Messa da Requiem (2011) (2011)
A requiem inspired by the death, on May 22, 1873, of the Italian poet and writer Alessandro Manzoni, author of the novel “The Betrothal”. Giuseppe Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” (more commonly known as the “Verdi Requiem”) is a requiem mass for soloists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and bass), double choir, and orchestra, premiered on May 22, 1874, at the Church of San Marco in Milan. The Requiem is Verdi’s only major composition not intended for the opera. From the 27-opera Verdi box set “Tutto Verdi.” Recorded live at the Teatro Farnese in Parma on October 8, 2011.
Director: Tiziano Mancini
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Sonia Ganassi as Mezzo-soprano |
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Francesco Meli as Tenor |
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Dimitra Theodossiou as Soprano |
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Riccardo Zanellato as Bass |
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Yuri Temirkanov as Conductor |
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Martino Faggiani as Chorus Master |
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Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma as Orchestra |
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Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma as Chorus |
| Crew | Giuseppe Verdi | Compositor |
| Writing | Alessandro Manzoni | Novel |
| Writing | Arrigo Boito | Writer |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Tiziano Mancini | Director |