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Venue	Symphony Hall
	Also: The ICC
Town	Birmingham
County	West Midlands
From	21st March 2009
To	21st March 2009
Symphony Hall (V148)
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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:: L528869138

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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