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This is not the first time that Mika has given a concert accompanied by an orchestra, erasing the boundaries between pop and classical music. Accompanied by the Ile-de-France National Orchestra and the Stella Maris Choir, he offers a symphonic concert that mixes several genres and several cultures.
In a French nightclub, choreographed song and dance routines are performed, rather than a streamlined narrative. They tell the story of Parisian culture and politics from the 1920s—1980s. A disparate, anachronistic series of characters, including an ordinary waiter, a Nazi collaborator, resistance fighters, and 1960s student protestors gather to celebrate and satirize 20th century France's icons, demons, and social changes.
Impressions on the topic of plastics set to Vivaldi's Winter: blizzard, dancing moons, beats ice, sparkling silver crystals, petrified wood frozen.
Moses und Aron is a three-act opera by Arnold Schoenberg with the third act unfinished. The 2015 Production was led by Romeo Castellucci in Paris. Moses und Aron was filmed for television by film director François-René Martin, in co-production with the Paris Opera, Bel air Media and Arte, with support from the CNC.
Geneviève Hervé created her first video-painting with the first electronic portraits of her muse Pascale Ogier, and it was broadcasted in a 'Houba Houba' section of the French TV show 'Les Enfants du rock' (January 1982)
Iggy Pop has been at the top of the punk pantheon for decades. He may well be 72 years old but he’s just as rebellious as ever. In July 2019, the legendary American performed a jazz vibes set based on his latest album, “Free”, in the historic foyer of the Gaîté Lyrique in Paris.
Mourning the death of his partner and collaborator Danièle Huillet, Straub finds tender mercy in music and nature. Out of the abyss, Kathleen Ferrier sings “The Farewell” from Gustav Mahler’s “The Song of the Earth”, (which the composer wrote in 1909 after the death of his daughter) and Heinrich Schütz’s Lament on the Death of His Wife. The landscape also provides solace: the mountain grove where Endymion pines for his beloved Artemis, “a wild thing, untouchable, mortal,” appears to embody the Japanese concept of ‘mono no aware’ — a wistful acceptance of the fleeting beauty of things.
In 1978, a young unknown singer with a flute-like voice captivated the world with Wuthering Heights, a song inspired by Emily Brontë's novel of the same name. Discovered by David Gilmour, guitarist with Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, aged 19, succeeded in imposing her choices on her record company: for the first time, a song composed by a woman reached the top of the UK charts.
Portrait of Reinette l'Oranaise, diva of the Arab-Andalusian music, born in Oranien, who was able, in spite of the difficulties made to the women of the time and thanks to her steel will, to learn all the repertoire of Andalusian music.
Solo live concert recorded in Brussels, April 12, 1992. Tracks: 1) On A Wedding Anniversary 2) Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed 3) Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night 4) The Soul of Carmen Miranda 5) Cordoba 6) Ship Of Fools 7) Leaving It Up To You 8) The Ballad Of Cable Hogue 9) Chinese Envoy 10) Fear Is A Man's Best Friend 11) Dying On The Vine 12) Heartbreak Hotel 13) Paris 1919 14) (I Keep A) Close Watch 15) Hallelujah
Leonore disguises herself as a man, "Fidelio," to infiltrate a prison and rescue her husband, Florestan, unjustly imprisoned by the tyrant Pizarro. Gaining the trust of the jailer, Rocco, and his daughter, Marzelline—who unknowingly falls for Fidelio—Leonore’s courage is tested when Pizarro orders Florestan’s execution. In a climactic moment, she reveals her identity and saves Florestan just as the king’s minister arrives, restoring justice. The opera celebrates themes of love, sacrifice, and freedom.
In the early 19th century, in Seville and the surrounding area, Carmen seduces the sergeant Don José, who deserts the army to be with her. But the beautiful gypsy falls in love with the bullfighter Escamillo, much to Don José’s despair.
In the sumptuous Art Deco setting of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Orchestre national de France performs one of the masterpieces of French Romanticism with a stellar vocal cast: Stéphanie d'Oustrac, John Irvin, Paul Gay, and Frédéric Caton.
Short dance film participating in the competition "Quand le son crée l'image 2023" and submitted to the Cannes festival "short film" selection, produced by a 16 years old students in cinema specialty group from the Lycée Pasteur Besançon
Early musical based on the popular song of the same name.
Twelve notes of the chromatic scale, twelve excerpts from Arnold Schoenberg’s iconic works: In excerpts from twelve of Arnold Schoenberg’s major works, the Orchestre de Paris, singers, and a pianist compete to faithfully capture the composer’s musical diversity in a production directed by Bertrand Bonello.
The film tells the story of three presenters on Radio X, an amateur clandestine radio station.
A woman goes from dreams deeply to sunken worlds.
Backstage of a traditional Chinese opera, the staff and performers are bringing a play to life: "The Legend of the White Snake."
In this classic French satire, Louis, a convict, escapes from prison and takes on legitimate work, making his way up in the business world. Eventually becoming the head of a successful factory, Louis opts to modernize his company with mechanical innovations. But when his friend Émile finally leaves jail years later and reunites with Louis, the past catches up with them. The two, worried about being apprehended by police, long to flee the confines of industry.
Johnny Rockfort's terrorist group plans to bomb the Starmania TV tower.
A night to remember. Maria Callas, the quintessential diva and the face of the opera in the 20th century, made her Paris debut with this legendary performance at the sumptuous Paris Opéra on December 19th, 1958, for one night only.
“Nureyev” is the award-winning production by Yuri Possokhov and Kirill Serebrennikov, which was controversial even at its 2017 premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre yet went on to become a huge hit with audiences. In 2023, it was removed from the repertoire for political reasons. The Staatsballett Berlin is presenting the production for the first time outside of Russia.
Pianists Alice Sara Ott and Francesco Tristano have been close friends for several years now and they are back together again for this high-flying duet at the Auditorium de Radio France.
Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.
Lionel Soukaz followed Tom de Pékin in Paris, filming a succession of quick portraits of the graphic designer's entourage in a playful rhythm. music : The Brain, Kerozen voices : Tom de Pékin, Katharina
Julien Mortal, a singer from Portugal suffering from amnesia, made a career in France under the name of Paolo. One day, he discovers the truth about his past: a man tried to assassinate him.
A boy from Kurdistan living in France comes back to visit his childhood village, there to meet a girl studying the French language at the University of Salahadin, the cultural conflict, a young innocent romance, leads to loads of problems.
An atypical portrait of singer, songwriter, poet Georges Brassens.
Ricky has a dream: to make Staff Benda Bilili the best band in Congo Kinshasa. Roger, a street child, more than ever wants to join these stars of the ghetto, who get around in customized tricycles. Together, they must avoid the pitfalls of the street, stay united and find the force to hope in music. For six years, from the first rehearsals to their triumph in international festivals, BENDA BILILI! (“beyond appearances”) is the story of this dream come reality.
Raphaël Pichon and the Pygmalion ensemble join forces with a magnificent vocal ensemble to perform Johann Sebastian Bach's cantata Actus Tragicus, set to a work by Johann Michael Bach. Program : Johann Michael Bach - Unser Leben ist siebenzig Jahre Jean-Sébastien Bach - Cantate Actus Tragicus BWV 106 (extraits)
Spoken word album narrated by Peter Ustinov.
Presented in 2 parts, this 83 minute piece documents Wieder-Atherton's idea to do a set of pieces from across central and eastern Europe, including Russia. Some weren't originally written for cello, but she had them transcribed. Some were songs for voices, which goes with Wieder-Atherton saying in an earlier film she made with Chantal Akerman that she aspires to play the cello in a way that it carries the specificity of emotion of the human voice. She explains at the beginning of both parts how she feels each country in the region has it's own personality expressed in its music, coming from its individual history and culture, but that each land in the area is also 'impregnated' as she puts it, by the others, so there are certain elements that run throughout.
Geneviève lives with her mother who runs an umbrella shop in Cherbourg. She falls in love with Guy, who is called up for military service in Algeria and leaves the city. The lovers separate, promising each other eternal love. But Geneviève soon discovers that she is pregnant and ends up giving in to her mother's pressure by marrying Roland, a rich jeweler who has long coveted her. When Guy returns to Cherbourg, he discovers Geneviève's marriage and finds his seriously ill aunt who is faithfully cared for by Madeleine, who has been in love with him for years.
Short film that explores familial love amidst an inhospitable planet, intended as a reflection upon modern-day issues facing humans on earth.
Collaborating with queer filmmaker Alexis Langlois for the video of her latest single, ELOI presents a pop-trash lesbian reinterpretation of a wrestling match. Listeners are plunged into the sweltering heat of a captivating sonic ring. In this sultry move, ELOI delivers a hard-hitting love declaration that does anything but play it cool.