Tue, 14 Mar
|London
Verdi Requiem
This special performance marks conductor Hilary Davan Wetton’s retirement after 34 years as Musical Director of the City of London Choir, notable for their "terrific intensity of tone” Daily Telegraph.
Time & Location
14 Mar 2023, 19:30
London, Barbican, London, UK
About the Event
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2023/event/city-of-london-choir-verdi-requiem
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hilary Davan Wetton conductor
Rachel Nicholls soprano
Diana Moore mezzo-soprano
Alexander James Edwards tenor
Stephen Gadd baritone
City of London Choir
Sacred rites enacted with operatic passion and drama in this mighty Requiem: Verdi confronts mortality and Judgement Day with elegiac passages of spiritual intensity and breathtaking choruses.
Verdi’s unparalleled understanding of the human voice, from his long association with opera, makes his Requiem an exceptionally rewarding work both to sing and to hear. Expect vigorous rhythms, sublime melodies and a vast range of emotions in this thrilling and authoritative account of one of the greatest and most loved choral works.