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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
Other concerts in this Festival
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.
