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Prom 74: Verdi – Requiem

Part of the BBC Proms 2016 Series

Add to my Calendar 09-09-2016 19:30 09-09-2016 21:30 36 Prom 74: Verdi – Requiem Verdi’s shattering Requiem - which began life as a memorial to Rossini - was so forthright in its expression of grief, faith and judgement that many thought it too dramatic for performance in church. In the penultimate Prom of 2016, Marin Alsop leads the period instruments of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the fresh voices of the BBC Proms Youth Choir through all the passion, turbulence and reflection of Verdi’s sacred masterpiece. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England

Programme

Giuseppe Verdi – Requiem: Libera me

Performers

Tamara Wilson – soprano
 Alisa Kolosova – mezzo-soprano
 Michael Fabiano – tenor
 Morris Robinson – Bass
 Marin Alsop – Conductor

BBC Proms Youth Choir
 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

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Programme Note

Verdi’s shattering Requiem - which began life as a memorial to Rossini - was so forthright in its expression of grief, faith and judgement that many thought it too dramatic for performance in church.

In the penultimate Prom of 2016, Marin Alsop leads the period instruments of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the fresh voices of the BBC Proms Youth Choir through all the passion, turbulence and reflection of Verdi’s sacred masterpiece.

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