Curated  and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain

Madama Butterfly (145 min; dvd.)

Music: Giacomo Puccini

With Mirela Freni, Placido Domingo, Christa Ludwig

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor : Herbert von Karajan

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

By Dr. Vanita

An autobiography by Lt. Gen. (Retd.) J.F.R. Jacob

Lt. Gen. Jacob will speak about his recently published autobiography and will be in conversation

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

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

Summer Delights - A Festival of Opera, Ballet and Concert Films

Curated and introduced by Dr. R.P. Jain

Franz Liszt - A Faust Symphony (83 min; dvd; 1976)

With Kenneth Riegel (tenor)

 Tanglewood Festival Chorus - Chorus Master: John Oliver

Presented by Boston Symphony Orchestra and Conducted by Leonard Bernstein