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Verdi from King's

Director of Music Daniel Hyde conducts a performance of Verdi's popular and dramatic Requiem in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Presented by Martin Handley.

Director of Music Daniel Hyde conducts a performance of Verdi's popular and dramatic Requiem in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Verdi wrote it to commemorate the important Italian writer and philosopher Alessandro Manzoni and it was first performed with Verdi himself conducting on the first anniversary of Manzoni's death in May 1874.

Presented by Martin Handley.

Verdi: Requiem

Francesca Chiejina (soprano)
Claire Barnett-Jones (mezzo soprano)
David Kim (tenor)
James Platt (bass)
City of London Choir
Choir of King’s College
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra
Conductor Daniel Hyde

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2 hours, 14 minutes

On radio

Tue 1 Jul 2025 19:30

Broadcast

  • Tue 1 Jul 2025 19:30