Prom 64: Verdi Requiem

30 Aug 2018, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Thu 30 Aug 2018 Next Event

Proms 2018 Prom 64: Verdi Requiem

19:30 Thu 30 Aug 2018 Royal Albert Hall

Verdi鈥檚 mighty Requiem is an 鈥渙pera in church vestments鈥� a work full of musical fire and drama. Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and an international team of soloists including soprano Lisa Davidsen.

Programme

- - Giuseppe Verdi
  - Requiem(84 mins)

Performers

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

Composers

Giuseppe Verdi

About This Event

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 Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill.

There will be no interval

Image: Andr茅s Orozco-Estrada 漏 Martin Sigmund