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Prom 13 - Verdi's Requiem

From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Donald Macleod presents a performance of Verdi's Requiem, with Semyon Bychkov leading a line-up of soloists, massed choirs and the 麻豆官网首页入口 SO.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Donald Macleod

Verdi's Requiem - his great sacred masterpiece - storms the heavens with a stellar line up of soloists and massed choirs in the second of the Proms Choral Sundays.

The ultimate in dramatic intensity, this extraordinary work speaks of heaven and hell, fire and earth, darkness and light in music that is as much theatrical as devotional. Verdi completed it in 1874, and conducted the premiere himself in Milan.

Three large-scale choirs and the 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra conducted by a Verdi specialist whose recent Cologne recording, which also featured bass Ferruccio Furlanetto, has been much acclaimed. Soloists Marina Poplavskaya and Joseph Calleja both sang alongside Furlanetto in last year's Simon Boccanegra at the Royal Opera House.

Verdi: Requiem

Marina Poplavskaya (soprano)
Mariana Pentcheva (mezzo-soprano)
Joseph Calleja (tenor)
Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass)

麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Chorus
麻豆官网首页入口 National Chorus of Wales
London Philharmonic Choir
麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Tuesday 26th July at 2pm.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Jul 2011 19:00

Music Played

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Requiem

    Conductor: Semyon Bychkov Performer: Marina Poplavskaya (Soprano) Performer: Mariana Pentcheva (Mezzo-soprano) Performer: Joseph Calleja (Tenor) Performer: Ferruccio Furlanetto (Bass) Performer: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Chorus of Wales Performer: London Philharmonic Choir Performer: 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra Performer: 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Chorus

Broadcast

  • Sun 24 Jul 2011 19:00

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