Mezzo
Portugal
Mezzo is a television channel available in Portugal that focuses primarily on classical music, jazz, and dance performances. Its programming consists of concert recordings, opera productions, and ballet, often sourced from major venues and festivals across Europe. The channel does not carry news, talk shows, or commercial breaks, instead dedicating its airtime to uninterrupted cultural performances. Documentaries about composers, musicians, and choreographers appear occasionally, providing context to the works being broadcast. The visual presentation remains clean and unobtrusive, with minimal on-screen graphics, allowing the performances themselves to take center stage.
In Portugal, the channel is typically included in premium or thematic television packages. Subscribers can also access its content through an online streaming platform, which offers a live feed of the current broadcast as well as a selection of on-demand performances. The schedule follows a thematic structure, with specific time slots dedicated to jazz evenings or classical recitals, though exact timings vary by region. Television guide listings in local newspapers and electronic program guides provide the daily lineup for Portuguese viewers.
Schedule
02:20 - 03:45
Argerich, Kovacevich, Bar-Shaï, Moreau, Quatuor Modigliani : Debussy, Ravel, Mozart, Schubert
Música Clássica
Martha Argerich, Stephen Kovacevich, Iddo Bar-Shai (piano) Edgar Moreau (cello), Quatuor Modigliani, , Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918\t, Lindaraja for two Pianos, Beau soir (arr. Heifetz), , Maurice Ravel\t1875 - 1937, String Quartet in F major, , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 -...
03:45 - 05:15
Joaquín Achúcarro - Chopin, Grieg, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Liszt
Música Clássica
Joaquín Achúcarro (piano), , Frédéric Chopin 1810 - 1849, Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 , , Edvard Grieg 1843-1907, Lyric Pieces, op. 54 n° 4: Nocturne , , Johannes Brahms 1833-1897, Intermezzo in A major, op. 118 n° 2, Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op.
05:15 - 06:11
K, Simone Menezes: Rimski-Korsakov, Sheherazade
Música Clássica
K, Simone Menezes (Music Director and conductor), Golshifteh Farahani (Sheherazade), Kristin Winters (Dinarzade), , Simon Scardifield, Simone Menezes, Lynn Serfaty (dialogues), , Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844 - 1908, Sheherazade (Orchestrated under the auspices ff Vincent Paulet).
06:11 - 07:27
Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico: Il Viaggio Dei Bassano
Música Clássica
Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (recorders, transverse flutes, artistic Direction), , Improvisation, , Josquin des Prez , L’homme armé – canon à 4 from Canti B numero cinquanta , La Spagna à 5, , Heinrich Isaac, La my , , Anonymous, La Spagna à 2, , Anonymous, Consort IX...
07:27 - 10:00
Verdi: La Traviata - Opéra Royal De Wallonie-Liège
Música Clássica
La Traviata, Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave after ‘La Dame aux Camélias’ (1852) by Alexandre Dumas fils, a piece taken from his homonymous novel, First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, March 6, 1853, .
10:00 - 11:24
Lahav Shani, Pinchas Zukerman, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Música Clássica
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (Conductor), Pinchas Zukerman (Violin), , Max Bruch (1838 -1920), Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26, , Paul Ben-Haim (1897 – 1984), Berceuse sfaradite for violin and piano, , Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893), Symphony No. 4...
11:24 - 13:03
Thomas Guggeis, Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse
Música Clássica
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Thomas Guggeis (Conductor), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (mezzo-soprano), Attilio Glaser (Tenor), , Maurice Ravel (1975 – 1937), Ma mère l’oye, , Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911), The Song of the Earth, , Toulouse, Halle aux Grains, 6 November...
13:03 - 13:30
Intermezzo
Música
Classical music and local features and interviews.
13:30 - 14:13
Rivalry In Music – Callas Vs. Tebaldi
Música
Rivalry in Music – Callas vs. Tebaldi, , Maria Callas and Renata Tebaldi were the two most famous sopranos of the second half of the last century. Turned into hostile enemies by their admirers, the two became untouchable goddesses of opera.
14:13 - 15:37
Verdi: Requiem - Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse
Música Clássica
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (Conductor), Orfeón Donostiarra, José Antonio Sáinz Alfaro (Choir Master), Susanne Bernhard (soprano), Aude Extremo (mezzo-soprano), Airam Hernández (tenor), Adam Palka (bass), , Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) , ,...
15:37 - 16:50
Renaud Capuçon, Stefan Dohr, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne - Mozart, Strauss
Música Clássica
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Renaud Capuçon (Conductor), Stefan Dohr (horn), , Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949), Serenade for winds, , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791), Horn Concerto no 3, KV447, , Richard Strauss, Horn Concerto no 2, , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Symphony...
16:50 - 17:40
Intermezzo
Música
Classical music and local features and interviews.
17:40 - 18:54
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons In Dance - Mourad Merzouki
Dança
The Four Seasons in Dance, Mourad Merzouki (choreography, staging), On an original idea by Julien Chauvin, , Compagnie Käfig, , Cécile Trelluyer (lights), Sabri Colin (assistant choreographer), Nadine Chabannier (costumes), , Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin (violin,...
18:54 - 20:30
La Grande Danza - Aterballetto In Milan
Dança
La grande danza - Aterballetto in Milan, , Choreographies by Jiří Pokorny (Words & Space), Giuseppe Spota (Narcissus), Philippe Kratz (Phoenix) , , Aterballetto is the principal producing and touring dance company in Italy.
20:30 - 23:14
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione Di Poppea - Versailles
Música Clássica
L'Incoronazione di Poppea, ‘Dramma musicale’ in a prologue and three acts by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello , First performance in Venice, Teatro SS Giovanni et Paolo, 1643, , Cappella Mediterranea, Leonardo García Alarcón (Conductor), .
23:14 - 00:04
Gil Evans Orchestra & Mccoy Tyner Sextet - Berliner Jazztage
Concerto
Gil Evans Orchestra & Mccoy Tyner Sextet - Berliner Jazztage, , Gil Evans Orchestra, , McCoy Tyner Sextet, McCoy Tyner (piano), Ron Bridgewater (saxophone), James Ford – reeds, Guilherme Franco (percussions), Charles Fambrough (bass), Eric Gravatt (drums), , Berlin, Philharmonie.