Yaron Herman - piano Ziv Ravitz - Drums and guests - Sage - vocal Maria Mosconi - violin Survier Flores - violin Laurent Muller - viola Jérémie Arcache - Cello Recorded on september 10the 2015 at La Villette Jazz festival, Grande Halle de la Villette TV Director, Lorenzo Giuseppe De Vecchi

Romeo and Juliet Ballet in three acts by Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Libretto by Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Radlov and Adrian Piotrovsky after William Shakespeare's eponymous play The Ural Opera House ballet Vyacheslav Samodurov (Choreography) Anthony Mcilwaine (Sets), Irena Belousova (Costumes), Simon Bennison (Lights) Orchestra of the Ural Opera House Pavel Klinichev (Musical Direction) With Ekaterina Sapogova (Juliet) Alexandr Merkushev (Romeo) Igor Bulytsyn (Mercutio) Gleb Sageev (Benvolio) Vadim Eremin (Tybalt) Victor Mekhanoshin (Lord Capulet) Elena Safonova (Lady Capulet) Nadezhda Shamshurina (Nurse) Rafaela Ernandes Morel (Rosaline) Andrei Veshkurgev (Rosaline's Suitor) Maxim Klekovkin (Paris) Ivan Sobrovin (Friar Laurence ) Anton Guzeev (The Duke) Sofiya Tyupa (The Duke's companion ) Live from the Ural Opera House, Yekaterinburg TV director, Denis Caïozzi

Svetlana Zakharova, The Divine Shot in the Bolshoi Theater before its reconstruction, this film is a behind-the-scenes account of principal dancer Svetlana Zakharova. We follow her in rehearsal for Sleeping Beauty with coach Ludmilla Semeniaka and on stage as she performs in The Dying Swan (Michael Fokine), Don Quixote (Marius Petipa) , La Bayadère (Marius Petipa), Giselle (JeanCoralli et Jules Perrot), Swan Lake (Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) , The Sleeping Beauty (Marius Petipa), Scheherazade (Michael Fokine) and Middle Duet (Alexeï Ratmansky). This director's cut of 'Tsarina of the Dance' reveals the passions, agonies and joys of a prima ballerina at the height of her career. Text extract form Jean Blot's book ''Le soleil se couche à l'est'' (The sun set in the East) Choreographies extracts from : Dying Swan (Michael Fokine), Don Quixote (Marius Petipa) , La Bayadère (Marius Petipa), Giselle (JeanCoralli et Jules Perrot), Swan Lake (Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) , The Sleeping Beauty (Marius Petipa), Scheherazade (Michael Fokine) and Middle Duet (Alexeï Ratmansky) With : Svetlana Zakharova, Farukh Ruzimatov, Andreï Uvarov, Andreï Merkuriev, NikolaÏ Tsiskaridze and the dancers from the Bolshoi and from the Mariinsky Theaters. Music from : Zemfira, Camille St Saens, Ludwig Minkus, Adolphe Adam, Piotr Illich Tchaikosky, NikolaÏ Rimsky-Korsakov, Yuri Khanon, And : Ekaterina Belyaeva (Dance Critic), Iaroslav Svedov (Dance Historian and Critic), Yuri Grigorovitch (former Bolshoi Artistic Director & Director of Krasnodar Ballet), Natalia Bessmertonova (former Bolshoi Ballerina), Ludmilla Semeniaka (former Ballerina and coach) Recorded in 2016, Moscow and St Petersburg TV Director, Laurent Gentot

Il Trovatore, dramma in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano after 'El Trobador' by Antonio García Gutiérrez First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 12 January 1857 Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra National de Paris, Daniele Callegari (Conductor) José Luis Basso (Choris Master) Alex Ollé (Stage Direction) Alfons Flores (Sets), Urs Schönebaum (Lighting), Lluc Castells (Costumes) Ludovic Tézier (Il Conte de Luna) Hui He (Leonora) Ekaterina Semenchuk (Azucena) Marcelo Alvarez (Manrico) Roberto Tagliavini (Ferrando) Marion Lebègue (Inés) Oleksiy Palchykov (Ruiz) Constantin Ghircau (Un vecchio zíngaro) Cyrille Lovighi (Un messo) Recorded on February 8th & 11th, 2016 at the Opéra national de Paris Directed by Vincent Massip

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulose, Tugan Sokhiev (Conductor) Bertrand Chamayou (piano) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Piano Concerto in G Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Symphony no 4 in A major, op. 90 'Italian' Recorded at the Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, 26 June 2020

Czech Philhamonic, Semyon Bychkov (conductor) Daniil Trifonov(piano), Selina Ott (trumpet) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35 for piano, trumpet, and strings Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Symphony no. 8 in G major Op. 88 Recorded 24 September 2020 at the Rudolfinum, Prague

From the House of the Dead, by Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928) Libretto by the composter after 'Memoirs from the House of the Dead' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky First performance in Brno, Natinla Theatre, 12 April 1930 Simone Young (Conductor) Sören Eckhoff (Chorus Master) Frank Castorf (Stage Director) Aleksandar Denic (Sets), Adriana Braga-Peretzki (Costumes), Rainer Casper (Lighting) Peter Rose (Alexandr Petrovič Gorjančikov) Evgeniya Sotnikova (Aljeja) Aleš Briscein (Filka Morozov) Manuel Günther (Big Prisoner) Tim Kuypers (Small Prisoner) Christian Rieger (Prison Governor) Ulrich Reß (Elderly Prisoner) Charles Workman (Skuratov) Johannes Kammler (Čekunov) Boris Prýgl (Cook) Alexander Milev (Blacksmith ) Peter Lobert (Priest) Heike Grötzinger (Prostitute) Callum Thorpe (Prisoner/Don Juan/The Brahmin) Matthew Grills (Kedril) Kevin Conners (Schapkin) Bo Skovhus (Šiškov) Dean Power (Čerevin) Recorded on May 18 and 26, 2018 at the Nationaltheater, Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich TV Director, Andy Sommer

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Christian Arming (direction) Emmanuel Ceysson (harpe) Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921) Hänsel und Gretel (excerpts) Reinhold Gliere (1874 - 1956) Concerto for harp in E flat major Op. 74 Félix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Märchen von der schönen Melusine, Op.32 Piotr Tchaïkovski The Nutcracker, suite op.71a Recorded on 24 November 2016 at the Salle Philharmonique de Liège Directed by Frédéric Caillierez

Michel Dalberto (piano) Novus Quartet Jaeyoung Kim (violin), Young-Uk Kim (violin), Kyuhyun Kim (viola), Woongwhee Moon (cello) César Franck (1822-1890) Prélude, fugue et variation in B minor op. 18 (Trans. Harold Bauer, excerpt) Prélude, aria et final in E major op. 23 Prélude, choral et fugue in B minor Piano Quintet in F minor Recorded at the Salle Philharmonique, Liège, 14 October 2018 TV Director, Guillaume L'Hôte

Rokia Traoré - Mandinka Classics Rokia Traoré, Voice, arrangements & musical direction Samba Diabaté, Guitar & texts search Mamah Diabaté, N'goni Habib Sangaré, Bolon Joel Massa Diarra, Balafon Playlist Toubaka (Classic traditionnal) Nan Foulé (Classic traditionnal) Koulandjan (Classic tribute to the brotherhood of hunters) Soubalé (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Tiramaka(Classic of the Mandinka epic) Kamadjan (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Fakoli (Classic of the Mandinka epic) Nakouma Djan (Classic traditionnal) Douga (Traditionnal Mandinka song) Recorded on January 20, 2020 at the UNESCO TV Director, Samuel Thiebaut

Frank Lacy Sextet Frank Lacy is one of the great talents of the generation that hit New York in the late 70's. Widely know as a sideman with such big figures as Lester Bowie, David Murray and Roy Hargrove, as well as Art Blakey's music director, Frank's own music is a fresh and personal distillation of his unique experiences.

Diane Reeves Dianne Reeves, vocal Peter Martin, keyboard Romero Lubambo, guitar Reginald Veal, bass Terreon Gully, drums Recorded on Spetember 10th 2017 at the Grande Halle de la Villette, Jazz à la Villette festival TV Director, David Unger

Erik Truffaz, Trumpet Estreilla Besson, Piano Playlist - Ganga Aarti (E. Truffaz) - Ombres et lumière (E. Truffaz) - Avant l'aube (E. Truffaz) - SO (E. Truffaz) - Betty (E. Truffaz) - Falling stars 2 (E. Truffaz) - Yasmina (E. Truffaz) Recorded on June 11 & 12, 2020 at the Piano Festival de Lille TV Director, Nicolas Foulon