2019-09-11 20:00 2019-09-12 22:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Verdi Requiem

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/21673

Witness the might and power of the Verdi Requiem, an unforgettable work alive with drama one moment and reverent stillness the next. Written to commemorate the death of Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni, whom Giuseppe Verdi greatly admired, the Requiem has rightly become a staple of choral societies around the world. Whispered, tiny moments of beauty wrapped in thunderous passages of strength and passion have earned Verdi’s Requiem its rightful place among the world’s...

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Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
September 11 - 12, 2019
September 11 - 12, 2019
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Music Classical music Masterworks Vocal
  • Verdi Requiem
  • ≈ 90 minutes · No intermission

Witness the might and power of the Verdi Requiem, an unforgettable work alive with drama one moment and reverent stillness the next. Written to commemorate the death of Italian poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni, whom Giuseppe Verdi greatly admired, the Requiem has rightly become a staple of choral societies around the world. Whispered, tiny moments of beauty wrapped in thunderous passages of strength and passion have earned Verdi’s Requiem its rightful place among the world’s musical masterpieces. 

The Ottawa Choral Society and an all-star solo line-up join the NAC Orchestra for this magnificent work from one of history’s preeminent composers.

Artists

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    Conductor Alexander Shelley
  • Soprano Felicia Moore
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    Mezzo-soprano Susan Platts
  • Tenor Amitai Pati
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    Bass-baritone Dashon Burton
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    Choir Cantata Singers of Ottawa
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    Ottawa Choral Society
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    Chorus Master Jean-Sébastien Vallée
  • Guest choral advisor Duain Wolfe
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    Stage Manager Tobi Hunt McCoy