Glorious Chorus: Verdi's Sacred Pieces
ESO Classics

Glorious Chorus: Verdi's Sacred Pieces

Conducted by Jean-Marie Zeitouni
Friday, March 12, 2027 ● 7:30 PM
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About The Concert

Composed separately but published as a collection, Verdi's Four Sacred Pieces sets hymns and prayers to lush, choral sound with orchestra. Ukrainian soprano Anna Pompeeva makes her ESO debut with Sibelius' Luonnotar, a tone-poem on the legend of a goddess.

Plus, a romantic suite by Strauss and Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun round out this magnificent program.

This concert will include an intermission.

Program to Include

VERDI
Four Sacred Pieces
DEBUSSY
Prélude à l'aprés-midi d'un faune
R STRAUSS
Der Rosenkavalier: Suite
SIBELIUS
Luonnotar

Program subject to change.

Featured Artists

Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Conductor & Music Director
Anna Pompeeva, Soprano
ESO Debut
Chorus Inspira (Timothy Shantz, Music Director)

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