Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem
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11.06.2026, Thursday
20:00
Frauenkirche Dresden, Neumarkt, 01067 Dresden, Germany, Neumarkt, 01067 Dresden, Germany
In 1874, the undisputed king of Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi, composed a requiem and astounded the music world. His Messa da Requiem is effective and does not want to deny the musico-dramatic means, but uses them to great effect. A revolution! He commented with a wink on the emerging trial of strength between church and art: "I am working on my mass, and even with great pleasure. It seems to me that I have become a serious person and no longer the buffoon of the audience who bangs his drum and shouts 'Come in, come in'". This impressive work can now be experienced in the Frauenkirche with the Dresden Festival Orchestra, the newly founded Dresden Festival Choir and an outstanding ensemble of soloists. Lan Shui, one of the great conductors from the Far East, will be on the podium. The audience is invited to experience Verdi's masterpiece - performed on period instruments - in all its density, grandeur and power.
MARJUKKA TEPPONEN SOPRANO
MARINA PRUDENSKAYA MEZZO-SOPRANO
BARRY BANKS TENOR
ANTHONY ROBIN SCHNEIDER BARITONE
DRESDEN FESTIVAL CHOIR OF THE RICHARD WAGNER ACADEMY
DRESDEN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
LAN SHUI CONDUCTOR
Giuseppe Verdi Messa da Requiem
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