Get ready for the ultimate New Year’s Eve party as global music legend Ronan Keating takes centre stage to lead the celebrations into 2026. A night packed with incredible performances, big surprises, and feel-good hits as Ronan performs some of his greatest songs alongside a lineup of very special guests.
From heartbreak to ecstasy, the Berliner Philharmoniker’s New Year’s Eve Concert takes you on an emotional roller-coaster ride. With his velvety, lyrical voice, star tenor Benjamin Bernheim revels in the lovesick agonies of famous opera heroes: Don José from Bizet’s Carmen, Lenski from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Massenet’s Werther and Gounod’s Romeo. Chief conductor Kirill Petrenko provides some sunnier touches with works by Chabrier and Gershwin.
As the birthday song plays, a baby girl is born inside a women's prison, welcomed by four inmates, each burdened by a painful past. When a rebellious newcomer arrives, clashes give way to friendship. After the baby is diagnosed with an eye disease, the inmates form a prison choir to gift the baby girl a final memory. Drawing from real-life stories, director Gavin Lin's heartfelt drama blends humour, music, and redemption.
In a decade long feat, the crew of "Lizard Boy" chart their journey from Seattle to Off-Broadway while discussing what it takes to make a musical worthy of the New York stage and beyond.
North Korea, facing international sanctions, seeks assistance from a Hungarian NGO to build churches in Pyongyang as a way to bypass the sanctions. The NGO proposes organizing a revival meeting with international Choir organizations, leading the Ministry of 5 Securities to apprehend believers. The "Victory Orchestra," a replacement ensemble, is actually composed of underground Choir members. As they sing hymns openly for the first time, their true identity as underground believers is revealed, creating moments of laughter, tears, and emotion.
The Berliner Philharmoniker dedicate their New Year's Eve concert to famous lovers from the repertoire, embodied with intensity by French tenor Benjamin Bernheim. On the program: Don José (Carmen by Georges Bizet), Lenski (Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky), Werther (in the opera of the same name by Jules Massenet) and Romeo (Charles Gounod's Roméo et Juliette). Conducted by Kirill Petrenko, works by Gabriel Fauré, Emmanuel Chabrier, and George Gershwin round out this festive program.
Krone 2025 is one of South Africa’s biggest Afrikaans live music events, known for its large-scale production, mass sing‑along atmosphere, and star‑studded lineup of local artists.
Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund leads the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra in Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Archora, Wagner's Prelude to Tristan and Isolde, and Sibelius' Seventh Symphony. In the first half, Julian Steckel performs Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1.
The Carnival of the Animals returns in a brand new version, directed by Gabriel Alloing, combining music, storytelling, and live visual creations. Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1886, this iconic work is performed here by ten musicians from the Ensemble Est-Ouest and accompanied by original texts by Alex Vizorek, written especially for young audiences. Recorded at the Théâtre Libre in Paris's 10th arrondissement.
The unexpected closure of Opryland USA in 1997 remains one of Nashville's greatest losses. The public was promised that part of the park would remain intact — it didn't. For 25 years, Opryland was the cultural centerpiece of the city. The community is still asking: "Why was Opryland closed and replaced with a mall?"
In 1983, film student Rich Murray was handed $20,000 in a brown paper bag by a mobster. The money was for directing his first music video for a virtually unknown Philly rocker named Alan Mann. Mann's song "Christmas on the Block" became a Philly radio staple and Murray's music video, against the odds, became the first indie video to play on MTV. This experience, tainted by Mann's tragic passing, remained with Murray through the years. With "Fear of Heights," Murray travels back to that time to answer some nagging questions and to illuminate the dark, mysterious life and music of Alan Mann.
Paolo Riva is sick with lies. He was once a successful pop singer, famous for his song “Spumante e cioccolatini” (Sparkling Wine and Chocolates), which he performed at the Sanremo Festival in 1984. Now, however, he lives in obscurity. With his manager and best friend, Tino, he tours the Italian provinces, which, thanks to their festivals and celebrations, are now the only place that guarantees Paolo's survival.
Hidden away in the heart of the Château de Fontainebleau, the Théâtre de l’Impératrice Eugénie is one of the most secret treasures of this jewel of French heritage. Closed to the public, this exceptional venue is reopening its doors for a concert given by Les Talens Lyrique and soprano Marie Lys.