Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	9th November 2008
To	9th November 2008
When	19:30
Prices	From £12.50. To £45.00.
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
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War Requiem

Work:: War Requiem (S2074245950)

Author

Benjamin Britten

Production:: (T1163747140)

With kind support of the Royal Albert Hall. To mark the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day, The Royal Opera will present a concert performance of Britten's War Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall. With text taken from the Requiem Mass and poems by Wilfred Owen, this great commemorative war elegy was first performed in Coventry Cathedral on 30th May 1962 to great critical and popular acclaim.

Producer	Royal Opera
Conductor	Antonio Pappano
Performer	Ian Bostridge (English soldier)
Performer	Thomas Hampson (German soldier - London)
Performer	Simon Keenlyside (German soldier - Birmingham)
Performer	Christine Brewer (soprano - London)
Performer	Emma Bell (soprano - Birmingham)
Company	Tiffin Boys' Choir

Listing:: L01991855825

Production details

With kind support of the Royal Albert Hall. To mark the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day, The Royal Opera will present a concert performance of Britten's War Requiem at the Royal Albert Hall. With text taken from the Requiem Mass and poems by Wilfred Owen, this great commemorative war elegy was first performed in Coventry Cathedral on 30th May 1962 to great critical and popular acclaim.

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