Messa da Requiem – Verdi’s Requiem Choreographed by Christian Spuck

Synopsis

With the Messa da Requiem, Christian Spuck brought one of Verdi’s key works on performing stage in his first audiovisual recording since taking his position as Ballet Director at Opernhaus Zurich. In a large-scale co-production by the Ballet and Opera Zurich, Spuck ventured to portray a profound interpretation of Verdi’s funeral mass. He focuses on people who, in their vulnerability and helplessness, are in the search for comfort. Spuck is not at all concerned with a purely dance-like illustration of Verdi’s music, but instead in the contentual-scenic link of the dancers with the soloists and choristers. They act on stage together and take part in ritualized movements and sequences. With Fabio Luisi leading the Philharmonia Zurich, the Opera Choir, and the soloists Krassimira Stoyanova, Veronica Simeoni, Francesco Meli and Georg Zeppenfeld, there is a musical interpretation of some of the most acknowledged artists of our times.

Additional Info

• No: 9886
• Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
• Conductor: Fabio Luisi
• Orchestra: Philharmonia Zürich, Choir and Extra Choir of the Opera Zürich
• Artists: Krassimira Stoyanova, Veronica Simeoni, Francesco Meli, Georg Zeppenfeld
• Production year: 2016
• Run time: 01:37:00
• Director: Choreography and Staging: Christian Spuck
• Producers: Accentus Music, NHK, SRF, SRG SSR idée suisse, Arte G.E.I.E.
• Format: HDTV 16:9