Requiem (1874)
Special Presentation! Combining religious grandeur with operatic drama and passion, Giuseppe Verdi’s towering choral masterpiece Messa da Requiem is an exhilarating, deeply compelling exploration of grief and devotion, with writing of equal brilliance for chorus and soloists alike.
This stirring La Scala performance, conducted by maestro Riccardo Chailly and featuring Anna Netrebko, Ekaterina Gubanova, Fabio Sartori and Michele Pertusi, reveals the work’s full emotional and sonic power.
From the whispered supplication of the “Requiem aeternam” to the thunderous terror of the “Dies irae” and the luminous beauty of the “Lacrimosa,” Verdi’s mighty score surges with operatic intensity and spiritual fervour.
An unmissable encounter with one of the great sacred works of the nineteenth century.
