Program Mezzo

Le Corsaire Jules-Henry Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Joseph Mazilier, libretto inspired by Lord Byron's Le Corsaire Adolphe Adam, Léo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo, Cesare Pugni, music José Martínez (Choreography, after Marius Petipa) Iñaki Cobos Guerrero (Scenography, Costumes and Sets), Luis Perdiguero (Lighting), Johannes Ferm Winkler (Video) Ballet de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Maria Seletskaja (conductor) Bordeaux, Grand-Théâtre, 6 July 2025

Dmitri Chostakovitch (1906 – 1975) Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major Op. 107 Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896) Symphony no. 6 in A major Paris, Philharmonie, 2 December 2021

Tristan und Isolde Drama in three acts by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Libretto by Richard Wagner First performance in Munich, Hof- und Nationaltheater, 10 June 1865 Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Giampaolo Bisanti (Conductor) Jean-Claude Berutti (stage director) Jeanny Kratochwil (Costumes) Rudy Sabounghi (Set Designer, Video Design) Christophe Forey (Lighting) Julien Soulier (video director) Michael Weinius (Tristan) Lianna Haroutounian (Isolde) Violeta Urmana (Brangäne) Evgeny Stavinsky (Der König Marke) Birger Radde (Kurwenal) Alexander Marev (Melot) Tshabalala Zwakele (Ein junger Seemann | Ein Hirte) Bernard Aty Monga Ngoy (Ein Steuerman) Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, 5 February 2025

Friedrich Gulda, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata B flat major K 333 Friedrich Gulda Menuett For Rico Miles Davis All Blues Joe Zawinul For The Moment Herbie Hancock/Friedrich Gulda Improvisation on 2 Pianos Directed by Horant Hohlfeld, Kurt Liewehr Salzbourg, Cathedral square, 1989

Friedrich Gulda, Herbie Hancock (piano) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685 - 1750 Prelude and Fugue in A flat Major BWV 886 Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849 Prelude and Fugue in G Major BWV 861 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Piano Sonata in B flat Major K 333 Directed by Georg Wübbolt Munich, Philharmonie, 1989

Homero Francesch (piano) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Gerd Albrecht (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 26 in D Major KV 537 ‘Coronation’ Directed by Janos Darvas 1990

Radu Lupu (piano) Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, David Zinman (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 19 in F Major K 459 Directed by Janos Darvas 1990

Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Bavarian Radio Choir, Ennio Morricone (conductor) Susanna Rigacci (Soprano), Henry Raudales (Violin), Norbert Merkl (Viola), Ulrich Herkenhoff (Pan flute), Gilda Buttà (Piano) Ennio Morricone 1928-2020 The Untouchables | Main Theme: ‘The Strength of the Righteous’ Once Upon a Time in America | Deborah's Theme - Poverty - Main Theme The Legend of 1900 | Main Theme Cinema Paradiso | Main Theme Ennio Morricone | H2S Main Theme The Sicilian Clan | Main Theme The Love Circle | Main Theme - Uno che grida amore Maddalena | Come Maddalena Once Upon a Time in America | Cockeye 's Song The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Main Theme Once Upon a Time in the West | Main Theme A Fistful Of Dynamite | Main Theme The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | L'estasi dell' Oro Canone Inverso (Making Love) | Main Theme Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion | Main Theme According to Pereira | Main Theme Working Class Goes To Heaven | Main Theme Casualties of War | Main Theme The Desert of the Tartars | Main Theme The Mission | Main Theme Directed by Giovanni Morricone Munich, Philharmonie im Gasteig, 2005

Die Walküre First day of ‘Der Ring des Nibelungen’ by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Direction) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Eric Cutler (Siegmund) Christof Fischesser (Hunding) Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan) Daniela Köhler (Sieglinde) Claudia Mahnke (Fricka) Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde) Sarah Cambidge (Helmwige) Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk (Gerhilde) Barbara Senator (Ortlinde) Anna Werle (Waltraute) Simone McIntosh (Siegrune) Siena Licht Miller (Rossweisse) Michal Doron (Grimgerde) Noa Beinart (Schwertleite) Zurich, Opernhaus, 20 May 2024

Sinfonía por el Perú, Ana María Patiño-Osorio (conductor) Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) Vincenzo Bellini Norma | Overture I Capuleti e i Montecchi | O, di Capellio... È serbata a questo acciaro... L’amo tanto e m’è sì cara Gaetano Donizetti Roberto Devereux | Ed ancor la tremenda porta… Come uno spirito angelico… Bagnato il sen di lagrime Il Duca d'Alba | Inosservato penetrava... Angelo casto e bel Giuseppe Verdi La Forza del destino | Overture Jérusalem | Je veux encore entendre ta voix Charles Gounod Romeo et Juliette | Act II: Entr'acte Roméo et Juliette | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil ! Jacques Offenbach Orphée aux enfers | Can-Can La Belle Hélène | Au mont Ida Ruperto Chapí La Revoltosa | Preludio José Serrano La Alegria del batallon | El Mismo rey del moro Pablo Luna La Pícara molinera | Paxarín tú que vuelas Reveriano Soutullo, Juan Vert El ultimo romantico | Bella enamorada Gerónimo Giménez La boda de Luis Alonso | Intermedio Agustin Lara Granada Paris, Philharmonie, 30 September 2024

A Little Prayer. Tribute to Arvo Pärt Petr Zuska (Author, Director and Choreographer) Risto Joost (Music Director) Daniel Dvořák (Set Designer) Pavel Knolle (Costume Designer) Margus Vaigur (Lighting Designer) Merlin Kivi, Ingmar Jõela, (dancers) Vanemuine Ballet Company Vanemuine Opera Chorus and soloists, Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra Tartu, Estonia, Grand Building of the Vanemuine Theatre, 4 October 2025

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Daniel Harding (Conductor) Martha Argerich, Maria Joao Pires (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Concerto for two pianos and orchestra No.10 in E flat major, KV 365 Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony No.1 in D major 'Titan' Geneva, Victoria Hall, December 16, 2021

Otello 'Dramma lirico' in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi 1813 - 1901 Libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare's play 'Othello, or The Moor of Venice' (1603) Milan, Teatro alla Scala, February 5, 1887 Coro y Orquesta Titulares del Teatro Real, Pequeños Cantores de la ORCAM Nicola Luisotti (Musical Direction) José Luis Basso (Chorus Master), Ana González (Children's Choir Conductor) David Alden (Stage Director) Jon Morrell (Set and Costume Design), Adam Silverman (Lighting), Maxime Braham (Choreography) Brian Jagde (Otello) Asmik Grigorian (Desdemona) Igor Golovatenko (Iago) Airam Hernández (Cassio) Albert Casals (Roderigo) Insung Sim (Lodovico) Fernando Radó (Montano | Un heraldo) Enkelejda Shkoza (Emilia) Madrid, Teatro Real, September 25, 2025

Rivalry in Music – Callas vs. Tebaldi Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi were the two most famous sopranos of the second half of the last century. Turned into hostile enemies by their admirers, the two became untouchable goddesses of opera. For their fans, Callas was known as "the tigress", Tebaldi as "the voice of an angel": the two singers could hardly have been more different, whether in their professional or private lives. To this day, Callas remains perhaps the greatest soprano of all time. Her rival, Tebaldi, is best known to opera lovers. Why is the posthumous fame of the two prima donnas so different? Directed by Andreas Morell 2020

John Scofield’s Long Days Quartet John Scofield (guitar) John Medeski (Piano) Vicente Archer (double bass) Ted Poor (drums) Rome, Parco della Casa del Jazz, 23 July 2025

Mel Lewis Orchestra Jazz Estival Mel Lewis (drums) Simo Salminen (trumpet) Ted Nash (saxophone) Kenny Werner (piano) John Marshall (trumpet) Joe Mosello (trumpet) Joe Lovano (saxophone) Jerry Dodgion (saxophone) Earl Gardner (trumpet) Dennis Irwin (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Last Words The great German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was greatly admired for his interpretive insight, note-perfect control of the tonal qualities, and shadings of color in his voice, for exceptional rhythmic sense and impeccable diction. His reputation as a lieder singer is so high – he had a repertoire of more than 3.000 songs – that it is easy to forget his extensive list of operatic roles. In this conversation Fischer-Dieskau reveals for the last time on camera the secrets of his outstanding career. His ‘Last Words’ provide a deep insight into the extraordinary artistic life of one of the most famous and prolific lieder singers of our time. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau died in May 2012 at the age of 86. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 2013

Arielle Beck (piano) Robert Schumann 1810 - 1856 Sonata No. 1 op. 11 Franz Schubert 1797 - 1828 Sonata No. 14 D. 784 Felix Mendelssohn 1809 - 1947 Variations sérieuses op. 54 Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 12 October 2025

Concours de Genève international Music Competition, Viola Competition 2025 Final Round with orchestra Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Compulsory concerto: Léo Albisetti Nouvel Élan One concerto at choice from the following list: Krzysztof Penderecki Viola Concerto Sally Beamish Viola Concerto No. 2 "The Seafarer" Béla Bartók Viola Concerto (Bartók/Dellamaggiore) Paul Hindemith Viola concerto "Der Schwanendreher" Geneva, Victoria Hall, 12 November 2025

Wiener Streichsextett Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18 1995 Directed by Janos Darvas

Wiener Streichsextett Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 String Sextet No. 2 in G major, op. 36 1995 Directed by Janos Darvas

Roméo et Juliette ‘Drame lyrique’ in 5 acts by Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after the tragedy by William Shakespeare First performance in Paris, Théâtre-Lyrique du Châtelet, 27 April 1867 Philharmonia Zürich, Roberto Forés Veses (Music Direction) Chor der Oper Zürich, Ernst Raffelsberger (Chorus Master) Ted Huffman (Stage director) Andrew Lieberman (Stage design), Annemarie Woods (Costumes), Franck Evin (Lighting), Pim Veulings (Choreography) Benjamin Bernheim (Roméo Montaigu) Julie Fuchs (Juliette Capulet) Svetlina Stoyanova (Stéphano) Yuriy Hadzetskyy (Mercutio) Maximilian Lawrie (Benvolio) David Soar (Le Comte Capulet) Katia Ledoux (Gertrude) Omer Kobiljak (Tybalt) Andrew Moore (Le Comte Paris) Jungrae Noah Kim (Gregorio) Brent Michael Smith (Frère Laurent) Valeriy Murga (Le Duc de Vérone) Zurich, Opernhaus, 10 April 2023

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott (conductor) Nelson Goerner (piano) Roxanna Panufnik 1968 - Modlitwa, for string orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major KV 488 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 - 1893 Symphony No. 3 in D major, 'Polish' Geneva, Victoria Hall, 26 November 2025

Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniele Gatti (conductor) Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971 Apollon Musagète, ballet suite Dmitri Shostakovich 1906 - 1975 Symphonie No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Directed by Christoph Engel Vienna, Musikverein, 29 September 2024

Bruno Walter: Portrait Directed by Janos Darvas The film portrays Bruno Walter (1876-1962), one of the most important conductors of the 20th century. The Italian biographer Michele Selvini speaks about the musician Bruno Walter who formed the musical life of the capitals of Europe and the United States over a period of 60 years. But so far not published film material also shows a different, not so known Bruno Walter as a private man.

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (conductor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Symphony in D Major, K. 385, ‘Haffner’ Directed by Brian Large Prague, Smetana Hall, 1 May 1991

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano & conductor) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 – 1791 Piano Concerto no. 12 in A Major K 414 1990 Directed by Janos Darvas

Richter, the Enigma Prokofiev's 9th Sonata was dedicated to him, he played at Stalin's funeral with Oistrakh and Rostropovitch and accompanied Schwarzkopf and Fischer-Dieskau: Sviatoslav Richter was THE Soviet pianist par excellence. This portrait, illustrated with rare and unpublished archival documents from the 1950s to the artist's death, gives a view of life in Soviet Russia from the perspective of one of the greatest and yet most enigmatic world pianists. Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon 1997