Myung-Whun Chung

Tous les soirs, un père raconte à son fils une histoire pour s’endormir. Comme par défi, l’enfant choisi toujours le même livre, un livre un peu sérieux avec des partitions, des photos d’orchestre et des images d’animaux – il y est question du « Carnaval des Animaux » de Camille Saint-Saens. Sous l’impulsion de la douce complicité du père et du fils, ce livre un peu austère, se transforme, s’anime, fait de la musique : les animaux du Carnaval prennent vie. Une histoire en prises de vues réelles et en animation pour toute la famille.

The celebrated mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli joins Bryn Terfel for a recital of arias and duets recorded at Glyndebourne Opera House in 1999. The programme features favourite pieces from Mozart, Rossini and Donizetti, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Myung-Whun Chung.

Live performance at Teatro La Fenice, Venice, September 25-28 2010. Myung-Whun Chung conducting Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice. Directed for the stage by Daniele Abbado.

Sorti en 1999, l'album, composé de musique composée de styles chrétiens traditionnels, n'est pas seulement l'album classique le plus commercial de Bocelli à ce jour avec plus de 5 millions d'exemplaires vendus, mais aussi l'album classique le plus vendu par un artiste solo dans l'histoire.

Rarely has a production of Verdi’s Otello been staged in such a prestigious location: the courtyard of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice! This special outdoor “event production” of the Teatro La Fenice takes place amidst genuine late-Gothic and Renaissance architecture highlighted by spectacular projections: “A set of singular fascination” (Il Corriere Musicale). Critics were full of praise for the musical performance, designating conductor Myung-Whun Chung as the “absolutely dominating force” of the performance (GB Opera). The lead role is sung by Gregory Kunde, who successfully interpreted both Verdi’s and Rossini’s Otello in one year, perhaps the first tenor ever to do so. He “reproduces every accent, every colour demanded by Verdi with sensibility and intelligence” (OperaClick).

The 2016 Don Carlo production at the Vienna State Opera, directed by Daniele Abbado, offered a modern, minimalist take on Verdi's masterpiece. Abbado emphasized the psychological and political tensions within the story, employing stark sets and subdued colors to evoke a timeless, oppressive atmosphere. Lighting played a crucial role, intensifying the focus on the characters' inner struggles and conflicts. The cast featured René Pape as a commanding and deeply nuanced Philip II, alongside Ramón Vargas as Don Carlo and Anja Harteros, who delivered a luminous and emotionally charged portrayal of Elisabetta.

« Opéra et ballet : L'Expérience Blu-ray » comprend des extraits d'opéra et de ballet du catalogue d'Opus Arte. Avec des artistes de renommée mondiale tels que Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jose Cura, Simon Keenlyside et Agnes Letestu.

Weber was at the forefront of the rise of German Romantic opera and sought to dethrone Rossini from his position as the leading operatic composer in Europe. In his breakthrough and most popular opera Der Freischütz (The Marksman) composed in 1821, he succeeded in his aim of establishing a truly German form. Turning to the folklore and folk songs of his native land he took a story of a marksman who makes a pact with the Devil, vesting it with powerful intensity not least in the famous Wolfs Glen scene and an astonishing control of orchestral color and atmosphere.

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