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Prom 64: Verdi Requiem

Live at 麻豆社 Proms: Verdi's Requiem with the London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra with conductor Orozco-Estrada and Lise Davidsen, Sarah Connolly, Dmytro Popov and Tomasz Konieczny

Live at 麻豆社 Proms: Verdi's Requiem with the London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra with conductor Orozco-Estrada and Lise Davidsen, Sarah Connolly, Dmytro Popov & Tomasz Konieczny

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Georgia Mann

Verdi: Requiem

Lise Davidsen, soprano
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Dmytro Popov, tenor
Tomasz Konieczny, bass
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andr茅s Orozco鈥怑strada, conductor

Rising conductor Andr茅s Orozco-Estrada continues this season鈥檚 sequence of Requiems with Verdi鈥檚 mighty concert-hall setting 鈥 an 鈥榦pera in church vestments鈥. Embracing the full gamut of human emotion, from the most tender and fragile of hopes to the visceral terror of the Day of Judgement, it鈥檚 a work that transforms private grief into an astonishing public statement. An international team of soloists includes the exciting young Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen and renowned mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly.

1 hour, 44 minutes

Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Requiem

    Choir: London Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅s Orozco鈥怑strada.
  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Concertino in G major for cor anglais

    Performer: Diego Dini Ciacci. Orchestra: Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto.
    • CPO.

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Aug 2018 19:30

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