Mezzo Live
Sweden
Mezzo Live is a television channel available in Sweden that focuses on broadcasting live performances of classical music, jazz, and world music. The programming typically includes concerts, opera productions, and dance performances recorded in venues across Europe and beyond. The channel presents these events without commercial breaks, allowing uninterrupted viewing of the musical or theatrical work. Viewers in Sweden can access Mezzo Live through select cable and satellite television providers, as well as via certain digital streaming platforms that carry the channel. The broadcast language is primarily the original performance language, with no dubbing or voiceover added. The channel maintains a consistent schedule of live and recorded performances, often featuring lesser-known ensembles alongside established orchestras and soloists. This focus on unedited, full-length performances distinguishes it from other music-oriented channels that may rely on music videos or shorter segments.
Schedule
00:25 - 01:35
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare: Bruckner's Symphony No.7
Special, Music
The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, led by conductor Rafael Payare in a performance of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7 in E major in Montréal, Salle Symphonique, 12 January 2022.
01:35 - 02:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
02:00 - 03:55
Puccini La Bohème Glyndebourne 2022
Opera
La bohème Opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after Henry Murger's 'Scènes de la vie de bohème' Turin, Teatro Regio, 1st of February 1896.
03:55 - 04:15
Bomsori Kim, Camerata Salzburg: Mozart, Violin Concerto No.4
Special, Music, Classical
Featuring Amadeus Mozart's `Violin Concerto No 4 in D major, K.218'.
04:15 - 04:45
Bomsori Kim, Camerata Salzburg: Mozart, Violin Concerto No.5
Special, Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756–1791 Violin Concerto No.5 in A major, K.219.
04:45 - 05:30
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
05:30 - 07:00
Vasily Petrenko, Nikolai Lugansky: Tchaikovsky - Festival de Verbier
Music
Tchaikovsky 1840-1893 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor Op. 23 The Nutcracker, Act II.
07:00 - 08:00
Alexandra Dovgan: Bach, Brahms: Verbier Festival
Special, Music, Classical, Concert
Alexandra Dovgan performs Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Partita No 6 in E minor, BWV 830' and Johannes Brahms' 'Variations on a Theme by Handel, Op 24' at the Festival de Verbier on 15 July 2023.
08:00 - 09:30
Kian Soltani, Camerata Salzburg: Mozart - Boccherini - Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad
Special, Music, Classical, Concert
Baptiste Lopez and the Camerata Salzburg welcome acclaimed cellist Kian Soltani to the magnificent St. Mauritius Church Saanen for an uplifting programme of Mozart and Boccherini.
09:30 - 11:45
Puccini's Turandot
Special, Music, Classical
Turandot "Dramma lirico" in three acts by Giacomo Puccini. Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni after Carlo Gozzi. First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 25 April 1926. Arena di Verona Orchestra and Chorus.
11:45 - 13:00
Aida Garifullina, Maciej Pikulski : Airs romantiques
Special, Music, Concert, Classical
Soprano Aida Garifullina teams up with pianist Maciej Pikulski for a recital of classical songs. Featuring masterworks by Chopin, Schubert, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, and others. Recorded at Rencontres Musicales d'Évian, 1 July 2023.
13:00 - 14:40
'Paquita' by The Ural Ballet, Ekaterinburg
Special, Performing arts, Music
Pavel Klinichev conducts the Ural Opera Ballet Ekaterinburg in a performance of "Paquita: 'Ballet Pantomime in two acts and three tableaux'" by Joseph Mazilier and Paul Foucher.
14:40 - 15:50
Carmina Burana by Edward Clug -- Ljubljana Festival
Special, Dance, Ballet
Simon Krečič conducts the SNG Maribor Symphony Orchestra at the Ljubljana Festival. They perform Carl Orff's opera 'Carmina Burana', choreographed by Edward Clug.
15:50 - 16:40
Pene Pati, Les Siècles: Ravel, Stravinsky, Duparc, Bizet - Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad
Special, Music, Classical
Pene Pati interprets an exquisite selection of French songs by Duparc and Bizet, with French orchestra Les Siècles, conducted by Marc Leroy-Calatayud.
16:40 - 17:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
17:00 - 18:45
Charles Dutoit and Alexander Malofeev at Verbier: Kodály, Prokofiev, Stravinsky
Special, Music, Classical
Charles Dutoit conducts the Verbier Festival Orchestra and Alexander Malofeev to perform Zoltán Kodály, Háry János, Sergei Prokofiev, and Igor Stravinsky.
18:45 - 20:15
Mao Fujita : Grieg, Chopin, Prokofiev, Schumann, De Séverac, Festival de Verbier
Special, Music, Concert, Classical
Japanese pianist Mao Fujita performs Edvard Grieg, Déodat De Séverac, Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Prokofiev, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Robert Schumann at Festival de Verbier.
20:15 - 21:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
21:00 - 23:20
Mozart's Magic Flute at the Salzburg Festival
Special, Music, Event
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) Singspiel by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Libretto by Emmanuel Schikaneder Salzburg, Haus für Mozart, 30 July 2022.
23:20 - 01:15
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset: Rameau
Music, Classical
The ensemble Les Talens Lyriques performs 'Les Fêtes d'Hébé' and 'Dardanus' by Jean-Philippe Rameau under the guidance of conductor Christophe Rousset with mezzo-soprano Ambroisine Bré, tenor Cyrille Dubois, baritone Florian Sempey.