Organization

Choreographer

Christian Spuck

Conductor

Hannu Lintu

Stage director

Dima Slobodeniouk

Set designer

Christian Schmidt

Costume designer

Emma Ryott

Lighting designer

Martin Gebhardt

Singer

Bass

Timo Riihonen

Matti Turunen

Soprano

Marjukka Tepponen

Silja Aalto

Mezzo-soprano

Tuija Knihtilä

Maiju Vaahtoluoto

Tenor

Luis Gomes

Matteo Lippi

Finnish National Opera

Latin

Messa da Requiem -  (Requiem Mass)

Helsinki

Finland

Messa da Requiem Verdi

Public

Requiem Mass

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«MESSA DA REQUIEM»Requiem von Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)Koproduktion der Oper Zürich mit dem Ballett ZürichChoreografie von Christian SpuckMusikalische Leitu...

A permanent feature in the concert repertoire, Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem takes to the stage in a sensational co-production of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet. This masterpiece, which was composed to Catholic liturgy in Latin, is just as captivatingly dramatic as Verdi’s operas. The quietest whispers develop into colossal, climactic moments that push both the chorus and the orchestra to give everything they have. Instead of focusing on religious messages, Verdi’s Requiem delves into the final questions of human existence on a more general level. Choreographer Christian Spuck combines the oratoric score for four solo singers and a large chorus and orchestra to a visual world of dance, abstract scenes, space, and light.

Christian Spuck visualises Verdi’s music
Choreographer Christian Spuck, the Artistic Director of Ballett Zürich, has created an interpretation of the Requiem, which doesn’t merely aim to illustrate a liturgy about the Final Judgment. Instead, it provides an abstract visualisation of Verdi’s music by observing the human condition at the face of death. In addition to the Chorus of the Finnish National Opera, the large chorus comprises the Helsinki Philharmonic Choir. The dancers of the Finnish National Ballet perform solo and duet numbers but also contribute to bigger groups, where they move together with the solo singers and chorus under Spuck’s direction.

English

Requiem Mass by Verdi, From (2023/2023), Directed by Christian Spuck,, Conductor Hannu Lintu, Dima Slobodeniouk, Finnish National Opera, Helsinki, Finland

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