Verdi Messa da Requiem

Verdi Messa da Requiem concert. Recorded 2020 at the Parco Ducale di Parma. Roberto Abbado conducts the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and the Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma (Chorus Master Martino Faggiani). Soloists are Eleonora Buratto (soprano), Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo), Giorgio Berrugi (tenor), and Roberto Tagliavini (bass). Directed for TV by Marco Scalfi; recording, editing and post-production by Elfride Foroni - BHaudio. Sung in Latin. Released 2021, disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: NA

We are always wary of performances outdoors, especially in large public spaces. We hope the Parce Ducale here is intimate enough to allow for a nice recording.

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