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Heaven can wait: the RSNO end their season with an earthbound Verdi Requiem

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“the ear-splitting Tuba mirum was the evening’s high-octane highlight”
Reviewed at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on 9 June 2023
Verdi, Messa da Requiem
Gabriela Scherer, Soprano
Jennifer Johnston, Mezzo-soprano
Peter Auty, Tenor
George Andguladze, Bass
RSNO Chorus
Stephen Doughty, Choirmaster / chorus director
Thomas Søndergård, Conductor
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****1
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***11
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****1
Giedrė Šlekytė conducts the RSNO in passionate, exciting Mahler
****1
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****1
A dramatic, declamatory Elijah closes the 2025 Edinburgh Festival
****1
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