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War Requiem


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War Requiem
Author Benjamin Britten

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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Company

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