Each music-lover has their “Requiem” of choice. The Heroic will want to be mourned under Verdi’s; tender souls feel represented by the ethereal melodies of Brahms or Fauré. But, it is safe to say that nine of ten music-lovers prefer Mozart’s unfinished “Requiem.” More than a masterpiece, it is arguably the most gracious sacred work in the classical repertoire. However, {…}
(Credits: Michal Novak / Gran Teatre del Liceu official website) Teatre La Faràndula in Sabadell, Palau de la Música Catalana, and Auditori Enric Granados in Lleida, Spain have announced upcoming performances of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem in D minor, K. 626. The program for the performances will also include Mozart’s “Ave Verum Corpus” and Josep Ollé Sabaté’s “Al principi era {…}
(Credits: Karina Schwarz/DG / Merri Cyr / Elena Cherkashyna / Marco Borggreve) The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has announced that it will stream a special concert on September 27, 2020. The concert will be realized in collaboration between Gran Teatre del Liceu and Monasterio de Montserrat. The performance will feature the voices of mezzo-soprano Elina Garanča, soprano Nadine {…}
The 69th Grenada Festival opened its 32-day extravaganza of music with a solemn performance of Mozart’s “Requiem” at the Granada Cathedral. Soloists soprano Katharina Konradi, countertenor Carlos Mena, tenor Xabier Anduaga and bass-baritone Carlos Álvarez joined the Grenada Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Andrea Marcon. The Archbishopric of Granda co-produced the performance with “la Caixa” Foundation. “la Caixa” {…}
On June 4, 2020 the Seville Cathedral will honor the victims of COVID-19 in a funeral performing Mozart’s Requiem. José Carlos Carmona will conduct the Orquesta Sinfónica Hispalense and Chorus of the Universidad de Sevilla with soloists Rocío de Frutos, José Carrión, Vicente Bujalance, and Luciano Miotti. Entrance will be free but there will be a limit of 600 people with {…}