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Simon Russell Beale joins Harry Christophers and The Sixteen for two Christmas programmes that trace 2000 years of music and texts from across Europe. In \'A Christmas History\', Simon Russell Beale journeys across Italy, Britain, Germany and Austria to discover how the sound of Christmas has changed through time. To compliment the first programme, \'A Choral Christmas\' features Harry Christophers

Marking 70 years of performing at the Royal Opera House in London, the Royal Ballet bring to a close their series of anniversary concerts with this performance of three ballets choreographed by founder Frederick Ashton. Mendelssohn\'s \'The Dream\' is first in the programme, with Sarah Lamb in the role of Titania and Steven McRae as Oberon. The ballet is Ashton\'s interpretation of Shakespeare\'s \'A

An interpretative dance production performed by the Royal Ballet with musical accompaniment from the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House conducted by Koen Kessels. A cast including Natalia Osipova and Alessandra Ferri perform ballets based on the writings of Virginia Woolf including \'Mrs Dalloway\', \'Orlando\', \'The Waves\' and her suicide note to her husband.

Giacomo Puccini\'s opera in three acts, set in Rome at the beginning of the 19th century, performed at the 20034 Teatro Real season. In Rome, 1800, former consul Cesare Angelotti seeks refuge with the painter Cavaradossi in the Attavanti chapel. Cavaradossi\'s lover Tosca Daniela Dess, however, believes that he has another woman, and betrays him and Angelotti to Baron Scarpia, the chief of police.

Performance of Hannibal Lokumbe\'s \'spiritatorio\' which features jazz, gospel and chamber music alongside West African prayers and songs. The story explores the trials and triumphs of African-American life using the experience of Lokumbe\'s great-grandfather who was forced to board a slave ship for a new land. Dirk Bross conducts the Liberation Music Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.

Vclav Luks conducts the Collegium Vocale 1704 in this performance of works by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Von Biber and Claudio Monteverdi, recorded live at Salzburg Cathedral in Austria.

Set in the Danish court of the 1770s, composer Bo Holten conducts the Royal Danish Orchestra and Royal Danish Opera Choir in this production of his opera, based on the novel by Per Olav Enquist.

Raphael Kubelik conducts the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in this performance of Hayden\'s mass recorded live at the Basilika Ottobeuren in 1982. The recital includes performances by Lucia Popp, Doris Soffel, Horst Laubenthal and Kurt Moll.

Live recording of Frederick Ashton\'s \'Tales of Beatrix Potter\' performed by the Royal Ballet at the Covent Garden Opera House in December 2007. John Lanchbery\'s music is played by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and conducted by Paul Murphy.

Filmed performance of William Shakespeare\'s \'Henry IV - Part 2\' at the Globe Theatre in London. When King Henry IV Olivier Cotton is confined to his bed with a serious illness it seems likely that his son, Hal Jamie Parker, will shortly be anointed King. Hal\'s suitability for the role, however, concerns the present King even as his death approaches and Hal takes the decision to spend less time

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Double bill of live performances by American blues and rock band ZZ Top recorded at the Grugahalle in Essen, German in 1980 and the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2013. The band perform tracks including \'Legs\', \'La Grange\' and \'Tush\'.

Filmed entirely on a Super-8 camera belonging to the band\'s drummer Stewart Copeland, this film gives an insider\'s view of the band\'s rise to fame and eventual spilt. The film includes live performances, unique archive footage and interviews with band members and other key players.

Live concert by the classical crossover quartet Il Divo, recorded at Tokyo\'s Budokan Stadium in 2018.

Live performance from the popular British band fronted by Mick Hucknall. Simply Red sold more than 50 million albums worldwide in a career that spanned almost 25 years. This performance, filmed at Montreux in 2003, captures the band on the supporting tour for the album, \'Home\' 2003. The band plays a number of songs from the album, including \'Sunrise\', \'Fake\' and \'Home Loan Blues\', as well as

Composer Ennio Morricone conducts the Mnchner Rundfunkorchester in a concert featuring his film music, recorded at the Philharmonie im Gasteig in October 2004.

Collection of live performances by renowned concert pianists including Arthur B. Rubinstein, Alicia de Larrocha, Emil Gilels, Rosalyn Tureck, Murray Perahia, Robert Casadesus, Sviatoslav Richter, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Claudio Arrau, Van Cliburn and Martha Argerich.

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Simon Russell Beale presents this documentary exploring Monteverdi\'s \'Vespers of 1610\' which he wrote while working for Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. The film examines the contents of letters that belonged to Monteverdi and features conductor Harry Christophers and his choir The Sixteen.