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NEWSLETTER
June 2014
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Film Festival At Wiener Rathausplatz Vienna Music Film Festival In Yekaterinburg IMZ World Music Film Screenings At WOMEX 14 Avant Première 2015 International Emmy Awards Semi-Final Round Of Judging World Music Films On Tour Review: IMZ At Classical:NEXT
IMZ MEMBERS NEWS NEW PRODUCTIONS ACCENTUS Music Two Bachs & A Tribute To Penderecki Arthaus Musik Liedestoll, A Night With Friedrich Gulda & Muti At La Scala Bel Air Media A Berlin Tannhäuser & Les Contes D’Hoffmann At Teatro Real Clasart Classic Falstaff At The Met C Major Entertainment Horowitz & Heartstrings EuroArts Music Dudamel, Dessay/Legrand & Other Spirits Of Music La Monnaie / De Munt Rigoletto ORF-Enterprise Europe Sings Unitel Trovatore, Rosenkavalier & La Forza Del Destino Windrose Idomeneo, Seven By Shakespeare & Sax LOOKING FOR PARTNERS Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images Through The Eyes Of Yuja EuroArts Music The Battle Of The Belarus Free Theatre Windrose Pre-Buys Still Needed To Finance The Sounds Of Sax With Nine Other TV Channels WHAT’S ON… gebrueder beetz filmproduktion At Shanghai TV Festival ZDF ZDF Music On ARTE FESTIVAL/COMPETITION NEWS ITF Golden Prague LAURELS, PRIZES AND PRAISES EuroArts Music Platinum Remi Award Sounding Images Pink Apple Audience Award SPOT ON! EuroArts Music Crowdfunding Campaign
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SCHEDULE Vienna Music Film Festival In Yekaterinburg 24 June – 13 July 2014 | Yekaterinburg, Russia Film Festival At Wiener Rathausplatz 28 June – 31 August 2014 | Vienna, Austria International Emmy® Awards Semi-Final Round Of Judging 2 – 3 July 2014 | Vienna, Austria World Music Films On Tour – Jupiter’s Dance 3 August 2014 | Floreffe, Belgium Music Film Festival At Castle Špilberk 18 – 24 August 2014 | Brno, Czech Republic IMZ At ITF Golden Prague 5 – 8 October 2014 | Prague, Czech Republic IMZ At WOMEX 14 22 – 26 October 2014 | Santiago de Compostela, Spain Avant Première 2015 10 – 13 February 2015 | Berlin, Germany
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FILM FESTIVAL AT WIENER RATHAUSPLATZ 28 June – 31 August 2014 | Vienna (Austria) The famous open-air Film Festival in front of Vienna’s City Hall is knocking on the door to start its 65 evenings of breath-taking music and dance film screenings after sunset on 28 June. 65 summery evenings with delightful highlights from the fields of classical music, jazz, world music and pop as well as classical ballet and contemporary dance. Open to everybody for free! This year’s programme celebrates the 300th anniversary of Christoph Willibald Gluck with a special version of Orfeo ed Euridice starring Bejun Metha, and the 150th anniversary of Richard Strauss with Salome from Baden-Baden plus Renée Fleming singing Strauss songs. Renowned international stars like Jonas Kaufmann, Anna Netrebko, Nina Stemme, Regula Mühlemann, Magdalena Kožená, Pi-
otr Beczala, Leo Nucci, Cecilia Bartoli, John Osborn, Peter Kálmán, Simon Keenlyside, Emily Magee a.o. will perform on screen in opera highlights such as Aida, La Traviata, La Fanciulla del West, Otello, Rigoletto... In addition, the Film Festival 2014 presents a special series In Memoriam: The programme honours the great conductor Claudio Abbado, who passed away in January 2014, and will be remembered with the opening of his last Lucerne Festival, and the unique guitarist Paco de Lucía, who should have given a concert in Vienna this year, in a concert film featuring him as a solo artist and in a collaboration with flamenco geniuses of his kind. Dance lovers will be delighted with ballet classics such as Romeo and Juliet starring Diana Vishneva and Vladimir
Shklyarov or Marius Petipa’s La Bayadère, with Carlos Saura’s Flamenco Hoy, Matthew Bourne’s special take on Sleeping Beauty or Chaplin, a ballet choreography by Mario Schröder. Not to forget the fine line-up of dance-onscreen filmlet specialities, like Private I’s or Glove Story, both of which new dance films from Israel. Of course, jazz cats and pop aficionados will find their personal highlights, too: Falco – in his legendary concert at the Vienna Danube Island in 1993 – will open the festival, followed in the next two months by Lou Reed, singing his Perfect Day on screen, soul singer Marvin Gaye performing live in Amsterdam on his first European Tour in 1976 plus Glen Hansard, Sammy Davis Jr., Gloria Estefan, Goran Bregović, ZAZ, Frank Sinatra & Ella Fitzgerald and many more…
4 | IMZ INTERNAL NEWS Children and animation fans of all ages are invited to enjoy Walt Disney’s Fantasia, an unrivalled blend of image and music-thrilling generations all over the world since decades, or the Swedish animated opera Love and War, telling the love story of a rabbit and a bear. It goes without saying that operetta fans will be given a special treat – with screenings like Der Bettelstudent (The Beggar Student) from Mörbisch Festival and a series of Franz Lehár classics such as Der Zarewitsch (The Tsarevich) or Im Weißen Rössl (The White Horse Inn) starring Harald Serafin, Rainhard Fendrich and Klaus Eberhartinger. A 300m2-screen, a state-of-the-art sound system and the newest technical equipment make every film an experience of its own… As usual, the
VIENNA MUSIC FILM FESTIVAL IN YEKATERINBURG 24 June – 13 July 2014 | Yekaterinburg (Russia)
Since 2010, the Vienna Music Film Festival in Yekaterinburg is a fixed date in the cultural calendar of the Russian city. Initiated by the IMZ in cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum in Moscow and arranged by the Austrian Honorary Consulate in Yekaterinburg, the free open-air Vienna music film festival will take place from 24 June – 13 July at Kirov Square. The festival offers a unique mix of high-class audio-visual music programmes such as the The New Year's
Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra or the Summer Nights Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in front of the marvellous Schönbrunn Palace, rounded off by live performances of world-class choirs and musicians such as the Austrian pianist Markus Schirmer performing at the opening night of the festival. Dreaming of experiencing the Russian summer? Stop dreaming then, and book your flight right away!
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open-air cinema is paired with a popular gourmet hotspot serving culinary specialties from every corner of the world. Find out more on the nonpareil Rathausplatz experience – the Film Festival’s programme, the culinary trip around the world or the Sunday Jazz Brunches – on the festival’s new website www.filmfestival-rathausplatz.at!
IMZ WORLD MUSIC FILM SCREENINGS AT WOMEX 14
22 – 26 October 2014 | Santiago De Compostela (Spain) Information about all submitted films now online at www.worldmusicfilms.com The 13th IMZ World Music Film Screenings in cooperation with WOMEX will take place from 22 – 26 October 2014 in Santiago De Compostela, Spain. We are currently preselecting the films for an especially diverting IMZ World Music Film Screening programme at WOMEX 14. Find more information about all submitted
films here! The final selection will be revealed by end of June! Meanwhile, start planning your trip to Santiago De Compostela and register at the Smart Rate valid until 20 June. www.womex.com
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INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARDS SEMI-FINAL ROUND OF JUDGING 2 – 3 July 2014 | Vienna (Austria) The IMZ – for the 9th time in a row – once again was entitled by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to host the Semi-Final Judging for the 2014 International Emmy® Awards. This year, the IMZ will join forces with ORF-Enterprise and Graf Film, who received an International Emmy 2013 for the film Das Wunder von Kärnten. On 2 and 3 July, the final pre-selection round for the International Emmy® Awards 2014 in the three categories (a) Documentary (English-Language), (b) Documentary (Asia/Africa/Middle East) and (c) TV Movie/Mini-Series (Latin America) will take place in Vienna. The three hosts Franz Patay (IMZ), Beatrice Cox-Riesenfelder (ORF-Enterprise)
and Klaus Graf (Graf Film) will welcome in Vienna 50 industry experts from around the world to judge the submitted films. All jurors are highly qualified personalities from the film business and relevant organizations approved by the Academy.
networking events of the film industry in Austria.
The Academy is a membership-based organization comprised of leading media and entertainment figures from over 50 countries and 500 companies from all sectors of television including Internet, mobile and technology.
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In the evening after the judging, all jurors and around 200 guests are invited to a Cocktail Prolongé at the prestigious location of Palais Schönburg in Vienna to one of the biggest
The IMZ is delighted to be member of the Academy for 13 years now and would like to thank all partners for making this event possible.
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WORLD MUSIC FILMS ON TOUR
3 August 2014 | Floreffe (Belgium) Summertime is festival time! No plans for August so far? Visit the Esperanzah! Festival in the Belgium city of Floreffe and enjoy the film screening of Jupiter’s Dance on 3 August in the framework of the festival and its motto „Another world is possible“. We are delighted to bring the impressive artwork of the directors Florent De la Tullaye and Renaud Barret to the festival audience! World Music Films on Tour is about the opportunity to look beyond the familiar and to explore the entire world’s musical traditions, experience the diversity of our fascinating planet and take a journey to exciting musical destinations... Jupiter’s Dance, recorded 2005 in Kinshasa, portrays Jupiter, the charismatic leader of the band Okwess International, who leads the viewers as a narrator and guide through the film and his city Kinshasa. The capital of a country politically and economically adrift is filled with many gifted, yet impoverished musicians, showing their outstanding talent, humour and vital energy in the film. You want to book your own film programme? Check our World Music Films on Tour website for the complete film list available for non-commercial bookings! www.worldmusicfilms.com
REVIEW: IMZ AT CLASSICAL:NEXT 14 – 17 May 2014 | Vienna (Austria) From 14 – 17 May 2014 the MAK in Vienna saw an incredible group effort of more than 900 delegates from all sectors gathering to discuss and develop. The IMZ stand as well as the IMZ Video Library was well attended! At the IMZ session about “Being successful in financing your audio-visual music production!”, Bernhard Fleischer (Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images) and Franz Patay (IMZ Secretary General) gave an interesting insight into how audio-visual productions are being financed, which role public broadcasting companies play, what the status quo of live-streaming projects and platforms such as Berlin Digital Phil and the Vienna State Opera looks like – and much more… The two IMZ Film Screenings Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender and Gergiev – A Certain Madness took place in the presence of the producers: Joss Crowley (Freddy Mercury: The Great Pretender) and Alberto Venzago (Gergiev – A Certain Madness) were happy to do a Q&A subsequent to the screenings answering interesting questions such as how the cooperation with the band members of QUEEN, Monserrat Caballé, Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky
Orchestra went along, how the films were being financed etc. Classical:NEXT is an annual event that addresses head on the challenges facing the international classical and art music community, both in its entirety and within its various sectors. Classical:NEXT also offers an ideal opportunity to promote new talent, new creative ideas and future-oriented business practices. www.classicalnext.com
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ACCENTUS MUSIC
ARTHAUS MUSIK
ACCENTUS Music And RIAS Kammerchor Celebrating C.P.E. Bach
A production of ACCENTUS Music and Zurich Opera.
On the occasion of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s 300th birthday, the RIAS Kammerchor together with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Hans-Christoph Rademann and a fine ensemble of soloists will honor the composer with a festive concert on 15 June at Konzerthaus Berlin. It will be the conclusion of an extraordinary season of the RIAS Kammerchor that will evoke a truly historic moment: the same programme was conducted by C.P.E. Bach himself in a charity concert in 1786. The concert recording is produced by ACCENTUS Music in coproduction with RBB in cooperation with ARTE.
Zhu Xiao-Mei Plays The Art Of Fugue
Zhu-Xiao Mei At Bachfest Leipzig 2014 “You have to have heard Zhu Xiao-Mei play the Goldberg Variations: it is as straightforward as that!” (Le Figaro) On 21 June, the celebrated Chinese pianist, one of the very finest Bach interpreters around, will be performing J.S. Bach’s masterpiece as a highlight of this year’s Bachfest Leipzig in the St. Thomas Church. A production of Accentus Music in cooperation with ZDF/ARTE.
ACCENTUS Music At Zurich Opera House “A new light on Verdi’s Rigoletto“ (NZZ): In June, Accentus Music will be producing Tatjana Gürbaca’s thrilling and dramaturgically highly precise production of this opera at the Zurich Opera House under the baton of General Music Director Fabio Luisi.
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Christian Kugler Liedestoll
To Zhu Xiao-Mei The Art of Fugue represents “the absolute peak of the art of polyphony”. A recording from
Leipzig Gewandhaus. To be released on CD this June.
A Tribute To Krzysztof Penderecki
Penderecki’s 80th birthday in November 2013 was the occasion for an extraordinary gathering of the
In autumn 2013, mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager and singer-songwriter Konstantin Wecker started an international concert tour together: a spectacular cross-over project combining Jazz, the classical lied and Wecker classics. In addition to the filmed concert, the documentary captures the singers in intensive rehearsal with the Spring String Quartet and Jo Barnikel. We meet two exceptional artists from completely different realms approaching each other, leaving their genres behind to create a synergy. (109056)
Friedrich Gulda A Night With Friedrich Gulda world's most significant interpreters of his works… A coproduction of ACCENTUS Music and TVP. To be released on DVD this June. www.accentus.com
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„They want to have fun from dusk till dawn. In this, Mr. Mozart and the ravers are quite alike.” If you want to
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BEL AIR MEDIA get to the bottom of this statement by Friedrich Gulda, the concert A night with Friedrich Gulda from the Munich Klaviersommer 1995 provides the perfect opportunity. Gulda performs Mozart sonatas, just to have a party thereafter with the Paradise Trio, the Paradise Girls and DJ Vertigo. (101674)
Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Poulenc Riccardo Muti At La Scala
Richard Wagner Tannhäuser The new production of Tannhäuser at the Staatsoper Berlin is conducted by Daniel Barenboim and staged and choreographed by Sasha Waltz, who has already staged Purcell and Berlioz, Dusapin, Rihm and Hosokawa. Now Sasha Waltz brings to the stage this grand romantic Wagner opera with a star cast of some of today’s best Wagnerian singers: Peter Seiffert in the titelrole, Réne Pape as Landgraf and Petter Mattei as Wolfram, Ann Petersen sings Elisabeth, and Marina Prudenskaya is Venus.
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Over the course of his prosperous international career, Italian conductor Riccardo Muti has worked with the most renowned orchestras and opera companies. From 1986 to 2005, he was Music Director of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Arthaus Musik now releases the exclusive box set Riccardo Muti at La Scala, compiling five outstanding recordings of operatic masterpieces that were produced during maestro Muti’s tenure at La Scala. (107543) www.arthaus-musik.com
Live recorded in HD at Staatsoper im Schiller Theater, Berlin. Produced by Bel Air Media in coproduction with Mezzo.
Jacques Offenbach Les Contes D’Hoffmann The Last Production By The Ingenious Trio Mortier-Cambreling-Marthaler In this new version of Les contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach, presented at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Nicklausse, the muse and alter ego of Hoffmann, sings: “On est grand par l’amour, mais plus grand par les pleurs” (One is enriched by love, but more so by sadness). This is the main motif in the work by "the ever cheerful Offenbach" and
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it appears in a work that is part of the same romantic movement that spans from Victor Hugo to Thomas Mann, passing by Berlioz. The common link between the work by these men is that art and inspiration come from the suffering and sadness in the world. This makes it the only opera by Offenbach in which art triumphs over the pain of love. Les contes d'Hoffmann is the last production initiated by Gerard Mortier for the Teatro Real – conducted by Sylvain Cambreling and staged by Christoph Marthaler. Live recorded in HD at Teatro Real Madrid. Produced by Bel Air Media in coproduction with Teatro Real, Mezzo and TVE (National Spanish Television). www.belairmedia.com
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CLASART CLASSIC Acclaimed New Production Of Falstaff At The Met Verdi’s brilliant final masterpiece Falstaff had its first new Met production in nearly 50 years. An undisputed master of Verdi's oeuvre, James Levine conducts Robert Carsen's acclaimed production, which stages the opera as a 1950’s sitcom filled with wine, women, and song, and food (lots of food!), love and laughter. The International Herald Tribune praised Carsen’s staging, first seen at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden, as a “production of eye-catching ingenuity.” “When it comes to theatrical flair, captivating costumes, stage antics and imagination, there are not many Broadway shows to rival the Met's new Falstaff”, adds The New York Times.
Ambrogio Maestri sings the iconic basso buffo role of Sir John Falstaff, the boorish, blustery character originally seen in Shakespeare’s Hen-
Meg Page, Paolo Fanale in his Met debut as Fenton, and Franco Vassallo as Ford. In addition to Falstaff, Clasart Classic provides about 70 further outstanding productions from the Met Live in HD series for TV. www.tmg.de
Ambrogio Maestri in the title role © Royal Opera House / photo: Catherine Ashmore
ry IV and Merry Wives of Windsor. Angela Meade is Alice Ford, one of many objects of Falstaff’s affection, and Stephanie Blythe is the sharptongued Mistress Quickly in a cast that also includes Lisette Oropesa as Nannetta, Jennifer Johnson Cano as
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Vladimir Horowitz – Legendary Productions
1987. Works by Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Moszkowski (92 min).
June promises to be a musical journey with stops on all continents…
Horowitz: The Last Romantic
Live From Waldbühne Berlin
… on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Vladimir Horowitz’ death in November 2014
The documentary by Albert and David Maysles is filmed at Vladimir Horowitz's home in New York (90 min).
Horowitz: A Reminiscence
Vladimir Horowitz, 1986 © Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANeFo)
Horowitz Plays Mozart Vladimir Horowitz, conductor Carlo Maria Giulini and The Orchestra of La Scala performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major in a studio setting (1988 | 50 min).
based on an extended interview with his wife Wanda Toscanini Horowitz after Horowitz’s death. Segments of the 1974 footage including excerpts from works by Clementi, Scriabin and Chopin as well as segments from The Last Romantic (56 min).
Miloš – Heartstrings
Horowitz in London Horowitz’ legendary concert in the Royal Festival Hall in May 1982. Works by Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Chopin (60 min.).
Milos © Todorovic & Karwinska
Horowitz's historic recital in Moscow in 1986 including highlights of his return to his native Soviet Union after 61 years. Works by Scarlatti, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann and Moszowski (108 min).
In 2011, The UK’s Daily Telegraph claimed, "The Classical Guitar has a new hero". That man is thirty-year-old Miloš Karadaglic from Montenegro. From growing up in war-torn Yugoslavia, discovering a battered guitar in his parents’ bedroom, the film by George Scott tells the story of Miloš’ love affair with the guitar, taking it to concert halls around the world and restoring it to its rightful place in the pantheon of classical music (2012 | 56 min). Production: Universal Music.
Horowitz in Vienna
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Horowitz in Moscow
One of Horowitz's final performances, recorded at the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna in May
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After his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2008, Latin American conductor Gustavo Dudamel now returns to the Waldbühne! Tchaikovsky’s Symphonic Fantasy The Tempest and the Fantasy Overture from Romeo and Juliet, both after William Shakespeare, as well as Brahms’ First Symphony will be broadcasted live.
Live From Versailles: Natalie Dessay Sings Michel Legrand
Recorded live at the exceptional setting of the Orangerie du Château de Versailles, Prismedia in coproduction with ARTE France will take us on a journey through all the magic of the songs created by Michel Legrand. More creative than ever, Legrand now returns to the piano with his trio.
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LA MONNAIE/ ORFDE MUNT ENTERPRISE Natalie Dessay singing his songs accompanied by the quartet promises to be an intense musical moment! TV Distribution: EuroArts Music
Rigoletto
NEW DVD RELEASES With their DVD release highlights, EuroArts are travelling with O Samba from Brazil over Salzburg, meeting the Wiener Philharmoniker performing Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten, to a concert event uniting classical and world music with 150 musicians from Cuba, Norway, Poland, Britain, Syria, Germany, Bulgaria and the USA: Spirits of Music with Bobby McFerrin & Nigel Kennedy.
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The opera production of Rigoletto – staged by Robert Carsen and conducted by Carlo Rizzi – was premiered on 8 May. This production enjoyed huge success last summer at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Combined with a great cast, this ensured all performances were sold out long in advance. If you haven't been able to attend: La Monnaie/ De Munt’s take on Giuseppe Verdi’s classic will be available in full on www.lamonnaie.be from Wednesday 28 May to Tuesday 17 June 2014.
Europe Sings A musical peace project on the occasion of the 100-year memorial of World War I – in front of the magnificent backdrop of Vienna's historic townhall at Rathausplatz, Europe's best choirs got together on Europe Day, 9 May, and created a unique vocal experience. The repertoires of the choirs from all over Europe impress by a great diversity – ranging from English madrigals and early baroque musical works through classical music and music from romanticism to contemporary compositions and vocal jazz. Conducted by the young Cornelius Meister and accompanied by the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra as well as the Arnold Schoenberg Choir, this concert is a real highlight. Available for TV (120 min, HD)! For further information, please contact: Marion Camus-Oberdorfer, Head of Content Sales International, marion.camus-oberdorfer@orf.at Diane Mitsche, Sales Manager TV, diane.mitsche@orf.at,
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UNITEL Live From Salzburg Festival 2014
Verdi’s Il Trovatore
WINDROSE simira Stoyanova, Sophie Koch and Mojca Erdmann. A coproduction of Unitel, ORF, NHK in cooperation with Wiener Philharmoniker and Salzburg Festival. As live production available on 14 August!
Verdi’s La forza del destino
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Verdi’s Il Trovatore starring Anna Netrebko and Placído Domingo. Daniele Gatti conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker. Also performing are Francesco Meli and Marie-Nicole Lemieux. Stage director: Alvis Hermanis. A coproduction of Unitel, ORF, ZDF/ARTE in cooperation with Wiener Philharmoniker and Salzburg Festival. Live signal available on 15 August!
Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier
Also available (live on 28 July): Verdi’s La forza del destino from the Bavarian State Opera starring Jonas Kaufmann, Anja Harteros and Ludovic Tézier. The stage director is Martin Kušej. Asher Fish conducts the Bavarian State Orchestra. A coproduction of Unitel, BR/ARTE in cooperation with Bavarian State Opera.
New In The Portfolio: Idomeneo HD |180 min |by Roberto Maria Grassi This Mozart's opera, shot at the Theater an der Wien, is conducted by René Jacobs, praised by the critic in 2009 for the CD recording of this performance. It recalls the rough destiny of the Crete's king Idomeneo, interpreted by the tenor Richard Croft, forced to sacrifice his son to thank gods for having saved his life while shipwrecking. Sophie Karthäuser is Illia. Two absolute reference singers for these roles form a vocal dream team! Feel free to request a screener at marketing@windrose.fr!
Celebrate Shakespeare’s Anniversary With Windrose’s Programmes
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Unitel is distributed by C Major Entertainment. www.cmajor-entertainment.com
In 2014, we are celebrating William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. The tribute to the 400th anniversary of his death will take place in 2016. Feel free to request the screeners of seven Windrose programmes: two ballets, one theater play and one documentary on Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet (a contemporary theatre play mixing music, video and circus) plus a burlesque and fairy version of A Certain Midsummer Night’s Dream (a contemporary theatre play mixing music, singing and dance). www.windrose.fr
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Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier staged by Harry Kupfer. Franz Welser-Möst conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker. In the main roles Kras-
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BERNHARD FLEISCHER MOVING IMAGES Through The Eyes Of Yuja
EUROARTS MUSIC
WINDROSE
EuroArts Music is looking for coproduction partners for its new documentary project:
Pre-Buys Still Needed To Finance The Sounds Of Sax With Nine Other TV Channels
The Battle of the Belarus Free Theatre (60 min) Produced by EuroArts Music in coproduction with ZDF/ ARTE. A film by Friedemann Hottenbacher.
Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images is currently producing a portrait of pianist Yuja Wang. Through the Eyes of Yuja will be realized during 2014 by Anaïs & Olivier Spiro. The film explores what it takes to belong to the new generation of musicians going beyond today's standard request for a flawless technique and superhuman excellence. The exploration of Yuja’s wanderings revels in contradictions. It is a travelogue of exciting venues, glitzy cities and encounters with extraordinary artists, but there is also a downside: fatigue, jet lag, pressure, doubts, hostilities, disorientation, and loneliness. With a bittersweet reference to the transience of life, the film reveals the invisible that complements the visible. Length: approx. 60 min | © 2014, a BFMI production in coproduction with DGG
“Known as the last dictatorship of Europe, you wouldn’t think Belarus would be home to some of the most groundbreaking and provocative theatre productions currently being produced. Going deep into the controversial and dangerous world of the company, we follow stories of passion, expression, risk and reward and discover how this organisation has become one of the most powerful underground movements on the planet today.”
Nine TV Channels from all over the world, Canal+ Poland, Ceska Televize, EESTI, RSI, RTBF, SVT, TFC TVC, VRT are already on board to support the production of the 52 min documentary The Sounds of Sax on the invention of the saxophone, for the bicentenary of Adolphe Sax’s birth in November 2014. Pre-buys are still needed to secure the financing. If you want to take part in this exciting and demanding project, please contact pmazenod@windrose.fr. www.windrose.fr
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See the trailer and read more about the film: www.bfmi.at
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GEBRUEDER ZDF BEETZ FILMPRODUKTION
ZDF MUSIC ON ARTE
Sarajevo Concert (WT)
O Samba
Midsummer Night's Tango
28 June 2014, 11.00 pm, ZDF
8 Juni 2014, 11.15 pm, ARTE
Nominated For Magnolia Award At Shanghai TV Festival
In a joint project the Wiener Philharmoniker, the city of Sarajevo, the TV stations BHRT (Bosnia-Herzegovina), France Télévisions (France), ZDF, and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) commemorate the outbreak of World War I. The concert under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst will take place on 28 June at the Vijećnica in Sarajevo. On the programme: works by German, Austrian and French composers…
An insight into the soul of Brasil Featuring… Martinho da Vila, Nana Mouskouri, Samba school Vila Isabel a.o.
The German-Finnish-Argentine production Midsummer Night’s Tango (in coproduction with 3sat) is nominated for the Magnolia Award at Shanghai TV Festival, which will take place from 9 to 13 June 2014. Furthermore, the documentary will be screened soon at Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Korea, FESTROIA Film Festival Portugal and DocFilm Festival Gdansk in competition for the Gate of Freedom Award.
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The Beethoven Files & The Wagner Files
Richard Strauss: Capriccio 8 June 2014, 0.05 am, ARTE "Prima la musica e poi le parole"? – Which is more important in opera? The words or the music? The debate is the subject of Richard Strauss' final exquisite opera Capriccio, written in 1942. The Wiener Staatsoper joins the discussion… With Renée Fleming, Bo Skovhus, Michael Schade, Angelika Kirchschlager a.o. The conductor is Christoph Eschenbach.
Georges Bizet: Carmen
In Showcase At Shanghai TV Festival
At Arena Di Verona 25 Juni 2014, 8.15 pm, ARTE
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One of the most popular operas of the worldwide repertoire staged by Franco Zeffirelli at the grandiose amphitheatre of Arena di Verona. With Ekaterina Semenchuck, Carlo Ventre, Carlos Alvarez and Irina Lungu singing the leading parts. The Orchestra of Arena di Verona is conducted by Henrik Nánási. www.zdf.de
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ITF GOLDEN PRAGUE
EUROARTS MUSIC
SOUNDING IMAGES
5 – 8 October 2014 | Prague (Czech Republic)
The Italian Character won the Platinum Remi Award at The Houston International Film Festival 2014!
The Sounding Images documentary Everything but Oom-Pa-Pa (66 women – one orchestra) just won the Audience Award at the Pink Apple int. Filmfestival in Zurich. The film by Kerstin Polte, who now lives in Berlin, but studied film at the Zurich University of the Arts, and Dagmar Jäger (idea and camera) portrays the world’s largest women’s wind orchestra, consisting of 66 women aged 20 to 70. The documentary was produced in coproduction with the RBB and will be available as 58 min and 70 min version.
The ITF Golden Prague is on its new journey concentrating more on a public of professionals. The 51st edition of the renowned international television festival will be held in the multifunctional area at the Prague Archa Theatre from 5 to 8 October 2014. The call for programme entries as well as the new website will be launched soon. We will keep you posted...
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The ITF Golden Prague team is looking forward to a great challenge and, of course, to seeing you all in October in Prague!
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EuroArts Music launches its very first Crowdfunding Campaign!
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Take a look at the campaign on Indiegogo: igg.me/at/bme2 and become part of the Bruno Monsaingeon Edition - Vol. 2 - Yehudi Menuhin…
The Blog Festival Bytes (www.festivalbytes.eu) was initiated as a space for story telling about festivals by the European Festivals Association (EFA), the umbrella organisation for arts festivals across Europe and beyond. It shares the ideas of personalities from the festival and cultural sectors on the role of arts and culture in general and of festivals in particular. The bloggers make us think; they take us behind the scenes of their activities; they share their insights and expertise, exchange their ideas and visions, explore trends and best practices. They inspire us and invite to share our own (digital)
stories. EFA is always looking for (guest) bloggers. Get in touch if you have a festival story to tell! The blogs from Festival Bytes are spread via the European Festivals Association’s newsletter FestFlash. The latest edition gave insights into the Atelier for Young Festival Managers and its incredible new network of festival managers from all over the world, and into festival making around the world. Subscribe here to receive festival news directly in your mailbox. More festival stories are shared by the authors of the EFA BOOKS series which are available on the EFA eShop. www.efa-aef.eu
EUROPEAN MUSIC COUNCIL Music And Politics: A Shared Responsibility 4th European Forum On Music 19 – 22 June 2014 | Bern (Switzerland)
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The European Music Council, together with local partners the Swiss Music Council and Yehudi Menuhin Forum, is proud to present the 4th European Forum on Music in Bern, Switzerland from 19 to 22 June 2014. Come and join the debate on the relationship between music and politics, viewed by some as a natural given which must be fostered, and a contradiction in terms by others. Music practitioners as well as representatives from the Swiss Parliament, European Commission and European Parliament will share their views on whether music and politics can work together to achieve mutual goals and reach common solutions for problems, or whether the two should be kept apart. Ivo Josipovic, Presi-
dent of the Republic of Croatia and renowned composer, will be sharing his personal opinions on the topic in the opening keynote speech. Practical tips on engaging in cultural policy activities will be offered by Mary Luehrsen (NAMM) in a workshop on the dos and don’ts of advocacy work. Case studies from across the EMC membership will give an insight into collaboration between music and politics in various countries, with a special session dedicated to the situation in Belarus hosted by Ole Reitov (Freemuse), Ingo Petz and Lavon Volski. Coinciding with the Swiss Music Council’s 50th anniversary celebrations, Forum participants will be treated to a diverse musical programme, offering an insight into the diverse Swiss music scene. Join representatives of the music sector from all over Europe at the 4th European Forum on Music. Register now at: www.emc-imc.org/efm
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WIEN MODERN 2014 Sitcom Opera Das Leben Am Rande Der Milchstraße A very special highlight of WIEN MODERN 2014 (29 October – 21 November 2014) will be the world premiere of the specially commissioned work Das Leben am Rande der Milchstraße, a sitcom opera in seven episodes with music by Austrian composer Bernhard Gander. For the project, the Wiener Konzerthaus's Berio Hall will be transformed into a state-of-the-art television studio. The sitcom opera will attempt to forge a link between contemporary music theatre with one of the most popular film and TV formats. The sitcom format with episodes lasting about
ORPHEUS INSTITUTE New Website For a better browsing experience and easier access to the Orpheus Institute’s researchers… designed with a fresh new look and updated with the latest information: The new website is available at www.orpheusinstituut. be. Take take the opportunity and be one of the early visitors… www.orpheusinstituut.be
25 minutes enables social issues and problems to be broached and looked at in a humouristic way. In Das Leben am Rande der Milchstraße it is the dizzying speed of change in our working lives that form the backdrop
to what is, at core, a domestic family story. Buzzwords such as optimisation, flexibility, profitability and efficiency boosting are an integral part of the vocabulary of the modern world of work. The combination of work and life into a single space, a stage,
a canteen – or if you will – a sofa, is paradigmatic for the times in which we live and work today. On the sofa of the sitcom opera Das Leben am Rande der Milchstraße bureaucracy, officialdom, the future of work and the future of the future are explored and illuminated. Commissioned by WIEN MODERN, Wiener Konzerthaus and Bregenzer Festspiele. A production by WIEN MODERN and PHACE, in coproduction with Bregenzer Festspiele and the Wiener Konzerthaus. www.wienmodern.at
... picked from the IMC Music World News Bulletin: Music news from around the world – brought to you by the International Music Council
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“Just Show Them Some Of The Best Ones!” Inside Opera Streaming Saturday afternoon's live-streamed Inside Opera event united all seven of the UK's publicly funded opera houses in an unprecedented collaboration that aimed to introduce new audiences to the art form. Read more... Opera Can Make Us See, Feel And Hear The World Differently We asked the artistic directors of each of the UK's seven main opera houses to tell us why opera is important today, to choose their favourite opera and suggest the best for beginners to see. Read more... Symphony Orchestras Turn To Video Artists At a recent classical-music concert by the Philadelphia Orchestra, one key performer stayed offstage. Read more... Survey Says 1 In 10 Young People Buy Cassette Tapes 1 in 10 young people has bought a music cassette tape in the last month, a new survey done to coincide with Record Store Day suggests. Read more... What Do Conductors Do? Do orchestras really need someone flapping their arms on a podium? Yes, actually. Read more...