Georges Prêtre

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's traditional New Year Concert in 2010.

Callas s'est produite deux fois à l'opéra en Allemagne : « Lucia di Lammermoor » (Donizetti, 1835), sous la direction de Herbert von Karajan, à Berlin en 1955, et « La sonnambula » (Bellini, 1831) à Cologne en 1957. En 1959 et 1962, elle se produit deux fois à Hambourg. Les enregistrements vidéo d'Hambourg la montrent dans une variété éblouissante de répertoires italiens et français pour soprano et mezzo-soprano : trois rôles contrastés de Verdi (Lady Macbeth, Elvira d'Ernani et Elisabetta de « Don Carlo » (1867) ; Imogene de « Il pirata » (1827) de Bellini ; Giulia de « La vestale » (Pacinin 1823) ; Chimène du « Le Cid » (1885) de Massenet ; L'aria dramatique la plus explosive de Verdi pour mezzo-soprano « On don fatale » d'Eboli dans « Don Carlo » ; la séduisante Habanera et la Séguédille de « Carmen » (1875) de Bizet et, dans « La Cenerentola » (1817) de Rossini, le rondo final d'Angelina, qui combine de manière magique charme modeste et virtuosité étincelante.

Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the tales of his three past loves - the doll-like Olympia, the high-class courtesan Giulietta, and the ambitious but delicate Antonia - and recalls how each was thwarted by the evil influence of his rival. In this production by the distinguished film director, John Schlesinger, with spectacular designs by Maria Bjornson and William Dudley, Offenbach's nightmare world is brought to life. The all-star cast is headed by Placido Domingo as Hoffmann: his three loves are Ileana Cotrubas, Anges Baltsa and Luciana Serra and the manifestations of his rival are sung by Geraint Evans, Robert Lloyd, Siegmund Nimsgern and Nicola Ghiuselev. The score, which includes such favourites as the "Barcarolle" and the "Doll's Song", is conducted by Georges Pretre.

The story is set in southern Italy and recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian) in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player in the troupe, he tells Canio about Nedda's betrayal. In a jealous rage Canio murders both Nedda and Silvio. Although Leoncavallo's opera was originally set in the late 1860's, Zeffirelli's production is updated to the period between World War I and World War II.

Franco Zeffirelli directs these two legendary La Scala productions telling tragic tales of jealousy. Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana features performances by Elena Obraztsova, Plácido Domingo, and Renato Bruson. Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci stars Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, and Juan Pons. Both are conducted by George Pretre. This production of Pagliacci earned director Franco Zeffirelli the coveted Emmy as Best Director in the category of Classical Music Programming.

Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the tales of his three past loves - the doll-like Olympia, the high-class courtesan Giulietta, and the ambitious but delicate Antonia - and recalls how each was thwarted by the evil influence of his rival. In this production by the distinguished film director, John Schlesinger, with spectacular designs by Maria Bjornson and William Dudley, Offenbach's nightmare world is brought to life. The all-star cast is headed by Placido Domingo as Hoffmann: his three loves are Ileana Cotrubas, Anges Baltsa and Luciana Serra and the manifestations of his rival are sung by Geraint Evans, Robert Lloyd, Siegmund Nimsgern and Nicola Ghiuselev. The score, which includes such favourites as the "Barcarolle" and the "Doll's Song", is conducted by Georges Pretre.

Seeking to exorcise the failure of his current love affair, the poet Hoffmann tells the tales of his three past loves - the doll-like Olympia, the high-class courtesan Giulietta, and the ambitious but delicate Antonia - and recalls how each was thwarted by the evil influence of his rival. In this production by the distinguished film director, John Schlesinger, with spectacular designs by Maria Bjornson and William Dudley, Offenbach's nightmare world is brought to life. The all-star cast is headed by Placido Domingo as Hoffmann: his three loves are Ileana Cotrubas, Anges Baltsa and Luciana Serra and the manifestations of his rival are sung by Geraint Evans, Robert Lloyd, Siegmund Nimsgern and Nicola Ghiuselev. The score, which includes such favourites as the "Barcarolle" and the "Doll's Song", is conducted by Georges Pretre.

Émission-débat hebdomadaire dans le restaurant Maxim's diffusée sur la deuxième chaîne de l'ORTF.

L'École des fans est une émission de télévision musicale française créée sur Antenne 2 le 30 janvier 1977 à l'initiative de l'animateur Jacques Martin pour faire se rencontrer les interprètes du répertoire de la chanson de variétés et la jeune génération diffusée dans le cadre de Bon Dimanche jusqu'au 25 juin 1978. L'émission revient à l'écran le 21 décembre 1980 jusqu'au 21 juin 1998 dans le cadre de Dimanche Martin puis se poursuit chaque dimanche sur France 2, présentée, lors de ses derniers numéros, par Jean-Claude Brialy qui remplace Jacques Martin souffrant.