Tag: Giuseppe Verdi

G. Verdi: Dies Irae From Requiem

Dies Irae from Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi Lea Hoffman, soprano Franziska Orendi, mezzo-soprano Thomas Piffka, tenor Rolf A. Scheider, bass Kantorei der Erlöserkirche (Chancery of the Church of the Redeemer), Langenfeld, Germany (Producer: Beatrice Santini & Esther Kim) Young Chamber Choir “Hosanna” Altstadtherbst Orchestra Esther Kim, direction ————————————————– ——————————- Mina Kim & Younggoo Chang, camera…


Theater Review: ‘Ernani’: Early Verdi Opera Resonates With Male Voices

CHICAGO—With “Ernani,” Verdi’s fifth opera, his fame took a giant leap. The opera premiered in Venice in 1844, and then went on to world stages in London, Paris, and New York, making the Italian composer an international superstar in his own time. Based on the Victor Hugo play, “Hernani,” with the libretto by Francesco Maria…