THEMA Canada, Group CANAL+ subsidiary, and Les Echos – Le Parisien Group are pleased to announce the launch Mezzo Live HD on the Canadian operator Telus. Mezzo Live HD will be available both in English and French.

This launch is an important step forward for the channel that already broadcasts in Canada but will be available for the first time in British Columbia and Alberta.

“Mezzo Live HD brings together the greatest events of the international classical, dance, jazz and world music scenes. More than 150 performances are filmed each year, including more and more live transmissions. Mezzo Live HD is very pleased to be able to offer to the Canadian audience the opportunity to discover the diversity of music on our channel. In the near future we will feature performances with our partners London Symphony Orchestra, Salzburg Festival, Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Philharmonie de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, Teatro alla Scala in Milan… and of course Canadian Festival international de Jazz de Montréal.” commented on the launch Hervé Boissière, Director of Mezzo.

100% performances.
New prodigies, stars of today; recitals, opera, symphonic and sacred music; jazz standards, new jazz scene and world music; classical ballet and contemporary dance… - Mezzo has them all, for its viewers to discover and explore! Each month, the channel spotlights 3-4 live performances introduced by special on-site presentations, including live events from Canada.

A worldwide network.
Mezzo Live HD has unique connections with the artists, venues, opera houses and festivals from all over the world and hence invites its audience to the finest of concert halls, where each and everyone can fully experience the emotion of live spectacle in the best possible conditions, where image and sound capture the enthusiasm of the moment.

100% ad-free.
MEZZO Live HD is an advertisement free TV-channel which brings even more pleasure to its viewers.

Trailer: https://videos.thematv.com/mezzo-live-hd.mp4

Mezzo Live HD is available in the Knowledge pack for 8$ and in the bundle theme packs on the 750 button starting from June 17.

About MEZZO:
Founded in 1998, Mezzo operates and broadcasts two different and complementary pay TV channels and a VOD offer, all dedicated to classical music, jazz and dance: Mezzo and Mezzo Live HD. Distributed in 80 countries, Mezzo is received by 60 million households around the world. The motto of Mezzo is quality: artistic quality as well as technical quality. Thanks to its partnerships with the best musical institutions, venues, orchestras, festivals or ballets from all over the world, and guided by passion, Mezzo is dedicated to find the most exciting performances in the world, featuring the greatest names in music and dance today, and the new talents of tomorrow. Mezzo works with 80 production companies to acquire the rights to 350 hours each year of new opera, concert (classical and jazz) and ballet programs.