Program Mezzo

Boris Pergamenschikow (violonchelo), Elena Bashkirova (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violín) Johannes Brahms 1833 – 1897 Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8 1997 Directed by Janos Darvas

Les Talens Lyriques, Namur Chamber Choir, Christophe Rousset (conductor) Ian Bostridge (tenor, Evangelist), Benjamin Appl (bass, Jesus), Anna El-Khashem (soprano), Mari Askvik (alto), James Way (tenor), Thilo Dahlmann (baritone) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244 Aix-en-Provence, Grand Théâtre de Provence, (Easter Festival), April 7, 2023

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

A Midsummer Night's Dream by John Neumeier John Neumeier – Choreographer Music by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and György Ligeti Jürgen Rose - Sets and costumes Anna Laudere - Dancer (Hippolyte/Titania) Alexandr Trusch - Dancer (Philostratus/Puck) Edvin Revazov - Dancer (Theseus/Oberon) Hélène Bouchet - Dancer (Helena) Madoka Sugai – Dancer (Hermia) Karen Azatyan - Dancer (Demetrius) Jacopo Bellussi - Dancer (Lysander) Marc Jubete - Dancer (Bottom) The Hamburg Ballet Directed by Myriam Hoyer Hamburg, Staatsoper Hamburg, 2021

Melancholia Opéra in two acts by Mikael Karlsson Libretto by Royce Vavrek based on the film by Lars von Trier Royal Swedish Orchestra, Royal Swedish Opera Chorus, Andrea Molino (Conductor) Sláva Daubnerová (Stage Director) Boris Kudlicka (Set Design), Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko (Costume Design), Tom Visser (Light Design), Avgoustos Psillas (Sound Design), Bartek Macias (Video), Charlotta Öfverholm (Choreography) Lauren Snouffer (Justine) Rihab Chaieb (Claire) Anne Sofie von Otter (Gaby) Jens Herrmann (Michael) Ola Eliasson (John) Johan Edholm (Jack) Mikael Stenbaek (Tim) Directed by Andreas Morell Stockholm, Royal Swedish Opera, 7 October 2023

Rafael Riqueni, Salvador Gutiérrez, Manuel De la Luz (guitars) María Moreno (bailaora) Nerja Paris, Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse, 18 February 2022 TV director, Patrick Lauze

Estival Jazz 1986 John Mc Laughlin’s Mahavishnu Orchestra John McLaughlin (guitar) Bill Evans (saxophone) Mitchell Forman (clavier) Danny Gottlieb (drums) Jonas Hellborg (bass) Recorded in 1986, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

The Four Seasons in Dance Mourad Merzouki (choreography, staging) On an original idea by Julien Chauvin Compagnie Käfig Cécile Trelluyer (lights) Sabri Colin (assistant choreographer) Nadine Chabannier (costumes) Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin (violin, direction) Music Antonio Vivaldi 1678 - 1741 Le quattro stagioni (Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, op. 8, no 1-4, RV 269) Directed by Olivier Simonnet Boulogne-Billancourt, La Seine Musicale, December 6, 2024

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

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

Káťa Kabanová Opera in three acts by Leoš Janáček Libretto by Leoš Janáček after Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky’s play ‚The Storm‘ in the Czech translation by Vincenc Červinka First performance in Brno, National Theatre, 23 November 1921 Wiener Philharmoniker, Jakub Hrůša (Conductor) Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Huw Rhys James (Chorus Master) Barrie Kosky (Stage Director) Rufus Didwiszus (Sets), Victoria Behr (Costumes), Franck Evin (Lighting), Christian Arseni (Dramaturgy) Corinne Winters Katěrina (Káťa) Evelyn Herlitzius (Marfa Ignatěvna Kabanová) Jens Larsen (Savjol Prokofjevič Dikoj) David Butt Philip (Boris Grigorjevič) Jaroslav Březina (Tichon Ivanyč Kabanov) Benjamin Hulett (Váňa Kudrjáš) Jarmila Balážová (Varvara) Michael Mofidian (Kuligin) Nicole Chirka (Glaša | A Woman) Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk (Fekluša) Salzburg Festival, Felsenreitschule, 21 August 2022

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (Conductor) Gabriela Montero (piano) Raminta Šerkšnytė (born in 1975) De Profundis (Dutch premiere) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Mieczyslaw Weinberg Symphony No. 3 Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 21 April 2023

Go behind the scenes at the Steinway & Sons factory and discover Spirio, the incredible technology that allows a piano to replay a performance exactly as it was played live. Mr. Guido Zimmermann, the president of the world-famous pianomakers, talks us through the revolutionary concept, accompanied by images of the precise, fascinating craftmanship and engineering that goes into each one of the Spirio pianos. Hugo Cohen Sprung's documentary also allows us insight into French pianist and Steinway artist Bertrand Chamayou's experience with the technology and features a preview of his unique two-piano concert in which he performs with his "shadow"!

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Tragic Overture op. 81 Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907) Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II, ‘Våren’ (Last spring) Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, ‘The Great’ Montreal, Maison symphonique, March 9, 2022

Betroffenheit Crystal Pite (choreography) Music by Owen Belton, Alessandro Juliani & Meg Roe Kidd Pivot, Electric Company Theatre Jay Gower Taylor — Stage design Tom Visser — Lighting Nancy Bryant — Costumes Linda Chow — Costumes Nicola Ryall — Costumes Bryan Arias — Dancer David Raymond — Dancer Cindy Salgado — Dancer Jermaine Spivey — Dancer Tiffany Tregarthen — Dancer Jonathon Young — Actor Heidi Wilkinson — Puppets Omanie Elias — Puppets The kind of spectacle we rarely see on the theatre or opera stage is offered up here by the innovative Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young. In German, ‘Betroffenheit’ denotes a state of shock and disbelief. This unusual ballet was inspired by terrible events in the life of choreographer Young, who lost his daughter, niece, and nephew in a terrible fire during a family vacation. A mix of tap, salsa, spoken-word, song, and puppet show, this stirring artistic statement is guaranteed to stir the emotions with its poignant depiction of personal hardship and of the struggle to come to terms with tragedy, beautifully realized by Kidd Pivot and the Electric Company Theatre on the stage of London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. London, Sadler's Wells Theatre, 2017 Directed by Jeff Tudor

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Victor Julien-Laferrière (Cello) Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904) Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104 César Franck (1822 – 1890) Symphony in D minor Liège, Salle Philharmonique, 25 November 2021

Manon Lescaut ‘Dramma lirico’ in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Libretto by Mario Praga, Domenico Oliva, Giulio Ricordi, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa based on the abbé Prévost First performance in Torino, Teatro Regio, 1 February 1893 Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Chœur de l’Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Pinchas Steinberg (Conductor) Stefano Visconti (Chorus Master) Guy Montavon (Stage Direction, lighting) Hank Irwin Kittel (sets), Christopher Kempf (Costumes) Anna Netrebko (Manon Lescaut) Claudio Sgura (Lescaut) Yusif Eyvazov (Des Grieux) Alessandro Spina (Geronte di Ravoir) Luis Gomes (Edmond) Rémy Mathieu (Dance Master) Luca Vianello (The Innkeeper) Loriana Castellano (a musician) Monte-Carlo, Opéra, 22 April 2022