The Metropolitan Opera
Eric Owens
The Metropolitan Opera
Ahead of Opening Night on September 27, we invite you to join us for a
concert performance of Verdi’s Requiem commemorating the 20th
anniversary of 9/11. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the
extraordinary Met Orchestra and Chorus in a concert that marks the first
performance in the Metropolitan Opera House since the pandemic closure
began in March 2020. The program will also feature a quartet of
compelling soloists—soprano Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča,
tenor Matthew Polenzani, and bass-baritone Eric Owens.
Audiences in New York City and beyond will also be able to see and hear live transmissions of Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11. The performance will be transmitted live as part of Great Performances on
PBS, and live audio from the performance will also be broadcast
directly outside the Met in Lincoln Center Plaza. As part of a citywide
remembrance, the Met will be participating in the 9/11 Tribute in Light,
bathing its façade in sky-blue light. The English-language text of the
Requiem will also be projected onto the façade of the opera house during
the performance.
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