Dynamic rhythms, sublime melodies, and virtuosic solo passages express both the heights of salvation and depths of damnation in the composer’s epic and dramatic setting of the ancient Catholic funeral mass. Shifting between glorious lyricism and breathtaking power, from muted sorrow in the opening movement to the sheer terror of the work’s famous "Dies irae," a performance of Verdi’s Requiem is always a soul-stirring event. Run time is approximately 90 minutes, and is presented without an intermission.

PROGRAM

GIUSEPPE VERDI Requiem

ARTISTS

Grant Gershon, conductor
AnaMaría Martínez, soprano
Melody Moore, mezzo-soprano
Sean Panikkar, tenor
Peixin Chen, bass
100 singers, orchestra
 
This program is supported by The Blue Ribbon and by a generous grant from the Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation, in gratitude for Terry Knowles’ leadership and dedication to the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

 LISTEN UP! PRE-CONCERT TALK:
Saturday, June 8 at 1pm
Sunday, June 9 at 6pm
With KUSC Radio Host Alan Chapman and Grant Gershon.

More info here.