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- In a tavern in Nuremberg, the young poet Hoffmann recounts his three unfortunate love stories to his friend Nicklausse. The Tales of Hoffmann, here in the fairy production of Giancarlo del Monaco, illustrates the Romantic quest of an idealized Love that should be transcended in the research of an artistic absolute. Aquilles Machado embodies brilliantly the main character of this fantastic opera.
- Teodor Currentzis conducts Musicaeterna at the Sainte Chapelle
- The Barcelona Symphony and National Orchestra of Catalonia performs 20th century French music with a special tribute to Maurice Ravel.
- By quite openly telling you about our love stories through our first romantic experiences, we try to reveal ourselves as much as we can to establish a genuine contact with you and sincerely share a slice of life.
- For Venezuelan musician and bassist Oscar D'León, salsa is like second nature. That's why he is affectionately nicknamed The Pharaoh of Salsa. He shows us his real self with brilliance during his July 13, 2010, concert at the Zénith Paris.
- Cabaret Contemporain, Vinii Revlon, Missy NRC, and Mariana Benenge À la Gaîté Lyrique
- Pianist Omar Sosa is Cuban, but he belongs to the great family of musicians who have crossed geographical and artistic borders to embrace the cultures of the world with a sincere and profound approach, far from any fashion. Today, he is based in Oakland, California, but we see him a lot in Europe and in France in particular, when he is not in Brazil or Africa. In his previous album, Omar Sosa celebrated the African roots of jazz and Cuban music. It is a rare opportunity today to be able to rub shoulders with an innovative jazz that is part of a musical continuity with flamboyant and vital colors. Omar Sosa will be present at the Barcelona International Jazz Festival for a unique concert.
- Sir Simon Rattle is joined by virtuoso soprano Barbara Hannigan for a modernist program that showcases the immense capabilities of the London Symphony Orchestra. At the heart of this concert is Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring (1913).
- The ebullient Franco-Serbian violinist and his Double Sens Ensemble celebrate Bach and his concertos in a Parisian temple of classical music. His long, dark-black hair, his tattoos and his "bohemian look" make him an atypical performer on the international circuit of major soloists. However, his virtuosity is the foremost characteristic of his playing and makes him one of the most engaging of artists. This is once again demonstrated with a concert in Paris at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées entirely devoted to Bach, which is a platform illustration of his latest album, one of the major recording events of the start of the 2016 season.
- Arandel, Alvaro Dule, Pockemon Crew, Salomé Gasselin, Barbara Carlotti, et Quatuor à cordes A la Grande Galerie de l'Évolution
- This opera deals with the liberation of women through its main character, Isabella, who is able to stand up to Mustafà, Bey of Algiers. At the age of 21, Rossini achieved a total triumph with this comic farce in two acts. Despite his youth, the Italian musician consolidated his personal style as a legitimate heir to 18th-century opera buffa. The score requires great skill and volubility from the singers. After 36 years of absence. The Italian in Algiers returns to the Liceu to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of its composer: Gioachino Rossini.
- "The day I die, I do not want people crying," Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés, deceased in March 2013, had always said. So, just after his death, here's a celebration led by Bebo's son, Chucho Valdés, and his band The Afro-Cuban Jazz Messengers.
- Chucho Valdés and The Afro Cuban Jazz Messengers recorded live at the Barcelona International Jazz Festival on October 31, 2013.
- Miraculous. This is how L'Incoronazione di Poppea, the historic opera by the Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi, might be described. Miraculous because this work, composed in 1642 in the twilight of the opera master's life, was lost for more than two centuries before two scores were found in Venice and Naples between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. Accompanied by a libretto written by Gian Francesco Busello, this opera in a prologue and three acts transports us to the ancient Rome of the vain and despotic Nero. It tells the story of the love affair between Nero and his lover Poppea, whom he wants to crown empress at the expense of his wife Octavia. Ambition, power, love and betrayal intertwine in this work whose timelessness is underlined here by Calixto Bieito's direction and Rebecca Ringst's set design. Gone are the period costumes and antique sets, and now David Hansen (Nero), Julie Fuchs (Poppea), Xavier Sabata (Otto), Nahuel di Piero (Seneca), Magdalena Kozená (Octavia) and Deanna Breiwik (Drusilla) take on a modern role, inviting us to apply questions from another era to our own.
- Recorded live on July 18th and 21st, 2017, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Spain). Chorus director: Conxita Garcia.
- With the charcoal charm of the Cagliari tomboy, Paolo Fresu breathes his Latin lyricism into the heart of the freest of musical arts: jazz. From his trumpet flows this Mediterranean sap that gives sensuality to the new wave of European jazz. Paradoxical, the trumpet player knows how to impose an almost ghostly presence, a tender and acidulous sound, sometimes self-effacing. He has a particular sharpness in the phrasing, precise and elegant lines, and simultaneously a certain insular languor. Born in 1961 in Sardinia, Paolo Fresu began studying the trumpet at the age of eleven. He has been very active on the European jazz scene for the past thirty years, and has also composed for dance, film and theater. Paolo Fresu is also the artistic director of the "Time in Jazz" Festival in Berchidda (Italy) and of the Tuk Music label dedicated to young European hopefuls. The trumpet player participates in all sorts of projects of varying geometry and duration: mixed duets (with Nguyen Le, Uri Caine, Bojan Z or Dhafer Youssef), trios (PAF trio, Mare Nostrum with Richard Galliano). As a leader, he has been playing in a series of formations since 1995: Quartet Palatino, Italian Quintet or his famous Kind of Porgy and Bess Sextet.
- Live recording of Béjart Ballet Lausanne's Light.
- Floria and Mario are in love and determined to defend their free love affair. But the combined effects of Floria's jealousy and religious and political oppression bring all three protagonists to a tragic end. The drama, in which the music highlights the character's psychological makeup, is underscored by the fear of God as a tool of political domination and social manipulation. Tosca relates how a prima donna's suspicions determine her lover's fate. The ageless heroine Tosca is a turn of the century femme fatale but also the embodiment of the committed modern woman. She clashes with Scarpia, the ruthless, sadistic police chief who has one fatal weakness: the diva herself.
- Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra with Philip Cobb and Gábor Tarkövi for the opening concert of the LSO's 2018/19 season, taking place at the Barbican Center.
- Israeli duo Red Axes heat up the dancefloor at Barcelona's Sónar 2019 festival. Comfortably established on the international scene, Red Axes present a musical triptych inspired not only by their collaborations and recordings with musicians from all over the world, but also by the rich tapestry of sound that is their identity. They draw inspiration from their homeland to compose a spectacular audiovisual journey woven with the dynamic improvisations they know so well. Their trademark? Percussion, particularly the polyrhythms of sub-Saharan Africa. Red Axes builds a sound made of collaborations and improvisations.
- This documentary takes us behind-the-scenes of the aquarium of La Rochelle, a coastal city in southwestern France, to discover how it works and the aquatic species it features.
- Venice was ruled by a Council of Ten (CX) made up of members of the highest aristocracy, co-opted among themselves and under the theoretical authority of the Doge who in fact had no power other than representative and was a plaything. in their hands. The C.X exercised absolute authority over the country, neglecting nothing to establish it, as shown by the institution of the famous "lion's mouth" still visible in the Doge's Palace, and the all-powerful spies he maintained urbi et orbi. Venice designated itself under the title of Serenissima Republic, we measure the irony of the title at the time when the facts of the opera unfolds: a republic, it was one in its beginnings, also serene, to establish, in defiance of all rules and ethics, its trade in the Mediterranean basin. But the hour of forfeiture was about to strike in the 15th century: the improvements in long-distance navigation methods, the discoveries that were to result (America, passage of the Cape of Good Hope, etc.), would revolutionize world trade, ruin that of Venice and lead the country towards a rapid decline with the excesses, political, social, financial and artistic that one encounters in these ends of regimes and which Bonaparte was going to try to remedy.
- Jazz is becoming more feminine and it shows. The proof is in the pudding, with a project entirely by women musicians from all over the world. From the United States, Canada, France, Chile, Israel and Japan, this 100% female all-star band from the United States, Canada, France, Chile, Israel and Japan, this 100% female all-star band crosses nationalities and generations. Together, they revisit jazz standards by exploiting the diversity of their influences. Woman to Woman brings together key figures of the current jazz scene to create an unforgettable an unforgettable musical experience. The virtuoso rhythm section formed by bassist Noriko Ueda and drummer Sylvia Cuenca lead the Cuenca animates the septet led by the fascinating voice of voice of Cécile McLorin Salvant, pianist Renee Rosnes pianist Renee Rosnes, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, clarinetist Jensen, the clarinettist Anat Cohen and the tenor saxophonist tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana. "Calling for equality, in jazz as in everything else, is not nothing radical. It's even the least we can do," says singer Cécile McLorin Salvant, "but it's not the least we can do. Cécile McLorin Salvant, who won the Grammy Award for best vocal jazz album in 2016. On the stage of the Théatre des Verdures, the women's septet will offer its eclectic repertoire eclectic repertoire, which relies as much on delicacy and power, interaction and and improvisation.
- Englishman Bonobo's deep house can be enjoyed at Barcelona's Sónar festival. With his new album "Migration", Simon Green alias Bonobo offers a breathtaking concert. Trained as a bassist, Bonobo has been working on his sampling and recording techniques for over fifteen years, varying his inspirations and adding a consistent dose of experience for an almost intimate result.
- Every year in June, the Sónar becomes the European, if not global, capital of electronic music. The Black Madonna has the task of bringing the last night of the Sónar to a close, with the new queen of Chicago house in a refined set of her own.
- by Giacomo Puccini at Gran Teatre del Liceu
- The three producers who make up Moderat shake up the Sónar audience with Berlin techno. Moderat is an electronic trio that brings together Apparat, with Sascha Ring, and the Modeselektor duo of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary. The group's live show is renowned for being a true visual and sonic performance. A date not to be missed at this 2017 edition of the Sónar festival.
- Belgian techno icon Charlotte de Witte sets Sónar alight. Now renowned for her dark, minimalist techno, Belgian dj and producer Charlotte de Witte has released 2 EPs on Tiga's label, Turbo Recordings, and most recently, "Wisdom" on Scottish label Sleaze Records. She's invited to the 25th anniversary of the Sonar festival for a powerful dj set. A rising star on the Belgian scene, DJ and producer Charlotte de Witte evolved in the underground electro scene of Ghent, Belgium, under the pseudonym Raving George. Attracted by the emotional power of dark techno, she creates dark, stripped-down, powerful tracks that she plays in international clubs all over the world. She is also a guest at major European festivals such as Dour and Tomorrow Land in Belgium, Awakenings and Amsterdam Dance Event in the Netherlands. Here, she shares the Sónar bill with some of the biggest names in international electronic music.
- Harlem's Apollo Theater is one of New York's most iconic cultural venues, a historic temple to soul, jazz and salsa. Established legends and up-and-coming talents have been rubbing shoulders on the famous 125th Street stage since 1934. The Apollo's first "Amateur Nights" revealed Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder. Restored in 1991, this American institution remains a model of innovation and excellence. Its programming favors multidisciplinarity and multiculturalism. James Brown's career, in particular, remains eternally linked to the Apollo, where he recorded one of the most fabulous live performances in history (James Brown Live At The Apollo).
- When Abbé Antoine-François Prévost wrote L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut in 1731, he little imagined it would provide inspiration for operatic composers. Yet for Auber, Massenet, Puccini and others it did. Jules Massenet's score portrays the French Regency period which saw the twilight of an old world unable to move forward and the apparent birth of a new world offering plentiful promises of freedom. Manon is a complex character, torn between the two. She avoids being sent to a convent and embarks on a life of lasciviousness and wrongdoing. Her personal leap into the void is her passionate but self-destructive love affair with Des Grieux, a brief but delightful parenthesis which comes to a tragic end.
- British rap rebel Little Simz is on show at the Sónar Festival. London's young rap prodigy, protected by the likes of Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick lamar, Little Simz presents her flow and verve for the 25th anniversary of the Sónar festival in Barcelona.
- A "Monument En Mouvement" choreographic shorts series film
- The DJ bewitches Barcelona audiences on the Sónar stage Nina Kraviz, one of Resident Advisor's top DJs of 2016, returns to the festival for the second time in Barcelona. Destined for a career as a dentist, Nina Kraviz changed her path to devote herself to her passion: music.
- The Orchestre de Paris is one of the rare French orchestras to be invited by the very prestigious Musikverein in Vienna. It is in this hall that the famous New Year's concert is given and filmed each year and broadcast live around the world. Named Goldener Saal (Golden Hall), the large hall has kept the characteristics and the interior aspect of its inauguration in 1870. It is in this setting, considered as one of the greatest international temples of classical music, as much by the quality of its acoustics as by the requirement of its public, that Paavo Järvi will conduct a program very representative of the repertory of the Orchestre de Paris, mixing typically French pages and symphonic bravura pieces.
- DJ and producer Derrick Carter lights up the Sonar Festival. Considered a leading figure in the Chicago House movement, Derrick Carter is one of the most eagerly awaited artists at this 2017 edition of Sónar. Passionate about djing since childhood, Derrick Carter was inspired by disco, Afro-house and dance music sounds for his first mixes. The DJ and producer has produced numerous albums since his first single "Love Me Right" in 1987. He quickly became a reference on the American and European house scene. He now heads the UK label Classic in partnership with Luke Solomon. Derrick Carter's music is an encounter between the DJ's musical background (disco, soul and jazz) and house and techno sounds. The DJ offers an inimitable musical mix every time he plays live.
- Mahmoud Ahmed, Alèmayèhu Eshèté (both from Ethiopia), and Badume's Band (a band from Brittany, Western France) are recorded live at "Fiest'A Sète" (Théâtre de la Mer, Sète, France), on the 5th of August 2008.
- This project is undoubtedly Gaetano Donizetti's best known work, even if its production was prolific. It has also been the most performed and staged since its premiere in 1835 at the San Carlo Theater in Naples. It is one of the beacons of Italian Bel Canto and also one of the most typically romantic Italian operas. In 16th century Scotland, torn by the wars of religion and succession between the Catholics of Mary Stuart and the reformist Protestants of James VI, two families, the Ravenswoods and the Ashtons, quarrel. In the middle is an impossible love between Lucia, Ashton's daughter, and Edgardo, Ravenswood's son and nemesis of Enrico, Lucia's brother. It is performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona in an original staging by Damiano Michieletto.
- For several months, Jacob has been developing with MIT a never before seen device. He will perform for the first time in France this year at the Jazz à Vienne Festival, Recognized by important artists and music critics, multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier is a true 21st century prodigy. He combines different styles in his creations and interpretations. Funk, a capella, groove, jazz, improvisations, classical music, bossa nova, soul... His repertoire is full of all genres and his performances are based on many instrumental techniques. He is complete, imposing a new meaning to this adjective that qualifies him. Jacob does everything himself (sound and video production). A sort of contemporary Prince, he is congratulated by some of the biggest names in the jazz scene: Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea... Raphael Saadiq also says he is a big fan of his music.
- In Peru, we don't vulgarly say "I want to party" but "I've got dengue". Multiply that desire by three and you get the electronic cumbia of Dengue Dengue Dengue. The duo formed by Rafael Pereira and Felipe Salmón are aptly named, their party-infused tracks the perfect synthesis of tribal percussion, Latin folk instruments and synth bass. Live, the excitement grows as they mix behind their neon-colored tribal masks like two shamans leading the crowd in a psychedelic ritual.
- The American at the helm of the turntables to conclude this 2017 edition of Sónar The Black Madonna is set to thrill festival audiences with a techno, house and disco closing. The resident of Chicago's renowned Smartbar club is invited to the Barcelona festival for the second year running. Not surprising, since The Black Madonna is recognized as one of the most talented artists on the current electronic scene.