Carnegie Hall

(NEW YORK, NY; July 24, 2024)—In honor of the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Carnegie Hall+—Carnegie Hall’s video streaming channel—is thrilled to present the streaming premiere of celebrated mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato’s Eden in Olympia, available to all Carnegie Hall+ subscribers beginning this Friday, July 26.

Filmed in the archaeological ruins of Ancient Olympia, this cinematic musical experience features Ms. DiDonato in performance with the period ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev, joined by three children’s choirs: the Children's Choir of the Greek National Opera, the Choeurs ECLATS choir from France, and the intercultural youth choir El Sistema Greece.

Fusing music, movement, and theater, Eden in Olympia encourages viewers to explore their individual connection to nature and its impact on the world, speaking to the urgent need for environmental stewardship. The program features music spanning from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century, including works by Handel, Gluck, Wagner, Mahler, Ives, Copland, Academy Award-winner Rachel Portman, and more.

Created by Ms. DiDonato, Eden was presented live in concert in more than 45 venues across five continents from 2022 through 2024, including at Carnegie Hall in April 2022. The project was also recorded and commercially released by Erato in 2022.

The latest iteration of Eden—filmed a few days before the Olympic Flame Lighting Ceremony in Ancient Olympia—represents the timeless Olympic values of friendship, excellence, and respect. As sustainability and inclusion take the lead in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Ms. DiDonato and her team joined forces with the Athens-based World Human Forum to honor the spirit of Olympism, while emphasizing the importance of preserving life on our planet for future generations. The filmed presentation includes an emblematic performance of the Olympic anthem sung for the first time in three languages (English, Greek, and French).

“While Eden has been traveling the world in concert for the past three years, the idea that it could amplify the Olympic Values in such a concrete way at such an urgent moment in the world's history, fills me with great joy. As you hear the deep sincerity in their voices, and watch the pure commitment on the faces of these children—children from all walks of life and from across many borders—know that there is hope. But know also, that this hope requires our action and connection,” offered Ms. DiDonato.

Click here for an excerpt from Joyce DiDonato’s Eden in Olympia.

The film, directed by Olivier Simonnet, is an initiative of the World Human Forum, co-produced by the World Human Forum, the Athens Concert Hall, UNITEL, and ZDF in association with ARTE and ERT.

Alongside Eden in Olympia, Carnegie Hall+ also currently features two additional performances by Ms. DiDonato, both filmed at the Gran Liceu in Barcelona. These include a colorful production of Rossini’s Cinderella, also featuring Juan Diego Flórez in the two bel canto singers’ signature operatic roles; and In War and Peace, DiDonato’s powerful staging of Baroque arias that contemplate war and peace, conflict and serenity, including works by Handel, Cavalieri, Purcell, and more, presented in another exciting musical collaboration with il Pomo d'Oro and Maxim Emelyanychev.

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Carnegie Hall+—the premium subscription video-on-demand channel with programs curated by Carnegie Hall—features extraordinary performances by celebrated artists from the world’s most prestigious stages, including new and historic full-length classical music concerts, operas, dance, documentaries, and family offerings. With selections drawn from Unitel’s premier catalogue, many programs are offered exclusively on the channel and available in the U.S. for the first time, all with state-of-the-art video and audio quality.

Carnegie Hall+ is available as an add-on subscription on the Apple TV app, Prime Video Channels, Spectrum, Xfinity, Xumo, Verizon Fios, Cox, DISH, Sling TV, and Astound, bringing the best in performance arts programming directly into homes or wherever viewers may be.

Must-see programs on Carnegie Hall+ include the most extensive collection of concert films, Emmy Award-winning broadcasts, documentaries, and historic performances featuring the iconic Leonard Bernstein as conductor, composer, and pianist. The Leonard Bernstein Collection includes many newly remastered presentations—including his renowned complete Mahler symphony cycle in 4K with state-of-the-art sound—plus the intimate documentary A Genius Divided, featuring interviews with the Bernstein family (exclusively available on Carnegie Hall+); select episodes of Bernstein’s beloved Young People’s Concerts; and much more.

Select Carnegie Hall+ programming also includes a wide variety of new opera productions from leading festivals, including the Berlin State Opera’s critically acclaimed new production of Wagner’s Ring cycle, and Martinů’s The Greek Passion, a major highlight of the 2023 Salzburg Festival. The channel also offers a multitude of concerts by internationally renowned classical music artists including a complete Bruckner symphony cycle with Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic, plus performances by Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim, Joyce DiDonato, Gustavo Dudamel, Asmik Gregorian, Leonidas Kavakos, Evgeny Kissin, Lang Lang, Yo-Yo Ma, Zubin Mehta, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Riccardo Muti, Jordi Savall, Yuja Wang, and many more.

Dance presentations on the channel include Rudolf Nureyev’s Vienna State Ballet production of Swan Lake in two versions: the original 1964 performance and a celebrated new version mounted to mark its 50th anniversary; and family programming includes Carnival of the Animals with the Kanneh-Mason Family, a colorful “grand zoological fantasy” performed by the seven talented siblings at London’s BBC Proms, plus lively operas including Hansel and Gretel and Cinderella.

Additional program highlights are available at carnegiehallplus.com

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Carnegie Hall+ is currently available as an add-on subscription channel on the Apple TV app, Prime Video Channels, Spectrum, Xfinity, Xumo, Verizon Fios, Cox, DISH, Sling TV, and Astound.

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More About Carnegie Hall+

Carnegie Hall+ is a premium subscription video-on-demand channel, providing unprecedented access to performances by internationally celebrated artists from the most renowned stages around the globe. With programming curated by Carnegie Hall, the channel includes an extensive collection of new and historic full-length classical music concerts, operas, dance, documentaries, artist profiles, family and holiday programs, inviting viewers to create an at-home journey of musical discovery, wherever they may be.

Launched in 2021, Carnegie Hall+ was created through a partnership between Carnegie Hall and Unitel, the world’s leading classical music audiovisual producer and distributor. Presentations featured on the channel are selected by Carnegie Hall from Unitel’s stellar catalog, one of the largest of its kind in the world. The premium channel is aligned with Carnegie Hall’s mission to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience.

Founded more than 50 years ago in Munich, Germany by Leo Kirch and Herbert von Karajan, Unitel has worked with artists for more than half a century to capture landmark performances and productions utilizing the latest available technology. Given the company’s long-standing emphasis on quality, Carnegie Hall+ enables viewers to create an optimal home theater experience, offering state-of-the-art video and audio formats with all presentations offered in high-definition (HD) and newer programs available in 4K Ultra HD (4K UHD) and Dolby Atmos.

“Carnegie Hall+ opens a window to viewers to some of the world’s most thrilling artists and arts venues, representing the best in performing arts programming” said Clive Gillinson, Carnegie Hall’s Executive and Artistic Director. “When watching the channel, subscribers can journey to the Salzburg Festival in Austria, the BBC Proms in London, or watch the Vienna Philharmonic perform in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, plus much more. Hundreds of hours of programming have been specially curated with all arts lovers—from casual viewers to aficionados—in mind, all at an affordable price.”

 

 

Photo credit: Stephan Talneau