Verdi Requiem Summer Sing
Peter Norton Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia
August 3, 2011 at 6:30 PM
Verdi Requiem
Nelly Vuksic, Conductor
Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale, The Americas Vocal Ensemble
Frequently called “Verdi’s greatest opera,” the Requiem surges with emotion and passion. From the vision of wrath in the Dies Irae to the beatific closing lines, the work is not to be missed. The premiere in 1874 was a triumph.
Nelly Vuksic, music director of the Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale, has conducted extensively in the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. She is also founder and music director of The Americas Vocal Ensemble, a professional chamber group whose mission is to foster understanding among the people of the Americas.