Mezzo
Sweden
Mezzo is a television channel available in Sweden that focuses on music performance and cultural programming. Its schedule typically includes classical concerts, opera, jazz, and dance performances recorded from venues around the world. The channel also presents documentaries on composers, musicians, and visual artists. Mezzo does not carry advertising, allowing uninterrupted broadcasts of full-length performances. Viewers in Sweden can access the channel through selected cable and satellite providers. The channel’s content is primarily in the original performance languages, with occasional subtitles for spoken segments.
Schedule
06:35 - 07:20
Rivalry in Music: Callas vs. Tebaldi
Special, Documentary
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.
07:20 - 08:50
Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse: Verdi's Requiem
Special, Music, Classical, Concert
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, with conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Orfeón Donostiarra, choir master José Antonio Sáinz Alfaro, and soprano Susanne Bernhard at the Paris Philharmonie.
08:50 - 10:05
David Oistrakh, Artist of the People?
Special, Documentary, Music
The dramatic story of an inspired violinist, a loyal man whose silence eloquently betrays unspoken private suffering. This portrait features interviews with David Oistrakh's long-time friends and musical colleagues.
10:05 - 11:30
Ravel : Exhibition by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Ma Mère L'Oye by Jeroen Verbruggen
Special, Dance
Star choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and rising talent Jeroen Verbruggen create groundbreaking new choreographies.
11:30 - 13:00
Joaquín Achúcarro : Chopin, Grieg, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Scriabine, Liszt
Special, Music, Concert, Classical
Joaquin Achucarro performs works by Chopin, Grieg, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Scriabin and Liszt.
13:00 - 13:05
The Three Cornered Hat - Jota
Special, Music, Classical
'The Three Cornered Hat' by Manuel de Falla. National Orchestra of Spain.
13:05 - 13:10
Messiah - For unto us a child is born
Special, Music, Concert, Classical
Messiah - For unto us a child is born.
13:10 - 13:20
Violin Concerto - Allegro, ma non tanto
Special, Music, Concert, Classical
Violin Concerto - Allegro, ma non tanto.
13:20 - 13:30
Pavane
Special, Musical
Performance of the musical piece 'La Pavane', a short work by the French composer Gabriel Fauré. Written in 1887, it was originally a piano piece and premiered a year later in Paris.
13:30 - 16:40
Haendel: Flavio: Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival
Special, Music, Classical
Flavio, Re de' Longobardi "Dramma per musica" in three acts by George Frideric Handel, Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym. First performance in London, King's Theatre on 14 May 1723.
16:40 - 18:10
Renaud Capuçon And The Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne: Pärt, Bach, Mendelssohn
Special, Music, Classical
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Renaud Capuçon and François Sochard perform Arvo Pärt's Tabula rasa and Johann Sebastian Bach's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor BWV 1041.
18:10 - 19:00
Harold López-Nussa - Jazz à Vienne
Music, Jazz, Concert
Harold López-Nussa - Timba a la Americana. Recorded at the Jazz à Vienne Festival.
19:00 - 19:15
After the last sky
Special, Music, Concert
A graceful chamber piece for oud, cello, piano and bass.
19:15 - 20:20
Thomas Dutronc feat. Stochelo Rosenberg - Jazz à Vienne 2025
Music
Thomas Dutronc, Stochelo Rosenberg and other musicians perform at the Jazz à Vienne 2025.
20:20 - 20:30
Pene Pati, Amina Edris: Verdi, Massenet, Gounod, Puccini
Special, Music, Classical
The Prague Philharmonia performs works by Verdi, Massenet, Gounod and Puccini.
20:30 - 21:50
Arvo Pärt: 90th anniversary Concert - Georgijs Osokins
Music
Arvo Pärt: 90th anniversary Concert - Georgijs Osokins.
21:50 - 23:15
Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä : Copland, Connesson, Gershwin, Tower, Varèse
Special, Music, Concert, Classical
The Orchestre de Paris, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä, and flautist Vincent Lucas perform works by Copland, Connesson, Gershwin, Tower and Varèse. A performance given on 10 September 2025 at the Philharmonie de Paris.
23:15 - 01:35
Donizetti: La Fille du régiment - La Fenice de Venise
Music, Opera
"La Fille du régiment" (Opéra-comique) in two acts from 1797-1848. Libretto by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges and Jean-François Bayard. First performance in Paris, Opéra-Comique, February 11, 1840.