Mezzo Live

Sweden 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
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Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov: Shostakovich, Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad'
00:00 - 02:00
Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov: Shostakovich, Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad'
Special, Musical
Dmitri Shostakovich 1906–1975 Symphony No. 7 in C major op. 60 'Leningrad'.
Haendel: Giulio Cesare - Philippe Jaroussky, Gaëlle Arquez, Sabine Devieilhe
02:00 - 05:20
Haendel: Giulio Cesare - Philippe Jaroussky, Gaëlle Arquez, Sabine Devieilhe
Music, Opera
Giulio Cesare in Egitto 'Dramma per musica' in three acts by Georg Frideric Haendel (1685 - 1759). Libretto by Niccolò Francesco Haym. First performance London, King's Theatre, Haymarket, 20 February 1724.
INTERMEZZO
05:20 - 05:30
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
Leonskaja, Levanon, Luzerner SO, Michael Sanderling: Liszt, Wagner, Schumann, Schubert
05:30 - 07:30
Leonskaja, Levanon, Luzerner SO, Michael Sanderling: Liszt, Wagner, Schumann, Schubert
Music
Conductor Michael Sanderling leads the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and pianists Elisabeth Leonskaja, David Fray and Yoav Levanon as they perform works by Liszt, Wagner, Schumann and Schubert.
Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich, Stephen Kovacevich, Jean Rondeau: Beethoven, Debussy
07:30 - 09:45
Janine Jansen, Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich, Stephen Kovacevich, Jean Rondeau: Beethoven, Debussy
Music
Talented musicians perform a selection of compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven and Claude Debussy.
INTERMEZZO
09:45 - 10:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
Respighi: La fiamma ----- Deutsche Oper Berlin
10:00 - 12:10
Respighi: La fiamma ----- Deutsche Oper Berlin
Special, Music, Theater, Opera
A performance of "La fiamma", an opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Claudio Guastalla, based on Hans Wiers-Jenssen's theatre play "Anne Pedersdotter, the Witch".
Insula Orchestra, Laurence Equilbey: Bruch, Beethoven
12:10 - 13:35
Insula Orchestra, Laurence Equilbey: Bruch, Beethoven
Music
Laurence Equilbey conducts Pierre Genisson, Miguel da Silva, and the Insula Orchestra in a performance of Max Bruch's 'Die Loreley, Overture Concerto for clarinet and viola'.
A Little Prayer. Tribute to Arvo Pärt Petr Zuska - Vanemuine Ballet
13:35 - 15:15
A Little Prayer. Tribute to Arvo Pärt Petr Zuska - Vanemuine Ballet
Special, Music
Tribute to Arvo Pärt Petr Zuska - Vanemuine Ballet.
Les Siècles, Adrien Perruchon: Ravel
15:15 - 16:50
Les Siècles, Adrien Perruchon: Ravel
Special, Music, Concert, Event
`Alborada del gracioso', `Rapsodie espagnole', and `Boléro' from `L'Heure espagnole' by Maurice Ravel, performed by Les Siècles, with Adrien Perruchon as the conductor.
INTERMEZZO
16:50 - 17:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
Insula Orchestra, Laurence Equilbey: Beethoven
17:00 - 18:20
Insula Orchestra, Laurence Equilbey: Beethoven
Music, Classical
The Insula Orchestra performs various compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša, Daniil Trifonov: Scriabin, Suk
18:20 - 20:10
Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša, Daniil Trifonov: Scriabin, Suk
Special, Music, Classical
Czech Philharmonic with conductor Jakub Hrůša and pianist Daniil Trifonov as they perform Alexander Scriabin's Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op 20 and Josef Suk's Asrael Op 27 in Prague.
INTERMEZZO
20:10 - 21:00
INTERMEZZO
Music
Highlights from our repertoire.
Giordano: Fedora - Deutsche Oper, Berlin
21:00 - 22:50
Giordano: Fedora - Deutsche Oper, Berlin
Music, Opera
Fedora Opera in three acts by Umberto Giordano. Libretto by Arturo Colautti after Victorien Sardou's play Milan, Teatro Lirico, 17 November 1898.
Cappella Mediterranea: Amore siciliano - Leonardo García Alarcón
22:50 - 00:10
Cappella Mediterranea: Amore siciliano - Leonardo García Alarcón
Music
Leonardo García Alarcón conducts the Cappella Mediterranea in a performance of Vincenzo Tozzi's 'Qual Suono', Roland de Lassus' 'Kyrie eleison' and more at the Château de Chantilly.
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