Saturday 06/21 (08:00PM) @
Conspirare Symphonic Choir
Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem has been called his greatest opera, and for good reason. Although a reverent setting of a liturgical text, to be sure, the writing is of such vivid tonal coloration and sumptuous melodic flow, of such powerful emotional impact and unrelenting dramatic intensity that the work utterly defies classification and stands alone in the annals of great music.
Kallen Esperian, soprano
Robynne Redmon, mezzo-soprano
Karl Dent, tenor
Christian Van Horn, bass-baritone
with the Victoria Bach Festival Orchestra & Chorus and the Texas State Chorale
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
June 21, 8 p.m.
Michael & Susan Dell Hall
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Making its Long Center debut, Grammy-nominated Austin choir Conspirare — along with the Victoria Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus and the Texas State University Chorale — performs Verdi’s powerful ‘Requiem.’ Though it’s a reverent setting of a mournful liturgical text, the ‘Requiem’ has been referred to as Verdi’s greatest opera because of the dramatic, colorful musical stylings. more at austin360.com
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