Prom 64: Verdi Requiem – 30.08.18

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

19:30
Royal Albert Hall

Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem

Lise Davidsen, soprano
Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Dmytro Popov, tenor
Tomasz Konieczny, bass
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrés Orozco‐Estrada, conductor

Rising conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada continues this season’s sequence of Requiems with Verdi’s mighty concert-hall setting – an ‘opera in church vestments’. Embracing the full gamut of human emotion, from the most tender and fragile of hopes to the visceral terror of the Day of Judgement, it’s a work that transforms private grief into an astonishing public statement. An international team of soloists includes the exciting young Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen and renowned Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

"They just don't write 'em like this any more."

[BBMmk2]

"They just don't write 'em like this any more."

They most certainly don’t!

[ARBurton]

vv impressed with Lise Davidsen...

[Bryn]

"They just don't write 'em like this any more."

Thank goodness. Good for its time though.

[edashtav]

vv impressed with Lise Davidsen...

Seconded... very musical but no lack of power for her big moments. Good work, too, from LP Choir and Orchestra who were well controlled and energised by Andrés Orozco-Estrada who had a clear-cut vision and the authority to ensure that everyone was singing from the same hymn sheet. Rhythms were taut and exciting. Altogether a fine and enjoyable evening.

[Beef Oven!]

I got totally confused and thought this concert was Saturday

I guess it's just gonna be audio via iPlayer.