In a rare, transcendent concert, the 83-year-old maestro and Verdi specialist put his musical wisdom, lifetime experience and ...

A signature of Riccardo Muti’s tenure here, the Requiem was performed and recorded to wide acclaim, first through a ...

Though the Verdi centenary year has come and gone, the procession of Verdi Requiems in Southern California continues, this time in Ventura County. A Verdi Requiem With Thrills and Chills - Los ...

It's appropriate that just a few days after the Yom HaShoah, the day of remembrance for the millions killed by the Nazis during World War II, to be reminded of ...

Verdi's Requiem: Nothing Sacred. On Centennial, Exploring Myths Behind the Music. January 20, 2001. By Philip Kennicott. If a requiem looms large among a composer's works, ...

As an opera composer, Verdi was always conscious of dramatic effect. With off-stage trumpets, a pounding bass drum and four vocal soloists, his Requiem Mass really packs a wallop. Conductor Marin ...

Verdi's choral masterpiece ... the composer’s music at the time, more than any great comment on the theme of mortality and death. Verdi's, however, fits into a category that’s almost a one-off, with ...