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Verdi Requiem
Part of the Three Choirs Festival Gloucester 2019
Add to my Calendar 28-07-2019 19:45 28-07-2019 21:45 36 Verdi Requiem Giuseppe Verdi composed his dramatic Messa da requiem in 1874, in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist whom Verdi admired. By turns terrifying and heart-breakingly beautiful, it is well-known for its exquisite melodies and depth of emotion, as one might expect from the master of Italian opera. Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Gloucester Cathedral
College Green
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2LX
England
Programme
Giuseppe Verdi – Requiem
Performers
Hye-Youn Lee – soprano
Christine Rice – Alto
David Butt Philip – Tenor
James Platt – Bass
Edward Gardner – Conductor
Three Choirs Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
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Programme Note
Giuseppe Verdi composed his dramatic Messa da requiem in 1874, in memory of Alessandro Manzoni, an Italian poet and novelist whom Verdi admired. By turns terrifying and heart-breakingly beautiful, it is well-known for its exquisite melodies and depth of emotion, as one might expect from the master of Italian opera.
