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Britten's War Requiem makes for an heroic season's end for the OSM

By Patricia Maunder, 26 May 2016
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“Nagano... seemed to sculpt sound rather than try to bend it to his will”
Reviewed at Maison symphonique, Montreal on 25 May 2016
Programme
Britten, War Requiem, Op.66
Performers
Kent Nagano, Conductor
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Chœur de l'OSM
Catherine Naglestad, Soprano
Ian Bostridge, Tenor
Russell Braun, Baritone
Andrew Megill, Conductor
Vincent Metallo, Choirmaster / chorus director
Princeton High School Women's Choir
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Andrew MegillBenjamin BrittenCatherine NaglestadChœur de l'OSMIan BostridgeKent NaganoOrchestre Symphonique de MontréalRussell BraunWar Requiem, Op.66
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Patricia Maunder
Patricia Maunder
Patricia Maunder has been an arts journalist for more than 20 years, contributing to publications in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK including The Sydney Morning Herald and Opera magazine. She is based in Melbourne, but considers Montreal her 'other' hometown after living there in 2012-16. For more about Patricia, visit her website.