Requiem, eternal light and hummingbirds at Cincinnati May Festival

Erica Petrocelli, Kate Lindsay, Joshua Blue, Michael Sumuel and James Conlon

The May Festival Chorus and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Von Sam Jacobson, 01 Juni 2023

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Music Hall, Cincinnati, am 25 Mai 2023

Adolphe, Crown of Hummingbirds (World premiere)

Mozart, Requiem in d-Moll, KV626

Erica Petrocelli, Sopran

Kate Lindsey, Mezzosopran

Joshua Blue, Tenor

Michael Sumuel, Bassbariton

May Festival Chorus

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

James Conlon, Musikalische Leitung

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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.

Requiem, eternal light and crowns of hummingbirds at Cincinnati May Festival