The Met now says it will reopen with Verdi’s Requiem

The Met now says it will reopen with Verdi’s Requiem

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norman lebrecht

August 20, 2021

Just up on the website:

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Met presents Verdi’s Requiem, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the extraordinary Met Orchestra and Chorus as well as a quartet of star soloists: soprano Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, tenor Matthew Polenzani, and bass-baritone Eric Owens. The concert marks the first performance inside the Metropolitan Opera House since the March 2020 closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Just one problem: the orchestra have not yet agreed to play.

 

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