H I G H L I G H T S

MIPCOM 2018

Cecilia Bartoli in Gioachino Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri

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"Salzburg has set scenic standards in opera this year, from which other institutions are miles away!"

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SALZBURG FESTIVAL 2018 OPERAS & CONCERTS

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UNITEL is the exclusive audiovisual partner of the Salzburg Festival, the world's most prestigious classical music festival.

Length: approx. 110‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50093 | Opera

Cast: Asmik Grigorian, Gábor Bretz, John Daszak, Anna Maria Chiuri, Julian Prégardien

Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Franz Welser-Möst Staged by Romeo Castellucci Produced by ORF, 3sat, UNITEL

"Asmik Grigorian sweeps all in her wake in the title role of Strauss's opera. […]

Hers is a Salome to end all Salomes. […] In total, it is stunning"

Financial Times

"Salome", the masterpiece of Richard Strauss, who conducted the very first opera in the history of the Salzburg Festival, finally returns to Salzburg after 25 years. To witness Franz Welser-Möst, a Strauss conductor in a league of his own, at the helm of the Wiener Philharmoniker "makes you think you are hearing the piece in its most perfect incarnation yet." (Financial Times)

S A L O M ER I C H A R D S T R A U S S

C E C I L I A B A R T O L I I N G I O A C H I N O R O S S I N I ' S

L’Italiana in Algeri

"The role of Isabella is sung to perfection by Cecilia Bartoli – a clever, independent

woman with an adventurous streak"New York Times

What happens when a powerful man makes moves on a strong, independent woman who has no intention of accepting his

advances? And how are things further complicated if he is Middle Eastern and she is Western and their cultures fundamentally clash?

Find the answers in Moshe Leiser's & Patrice Caurier's colourful production of "L'Italiana in Algeri" with Cecilia Bartoli in the title

role of the spirited Isabella.

Length: approx. 160‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50104 | Opera

Cast: Cecilia Bartoli, Ildar Abdrazakov, Edgardo Rocha, Alessandro Corbelli

Philharmonia Chor Wien Ensemble Matheus conducted by Jean-Christophe Spinosi

Staged by Moshe Leiser & Patrice Caurier Produced by BR/ARTE, UNITEL

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Length: approx. 140‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50092 | Opera

Cast: Christiane Karg, Albina Shagimuratova, Matthias Goerne, Mauro Peter, Klaus Maria Brandauer Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Constantinos Carydis

Staged by Lydia Steier Produced by ORF, ZDF/ARTE, UNITEL

Mozart's timeless masterpiece at the Salzburg Festival – it doesn't get much better than this!Especially when "The Magic Flute" receives such a "spectacular and virtuosic staging" (Le Figaro) by Lydia Steier. Her colourful, fairy-tale production conjures up magical scenes and revolves around Hollywood star Klaus Maria Brandauer as grandfather, who reads the fantastical story of Tamino's quest to his three grandchildren. The Three Boys are sung "technically flawlessly and expressively by three members of the Wiener Sängerknaben, a pure joy" (Spiegel Online). Constantinos Carydis leads a young ensemble of world class singers and draws "precise phrasing and plenty of crisp articulation from the Wiener Philharmoniker" (Financial Times). A delight already enjoyed by over one million TV viewers in Germany alone!

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MAGIC FLUTEK L A U S M A R I A B R A N D A U E R N A R R A T E S W. A . M O Z A R T ’ S

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WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA DANIEL BARENBOIM & LISA BATIASHVILIDavid Strongin, violinist of the WEDO, on playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Lisa Batiashvili and Daniel Barenboim: "Her and Barenboim's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's works is something very special. Barenboim teaches us the composer's musical language. I have been listening to this piece a thousand times, yet it impresses me again and again."

(Source: Tagesspiegel)

Length: approx. 95‘ | Cat. no. A 045 50093 0000 | Concert

Soloist: Lisa Batiashvili West-Eastern Divan Orchestra conducted by Daniel Barenboim Produced by ZDF/3sat, UNITEL

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Length: 110‘ | Cat. no. A 045 50092 0000 | Concert

Soloists: Håkan Hardenberger, Lucy Crowe, Ekaterina Gubanova

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Andris Nelsons

Produced by BR/ARTE, UNITEL

A passionate rendition of Mahler's Resurrection Symphony, "oscillating between dream and grotesque, between idyll and Hellmouth" Wiener Zeitung

The notion of passion, in music, initially referred to accounts of the suffering and death of Jesus. But would any form of art be conceivable without ardent passion and that kind of suffering which mobilizes creative forces as starting point for new artistic endeavours? Conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons presents a concert night which concentrates every conceivable passion: Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Trumpet Concerto "Nobody knows de trouble I see" and Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection".

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ANDRIS NELSONS

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Length: approx. 170‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50094 | Opera

Cast: Brandon Jovanovich, Evgenia Muraveva, Vladislav Sulimsky, Igor Golovatenko, Hanna Schwarz

Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Mariss Jansons Staged by Hans Neuenfels

Produced by Servus TV, NHK, UNITEL

"A triumph for conductor Mariss Jansons at the helm of the Wiener Philharmoniker"

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

The precise psychological focus of Alexander Pushkin's novella "Pique Dame", which inspired Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky 50 years later to create his operatic masterpiece of the same name, is captured perfectly in the gripping new opera production by celebrated conductor Mariss Jansons and Hans Neuenfels, a luminary of modern director's theatre.

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L’ INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEAC L A U D I O M O N T E V E R D I

Length: approx. 195‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50103 | Opera

Cast: Sonya Yoncheva, Kate Lindsey, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Carlo Vistoli BODHI PROJECT / SEAD Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance Les Arts Florissants conducted by William Christie Staged by Jan Lauwers Produced by CLC, medici.tv, UNITEL

P YOTR I . TC H A I KOVS K Y

PIQUE DAME

Dizzying power games – Sonya Yoncheva and Kate Lindsey shine in Jan Lauwers's 'Gesamtkunstwerk' of the most sensual, yet most immoral love story of opera history.

"The love duet between Poppea and Nero is one of the most tender in opera history

and of infinite magic." Süddeutsche Zeitung

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O P E N - A I R C O N C E R T S

Length: approx. 75‘ Cat. no. A 045 50074 0000 | Concert

Produced by ORF, UNITEL

Soprano Pretty Yende Tenor Joseph Calleja Violoncello Harriet Krijgh Tonkunstler Orchestra conducted by Yutaka Sado

Works by Rossini, Verdi, Bellini, Offenbach, Berlioz, Popper, Giménez, Bernstein, Arditi, Puccini & Elgar

G R A F E N E G G M I D S U M M E R N I G H T ’ S G A L A

Length: approx. 120‘ Cat. no. A 055 51004 0000 | Concert

Produced by BR, medici.tv, UNITEL

Münchner Philharmoniker conducted by Valery Gergiev

Works by Mozart, Donizetti, Berlioz, Massenet, Verdi, Puccini, Rimsky-Korsakov & Tchaikovsky

T H E O D E O N S P L A T Z C O N C E R T W I T H J U A N D I E G O F L Ó R E Z

Length: approx. 110‘ Cat. no. A 055 50996 0000 | Concert

Produced by BR, UNITEL

T H E O D E O N S P L A T Z C O N C E R T W I T H D I A N A D A M R A U

Violin Radoslaw Szulc Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Cristian Măcelaru

Works by Bernstein, Massenet, Satie, Gounod & Dvořák

Summer time means open-air time! UNITEL presents three of this summer's most spectacular classical music open-air concerts

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M A C B E T HG I U S E P P E V E R D I

P L Á C I D O D O M I N G O A N N A N E T R E B K O"A magical moment of opera"

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

An "evening of legends"BR Klassik

Magnetic opera legend Plácido Domingo and Anna Netrebko, who performs as Lady Macbeth "perhaps the best role of her life" yet (rbb24), shine in Verdi's operatic take on William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth". Maestro Daniel Barenboim conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin in a gripping staging by acclaimed stage director Harry Kupfer.

Length: approx. 150‘ | Cat. no. A 050 50611 | Opera

Cast: Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Kwangchul Youn, Fabio Sartori Staatsopernchor | Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Daniel Barenboim

Staged by Harry Kupfer Produced by ZDF/ARTE, NHK, UNITEL

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Ruprecht falls for Renata and unconditionally follows her in Renata's obsessive search for the fulfilment of her erotic fantasies with an angel. The two cross the boundaries of perception and leave all rules of morality and reason behind. Their willingness to surrender body and soul threatens to completely dissolve their previous existence, as Mariusz Trelinski, named best director at the 2018 International Opera Awards, shows in his mesmerizing staging.

Length: approx. 130‘ | Cat. no. A 010 50094 | Opera

Cast: Aušrine Stundyte, Scott Hendricks, Agnieszka Rehlis, Andreï Popov | Chorus of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera

Orchestre de Paris conducted by Kazushi Ono Staged by Mariusz Trelinski

Produced by Camera Lucida, France Télévisions, CNC, UNITEL

S E R G E I P R O K O F I E V

THE FIERY ANGELRICCIARDO E ZORAIDEG I O A C H I N O R O S S I N I

To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the premiere of the Rossini rarity, the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro stages "Ricciardo e Zoraide" with an all-star cast. Juan Diego Flórez makes his debut as the crusader Ricciardo, giving a "masterclass in bel canto" (Bachtrack). Pretty Yende – "radiant and richly expressive" (Financial Times) as Zoraide – proves that she is "a virtuosa in Rossini singing" (Neue Musikzeitung).

Length: approx. 180‘ | Cat. no. A 000 50063 | Opera

Cast: Pretty Yende, Juan Diego Flórez, Sergey Romanovsky, Nicola Ulivieri | Coro del Teatro Ventidio Basso Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai conducted by Giacomo Sagripanti Produced by RAI, UNITEL

"A benchmark performance"

Financial Times

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A T T H E R O Y A L A L B E R T H A L L

L I V E F R O M T H E

Produced by BBC, UNITEL

Four mesmerizing concerts from this year's BBC Proms, the world's most popular classical music festival!

Nordic Night with the Estonian Festival Orchestra & Paavo Järvi Works by Pärt, Grieg & Sibelius Piano Khatia Buniatishvili

Length: approx. 85‘ Cat. no. A 025 50420 0000 | Concert

Sir András Schiff performs Book 2 of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier

"One of those unforgettable revelations" (Observer)

Length: approx. 145‘ Cat. no. A 020 50128 | Concert

Hungarian Night with the Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer Works by Liszt, Brahms & de Sarasate

Length: approx. 80‘ Cat. no. A 025 50421 0000 | Concert

Russian classics & a UK premiere with the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Karina Canellakis Works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Norman & Rachmaninov Cello Alisa Weilerstein

Length: approx. 80‘ Cat. no. A 025 50419 0000 | Concert

Length: 90‘ resp. 2x50‘ | Cat. no. A 040 50089 | Documentary

Produced by Moonlake Entertainment, Servus TV/BR/ARTE, UNITEL

a film byHannes M Schalle

ON THE OCCASION OF THE BICENTENNIAL OF SILENT NIGHTTHE STORY OF THE MOST FAMOUS CHRISTMAS SONG

STARRING

ANDREA BOCELLI∙ANNA NETREBKOROLANDO VILLAZÓN∙JOSS STONE∙RONAN KEATING

JOSH GROBAN∙KELLY CLARKSON∙THE TENORSHERBERT GRÖNEMEYER∙WIENER SÄNGERKNABEN

HUMBERTO GATICA & DAVID FOSTERREENACTMENTS FEAT. JOHN RHYS-DAVIES

AND OTHERS

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