Verdi's Requiem

Esplanade Recital Studio, Singapore2 dates

A musical memorial of intense drama and immense scale, Verdi’s Requiem traces its history to the idea for a collaborative funeral mass in honour of Rossini, who died in 1868. Although this was not realised in the manner of his vision, Verdi’s contribution became the root of the 90-minute Requiem in honour of the pioneer Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni. Witness this tremendous mass of operatic proportions performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, Youth Choir, and guest vocalists…