A thrilling quartet of soloists joins the magnificent Met Orchestra and Chorus: soprano Leah Hawkins, mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill, tenor Matthew Polenzani, and ...
In my opinion, this is the finest performance of the Verdi Requiem ever recorded. Soon after the assassination of then president Kennedy, my dad, as a gift to ...
May 2, 2023 · Verdi answers that call by creating an “act” of music divided into sections that resemble “scenes.” The impact of the first “scene,” the choral ...
Jul 22, 2022 · Represented by a single trumpet fanfare that grows into a full trumpet ensemble, the dead call out from their graves in 'Tuba Mirum'. 'Liber ...
This live recording from the world's greatest arts festivals features Claudio Abbado, internationally acclaimed as one of the finest conductors of the day, who ...
Jul 14, 2023 · Verdi translates the Lord's promise of endless light into the luminous language of late Romanticism, turning a grief-laden hymn into an operatic ...