Verdi: Messa da Requiem | Závěrečný koncert Pražského jara 2026

🇨🇿 An impressive work, a unique orchestra and choir, a top conductor and a quartet of singing stars. The qualities of the final concert of the Prague Spring 2026 can be summed up simply but succinctly in this way. The Smetana Hall of the Municipal House will be enveloped by the tones of the monumental Messa da Requiem by the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. "Verdi is a born dramatic composer [...] Sorrow and plea, reverence and faith - all of this is spoken here in a language that is more passionate and personal than we are used to hearing in church," Eduard Hanslick, one of the most influential critics of his time, evaluated the composition after its premiere in 1874. And indeed. Even in such a purely spiritual work, Verdi did not deny his feeling for drama and theater. The Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden and the Wiener Singverein will be led by another outstanding bearer of the Italian musical tradition - conductor Daniele Gatti. The soloists will be soprano Eleonora Buratto, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, tenor Benjamin Bernheim and bassist Riccardo Zanellato.

Tickets ➡️ https://bit.ly/pj2026-verdi-requiem
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🇬🇧 A compelling work, outstanding orchestra and choir, a top-flight conductor and a quartet of vocal stars: a simple yet accurate summary of the qualities we can expect of the Prague Spring's Closing Concert 2026. The Smetana Hall in Municipal House will be immersed in the sound of the tremendous Messa da Requiem by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. "Verdi is a born theater composer […] Mourning and supplication, awe and faith – they speak here in language more passionate and individual than we are accustomed to hearing in the church" – the opinion expressed after the premiere in 1874 by one of the most influential critics of his day, Eduard Hanslick. And this is indeed the case: Not even here, in a purely sacred work, did Verdi deny his sense of drama and theatre. Taking his place in front of Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden and Vienna Singverein will be another distinguished bearer of the Italian musical tradition – conductor Daniele Gatti. The evening's soloists will be soprano Eleonora Buratto, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, tenor Benjamin Bernheim and bass Riccardo Zanellato.

Tickets ➡️ https://bit.ly/ps2026-verdi-requiem
Concert Partner & Festival Partner @innogycz

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Daniele Gatti – conductor
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien
Johannes Prinz – choirmaster
Eleonora Buratto – soprano
Elīna Garanča – mezzo-soprano
Benjamin Bernheim – tenor
Riccardo Zanellato – bass