This program celebrates the 50th anniversary since the launch of the international phenomenon. In 1963 he debuted in Amsterdam, Vienna, Zurich and finally London where he substituted for the ailing Giuseppe di Stefano as Rodolfo in La Bohème. Today it is still his powerful sound with its natural grace and brilliant colour which is considered by many the world’s greatest voice. This one hour program includes that hit and other beloved arias from La Bohème, Rigoletto and Aida; Neapolitan songs in arrangements by Henry Mancini including ‘Mamma’ and ‘O Sole Mio’; favourite sacred songs like ‘Panis Angelicus’; as well as popular duets with Bono, Sting and Eric Clapton.
Jan Garbarek Group at MaiJazz Festival
Jan Garbarek is one of the greatest artists in Norwegian music. His sound delights audiences and inspires musicians all over the world. His first solo album, released in 1967, helped secure Norway a spot in international jazz history. In 2013, Jan Garbarek played one of his rare concerts on Norwegian soil, visiting Stavanger Concert Hall and the MaiJazz festival with his group, a concert with intense and beautiful music.
Miloš – Heartstrings
In early 2011 The UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper claimed, “The Classical Guitar has a new hero”. That man is thirty-year-old Miloš Karadaglic from Montenegro. “I want to wake this instrument from hibernation”, he says. From growing up in war-torn Yugoslavia, discovering a battered guitar in his parents’ bedroom, Heartstrings tells the story of his love affair with the guitar, taking it to concert halls around the world and restoring it to ist rightful place in the pantheon of classical music. The documentary was filmed throughout 2012, the breakthrough year on the concert stage for Miloš with sold-out debut performances and tours around the word, and charts the guitarist’s story to date.
Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra – A special feature in celebration of the maestro’s 80th birthday!
On the occasion of Claudio Abbado’s 80th birthday in June 2013, this special feature throws a glance at Abbado’s work with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. The close connection between the orchestra and its conductor is documented by excerpts from rehearsals and concert recordings as well as personal interviews with the maestro talking about composers, his approach to their works and the collaboration with the orchestra. —– With excerpts from: Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART “Haffner Symphony” and Requiem (featuring René Pape), Anton BRUCKNER Symphony No. 1, Gustav MAHLER Symphony No. 9 and Adagio from Symphony No. 10, Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Incidental Music to Goethe’s Tragedy “Egmont” featuring Juliane Banse and Bruno Ganz.
Deep Purple at Wacken Open Air 2013
Deep Purple, together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the “unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-Seventies”. They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as “the globe’s loudest band” for a 1972 concert at London’s Rainbow Theatre, and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, including 17.5 million certified units in the US. Their recent album Now What?! (2013) brought them again on well-deserved Nr.1 Chart positions all over the place!
The Best of Rock ‘n’ Heim Festival
The Rock´n´Heim Festival is Germany’s new Rock & Electro Festival by the promoter of Rock Am Ring. It’s a unique mixture combining the best of both worlds. With 50.000 visitors at the premier at Hockenheim Ring, the festival has been a big success and laid the path for 2014 to return to establish the festival as an every year event. Rock´n´Heim 2013 was headlined by System Of A Down, Nine Inch Nails and Franz Ferdinand and C Major Entertainment is proud to present you all three as part of the “Best of Rock´n´Heim” 60 min TV package.
System Of A Down at Rock ‘n’ Heim Festival
System Of A Down from the US, also known by the acronym SOAD, are undoubtedly one of the best live acts in Alternative Metal. The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, of which three debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and brought them several Gold- and Platinum-Albums. Moreover, SOAD were nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song ‘B.Y.O.B.’ was awarded for the Best Hard Rock Performance.
Nine Inch Nails at Rock ‘n’ Heim Festival
Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) – is the outstanding industrial rock project by Trent Reznor. Founded in 1988 in Ohio, Reznor produced several highly influential records in the 90s that achieved widespread popularity: many NIN songs became radio hits, two NIN recordings have won Grammy Awards and their entire catalog has reached record sales exceeding over 30 million albums worldwide, with 11 million sales certified in the United States alone. The in September 2013 released album ‘Hesitation Marks’ proved once more that Raznor is back at his old strength – reaching Top#5 Chart Positions all over Europe as well as entering the UK Charts at #2 and the US Charts on #3.
Alice Cooper at Wacken Open Air 2013
Famous for his outstanding performances featuring guillotines electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors and baby dolls, ‘The Godfather of Shock Rock’, Alice Cooper, is delivering a live show you have to see at least once in life!
Sabaton at Wacken Open Air 2013
Sabaton are one of the most successful uprising bands of the Heavy Metal Scene. They are the first metal act achieving platinum record sales in their home territory Sweden – becoming one of the leading Scandinavian acts. Currently they are touring the world headlining as well as with Iron Maiden and had their biggest live success headlining Poland’s Woodstock Festival in front of 600.000 people. They didn´t had a headline spot at Wacken 2013, but they definitely were one of the secret headliners for the 75.000 Metalheads.