CD & DVD collection
Hercules
Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)
Conducted by William Christie
Stage Direction: Luc Bondy
Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants
An Aix-en-Provence Festival production
In co-production with the Opéra national de Paris and Wiener Festwochen
Performance recorded in 2004 at Opéra Garnier, Paris.
Directed by: Vincent Bataillon
Released in November 2005 - Bel Air Classiques label – Harmonia Mundi Distribution
Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Conducted by Daniel Harding
Stage Direction: Peter Brook
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
A 1998 Aix-en-Provence Festival production.
In co-production with Piccolo Teatro di Milano - Teatro d'Europa.
Performance recorded in July 2002 at the Archbishop's Theatre in Aix-en-Provence.
Directed by: Vincent Bataillon
Released in October 2005 - Bel Air Classiques label - Harmonia Mundi Distribution
The Turn of the Screw
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Conducted by Daniel Harding
Stage direction: Luc Bondy
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
A 2001 Aix-en-Provence Festival production.
In co-production with Wiener Festwochen.
Performance recorded in July 2001 at the Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix-en-Provence.
Directed by: Vincent Bataillon
Released in May 2005 - Bel Air Classiques label - Harmonia Mundi Distribution
Winner of the Golden Tuning Fork award, year of DVD performances
Winner of Choc du monde de la musique de l'année award
Winner of the Charles Cros Academy Grand Prize
Poppee crowning - L'Incoronazione di Poppea
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Conducted by Marc Minkowski
Stage direction: Klaus Michael Grüber
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre • Grenoble
A 1999 Aix-en-Provence Festival production.
In co-production with Wiener Festwochen.
Performance recorded July 2000 at the Archbishop's Theatre, Aix-en-Provence.
Directed by: Vincent Bataillon
Released in March 2005 - Bel Air Classiques label - Harmonia Mundi Distribution
La Traviata
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Conductor: Yutaka Sado
Stage Direction: Peter Mussbach
Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris
A 2003 Aix-en-Provence Festival production.
In co-production with Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin).
Performance recorded in July 2003 at the Archbishop's Theatre, Aix-en-Provence.
Directed by: Don Kent
Released in February 2005 – Bel Air Classiques label – Harmonia Mundi Distribution
The Return of Ulysses to his Country - Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
A 2000 Aix-en-Provence Festival production in co-production with the Opéra national de Bordeaux, the Opéra de Lausanne, the Opéra Comique de Paris and the Théâtre de Caen.
Directed by: Humphrey Burton
Released in March 2004 – Virgin
Winner of the Charles Gros Award – 10th Grand Prize (audiovisual & DVD recordings)
Falstaff
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
An Aix-en-Provence Festival production
In co-production with the Teatro Nacional São Carlos
And the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
Directed by: Chloé Perlemuter
Released in 2001 – Arthaus Musik
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The Abduction from the Seraglio
W. A Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Conducted by: Mark Minkowski
Stage Direction: Jérôme Deschamps and Macha Makeïeff
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre .Grenoble
An Aix-en-Provence Festival production.
In co-production with Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Léonard de Vinci/ Opéra de Rouen and Opéra de Lausanne
Performance recorded in July 2004 at Théâtre du Grand Saint-Jean, Aix-en-Provence
Direction: Don Kent
Released: 21st June 2007
Preview available on: www.belairclassiques.com
Julie
Philippe Boesmans (born 1936)
Conducted by: Kazushi Ono
Stage Direction: Luc Bondy
Orchestra: Théâtre de la Monnaie Chamber Orchestra
A 2005 Aix-en-Provence Festival production
In co-production with Théâtre de la Monnaie and Wiener Festwochen
Performance recorded in July 2005 at the Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, Aix-en-Provence
Direction: Vincent Bataillon
Released: 21st June 2007
Preview available on: www.belairclassiques.com
Orfeo
C. Monteverdi (1567 – 1643)
Conducted by: René Jacobs
Stage Direction: Trisha Brown
Orchestra: Concerto Vocale
A Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie production
In co-production with Kunsten Festival of the Arts, Aix-en-Provence Festival and the Trisha Brown Company.
Performance recorded in May 1998 at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels
Direction: Pierre Barré
Released: 21st May 1998
L'amour des 3 oranges
S. Prokofiev
Conducted by :Tugan Sokhiev
Stage Direction : Philippe Calvario
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence production
In coproduction with the Teatro Real de Madrid
Performance recorded in july 2004
Direction: Don Kent
Released :septembre 2007
l'Italienne à Alger
G. Rossini
Conducted by : Riccardo Frizza
Stage Direction : Toni Servillo
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence production
In coproduction with the Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, the Teatro Natcional de Sao Carlos de Lisbonne
Performance recorded in july 2006
Direction : Vincent Bataillon
Released: avril 2008
De la maison des morts
L. Janacek
Conducted by : Pierre Boulez
Stage direction : Patrice Chéreau
Wiener Festwochen Production
in coproduction with the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Holland Festival, Metropolitan Opera New York, Teatro alla Scala Milan
Performance recorded in july 2007
Direction: stéphane Metge
Released : 10 of march 2008
