Curated and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain
La Fille Mal Gardee ( 96 min; dvd.)
Ballet with music by Frdinand Herold
Music freely adapted and conducted by John Lanchbery with Lesley Collier, Michael Coleman, Brian Shaw Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Summer Delights - A Festival of Opera, Ballet and Concert Films
Curated and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain
Gustav Mahler - Kindertotenlieder
(songs on the death of children; 31 min; dvd)
With Thomas Hampson (baritone); Lucia Popp (soprano); Walton Groenroos (baritone); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Gustav Mahler - Symphony
No.1 `The Titan' (55 min; dvd)
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Speaker:Shri Vinod S. Kapur, Founding Chairman, Keggfarms
Chair: Ms Agatha Sangma, Minister for State for Rural Development
Enabling lakhs of disadvantaged rural households to earn supplementary income as micro-entrepreneurs in a poultry production and marketing chain based on high yielding poultry birds developed to thrive in the harsh conditions of the Indian country side
Greek Drama and the Beginnings of Opera
Illustrated lecture by Dr. R. P. Jain, musicologist
Introduction: Shri Sunit Tandon
The lecture traces the history of operas from its early beginnings at the end of the 16th century, when some intellectuals and nobles met in Florence who fired by the ideas of the Renaissance endeavoured to revive Greek drama. Its development over the centuries from classical traditions as themes to becoming more personal dramas in the 18th century; the use of literary texts and national elements of different countries in the 19th ; and a return to composers using Greek mythology as themes in the 20th century
Summer Delights - A Festival of Opera, Ballet and Concert Films
Curated and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain
Salome (101 min;
dvd)
Music; Richard Strauss with Teresa Stratas, Astrid Varnay, Hans Beirer Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Karl Bohm
Discussion on Greening Delhi: Overcoming Bottlenecks in Implementation
Panelists: Shri Jagmohan, former Union Minister for Urban Development; Prof. C.R. Babu, Emeritus Professor, CEMDE, University of Delhi; Shri D.M. Shukla, Chief Conservator of Forests, Delhi; Shri B.C. Katiyar, Director, Horticulture, CPWD; Shri Shiv Kumar, Director, Horticulture, NDMC; Shri N.P. Nim, Director, Horticulture, DDA; Shri S.S. Kandpal, Director, Horticulture, MCD; and Dr. S.D. Singh, CEO, Delhi Parks and Gardens Society Moderator: Shri Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi
