Verdi Requiem (2007)
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
as Conductor
as Conductor
Francesco Meli
as Himself
as Himself
Anna Smirnova
as Herself
as Herself
Norma Fantini
as Herself
as Herself
Rafal Siwek
as Himself
as Himself
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Tiziano Mancini
Director
Director
