Program Mezzo

La grande danza - Aterballetto in Milan Choreographies by Jiří Pokorny (Words & Space), Giuseppe Spota (Narcissus), Philippe Kratz (Phoenix) Aterballetto is the principal producing and touring dance company in Italy. They are well-known for their ability to shift their style across a wide range of musical genres, from classical to pop and jazz. Jiří Pokorny‘s ‘Words and Space’ is a metaphor of an intrapersonal speech, a book full of floating stories. It is personal, intimate, and very poetic. ‘Phoenix’ is inspired by the idea of the infinite circular motion of life: Birth, growth, immobility, death and finally birth once again. Choreographer Philippe Kratz tries to understand who we were and what we are capable to become. In ‘Narcissus’ Giuseppe Spota takes a look at the youth of today. Are they ready to come out of their virtual frames and face the mirror ofeveryday life? Or will they all end up like Narcissus,alone to admire and cherish themselves? Directed by Andreas Morell

The Feeling of Going A ballet based on the album GO, by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi. Ben Wright (choreography) Jonas Nydesjö, (orchestration) Skånes Dansteater Samuel Denton, Maria Pilar Abaurrea, Sarah Bellugi Klima, Anna Borràs Picó, Patrick Bragdell Eriksson, Mattew Brunham, Brittanie Brown, Kit Brown, Peter Jansson, Laura Lohi, Belinda Nusser, Yiorgos Pelagios, Erika Poletto, Kristian Refslung, Jing Yi Wang, Riccardo Zandoná (dancers) Moto Boy (vocals) Malmö Opera Orchestra, Malmö Opera Chorus Directed by Jeff Tudor 2018

Yoav Levanon (piano) Clara Schumann (1819 – 1896) Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann op.20 Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856) Études symphoniques Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943) Études-tableaux op.39 Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, 15 December 2023

Idoménée ‘Tragédie en musique’ by André Campra (1660–1744) Libretto by Antoine Danchet First peformance in Paris, Opéra, 12 January 1712 1731 version Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor) Compagnie Dantzaz Àlex Ollé | La Fura dels Baus (Stage direction) Alfons Flores (sets), Lluc Castells (Costumes), Urs Schönebaum (lighting), Emmanuel Carlier (Video), Martin Harriague (Choreography) Eva Zaïcik (Vénus) Tassis Christoyannis (Idoménée) Samuel Boden (Idamante) Hélène Carpentier (Électre) Lucy Page (Ilione) Frédéric Caton (Arbas | Protée) Victor Sicard (La Jalousie | Némésis) Yoann Dubruque (Éole | Neptune) Enguerrand de Hys (Arcas) Cécile Dalmon (Une Crétoise, Deuxième Bergère) Emmanuelle Ifrah (Une Troyenne) Cécile Granger (Première Bergère) Lille, Opera, 2 October 2021

Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta (conductor) Lana Trotovšek (violin) Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827 Egmont Overture, Op. 84 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Ljubljana Festival, 9 July 2024

Il Trovatore ‘Dramma’ in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after 'El Trobador' by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Chorus and Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Zubin Mehta (Conductor) Lorenzo Fratini (Chorus master) Cesare Lievi (Stage Director) Luigi Perego (Sets and costumes), Luigi Saccomandi (Lighting) Amartuvshin Enkhbat (Il conte di Luna) María José Siri (Leonora) Ekaterina Semenchuck (Azucena) Fabio Sartori (Manrico) Riccardo Fassi (Ferrando) Caterina Meldolesi (Ines) Alfonso Zambuto (Ruiz) Davide Piva (Un vecchio zingaro) Joseph Dahdah (Un messo) Florence, Maggio Fiorentino, Sala Zubin Mehta, 5 October 2022

Michel Portal "Minneapolis" Michel Portal, saxophone, bass clarinet, bandoneon Tony Hymas, keyboards Vernon Reid, guitar Sonny Thompson, bass Stokley William, drums Recorded on February 19th 2016, Maison des Arts de Créteil, Festival "Sons d'Hiver" 2016 Directed by Stéphane Sinde

Michel Portal in concert Michel Portal (saxophone, bass clarinet) Nils Wogram (trombone) Bojan Z (piano) Bruno Chevillon (Double Bass) Lander Gyselinck (drums) Setlist Full Half Moon (Bojan Z) Split the Difference (Nils Wogram) Mr Pharmacie (Michel Portal) In town (Michel Portal) Armenie (Michel Portal) African Wind (Michel Portal) To celebrate his 85th birthday, saxophonist and clarinettist Michel Portal stays true to the guiding principle of his bold and eclectic musical career: a keen taste for new music, with no regard for borders. Recorded on September 6, 2020, Grande Halle, Jazz à la Villette TV Director, Célidja Pornon

Chick Corea & McCoy Tyner: Piano Duo Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner (piano) Directed by Janos Darvas Munich, Klaviersommer 1983

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Conductor) Swedish Radio Choir, Orfeón Donostiarra Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Daniela Barcellona (alto), Roberto Alagna (tenor), Julian Konstantinov (bass) Giuseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901 Messa da Requiem Directed by Bob Coles Berlin, Philharmonie, 10 October 2001