Tue, 14 Mar
|Barbican Centre
Verdi Requiem
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.
Time & Location
14 Mar, 19:30 – 21:20
Barbican Centre, Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS, UK
About the event
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.
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.
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