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SUMMARY

OPERA

> MARIINSKY THEATRE, ST. PETERSBURG

The Queen of Spades 2 Eugene Onegin 3

> OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS

Le Roi Arthus 4 Bluebeard’s Castle /

La Voix Humaine 5 La Damnation de Faust 6

> TATAR STATE OPERA, KAZAN

Jalil 7

> TEATRO LA FENICE

Juditha triumphans 8

> OPÉRA NATIONAL DE BORDEAUX

Dardanus 9

> OPÉRA ROYAL DE WALLONIE

Lucia di Lammermoor 10 Les Joyeuses commères

de Windsor 11

DANCE

> HAMBURG BALLET

Tatjana 12

> MARIINSKY THEATRE

The Sleeping Beauty 14

> OPÉRA NATIONAL DE LYON

Atvakhabar Rhapsodies 15

> LES BALLETS DE MONTE-CARLO

Casse-Noisette Compagnie 16

> OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS

L’Histoire de Manon 17

CONCERT

> MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER

Concerts at Münchner Philharmoniker 18

> EIFFEL TOWER

Concert of Paris 2015 18

> OPÉRA NATIONAL DE PARIS

Ludwig Van Beethoven Cycle 19

WORK IN PROGRESS OPERA> Benjamin, dernière nuit 20> Die Entführung aus dem Serail 20> Il Trovatore 20

DOCUMENTARY> Roland Petit, the entertainer

Éloge des folies de Roland Petit 21> The Phantoms of the Opera 21

CIRCUS> 40th International Circus

Festival of Monte-Carlo 21

CONCERT> Concerts at Münchner

Philharmoniker 22> Recitals at Opéra

national de Paris 22> Piano concert at Opéra

national de Paris 23> Gala Concert, June 21

Opéra Bastille 23

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The Queen of Spades Telmondis2015Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg

Opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky, after the novel by Alexander Pushkin

New productionOpening of the XXIII Stars of the White Nights Music Festival at the Mariinsky II

ThestorytakesplaceinSaintPetersburgattheendofthe18thcentury.HermanlovesLiza,ayoungwomanabovehissituationwhoisengagedtoPrinceYeletsky.HergrandmotherisanoldandmysteriousCountess.InheryouthshelivedinFrancewhereshelearnedthesecretofthreewinningcards,whichsheusedtoaccumulateaconsiderablefortune.WhenHermangetswindofthislegend,hisdeterminationtodiscovertheCountess'secretbecomesmuddledwithhisloveforLiza,whohejoinsinherroomthatveryevening.Littlebylittle,thesecretbecomesanobsessionandHermanseemswillingtodoanythingtolearnthewinningformula.Unabletopry

thesecretoutoftheoldwoman,whodiesoffright,HermanlosessightofhisloveforLiza,whocommitssuicide.Hebecomesengrossedingambling,convincedhehaslearnedthethreewinningcardsfromtheCountess'ghost.Butheendsupgoingmadandkillinghimselfinturn.

Musical direction: Valery GergievStageDirector:AlexeiStepanyuk|Sets:AlexanderOrlov|Costumes:IrinaCherednikova|

StarringMaximAksenov|RomaBurdenko|VladislavSulimsky|AlexanderTrofimov|YuriVlasov|ChorusandOrchestraoftheMariinskyTheatre|

ProductionAcoproductionbyMariinskyTheatre,Telmondis,Mezzo,M_Media|DirectedbyLouiseNarboni|Runningtime:1x180’|

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Opera in three acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Libretto by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Konstantin Shilovsky after the poetic novel of the same name by Alexander Pushkin

Premiered in February 2014 at the Mariinsky Theatre

ThestorytakesplaceatacountryestatenearStPetersburgattheendofthe18thcentury.MadameLarinahastwodaughters,OlgaandTatyana.Thefirstislight-heartedandinlovewithayoungpoet,Lensky.Thesecondisdreamyandmelancholic.Lenskyintroduceshisfriend,Onegin,toTatyanawhoimmediatelyfallsfortheblaséyoungman.However,rejectsherlove.Apparentlyinsensitive,OnegingoesasfarasflirtingwithOlgaatacountryball.ThisonlymakesTatyanamoremiserableandLensky,madwithjealousy,challengesOnegintoaduelinwhichhedies.Severalyearspass.EugeneOneginfinallyunderstandshisfeelingsforTatyana,butitistoolate-sheismarriedto

PrinceGremin.OneginconfesseshislovetoTatyanaandhisregretsaboutthepast,butsherejectshimandremainsfaithfultoherhusband.Oneginisleftalonewithhisdespair.

Musical Direction: Valery GergievStageDirection:AlexeiStepanyuk|Sets:AlexanderOrlov|Costumes:IrinaCherednikova|Choreography:IlyaUstyantsev|

StarringSvetlanaVolkova|YekaterinaGoncharova|YekaterinaSergeyeva|ElenaVitman|AndreiBondarenko|YevgenyAkhmedov|ChorusandOrchestraoftheMariinskyTheatre|

ProductionAcoproductionbyMariinskyTheatre,Telmondis,Mezzo,FranceTélévisions|DirectedbyVincentMassip|Runningtime:1x160’|

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New production Bluebeard's CastleOpera in one act by Béla Bartók|Libretto by Béla Balazs|

La Voix humaineOpera in one act by Francis Poulenc| Libretto by Jean Cocteau|

Twodialogueswhichinrealityaresimplymonologues.BecauseJudith,thesombreshadow-likefourthwifewhoappears“outoftheheartofastar-studdednight”,cannotbeanythingotherthanthewoundedvoiceofBluebeard’ssubconscious,shutawayinthewindowlesscastlewhichisindissociablefromhisownpsyche.AndbecauseShe–butwhoisSheandtowhomisShespeaking?–respondstothesilenceofthemanwho,attheotherendofabrokentelephoneline,isperhapsnoteventhere.AlmostfivedecadesseparatetheconceptionofBluebeard’s CastleandthatofLa Voix Humaine–eventhoughJeanCocteau’sstageplay–usedwithoutadaptationinthelibretto–infactdatesfrom1930.Inbetweenlieshalfacenturyofprofoundsoul-searchingthatsawthecreationofBerg’sWozzeckandthenLulu

aswellasSchönberg’sMosesundAron.Nevertheless,theechoofDebussy’sPelléas & Mélisandeandhisspoken-language-likeprosodycanbeheardintheutterlydifferentmusicalidiomsofBartókandPoulenc–theformercomposerpropelledbythefoundingimpetusofstillinfantHungarianoperaandthelatterwho,describinghismonodramaasalyrictragedy,tracesitsancestrybacktoLully.Workingtogetherforthefirsttime,Esa-PekkaSalonenandKrzysztofWarlikowskilift“theveilofoureyelashes”topiercetheshadowsinwhichtheseventhdoorclosesonaroomoverflowingwithtearsofblood.

Musical direction: Esa-Pekka SalonenStagingbyKrzysztofWarlikowski|

StarringParisOperaOrchestra|Bluebeard'sCastle:JohannesMartinKränzleandEkaterinaGubanova|LaVoixhumaine:BarbaraHannigan|

ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Telmondis,Mezzo|DirectedbyStéphaneMetge|Runningtime:1x135’

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Le Roi Arthus CLCproductions2015Opéra national de Paris

Bluebeard’s Castle / La Voix Humaine Telmondis2015Opéra national de Paris

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New production |Lyric drama in three acts by Ernest Chausson|

Le roi ArthuscomestotheParisOperaatlast!ThisrarelyperformedmasterpiecebyChaussonwaswrittenfortheOperaGarnierandhereitis,welloveracenturyafteritscompositionandposthumouspremiereattheThéâtredeLaMonnaieinBrussels.ApupilofMassenetanddiscipleofCésarFranck,Chaussonworkedtirelesslyforsevenyearsfrom1888to1894onthishisonlyopera.Likeallcomposersofhisgeneration,heviewedWagnerwithbothfascinationanddisgust.Herepeatedlymaintainedthat,“Weneedtobedewagnerised”butneverthelesscomposedaworkthatwastypicallypost-Wagnerian,anoperasuffusedwiththeverysoulofthemelancholicandluxuriantcomposerofPoème de l’amour et de la mer.

Chaussonwaswellawareofthisparadox:“Aboveallelse,there’sthatghastlyWagnerwhoblocksmyrouteateveryturn.Ifeellikeanantthatcomesupagainstahuge,slipperyboulderinitspath.Ithastomakeathousanddetoursbeforeitfindsawayroundit.That’swhatI’mupagainst.I’msearching[forapath].Ihaven’tlostpatienceyetandamnotwithouthope.”

Chaussondidfindhisway,givingtothe

fatalloveofLancelotandGuinevere,tothedespairandgrandeurofArthus,thedreamlikecoloursofamedievalworldinheritedfromtheRomanticsandrevisitedbySymbolism.

AlongsideSophieKochandRobertoAlagna,ThomasHampsonreturnstotheParisOperaasthemajesticKingArthusandPhilipJordanconductsthisgrandiosefrescoforitsentryintotherepertoire.

Musical Direction: Philippe JordanStagedirection:GrahamVick|Setsandcostumes:PaulBrown|

StarringSophieKoch|ThomasHampson|RobertoAlagna|AlexandreDuhamel|StanislasdeBarbeyrac|FrançoisLis|PeterSidhom|CyrilleDubois|TiagoMatos|UgoRabec|ParisOperaOrchestraandChorus|

ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,CLCproductions,FranceTélévisions|DirectedbyFrançois-RenéMartin|Runningtime:1x200’|

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6/7> Opera OPÉRANATIONALDEPARIS/TATARSTATEOPERA,KAZAN

New production |Opera in four acts by Hector Berlioz|Libretto by Hector Berlioz and Almire Gandonnière|

“Thismarvellousbookfascinatedmefromtheverybeginning.Icouldnotputitdown.Ireaditincessantly,duringmeals,inthetheatre,inthestreet,everywhere.”

Andsoitwas,followingthecomposer’sdiscoveryofFaustPartOnein1828thatGoethejoinedVirgilandShakespearetoformBerlioz'strinity.Withouttakingthetimetocatchhisbreath,hesettheversepassagesofGérarddeNerval’stranslationtomusicandpublishedthemunderthetitleHuitscènesdeFaust.Eighteenyearslater,duringhistravels“inAustria,Hungary,BohemiaandSilesia”hedecidedtoreviseanddevelopthematerialintoLa Damnation de Faust,whereuponthesamefeverishurgetookholdofhim:“Onceunderway,Iwrotethemissingversesasthemusicalideascametome.IcomposedthescorewhenandwhereIcould–inthecarriage,onthetrain,onsteamboats”.Asifsweptawayby“thelongingoftoovastaheart,andasoulthirstingforelusivehappiness”,Berliozbecameonewithhiscreation.Thevoicethat

invokes“immense,impenetrableandproudnature”isentirelyhisown,itsextraordinarybreadthtranscendingtraditionalformstobecomeasymphonicandoperaticdream.

BringingoutthedramaticforceofthislégendedramatiqueisaconstantchallengethatstagedirectorAlvisHermanishaswillinglyaccepted.PhilippeJordanconductsthefirstinstallmentofaBerliozcyclewhichistocontinueoverseveralseasons.ItalsomarksthereturnofJonasKaufmannandBrynTerfeltotheParisOpera.

Musical direction: Philippe JordanStaging:AlvisHermanis|

StarringSophieKoch|JonasKaufmann|ParisOperaOrchestraandChorus|MaîtrisedesHauts-de-Seine|ParisOperaChildren'sChorus|

ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Telmondis,FranceTélévisions|DirectedbyLouiseNarboni|Runningtime:1x160’|

Jalil Telmondis2015Tatar State Opera, Kazan

La Damnation de Faust Telmondis2015Opéra national de Paris

Opera in two acts by Nazib Zhiganov|Libretto by Akhmed Faisi|

NazibZhiganovdedicatedhisoperatocourageousfightersoftheGreatPatrioticWar.ItscentralfigureisMusaJalil,theTatarpoetwhoseheroismisfamousthroughouttheworld.

Musical Direction: Renat SalavatovStaging:MikhaïlPandjavidze|Sets:IgorGrinevitch|ChorusMaster:NouriaDjouraeva|

StarringAkhmedAgadi|MarinaNerabeeva|AïdarNurgayanov|EvgueniUlanov|withtheparticipationofchoirs,groupofmimesandthetheaterorchestraandchildren'schoir"Delizia"|

ProductionAcoproductionbyTatarStateOpera,Telmondis,Mezzo,M_Media|DirectedbyVincentMassip|Runningtime:1x110’|

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New production |Oratorio by Antonio Vivaldi|Libretto by Iacopo Cassetti based upon the Book of Judith|

TheAssyriankingNebuchadrezzarsendsanarmyagainstIsraeltodemandoverduetributes.UndertheleadershipofthegeneralHolofernes,theAssyrianslaysiegetothetownofBethuliaandareabouttoconquerit.TheyoungJewishwidowJudithgoestohimtoimploremercy.Hefallsinlovewithherandsheindulgeshim.Afterarichbanquetandhavingdrunkmuchwine,Holofernesfallsasleep.Judithbeheadshim,fleestheenemycamp,andreturnsvictorioustoBethulia.

Musical Direction: Alessandro De MarchiDirector:ElenaBarbalich|Sets:MassimoChecchetto|Costumes:TommasoLagattolla|

StarringManuelaCuster|PaolaGardina|TeresaIervolino|GiuliaSemenzato|FrancescaAscioti|LaFeniceOperaHouseOrchestraandChorus|

ProductionAcoproductionbyFondazioneTeatroLaFenice,Oxymore,Mezzo,FranceTélévisions|DirectedbyStéphaneVérité|Runningtime:1x165’|

New production |Opera in five acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau|Libretto by Charles-Antoine Leclerc de La Bruère|

DardanusisatwarwithKingTeucer,whohaspromisedtomarryhisdaughterIphisetoKingAnténor.DardanusandIphisemeet,throughtheinterventionofthemagicianIsménor,andfallinlove.DardanusattacksamonsterravagingTeucer'skingdom,savingthelifeofAnténorwhoisattempting,unsuccessfully,tokillit.TeucerandDardanusmakepeace,thelattermarryingIphise.

Musical Direction: Raphaël PichonStaging:MichelFau|Sets:EmmanuelCharles|Costumes:DavidBelugou|Lighting:JoëlFabing|

StarringKarinaGauvin|GaëlleArquez|ReinoudvanMechelen|FlorianSempey|NahueldiPierro|KatherineWatson|EtienneBazola|VirgileAncely|GuillaumeGutiérrez|ChorusandOrchestraEnsemblePygmalion|

ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeBordeaux,Oxymore,Mezzo,FranceTélévisions,medici.tv|DirectedbyStéphaneVérité|Runningtime:1x180’|

Juditha triumphans Oxymore2015Teatro La Fenice Venise

Dardanus Oxymore2015Opéra national de Bordeaux

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New production|Comic opera in three acts by Otto Nicolai| Libretto by Hermann Von Mosenthal, based on William Shakespeare’s play|

SirJohnFalstaffleadsadissipatedlife.Permanentlypenniless,hesendsthesamelovelettertoFrauFluthandFrauReich,tworichbourgeoiswomen.Thelatter,seeingthroughtheruse,arehighlyputout.Fromthattimeon,theironlyamusementcomesattheexpenseoftheineptsuitor.NowthrownintotheThameswiththedirtylaundry,nowexpelledfromtheroomwithgreatsweepsofthebroomwhiledisguisedasawoman,Falstaffbecomesthelaughing-stockofthevillagechildrenwhenhewalksthroughthewoodsinaghostcostume.

Conductor: Christian Zacharias Director:DavidHermann|Sets:RifailAjdarpasic|Costumes:ArianeIsabellUnfried|Lightingdesigns:FabriceKebour|

StarringFranzHawlata|AnnekeLuyten|WernerVanMechelen|SabinaWilleit|LaurentKubla|DavideGiusti|SophieJunker|StefanCifolelli|PatrickDelcour|SébastienDutrieux|PatrickMignon|Orchestra&ChoirsofOpéraRoyaldeWallonie|

ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéraRoyaldeWallonie,Oxymore,Jim&Jules,RTBF,FranceTelevisions|DirectedbyYanProefrock|Runningtime:1x148’|

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Lucia di Lammermoor Oxymore2015Opéra Royal de Wallonie

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New production|Dramma tragico in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti|Libretto by Salvadore Cammarano based on the novel The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott|

17th-centuryScotlandismarkedbyinter-clanwarring.EdgardoandLuciaareinlove,butaremembersofopposingclans.Inaddition,thebeauty'sbrotherhaspromisedhertoanotherman.Thisisanimpossiblelovethatwilldragherintomadnessandleadher,withherlover,tocertaindeath.

Conductor: Jesús López Cobos Director:StefanoMazzonisdiPralafera|Sets:Jean-GuyLecat|Costumes:FernandRuiz|Lightingdesigns:FrancoMarri|

StarringAnnickMassis|CelsoAlbelo|IvanThirion|RobertoTagliavini|PietroPicone|AlexiseYerna|PapunaTchuradze|Orchestra&ChoirsofOpéraRoyaldeWallonie|

ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéraRoyaldeWallonie,Oxymore,Jim&Jules,RTBF,FranceTelevisions|DirectedbyDavidMathy|Runningtime:1x155’|

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Les Joyeuses Commères de Windsor Oxymore2015Opéra Royal de Wallonie

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Ballet of John Neumeier after Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin|World premiere on June 29th 2014 at Hamburg State Opera|

Forthisnewwork,theArtisticDirectorandChiefChoreographerofTheHamburgBalletwillapproachAlexanderPushkin'sEugene Oneginfromanewperspective.

"AsIreadPushkin'sversenovel,IrealisedthatIwasfascinatedbytheroleofTatjanaLarina.Shebecamemoreprofoundandmoreinterestingwitheveryparagraph,everypagethatIread.AndsoIhadtheideatoexploreherroleandherperspectiveinmoredetailthroughmyballet"saysJohnNeumeier.

InaspeechgiveninJune1880,FyodorDostoevskynotedthat"Tatyanaisdifferent.Sheisastrongcharacter,stronglystandingonherownground.SheisdeeperthanOnyeginandcertainlywiserthanhe.Withanobleinstinctshedivineswhereandwhatistruth".

Originalmusic–Worldcreation:LeraAuerbach

Choreography and Staging: John NeumeierSetsandCostumes:JohnNeumeier|

StarringHélèneBouchet|EdvinRevazov|LeslieHeylmann|AlexandrTrusch|CarstenJung|

ProductionAcoproductionbyHamburgBallet,Telmondis,FranceTélévisions,NHK,Mezzo|DirectedbyThomasGrimm|Runningtime:1x145’|

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Ballet by Karl Biscuit & Marcia Barcellos|

Withakaleidoscopeofvisualandsoundeffects,KarlBiscuitandMarciaBarcellostakeyouintotheirimaginaryworld.Combiningfuturisticvisionsandfantasytales,thetwochoreographerspresentsophisticatedimagesintheirshows,setinbothpastandfuture.InAtvakhabarRhapsodies,theyembarkonasearchforthefilmmakerEmilProkop.Thelatterdisappearedduringanexpedition.ThedancersoftheLyonOperaBalletinterpretthisstrangejourney.

Choreography by Marcia BarcellosStaging,musicandvisualdesignbyKarlBiscuit|Sets:Jean-LucTourné|Costumes:ChristianBurle|Lighting:PatriceBesombes|

StarringBalletoftheOpéradeLyon|

ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,OpéranationaldeLyon,FranceTélévisions|DirectedbyVincentMassip|Runningtime:1x90’|

Atvakhabar Rhapsodies Telmondis2015Opéra national de Lyon

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Ballet-féerie in three acts by Marius Petipa|Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Libretto by Ivan Vsevolozhsky, Marius Petipa after tales of Charles Perrault|

InthepalaceofKingFlorestanXIVtheweddingofhisdaughter,PrincessAurora,isbeingcelebrated.MasterofCeremoniesCatalabutteischeckingtheinvitationlist.TheLilacFairyandGoodFairiesappearamongthecourtiersandtheguestscomingtocongratulatethePrincess.Theybringthenewborninfantgifts,endowingherwiththefinesthumanattributes.Suddenly,agreatnoiseisheard.TheevilandpowerfulCarabosseFairydrivesintotheballroomwithherrepulsivesuite.Theyforgottoinvitehertothewedding.AnirateCarabossepredictsthatAurorawilldieyoungfromprickingherfingerwithaknittingspindle.ButtheLilacFairyintervenes:shepredictsthattheforcesofgoodwillneutralizethesinisterspell.Withaperemptorygesture,sheforcesCarabossetoleavethepalace.

Musical direction: Valery GergievSetandcostumes:SimonVirsaladze|

StarringVladimirPonomarev|ElenaBazhenova|AlinaSomova|VladimirShklyarov|CorpsdeballetoftheMariinskyTheatre|

ProductionAcoproductionbyMariinskyTheatre,Telmondis,FranceTélévisions,Mezzo|DirectedbyOlivierSimonnet|Runningtime:1x170’|

The Sleeping Beauty Telmondis2015Mariinsky Theatre , St. Petersburg

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Ballet by Jean-Christophe Maillot|Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|

30th anniversary of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

Recountingayounggirl'sdreamsthatbecomerealthroughmagic,Casse-Noisette Compagnie reflectsJean-ChristopheMaillot'spersonalexperienceinthePrincipality20yearsago.

TheChoreographer-DirectoroftheBalletsdeMonte-Carlohascreatedaworldwhereanythingbecomespossibleandwheredancecanovercomeeventhemostirreconcilabledifferences.TheiconiccharacterscreatedbyJean-ChristopheMaillotthroughouthiscareerpermeatethispiece,wherethesceneryriddledwithtricksisusedtoopenthechoreographer'strunkandconjureuphisbestfriendsanddarkestdemonsonstage.

Choreography: Jean-Christophe MaillotSets:AlainLagarde|Costumes:PhilippeGuillotel|Lighting:DominiqueDrillot|DramaturgyConsultant:JeanRouaud|

StarringLesBalletsdeMonte-Carlo|

ProductionAcoproductionbyLesBalletsdeMonte-Carlo,Telmondis,FranceTélévisions|DirectedbyVincentMassip|Runningtime:1x85’|

Ballet-féerie in three acts by Kenneth MacMillan|Music by Jules Massenet|Firstperformedin1974andcelebratingits40thanniversary,thisproductionmarksthefarewellperformanceofParisOperaBalletÉtoile,AurélieDupont.

Choreography & staging: Kenneth MacMillanSetsandCostumes:NicholasGeorgiadis|Lighting:JohnB.Read|

StarringAurélieDupont|RobertoBolle|StéphaneBullion|AliceRenavand|BenjaminPech|VivianeDescoutures|KarlPaquetteandCorpsdeBallet|ParisOperaOrchestra|

ProductionAcoproductionbyLaBelleTélé,OpéranationaldeParis,FranceTélévisions|DirectedbyCédricKlapischandMiguelOctave|Runningtime:1x115’|

Casse-Noisette Compagnie Telmondis2015Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

L’Histoire de Manon LaBelleTélé2015Opéra national de Paris

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> Concert 18/19

Concerts at Münchner Philharmoniker Telmondis2015 Münchner Philharmoniker

Concert of Paris 2015 ElectronLibre2015 Eiffel Tower

Ludwig Van Beethoven Cycle Telmondis2014/15 Opéra national de Paris

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September 22nd and 23rd 2015Johannes BrahmsViolin Concerto in D major, Op. 77............... 40’

Anton BrucknerSymphony No. 4 in E-flat major.................. 68’

September 24th 2015 Sergei ProkofievSuite No. 1 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64bis....................................................10’Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64ter....................................................10’

Richard StraussDon Juan, Op. 20....................................... 20’

Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySymphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique..................................... 45’

Musical direction: Valery Gergiev

StarringJanineJansen|MunichPhilharmonicOrchestra|

ProductionAcoproductionbyMünchnerPhilharmoniker,Telmondis,Mezzo|Runningtimes:1x110’and1x90’|

Atop-qualityprogrammearoundthethemeof"WelcometoParis",fromGershwin,toPuccininotforgettingVerdi,BersteinorEnnioMorricone.

Musical direction: Daniele Gatti

StarringSonyaYoncheva|JulieFuchs|JoyceDiDonato|FabioSartori|BrynTerfel|

LangLang|RayChen|GautierCapuçon|MaîtrisedeRadioFrance|ChœurdeRadioFrance|OrchestreNationaldeFrance|

ProductionAcoproductionbyElectronLibreProductions,RadioFrance,LagardèreEntertainment,FranceTélévisions|DirectedbyFrançoisGoetghebeur|Runningtime:1x90’|

The Nine SymphoniesSymphonyno.1inCmajor,op.21............(26')Symphonyno.2inDmajor,op.36...........(32')Symphonyno.3inEflatmajor,«Eroica»,op.55.....................................(47')Symphonyno.4inBflatmajorop.60......(34')Symphonyno.5inCminorop.67............ (31')Symphonyno.6inFmajor«Pastoral»op.68...................................(39')Symphonyno.7inAmajor,op.92...........(36')Symphonyno.8inFmajorop.93............(26')Symphonyno.9inDminorop.125..........(65')FantasyforPiano,ChorusandOrchestraop.80

Musical direction: Philippe Jordan

StarringParisOperaOrchestra|Symphony no. 9: RicardaMerbeth(soprano),DanielaSindram(mezzo-soprano),RobertDeanSmith(tenor),GüntherGroissböck(bass),ParisOperaChorusFantasyforPiano:Jean-YvesThibaudet

ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Telmondis,ArteFrance,M_Media|DirectedbyVincentMassip|

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The Phantoms of the Opera Telmondis2016

TheirnamesareThierry,Paul,Hélène,Tania,Jean,Anne,Philippe…TheyworkintheshadowofBastilleOperainParis,beyondthebackstage,inthemeandersofthisspectacularvessel.Theaudiencecan’tseethem.Yet,ifWagner,RossiniorMozartrelive,ifRobertCarsen,OlivierPyorMichaelHaneckeareabletomaketheirdreamsintorealities,ifRenéeFleming,BrynTerfel,SophieKochorJonathanKaufmanareputunderthespotlight,itisthroughthem,becauseofthem.

Production ACoproductionbyTelmondis,GizmoDeluxeRunningtime:1x90’,4x26’,2x52’DirecteD byYvesBourgeoisco-written by MarcEisenchteter

Il TrovatoreOpéra national de Paris Telmondis2016

Opera in four parts by Giuseppe VerdiLibretto by Salvatore Cammarano, after Antonio García Gutiérrez

Artistic informationMusical Direction:DanieleCallegaristaging: AlexOllésets:AlfonsFlorescostuMes:LlucCastells

starring

LudovicTézier,AnnaNetrebko,EkaterinaSemenchuk,MarceloAlvarez,OrchestraandChorusoftheOpéranationaldeParis

ProductionACoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,TelmondisRunningtime:1x175’

40th International Circus Festival of Monte-CarloPrincipauté de Monaco Telmondis2016

TheBestofGoldenClownssincethecreation

Createdin1974byH.S.H.PrinceRainierIIIofMonaco,theInternationalCircusFestivalofMonte-Carlohasbecomethelargestandmostprestigiouscircuseventintheworld.Itawardsthemostrespectedprizeintheworldofthecircus,namelythe«GoldenClown»(Clownd’Or)award.

ProductionAcoproductionbyTelmondis,FranceTélévisions,Rai3,DasErste,SRF,RSI,RTBF,KRO,SICDirecteD byMassimoManganarorunning tiMe:1x110’

Benjamin, dernière nuit Opéra de Lyon Telmondis2016

World creation, commissioned by Opéra de Lyon

Artistic informationLyricaldramainfourteenscenesbyMichelTabachnikLibrettobyRégisDebray

Musical Direction:BernhardKontarskystaging:JohnFulljamessets:MichaelLevinecostuMes:ChristinaCunningham

starring

Jean-NoëlBriend,MichaelaKustekova,MichaelaSelinger,LeighMelrose,ScottWilde,OrchestraandChorusoftheOpéradeLyon

ProductionACoproductionbyOpéradeLyon,TelmondisRunningtime:1x90’

Roland Petit, the Entertainer Éloge des Folies de Roland Petit Telmondis2016

ThisdocumentarywilldrawonalargecollectionofrecordingswithballetsbyRolandPetit,includingmaster-pieces.Materialwiththemanhimselfwillbedrawnfromanexistingtwo-partbiographyandashowwiththechoreographerrememberingiscreativecareer.ThefilmwillalsoincludeinterviewsfromLeslieCaron,JérémieBélingard(étoile),NicolasLeRiche(étoile),BrigitteLefévre(ex-directoroftheParisOperaBallet),ClémentCrisp,TheBalletBoys,BobLockyer,LuigiBonino,RolandPetit,andfootagefromaspecialaboutZiziJeanmaire.

ProductionAproductionbyTelmondisinassociationwithRMCreativeDirecteD by ReinerMoritzrunning tiMe:1x52’

Die Entführung aus dem SerailOpéra de Lyon Telmondis2016

New production Staging by Wajdi Mouawad

Artistic informationSingspielinthreeactsbyWolfgangAmadeusMozartLibrettobyJohannGottliebStephanie,afterBretzner

Musical Direction: StefanoMontanaristaging: WajdiMouawadDraMaturgy:CharlotteFarcetsets:EmmanuelCloluscostuMes: EmmanuelleThomas

starring

JaneArchibald,CyrilleDubois,MichaelLaurenz,OrchestraandChorusoftheOpéradeLyon

ProductionACoproductionbyOpéradeLyon,TelmondisRunningtime:1x165’

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Piano concert at Opéra national de Paris Telmondis2016

Artistic information• Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major,

op. 25, Symphonie classique(15’)• Maurice Ravel Concerto for piano in G major(25’)• Modest Mussorgsky, Maurice Ravel

Pictures from an exhibition(35’)

Musical Direction: PhilippeJordanPiano:AlexandreTharaudwiththeOrchestraofOpéranationaldeParis

Production AcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Telmondis

Concerts at Münchner Philharmoniker Telmondis2016Artistic informationApril 1st and 3rd 2016• Sergei ProkofievSymphony No. 1 in D major,

op. 25, Symphonie classique(15’)|Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, op. 131(35’)

• Anton BrucknerSymphony No. 3 in D minor, Wagner-Sinfonie(60’)

April 4th and 5th 2016• Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major,

op. 25, Symphonie classique(15’)• Karol SzymanowskiViolin Concerto No. 1, op. 35(25’)• Sergei RachmaninoffSymphonic Dances, op. 45(40’)

Musical Direction: ValeryGergievstarringSoloist:JanineJansen|MunichPhilharmonicOrchestra

ProductionAcoproductionbyMünchnerPhilharmoniker,Telmondis,Mezzo,M_Media

Gala Concert, June 21 Opéra Bastille Telmondis2016

Artistic informationMusical Direction: PhilippeJordanwiththeOrchestraandChorusoftheOpéranationaldeParisCasttobeconfirmed

ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Telmondis,ArteFrance

Recitals at Opéra national de Paris Telmondis2016

Artistic information

March 8th 2016DianaDamrau(soprano)HelmutDeutsch(piano)

March 27th 2016RenéeFleming(soprano)PhilippeJordan(piano)

ProductionAcoproductionbyOpéranationaldeParis,Telmondis

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