BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Verdi Requiem December 2, 2010

Friday, December 3
BNY Mellon Grand Classics
Verdi Requiem
Manfred Honeck, conductor; Angela Meade, soprano; Marina Prudenskaja, mezzo-soprano; Dimitri Pittas, tenor; Liang Li, bass; Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh. Guiseppe Verdi’s Requiem is one of the most dramatic and emotional pieces of sacred music ever written. There are some who say Verdi’s Requiem is too dramatic for sacred music. However, Manfred Honeck answers, “It cannot be dramatic enough.” This powerhouse of extreme emotion and exquisite moments set to the text of the Roman Catholic Funeral Mass was composed to honor the death of Italian poet Alessandro Manzoni, whom Verdi revered.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Heinz Hall/$17.50 - $80.00
Also, December 4 & 5
For ticket information call: 412-392-4900

Friday, December 3 • 8:00 Pm
Saturday, December 4 • 8:00 Pm
Sunday, December 5 • 2:30 Pm

Official Website: http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org