Messa da Requiem (2011)
A requiem inspired by the death, on May 22, 1873, of the Italian poet and writer Alessandro Manzoni, author of the novel “The Betrothal”. Giuseppe Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem” (more commonly known as the “Verdi Requiem”) is a requiem mass for soloists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, and bass), double choir, and orchestra, premiered on May 22, 1874, at the Church of San Marco in Milan. The Requiem is Verdi’s only major composition not intended for the opera. From the 27-opera Verdi box set “Tutto Verdi.” Recorded live at the Teatro Farnese in Parma on October 8, 2011.
Cast
Sonia Ganassi
Mezzo-soprano
Francesco Meli
Tenor
Dimitra Theodossiou
Soprano
Riccardo Zanellato
Bass
Yuri Temirkanov
Conductor
Martino Faggiani
Chorus Master
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma
Orchestra
Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma
Chorus
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Budget
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- Revenue
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- Age rating
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- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Crew
Director
Tiziano Mancini
Writers
Alessandro Manzoni, Arrigo Boito
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Music Composer
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