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Verdi's Ground-Breaking Requiem with The Hallé & Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
Experience the drama, turbulence and supreme atmosphere of Verdi’s incredible Requiem
Part of the Sheffield International Concert Season 2019/20
Add to my Calendar 02-05-2020 19:00 02-05-2020 21:00 36 Verdi's Ground-Breaking Requiem with The Hallé & Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus Gianluca Marcianó, the Hallé and the Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus are joined by a fine cast of soloists for Verdi’s remarkable Requiem. A response to the death of the great author Alessandro Manzoni – a figure Verdi revered – it is the most theatrical, agnostic and indeed popular work of its kind ever written. From the hushed beginning of its opening ‘Requiem’, to the tumultuous, apocalyptic vision of the ‘Dies Irae’ and the turbulent uncertainty of the ‘Libera Me’, Verdi brings his supreme skills as a dramatist to bear on the traditional liturgy to quite stunning effect. A Requiem not for the dead but for the living. Pre-concert talk with BBC Broadcaster Trisha Cooper starts at 6pm. Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Sheffield City Hall
Barker's Pool
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 2JA
England
Programme
Giuseppe Verdi – Requiem
Performers
Gianluca Marciano – Conductor
Claire Rutter – soprano
Madeleine Shaw – mezzo-soprano
Sam Furness – Tenor
David Shipley – Bass
The Hallé
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
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Programme Note
Gianluca Marcianó, the Hallé and the Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus are joined by a fine cast of soloists for Verdi’s remarkable Requiem. A response to the death of the great author Alessandro Manzoni – a figure Verdi revered – it is the most theatrical, agnostic and indeed popular work of its kind ever written. From the hushed beginning of its opening ‘Requiem’, to the tumultuous, apocalyptic vision of the ‘Dies Irae’ and the turbulent uncertainty of the ‘Libera Me’, Verdi brings his supreme skills as a dramatist to bear on the traditional liturgy to quite stunning effect.
A Requiem not for the dead but for the living.
Pre-concert talk with BBC Broadcaster Trisha Cooper starts at 6pm.
