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Britten's War Requiem receives a searing performance in Dublin

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“To say that this all sounded spectacular would be an understatement.”
Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 9 November 2018
Britten, War Requiem, Op.66
Ailish Tynan, Soprano
Robin Tritschler, Tenor
Gavan Ring, Baritone
RTÉ Philharmonic Choir
Choristers of St Patrick's Cathedral
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
David Brophy, Conductor
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