Verdi Requiem

What you need to know about this programme:

• Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most beloved vocal composers in history.
• Verdi’s Requiem is a work of colossal symphonic and vocal forces, and remains an exaltation of humanity and one of its greatest musical-spiritual encounters.
• Maestro Rune Bergmann leads an all-star cast of soloists, a 115-member chorus, and the full Orchestra to bring this masterpiece to our stage.
• This is one of the most well-known classical pieces and has been featured in films such as Mad Max: Fury Road, X2: X-Men United, and Battle Royale.
• A requiem is a prayer of the living for the dead.

RUNE BERGMANN, conductor
CALGARY PHILHARMONIC CHORUS  

GUEST ARTISTS:
KATIE VAN KOOTEN, soprano
JILL GROVE, mezzo-soprano
PETRI LINDROOS, bass
JUNG SOO YUN, tenor

PROGRAMME:
VERDI: Messa da Requiem