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

Erica Petrocelli, Kate Lindsay, Joshua Blue, Michael Sumuel and James Conlon
© JP Leong
The May Festival Chorus and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
© JP Leong
By Sam Jacobson, 01 June 2023
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Reviewed at Music Hall, Cincinnati on 25 May 2023
Programme
Adolphe, Crown of Hummingbirds (World premiere)
Mozart, Requiem in D minor, K626
Performers
Erica Petrocelli, Soprano
Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano
Joshua Blue, Tenor
Michael Sumuel, Bass-baritone
May Festival Chorus
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
James Conlon, Conductor
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Sam Jacobson
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.