Granada Music and Dance Festival
The National Orchestra and Choir of Spain were protagonists of the Granada International Festival of Music and Dance this Wednesday where they performed Verdi¿s Requiem. The Palace of Charles V in the Alhambra was decorated in full for one of history¿s greatest choral-symphonic pieces.
Festival de Música y Danza de Granada
Julio García de la Paz
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Giuseppe Verdi was, above all, a musician for the theatre, a musician for the stage. For this reason, the National Orchestra and Choir featured the monumental appearance given by the palace itself in what was their lead conductor¿s first visit to the festival. A Requiem composed by the non-religious Verdi to honour the memory of his great friend Alessandro Manzoni, who was in fact very religious, a immense piece that requires a large cast of musicians and an extensive vocal endeavour, all inside an impressive venue. Both the National Orchestra and Choir as well as the soloists contributed to make the performance a success.
