CONSUMER NEWS
June 2026

Your monthly update on performing arts releases, live streams, previews and specials - directly from the producers. Brought to you by the IMZ International Music + Media Centre, the international business network supporting performing arts through audiovisual media.


NEWS

IMZ Academy 2026: Online Preparation Modules Kick Off

IMZ International Music + Media Centre

The Online Preparation Module for the IMZ Academy at the Royal College of Music, London is kicking off this week. The workshop offers a rare hands-on opportunity for screen directors, filmmakers, and production professionals to master the craft of live multi-camera opera direction.

In Memoriam: Brian Large

IMZ International Music + Media Centre

The IMZ mourns the passing of Brian Large, a true pioneer in music films and a visionary whose work brought the performing arts to screens in hundreds of productions throughout his remarkable career.

NEW RELEASES

DVD + Blu-Ray: Fairytale Ballets - 4 Disc Box Set

Opus Arte

Four fairytale favourites from The Royal Ballet.

DVD + Blu-Ray: La forza del destino

C Major Entertainment

Starring Anna Netrebko, Brian Jadge and Ludovic Tézier, this La forza del destino is one of Teatro alla Scala’s latest unforgettable productions.

DVD: MusikTheater an der Wien: "Der Prozess" now on DVD

VBW International GmbH

The acclaimed production of Gottfried von Einem’s opera, staged by Stefan Herheim at the Kammeroper is now released on DVD.

CD: New CD/SACD: Antonio Vivaldi’s 'The Four Seasons'

Berlin Phil Media GmbH

The Berliner Barock Solisten and soloist Daishin Kashimoto invite you to rediscover the subtle moods of the popular violin concertos.

VIDEO ON DEMAND

Dance Film SF Presents 'Last Dance'

San Francisco Dance Film Festival

Award-winning doc 'Last Dance at the Sundance Stompede' streams worldwide as part of Dance Film SF's Pride Month program.

Snorri Hallgrímsson: Nowhere Sessions

Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

Filmed in rural Iceland, Snorri Hallgrímsson’s “Nowhere Sessions” unfolds in an intimate world of piano, strings and silence.

Víkingur Ólafsson in Reykjavík: Opus 109

Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

Víkingur Ólafsson explores Bach, Schubert and Beethoven in a programme built around the contrasting worlds of E major and E minor.

LIVESTREAM

europiano - a musical journey through the continent

ZDF / ARTE

21 2026: ARTE is celebrating Europe – and the piano – with a unique eight-hour TV and streaming event filled with iconic pieces on the day of Fête de la Musique.

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