Film

Messa da Requiem (2011)

2011 · 1h 36m · Music

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.

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

• Tiziano ManciniDirector
• Arrigo BoitoWriter
• Alessandro ManzoniNovel
• Giuseppe VerdiOriginal Music Composer

Release date

October 6, 2011

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

NR

Genres

Music