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WAR REQUIEM / ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
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May 25, 2016 to May 29, 2016
Britten, War Requiem
Kent Nagano, conductor
Catherine Naglestad, soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Russell Braun, baritone
OSM Chorus
?Princeton High School Women’s Choir
Andrew Megill, OSM chorus master
The evocative verse of poet Wilfred Owen, severely wounded in World War I, inspired Britten to compose a musical manifesto proclaiming resistance against the horrors of war. This performance, undeniably a masterpiece of the 20th century, presents Kent Nagano, three gifted soloists, the Orchestra and the OSM Chorus in a monumental production that closes the 2015 season in spectacular fashion!