Situated between Aida and Otello, Verdi's Requiem is the profoundly human work of an agnostic.
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Wasn't it said that Verdi's most beautiful opera was... his requiem?
Upset by the death of the poet Manzoni (Italy's Victor Hugo), Verdi decided to compose a requiem mass to commemorate the anniversary of his death. At the premiere, pianist and conductor Hans von Bülow mocked the work. Brahms rebuked him: "You have made a fool of yourself; this is a work of genius. We don't know whether to admire more the telluric force of the "Dies irae", the heroism of the "Ingemisco", the majesty of the...
Upset by the death of the poet Manzoni (Italy's Victor Hugo), Verdi decided to compose a requiem mass to commemorate the anniversary of his death. At the premiere, pianist and conductor Hans von Bülow mocked the work. Brahms rebuked him: "You have made a fool of yourself; this is a work of genius. We don't know whether to admire more the telluric force of the "Dies irae", the heroism of the "Ingemisco", the majesty of the...
Rates
From 26 September 2024 to 30 June 2025
Full price
From 13€ to 80€
Reduced price
From 10€ to 64€
Opening times
On 19 January 2025 at 16:00
Localisation
- opera.marseille.fr
