Photo Suomen kansallisooppera ja -baletti (c) Gregory Batardon

Messa da Requiem

Helsinginkatu 58, 00260 Helsinki
Finnish National Opera and Ballet

A permanent feature in the concert repertoire, Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem takes to the stage in a sensational co-production.

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.

 

Finnish National Opera and Ballet

20.10.-18.11.2023

 

Performances:

20.10. / 24.10. / 26.10. / 31.10. / 1.11. / 3.11. / 8.11. / 10.11. / 14.11. / 16.11. at 19.00

4.11. / 18.11. at 14.00

11.11. at 13.00

Tickets 20-134€, duration 1 h 30 min, age recommendation 12+