Verdi Requiem
Conductor Jaime Martín conducts the National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and a quartet of star soloists – Miah Persson (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Valentyn Dytiuk (tenor), Evgeny Stavinsky (bass) – in music cast on the grandest of scales. Shot through with operatic intensity, it thrills in its contrasts between the hushed prayers of repentant sinners, ecstatic dancing angels, and a terror-inducing depiction of the Day of Judgement.
National Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín, conductor
Miah Persson, soprano
Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano
Valentyn Dytiuk, tenor
Evgeny Stavinsky, bass
National Symphony Chorus
David Young, chorus director
(First broadcast 31st May 2023)
RTÉ lyric fm, Friday 30th August, 7pm-10pm
