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
00:30 - 00:43
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra Documentary 2026
Música
00:43 - 02:16
Maria João Pires, M. Argerich, D. Harding, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Concerto
Orchestre de la suisse romande, daniel harding (conductor), martha argerich, maria joao pires (piano), , wolfgang amadeus mozart (1756 - 1791), concerto for two pianos and orchestra no.10 in e flat major, kv 365, , gustav mahler (1860 - 1911), symphony no.
02:16 - 03:55
Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini : Body And Soul
Música Clássica
Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo, Sacred dopera in three acts by Emilio de’ Cavalieri (1550 – 1602) , Libretto by Agostino Manni and Dorisio Isorelli, Firts performance in Rome, Chiesa Nuova, Oratorio di Santa Maria della Valicella, February 1600, semi-staged version, , Il...
03:55 - 05:22
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Manfred Honeck: Bruckner
Música Clássica
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Manfred Honeck (Conductor), , Anton Bruckner 1824 – 1897, Symphony no. 8 in C minor , , Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 21 June 2024.
05:22 - 06:15
Wagner's Jews
Música
Wagner's Jews, , Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic, and his writings on Jews were later embraced by Hitler and the Nazis. But for years, many of Wagner‘s closest associates were Jews - young musicians who became personally devoted to him, and provided crucial help to...
06:15 - 07:47
Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier - Jommelli, Mozart - Misteria Paschalia
Música Clássica
Vox Luminis XL, {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, Lionel Meunier (artistic director of vocal parts), Martyna Pastuszka (conductor, artistic direction), , Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Fanie Antonelou (soprano), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), , Niccolò Jommelli (1714 – 1774), Miserere in G...
07:47 - 08:45
Intermezzo
Música
Classical music and local features and interviews.
08:45 - 10:45
A Midsummer Night’S Dream – A Ballet By John Neumeier
Dança
A Midsummer Night's Dream by John Neumeier, , , John Neumeier – Choreographer, Music by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and György Ligeti, , Jürgen Rose - Sets and costumes, , Anna Laudere - Dancer (Hippolyte/Titania), Alexandr Trusch - Dancer (Philostratus/Puck), Edvin Revazov -...
10:45 - 11:59
2026 Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition: Finals
Música Clássica
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Ricardo Castro (conductor), , Johannes Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83, Jonathan Mak , , Frédéric Chopin , Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11\t, Heeseong Noh , , Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op.
11:59 - 12:15
Intermezzo
Música
Classical music and local features and interviews.
12:15 - 13:53
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Joyce Didonato, Antonio Pappano: Heggie, Berlioz
Música Clássica
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antonio Pappano (conductor), Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), , Jake Heggie 1961 - , Camille Claudel: Into the Fire, , Hector Berlioz 1803 - 1869, Symphonie fantastique, , Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, 9 January 2025.
13:53 - 15:46
Falla, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel - K. Buniatishvili, K. Mäkelä
Música Clássica
Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä (Conductor) , Khatia Buniatishvili (Piano), , Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946) , The Three Cornered Hat, suite no. 2, , Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893), Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor Op.
15:46 - 16:00
Intermezzo
Música
Classical music and local features and interviews.
16:00 - 16:46
Freddie Hubbard Quintet - Berliner Jazztage
Concerto
Freddie Hubbard Quintet - Berliner Jazztage, , Freddie Hubbard (trumpet/flugelhorn) , Rick Zunagar (guitar), Larry Klean (bass), David Garfield (keyboard), Carlos Vega (drums), , Berlin, Pilharmonie, 3 November 1977, Directed by Sigrid Schröder.
16:46 - 18:06
John Scofield’S Long Days Quartet - Casa Del Jazz Summertime
Concerto
John Scofield’s Long Days Quartet, , John Scofield (guitar), John Medeski (Piano), Vicente Archer (double bass), Ted Poor (drums), , Rome, Parco della Casa del Jazz, 23 July 2025.
18:06 - 19:30
Philippe Mouratoglou Trio - Studio De L'ermitage
Concerto
Philippe Mouratoglou Trio, , Philippe Mouratoglou (acoustic guitars), Bruno Chevillon (Double bass), Ramon Lopez (drums), , Paris, Studio de l'Hermitage, May 15, 2025.
19:30 - 20:30
Yerevan Youth Symphonic Orchestra, Eduard Topchjan: Tchaikovsky
Música Clássica
Yerevan Youth Symphonic Orchestra, Eduard Topchjan (conductor), , Yerevan Classic Fest, , Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky , Symphony no. 4 in F minor op. 36, , Yerevan, Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, 17 September 2024.
20:30 - 21:59
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali: Thorvaldsdottir, Morricone, Shostakovich
Música Clássica
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor), Omar Tomasoni (trumpet), , Anna Thorvaldsdottir (born 1977), Metacosmos, , Ennio Morricone (1928 – 1920), UT (trumpet concerto), , Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975), Symphony No. 15 in A major Op.
21:59 - 00:29
Beethoven: Fidelio - Dutch National Opera
Música Clássica
Fidelio, Opera in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827), Libretto by Joseph Sonnleitner and Stephan von Breuning, First performance in Vienna, Theater and der Wien, 20 November 1805, , Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Andrés Orozco Estrada (conductor), Chorus of Dutch...