CONSUMER NEWS
April 2022

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: Handel: Saul from Theater an der Wien

C Major Entertainment

2009, Claus Guth staged a highly impressive “Messiah” at the Theater an der Wien. With "Saul", he created again breathtaking musical theater at its finest.

DVD + Blu-Ray: Jean-Guillaume Bart's La Source / Opéra de Paris

NAXOS Audiovisual Division

The first ever release of the lost spectacular ballet La Source set to the glorious music by Minkus and Delibes with a choreography by Jean-Guillaume Bart.

DVD: Keith Jarrett: The Art of Improvisation

EuroArts Music International

An in-depth portrait of one of the world’s superstars of jazz: Keith Jarrett.

CD: Korngold's Die tote Stadt - Finnish National Opera

Opus Arte

Korngold’s masterpiece about loss and isolation is vividly brought to life in this audio recording extracted from the filmed live performance.

DVD + Blu-Ray: Mozart: Idomeneo from Wiener Staatsoper

C Major Entertainment

Idomeneo is considered as an uncontested masterwork of Mozart's dramatic oeuvre and is perhaps even the most revolutionary and forward-looking of his work.

DVD + Blu-Ray: Prokofiev: The Fiery Angel from Theater an der Wien

C Major Entertainment

"A scenic sensation.” (Kurier) // “Aušrinė Stundytė succeeds in her singing balancing act between eruptive power and vulnerability.” (Die Presse)

DVD: Puccini's masterpiece sung by opera's finest stars

Opus Arte

Puccini’s masterpiece Manon Lescaut, sung by some of opera’s finest stars in this archive recording.

DVD + Blu-Ray: Tero Saarinen Company

Bel Air Media

A new release centered around choreographer Tero Saarinen, featuring a dance work (Third Practice) and a documentary (Rooted with Wings).

DVD + Blu-Ray: Zubin Mehta conducts Mozart's 'Così fan tutte'

NAXOS Audiovisual Division

Mozart’s classic comic opera Così fan tutte staged by Sven-Eric Bechtolf and conducted by Zubin Mehta featuring Thomas Hampson as Don Alfonso.

VIDEO ON DEMAND NEWS

Ofunam 2022: Poem by Neruda, Blas Galindo

Dirección General de TV UNAM

The 2022 Spring season for OFUNAM opens with a triplete performance of Galindo, Stravinski and Mozart.

Ofunam's concert: A staple of culture

Dirección General de TV UNAM

The concerts performed by OFUNAM go a long way back with its university and its country as a staple of art and music in Mexico.

Ofunam: Beginning and renewal in Mexican music

Dirección General de TV UNAM

The Orchestra of the National Autonomous University of Mexico stands as one of its most historic and colorful elements in UNAM’s cultural catalogue.

Ofunam: Stream and listen

Dirección General de TV UNAM

From 2005 onwards, TV UNAM has settled as the national broadcaster of the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s cultural projects.

Sala Netzahualcóyolt: A Mexican cultural landmark

Dirección General de TV UNAM

The UNAM holds one of the most remarkable cultural centres in the continent whose design makes it a cultural tool of its own.

LIVE STREAMS + BROADCAST DATES

MMM – Nigel Kennedy & The Four Seasons

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10 2022: A new episode of „Magic Moments of Music“: In 1989, Nigel Kennedy’s recording of The Four Seasons causes a turmoil in the world of classical music.

Pierre-Laurent Aimard plays Olivier Messiaen

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24 2022: In this production from Berlin's St. Canisius Church, Pierre-Laurent Aimard performs pieces from Messiaen's "Catalogue d'oiseaux".

The Voice of the Birds

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24 2022: On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death on 27 April 2022, we tell Olivier Messiaen's story from the perspective of the birds.

Met Opera live in HD - Turandot

Clasart Classic

7 2022: The live transmission of Puccini’s grand final masterpiece on 7 May features Liudmyla Monastyrska as the legendary Chinese princess.

OTHER INTERESTING NEWS

ICMA Award Gala 2022

IMZ International Music + Media Centre

ICMA and the Philharmonie Luxembourg present a spectacular Award Ceremony Gala on 21 April!

IMZ at Classical:NEXT 2022

IMZ International Music + Media Centre

Benefit for IMZ Members: Profit now from reduced rates at Classical:NEXT 2022!

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