If a requiem looms large among a composer's works, especially one written near the end of his or her life or in a morbid frame of mind, it inevitably becomes an unofficial, autobiographical epitaph.

Verdi’s Requiem, the composer’s epic, dramatic, mood-swinging treatment of an ancient Catholic funeral mass, is a significant milestone for any conductor. “It’s one of those pieces that you study and ...

In an environment of little food, no medical care, disease, infestation, and fear for their lives, professional conductor Rafael Schachter and other Jews formed a chorus, memorized Giuseppe Verdi’s ...

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Rehearsing the Los Angeles Opera chorus, conductor Plácido Domingo was trying to get the hushed effect he wanted for part of the dreaded “Dies irae” (Day of Judgment) in Verdi’s Requiem, a work he ...

An exhilarating hybrid of opera, oratorio and orchestral showpiece, Verdi's great Requiem Mass has always been catnip for conductors, singers and recording engineers. But its huge performing forces ...

Marin Alsop conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the BBC Proms Youth Choir in a performance of Verdi’s Requiem at the BBC Proms BBC/Chris Christodoulou The Orchestra of the Age of ...

Those singing in the shower are not alone. There are millions in there. Once toweled off, singing in a chorus is a major part of life in America, with more than 54 million adults and children ...