Duration: 3 days
ID: m24o165890
Sferisterio of Macerata

MESSA DA REQUIEM

The Arena Sferisterio in Macerata is a perfect setting for Verdi's "Messa da Requiem", which, with its impressive acoustics and large open-air stage, offers an ideal platform for the performers. The Messa da Requiem is a complex work requiring a large choir, an orchestra, and four soloists, making it an impressive spectacle to witness live.

Date of the performance

2023-07-29 @ 21:00~22:35

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2023-07-29 21:00:00 2023-07-29 22:35:00 Macerata(MC), Piazza Nazario Sauro, Sferisterio of Macerata https://www.m24o.net/event/messa-da-requiem-macerata-opera-festival-july-29-2023/

The Arena Sferisterio in Macerata is a perfect setting for Verdi’s “Messa da Requiem”, which, with its impressive acoustics and large open-air stage, offers an ideal platform for the performers. The Messa da Requiem is a complex work requiring a large choir, an orchestra, and four soloists, making it an impressive spectacle to witness live.

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MESSA DA REQUIEM

The Macerata Opera Festival takes place over four weekends from July 19 to August 11, 2024 at the open-air Arena Sferisterio in the small town of Macerata in the Marche region. Spend one of the mild Italian summer evenings with beautiful opera music in the magical atmosphere of the Arena Sferisterio in the open air. In 1921 operas were performed in the Arena Sferisterio for the first time and since 1967 the Macerata Opera Festival has been held every summer. It has grown into one of Italy’s most popular open-air festivals.

Arena Sferisterio

The Arena Sferisterio is one of the most extraordinary theaters in the world. It was built in the 19th century as a sports stadium for an old ball sport where balls bounce off the wall. Hence the unusual shape. The high arched wall with the columns forms the stage. The arrangement creates a kind of resonance box and the spectators sit as if in an auricle. The open-air arena Sferisterio has exceptionally good acoustics, a treat for sensitive ears. The spectators are very close to the opera singers, with no barrier between the spectators and the stage. At the Macerata Opera Festival, the audience becomes part of the theater scene.
The stage of the neoclassical arena is particularly designed. The wide and shallow stage is a challenge for the directors to present the operas in this special ambience. The atmosphere is all the more beautiful and magical. The open air theater offers 2,500 seats for spectators. Immerse yourself and enjoy a unique operatic experience in this very special open-air arena Sferisterio in Macerata.

 

Messa da Requiem • Arena Sferisterio • 59° MACERATA OPERA FESTIVAL 2023

Verdi’s Messa da Requiem, written in honor of Alessandro Manzoni, is a powerful and dramatic work that has become one of the most famous and frequently performed choral works in the classical repertoire. The work is divided into seven movements, including the “Requiem aeternam”, “Dies irae”, “Lacrymosa”, “Offertorio”, “Sanctus”, “Agnus Dei”, and “Lux aeterna”.

The Messa da Requiem is known for its intense emotional impact, with powerful choruses and solo performances that capture the sorrow and anguish of death and the hope of eternal life. The “Dies irae” is particularly famous for its dramatic use of timpani and brass to convey the terror of Judgment Day.

The Messa da Requiem premiered in Milan on May 22, 1874, the first anniversary of Manzoni’s death. The performance was a huge success and established Verdi as one of the greatest composers of his time.

Today, the Messa da Requiem remains one of Verdi’s most popular works and is frequently performed by orchestras and choirs around the world. The Arena Sferisterio in Macerata, with its impressive acoustics and unique architecture, would be a perfect setting for a performance of this magnificent work during the 59th Macerata Opera Festival in 2023.

MESSA DA REQUIEM  • Giuseppe Verdi

Conductor • Donato Renzetti
Soprano • Eleonora Buratto
Mezzo-soprano • Clementine Margaine
Tenor • Antonio Poli
Baritone • Roberto Tagliavini

Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Comunale of Bologna (in co-production)
Choirmaster • Gea Garatti Ansini

Booking Process

Each travel package is put together individually according to your wishes.

When we receive your booking request with the selection of the date, we will send you an individual offer with different hotels and ticket categories to choose from. Only after your selection you will receive a travel contract and a first invoice to confirm the booking.

Services and Prices

The Essential package includes a 1st category ticket to an opera and 3 nights of accommodation with breakfast in a hotel of your choice. To make you the right proposal with the different options for the Macerata Opera Festival 2023, we need your booking request.

Supplements for the Travel Package Macerata Opera Festival 2023

  • Transfer from the airport or train station to the hotel and back
  • Guided tour of the city
  • Transfer from the hotel to the venue and back

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