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Giuseppe Verdi had a complicated relationship with religion: he asked to be buried with just ‘one priest, one candle, one cross’. But as a born dramatist, he knew how to tell a great story – and his colossal Requiem encompasses death, rebirth and the end of the world itself, in music that simply blazes with passion and power. Now, in the vast spaces of the Royal Albert Hall, Sakari Oramo assembles two choruses, a multinational team of solo singers (including 2021 Cardiff Singer of the World Song Prize winner Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha) and the full forces of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, and prepares to raise the roof. A truly spectacular First Night of the 2022 ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms.

There will be no interval

Broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ TV tonight

We are sorry to announce that Freddie De Tommaso has withdrawn due to testing positive for Covid-19. We are very grateful to David Junghoon Kim for stepping in at short notice to sing the tenor role.

Image: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha