A captain is cursed to sail the seas of the world forever, only allowed to make landfall once every seven years. Will he find the love of a faithful woman to break the curse? Richard Wagner came across the legend of The Flying Dutchman in 1838 through Heinrich Heine’s From the Memoirs of Herr von Schnabelewopski. After a stormy voyage from Riga to London – Wagner was again on the run from creditors – he chose the material for his next opera and began to compose it, with the unpredictable power of the sea still fresh on his face. Against the backdrop of this wild nature, Wagner exposes in Holländer his utopia of a love that transcends, offered as an antidote to the 19th century zeitgeist of pounding industrialisation and economic growth. Roger Vontobel’s new production from Mannheim is streamed live on the opening night and audiences around the world can share in some of the most rousing music written in opera.
The forgotten phenomenon of a youth choir that came to be known as the “Nightingale of Trbovlje” in the 1930s, suggests that one can make extraordinary art and conquer the world even in impossible circumstances and a godforsaken environment.
Maybe it wouldn't, but we didn't even try. Boško Obradović, dentist for children and youth from Pula, was one of those who recorded reality, warned of what was to come and knew that the past would always be manipulated. Almost 40 years ago, he wrote atomic verses, which we have been living for the past four decades, but still today. And every time, when hope was created, we would fail to find shelter... From the same mistakes and the same stumbles. Boško and others like him were neither prophets nor visionaries, but they knew what was coming after... After hellish drivers, new careerists, the third world war. In vain, he urged his own, but also all future generations not to whine. "Made in Pula", by Rada Đurić, is a film that reminds and believes. He owes it to all those who do not give up.
Newfoundland violin and piano classical team Duo Concertante perform a moving piece by Dawn Avery, and director Nicola Hawkins accompanies with striking mixed media imagery.
Bounce along with this collection of education songs from Bounce Patrol. Learn counting, alphabet phonics, colors, and even animal sounds! Features "Colours Everywhere", "Ball Pit Party", "Alphabet Animals" and more.
Bob James made his name in fusion and smooth jazz, but some of us believe the pianist’s acoustic trio records represent his highest art. His 1996 album Straight Up, with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, and 2004’s Take It from the Top, with bassist James Genus and drummer Billy Kilson, are career highlights and gems of their genre. Those records will never escape the shadow of 1978’s Touchdown or 1975’s One, but now James gives us the best of both worlds, revisiting his biggest hits in a trio format and tossing in other tunes. Despite its title, Feel Like Making LIVE! isn’t a concert recording. It was recorded “live in the studio” with old pal Kilson and young bassist Michael Palazzolo, who’s been in James’ bands for several years now. Rather than swing like a bop trio, they play classy, R&B- and pop-tinged jazz that’s both accessible and adventurous.
The world's largest classical music event. A blend of tradition and modernity, the 2022 edition of the New Year's Concert welcomes Daniel Barenboim to conduct one of the greatest orchestras in the world, the Vienna Philharmonic.
"Ciao, 2021!" - New Year's edition of the Evening Urgant program, aired on Channel One on January 1, 2022. The release parodies the festive concerts of the Italian pop music of the 1980s and the tradition of the Soviet and then Russian "Blue Lights". All participants in the program - presenters and performers - have stylized Italian names and pseudonyms. Communication takes place in Italian and is accompanied by Russian subtitles.