Verdi’s Requiem is, some say, his greatest opera: passionate emotions in a deeply powerful sacred drama of life and death itself. Great artists who aspire to touch the stars have their heroes. Verdi ...

1. First performed in 1874, Verdi’s setting of the Roman Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) was inspired by the death the previous year of Allesandro Manzoni, the Italian poet and novelist. The piece at ...

Daniel Barenboims Entscheidung, Verdis «Messa da Requiem» als eine konzertante geistliche Oper zu deuten, hat im Licht von Verdis Schaffen alle Berechtigung. Die vier Solisten, die der Dirigent für ...

Also this morning, we're remembering another teacher: Raphael Schachter, who was a Jewish prisoner in a concentration camp. More than 60 years ago, he taught fellow prisoners a way to defy their ...

As the ambience at the Hollywood Bowl becomes increasingly casual and the facilities snazzier (there is a trendy new wine bar along with this summer’s smart new outdoor furniture and upgraded audio ...

Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem is a conductor's dream come true. Few pieces in the repertoire offer the drama of opera and the thrill of wonderful symphonic writing combined with stellar, virtuosic solo ...