CONSUMER NEWS
May 2017
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.
NEW RELEASES
DVD + Blu-Ray: Arnold Schönberg | Moses und Aron
Bel Air Media
Moses und Aron, Arnold Schönberg’s masterpiece, at the Paris Opera in a glorious and poetic staging by Romeo Castellucci and conducted by Philippe Jordan!
DVD + Blu-Ray: Beethoven’s Triple Concerto and Fifth with Blomstedt
Accentus Music
With this release, Accentus Music completes its Beethoven DVD trilogy with Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.
DVD: EUROPAKONZERT 2005 from Budapest
EuroArts Music International
For the EUROPAKONZERT 2005 the Berliner Philharmoniker and conductor Simon Rattle joined forces with world-renowned violinist Leonidas Kavakos.
DVD: Giuseppe Verdi | Il Trovatore
MONARDA Music GmbH
The third and last Il Trovatore performance by Herbert von Karajan with a cast of world class like Plácido Domingo, Raina Kabaivanska and Piero Cappuccilli.
DVD + Blu-Ray: Grafenegg Festival 2016
C Major Entertainment
Festive Concert at the Grafenegg Festival 2016 featuring Camilla Nylund, Elena Zhidkova, Klaus Florian Vogt and René Pape.
DVD + Blu-Ray: Mahler 8 – Chailly, Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Accentus Music
Riccardo Chailly’s inaugural concert as the Lucerne Festival’s new Music Director completes Abbado’s Mahler cycle in a breathtaking performance.
DVD: MONTEVERDI – Poppea 3-DVD Box
EuroArts Music International
Discover three different approaches to Monteverdi's famous opera "Poppea", available in a 3-DVD Box.
DVD + Blu-Ray: New Glyndebourne recordings released in June
Glyndebourne Productions Limited
Two productions filmed live at Glyndebourne Festival 2016 will be released on DVD + Blu-Ray in June 2017.
DVD + Blu-Ray: NEW YORK CITY BALLET IN PARIS
Bel Air Media
This exceptional production revolves around three great French composers who inspired NYCB founder George Balanchine: Gounod, Ravel and Bizet.
DVD: The Malandain Ballet Biarritz
EuroArts Music International
Available on DVD: Choreographer Thierry Malandain showcases six mesmerizing ballets with music by Beethoven, Vivaldi, Chopin, Debussy and Weber.
DVD + Blu-Ray: Verdi: Otello from Salzburg Festival
C Major Entertainment
A superb new Otello from the Salzburg Easter Festival.
LIVE STREAMS
Ring des Nibelungen live at the Vienna State Opera
Wiener Staatsoper
1 MAY 2017: Wiener Staatsoper live at home streams Wagner’s whole Ring cycle live on the square and live at home.
Concert of Münchner Philharmoniker
Telmondis Distribution
12 MAY 2017 ON Medici.tv: Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Rimski-Korsakov
Musical direction by Valery Gergiev
Broadcast live on Medici.tv on May 12, 2017
Plácido Domingo: 50 years at Vienna State Opera
Wiener Staatsoper
19 MAY 2017: The Vienna State Opera celebrates KS Plácido Domingo’s 50th anniversary on its stage with a gala concert – live at home.
GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL 2017 ONLINE BROADCASTS
Glyndebourne Productions Limited
8 MAY 2017: This summer you can watch three Glyndebourne Festival productions for free online.
Star-studded Tosca from Vienna State Opera
Wiener Staatsoper
8 MAY 2017: Angela Gheorghiu and Jonas Kaufmann can be experienced live at home for free in Puccini’s masterpiece.
UHD-HDR Livestreams at the Vienna State Opera
Wiener Staatsoper
8 MAY 2017: Experience three of the opera’s upcoming livestreams in a quality never seen before.
MORE NEWS...
GLYNDBEBOURNE FESTIVAL 2017 OPENS 20 MAY
Glyndebourne Productions Limited
Glyndebourne Festival 2017 opens on 20 May with a programme of six operas, from much-loved masterpieces to the startlingly new.
ICMA Awards 2017: The Winners
IMZ International Music + Media Centre
The International Classical Music Awards 2017: Prizes for three IMZ members.
III. FILM & OPERA ACADEMY BY SYQUALI CROSSMEDIA
Syquali Crossmedia
The Filmopera Academy in Villa Emden – Isole di Brissago, Lago Maggiore, offers a 7 days masterclass for young singers (18–35 years).
Vienna State Opera broadcasts live in front of the opera house
Wiener Staatsoper
Numerous free live broadcasts are shown in front of the Opera Building.
- CONSUMER NEWS