Trailer: Medea
A failed marriage, a marked woman, a living torch – the story of Medea is one of the most fascinating in Greek mythology. In Luigi Cherubini’s opera the betrayed and vengeful princess wages a war against her unfaithful husband and doesn’t even recoil from infanticide From the 7th of October 2018 onward the opera can […]
Gesualdo – Murder, Madness and Madrigals
Carlo Gesualdo – beastly murderer and divine composer – is one of the most striking figures in the history of music. Based on his dramatic honor killing, the film tells the story of multi-facetted, revolutionary music and the search for forgiveness. Gesualdo, 47, is the Prince of Venosa, a musical genius and insomniac. Every night […]
Sabine Meyer and the Clarinet
For a long time the clarinet has been an underrated instrument, wrongly deemed by some to be a mere acoustic color in the orchestra – until Sabine Meyer as one of the leading clarinetists of our time made the triumphal procession of the instrument possible. Together with her, the clarinet has entered into the spotlight […]
ARD-Music-Competition 2018: High Risk and Musical Bliss
The international ARD-music-competition is one of the most important competiotions of the world and starting point of many careers with awardees including Jessye Norman, Maurice André or Thomas Quasthoff. Our documentary accompanies the candidates during the semi-final and final and members of the jury, concert agents and prestigious former winners have their say. What is […]
“the story“ – Antisemitism in Europe
In recent years, a specter deemed long-forgotten has once again reared its ugly head across Europe: the specter of anti-Semitism, of hatred of Jews. For WDR‘s “the story“, the team talks to Jews and anti-Semites in Germany, France, Sweden and Poland to find out how the concepts are being reshaped. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to draw […]
Mahler’s 5th Symphony
„The 5th is a cursed work. Nobody understands it”, wrote Mahler about his own work in Hamburg in 1905. Over a century later, his 5th symphony is being performed by Thomas Hengelbrock and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and is celebrated with rapturous applause by the audience at the Elbphilharmonie. https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/080779-001-A/thomas-hengelbrock-dirigiert-mahler Concert Recording, GER, 2018, 76 […]
