Name: Messa da Requiem
Start: 2021-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2021-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Mezzo-soprano

Michelle DeYoung

Soprano

Ailyn Pérez

Tenor

Matthew Polenzani

Bass

Eric Owens

Conductor

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Chorus

Chantelle Grant

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Laidin

Messa da Requiem -  (Requiem Mass)

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

Following a historic 18-month closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Met returned to live performances in the opera house on September 11, 2021, with an unforgettable concert of Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, presented in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the company’s dynamic Music Director, took the podium to lead this moving musical event, which showcased the full forces of the Met Orchestra and Chorus and featured a quartet of compelling soloists—soprano Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, tenor Matthew Polenzani, and bass-baritone Eric Owens. From the somber opening bars to the anguished cries for salvation in the final “Libera me,” the performance was both a touching tribute and a stirring reminder of the power of music even in the most challenging times.

Messa da Requiem Verdi

Public

Requiem Mass

Béarla

Gearmáinis

Spáinnis

Approved

Soprano AILYN PÉREZ was on fire in last Saturday night’s performance of Verdi’s Requiem, singing “beautifully, with radiant sound” (The New York Times), alongside Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the MET Orchestra Musicians and Met Opera Chorus—seen here in the work’s breathtaking final moments. The performance, which marked both the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the company’s emotional first appearance inside the opera house in 18 months, brought the audience roaring to its feet. Don’t miss this and other unforgettable highlights from the historic concert at metopera.org/video.
The full concert is available to stream on demand on pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app

Verdi’s Requiem: Conclusion and Applause

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 Michelle DeYoung, 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.

Audiences in New York City and beyond will also be able to see and hear live transmissions of Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11. The performance will be transmitted live as part of Great Performances on PBS, with ballet star Misty Copeland hosting the program from nearby the site of the 9/11 Museum. Live audio from the performance will also be broadcast directly outside the Met in Lincoln Center Plaza. As part of a citywide remembrance, the Met will be participating in the 9/11 Tribute in Light, bathing its façade in sky-blue light. The English-language text of the Requiem will also be projected onto the façade of the opera house during the performance.

English

Requiem Mass by Verdi, Sat 11 Meán 2021, Ó (2021/2021), Seoltóir Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, United States

Creidmheasanna feidhmíochta (Foireann & Criú )

Caitheadh

Criú

Ensemble

Clár, Eolas & Achoimre

Físeáin

Grianghraif

Tuilleadh léitheoireachta

Dátaí & Ionaid Feidhmíochta

Ionaid