pyotr Tchaikovsky|Libretto by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, Marius Petipa after tales of Charles Perrault|Choreography by Marius Petipa revised version by Konstantin Sergeev (1952)|
musical directiOn: ValeryGergiev|set and cOstume designer:SimonVirsaladze|starringAlinaSomova,VladimirShklyarov,VladimirPonomarev,ElenaBazhenova,soloistsandcorpsdeballetoftheMariinskyTheatre|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,MariinskyTheatre,MezzoandtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions|directed byOlivierSimonnet|running time:1x170’|
Atvakhabar Rhapsodies Opéra de Lyon Telmondis2015
Artistic informationBallet by Karl Biscuit and Marcia Barcellos|chOreOgraphy:MarciaBarcellos|staging, music and visual design:KarlBiscuit|sets: Jean-LucTourné|cOstumes:ChristianBurle|lighting: PatriceBesombesstarring|BalletoftheOpéradeLyon|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,OpéradeLyon,MezzoandtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions|directed byVincentMassip|running time:1x90’|
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Casse-Noisette Compagnie Grimaldi Forum, Monaco Telmondis2015
Artistic informationBallet by Jean-Christophe Maillot|Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|starringLesBalletsdeMonte-Carlo|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,LesBalletsdeMonte-Carlo|running time:1x110|
The Greatest Magicians in the World25th International Festival of Illusion and Magic
StarringLukas(SouthKorea)|VincentC.(Canada)|RémiLarrousse(France)|ErixLogan(Italia)|LesChapeauxBlancs(France)|
DobleMandoble(Belgium)|ErickLantin&Valérie(France)
ProductionAcoproductionbyMegaMagie,ParisPremière|DirectedbyLaurentBrun|ProducedbyGillesArthur|Runningtime:1x105’|
An exceptional evening at the Olympia with the greatest magicians in the world: humor, magic, laughter and even laughter!
ProductionAcoproductionbyMegaMagie,ParisPremièreDirectedbyLaurentBrun|ProducedbyGillesArthur|Runningtime:1x90’|
Golden Mandrakes 2014 MegaMagie2014Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens
The Olympia does its Magic! MegaMagie2014L’Olympia, Paris
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La CenerentolaOpéra de Rennes Telmondis2015
Artistic information Melodramma giocoso in two acts by de Gioachino Rossini|Libretto by Jacopo Ferretti (1817)|musical directiOn:DarrellAng|staging:JérômeSavary|sets and cOstumes:EzioToffolutti|lighting:AlainPoisson|chOreOgraphy:FrédériqueLombart|starring:Angelina:JoséMariaLoMonaco|Don Ramiro:DanieleZanfardino|Dandini:MarcScoffoni|Don Magnifico:BrunoPraticò|Tisbe:AnnaSteiger|Clorinda:JeannetteFischer|Alidoro:LuigiDeDonato|OrchestreSymphoniquedeBretagne|ChorusofOpéradeRennes
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,OpéradeRennes,withtheparticipationofFrance3BretagneandTVRennes|DirectedbyDenisCaïozzi|running time:1x160’|
JalilTatar State Academic Opera Telmondis2015
Artistic informationOpera in two acts by Nazib Zhiganov|
starring ChorusandOrchestraoftheTatarStateAcademicOpera|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,TatarStateAcademicOpera,Mezzo,M_Media|DirectedbyVincentMassip|running time:1x120’|
Bluebeard’s Castle La Voix humaine Opéra national de Paris Telmondis2015
Artistic informationBluebeard’s Castle Opera in one act by Béla Bartók|Libretto by Béla Balazs with Johannes Martin Kränzle and Ekaterina Gubanova|La Voix humaine Opera in one act by Francis Poulenc|Libretto by Jean Cocteau with Barbara Hannigan|musical directiOn:Esa-PekkaSalonen|staging:KrzysztofWarlikowski|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,OpéranationaldeParis|running time:1x135’|
The Queen of SpadesMariinsky Theatre Telmondis2015
New production – World premiereOpening of the XXIII Stars of the White Nights music festival at the Mariinsky II|
Artistic informationOpera in three acts by Pyotr Tchaikovsky|Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky, after the novel by Alexander Pushkin|musical directiOn:ValeryGergiev|stage directiOn:AlexeiStepanyuk|starring:Soloists,ChorusandOrchestraoftheMariinskyTheatre|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,MariinskyTheatre,MezzoandtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions|
La Damnation de Faust Opéra national de Paris Telmondis2015
Artistic informationOpera in four acts by Hector Berlioz|Libretto by Hector Berlioz and Almire Gandonnière|
musical directiOn:PhilippeJordan|staging:AlvisHermaniswithSophieKochandJonasKaufmann|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,OpéranationaldeParis|running time: 1x160’|
Eugene OneginMariinsky Theatre Telmondis2015
New production – Premiered in February 2014 at the Mariinsky Theatre|Artistic informationOpera in three acts by Pyotr Tchaikovsky|Libretto by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Shilovsky after the poetic novel of the same name by Alexander Pushkin|musical directiOn:ValeryGergiev|stage directiOn:AlexeiStepanyuk|set design:AlexanderOrlov|cOstume design:IrinaCherednikova|chOreOgraphy:IlyaUstyantsev|starring:Soloists,ChorusandOrchestraoftheMariinskyTheatre|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,MariinskyTheatre,MezzoandtheparticipationofFranceTélévisions|DirectedbyVincentMassip|Runningtime:1x160'|
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Concert de Paris 2015 Eiffel Tower, Paris ElectronLibreProd.2015
Artistic information2015’s theme: « Paris embraces the World »|musical directiOn:DanieleGatti|starringSonyaYoncheva (soprano)|LangLang(piano)|JoyceDiDonato (mezzo-soprano) |BrynTerfel(baritone-bass)|SumiHwang(soprano) |…|MaîtrisedeRadioFrance|ChorusofRadioFrance|OrchestreNationaldeFrance|
ProductionAcoproductionbyProductions,inassociationwithRadioFrance,LagardèreEntertainment,FranceTélévisions|running time:1x90’|
Concert at Münchner Philharmoniker
Telmondis2015
Artistic informationSeptember 22nd and 23rd 2015: Brahms (45’), Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77|Bruckner (80’),Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major|September 24th 2015: Prokofiev (28’),Suite No. 1 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64bis|Prokofiev (28’),Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter|Strauss (20’), Don Juan, Op. 20|Tchaikovsky (45’), Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique|musical directiOn:ValeryGergiev|starring:Soloist:JanineJansen|MunichPhilharmonicOrchestra|
ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,MunichPhilharmonic,Mezzo|DirectedbyFrançoisRenéMartin|Runningtimes:1x125’and1x121’|
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