Event listing: Prom 13: Verdi - Requiem | Royal Albert Hall | Sun 24 Jul 2011 at 19:00

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

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Programme

Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)

Performers

Marina Poplavskaya	Soprano
Mariana Pentcheva	Mezzo-soprano
Joseph Calleja	Tenor
Ferruccio Furlanetto	Bass
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC National Chorus of Wales
London Philharmonic Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov	Conductor
Steven Osborne	Piano

The ultimate in dramatic intensity, this extraordinary work speaks of heaven and hell, fire and earth, darkness and light in music that is as much theatrical as devotional. The Requiem is always a special event – the more so when we have on the podium a Verdi specialist whose recent Cologne recording, which also featured Ferruccio Furlanetto, has been much acclaimed.

Tonight’s stellar line-up also includes Marina Poplavskaya and Joseph Calleja, who both sang alongside Furlanetto in last year’s Simon Boccanegra.

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