Verdi Requiem
The production itself is quite beautiful: recorded in the Basilica di San Marco in Venice in November 2007, it highlights the cathedral's splendor, the reverent audience, the soloists, orchestra and chorus with near-perfect cinematography. The soundtrack is also acceptable, which may have been quite a task to achieve, given the Basilica's over-reverberant acoustics. Alas, the performance itself does not rise to the occasion. Despite the occasional minor insecurity in ensemble and a visible lack of joy, the Symphonica Toscanini musicians play well, the Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino members sing equally well, and the soloists are more than adequate, almost tangibly trying to excel.
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Lorin Maazel
Conductor
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Francesco Meli
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Herself
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Himself
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Tiziano Mancini Director
First release December 1, 2007
Production
EuroArts
Production
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · December 1, 2007
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No release date listed for United States.
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