Medici Choir – Verdi Requiem ft. Portsmouth Choral Union – 7:30pm
The work was composed in memory of the Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni, who was profoundly admired by Verdi, and it was first performed on 22 May 1874 on the first anniversary of Manzoni’s death. The reaction was ecstatic and Verdi’s Requiem was acclaimed as a masterpiece.
Verdi’s Requiem is a work of fantastic contrasts, with a truly terrifying musical description of the Day of Judgement in the famous Dies Irae, joyously dancing angels in the Sanctus, and the whispered prayers of sinners on earth in the Agnus Dei.
Verdi Requiem Programme - Free of Charge.
Medici Choir London with Portsmouth Choral Union
Brandenburg Sinfonia
Conductor: David Gostick
Helena Dix – Soprano
Carolyn Dobbin – Mezzo Soprano
Gareth Dafydd Morris – Tenor
Edwin Kaye – Bass