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15.01.02
Queen's
Golden Jubilee programmes head up ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide's lineup at Midem
2002
Two unique concerts to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Golden Jubilee
in June head up ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide's offering at MIDEM 2002. THE QUEEN'S
CONCERTS: Prom At The Palace ( classical, 1st June, 1 x 120') and
Party at the Palace (pop, 3rd June, 1 x 120') will take place in June
at Buckingham Palace, and will be available to broadcasters in High
Definition live and recorded formats.
The
concerts are the first ever to be held in the Palace Gardens, and
will bring together internationally renowned musical performers
to mark the Jubilee and raise money for The Queen's nominated charities.
Also
on offer from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide at MIDEM is a portrait of Ravi Shankar
(1 x 90' or 1 x 60'), an extraordinary documentary filmed over two
years, by Agat films in co-production with Arte France. There are
appearances from John Coltrane, Yehudi Menuhin and special footage
of Ravi teaching the late George Harrison. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Worldwide and Arte
France present a special screening on 21 January in the Riviera
Hall Conference Rooms, Palais des Festivals, Cannes, at 6:30pm.
Other
new music programming includes two new concert galas from the Royal
Opera House - Angela Gheorghiu at the Royal Opera House (60') features
one of the world's most celebrated sopranos performing a wide variety
of music, from Gianni Schicchi to My Fair Lady, amongst others -
and The Richard Tucker Foundation Concert (120'). In this event,
in memory of one of America's greatest tenors, Julius Rüdel
leads The Philharmonia Orchestra, the Royal Opera Chorus and a remarkable
cast including Cecila Bartoli, Grace Bumbry and David Daniels amongst
others.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Library Sales, responsible for marketing the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Archive, will attend
MIDEM for the first time this year. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Library - the largest,
wholly-owned TV archive in the world - comprises more than 50 years
of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ programmes across all genres, and contains an unparalleled
collection of music on TV.
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