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Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus triumph in Britten's War Requiem at Carnegie Hall

By Rebecca Lentjes, 03 May 2014
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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 30 April 2014
Programme
Britten, War Requiem, Op.66
Performers
Robert Spano, Conductor
Evelina Dobračeva, Soprano
Thomas Cooley, Tenor
Stephen Powell, Baritone
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Brooklyn Youth Chorus
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Rebecca Lentjes
Rebecca Lentjes
Rebecca graduated from New York University in 2012, where she studied Music and Romance Languages. She now works as an assistant editor at RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) and as manager of contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en.