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Britten's War Requiem

Thu, May 18

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San Francisco Symphony

Twenty-two years after Coventry Cathedral was destroyed in a World War II air raid, Benjamin Britten wrote his War Requiem to celebrate the consecration of a new cathedral built amid the ruins of the first one. With contrasting texts from the Latin Requiem mass and WWI poet Wilfred Owen, the music e

Britten's War Requiem
Britten's War Requiem

Time & Location

May 18, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT

San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

About the Event

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Philippe Jordan, CONDUCTOR

Jennifer Holloway, SOPRANO

Ian Bostridge, TENOR

Iain Paterson, BARITONE

Ragazzi Boys Chorus, Kent Jue, director

San Francisco Symphony Chorus

San Francisco Symphony

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