The Hvorostovsky Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theatre will present an uncommon rendition of Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi on January 27. The performance is timed to a memorable date: the 80th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad that is celebrated on January 27, 2024.

The Krasnoyarsk audience saw the premiere of this Giuseppe Verdi’s large-scale work for soloists, chorus and orchestra on January 27, 2020. Requiem is as close as possible to Russian spectators. The Latin text of the Catholic funeral mass has been translated into Russian. Mournful music with exalted lyrics was provided with a powerful influential accompaniment: documentary and feature videos. The idea of the production and translation by director Sergei Novikov. This magnificent work has never been limited by the traditions of Catholicism and is one of the most performed works of this genre in the world.

Denis Vlasenko, a maestro with unrivalled theatrical and concert experience, has been invited as the musical director and conductor of Verdi’s Requiem. He has performed along with such stars as Anna Netrebko, Yuri Bashmet, Vadim Repin, Aida Garifullina, Denis Matsuev, Alexander Rudin, Maria Gulegina, Ildar Abdrazakov,  Nikolai Lugansky, Khibla Gerzmava, as well as various remarkable symphony orchestras. “A conductor is a conveyor of meaning. He needs to try to “unpack” what the composer planned to convey in his work,” Denis Vlasenko formulated his creative principle in one of his interviews.

Honoured Artist of Russia Svetlana Ratslaf-Levchuk, Honoured Artist of the Republic of Buryatia Mikhail Pirogov, and laureate of international competitions Eugeny Sevastianov will again take the stage as soloists. An invited mezzo-soprano singer, soloist of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre Svetlana Tokareva will make her debut on the Krasnoyarsk stage.

Tickets for Requiem can be purchased (as well using the Pushkin Card) at the theatre box office, on the Krasopera.ru website, and at ticket operators sites.