Verdi: Requiem Cast and Crew

Verdi: Requiem

Plot: Live performance of Verdi's Missa da Requiem at the Edinburgh Festival in 1982. An all-star quartet of soloists under the baton of Claudio Abbado, recorded in high definition audio

Release Date: Sunday, August 1 1982
42 years ago

Cast

Margaret Price. Margaret Price was 41 in Verdi: Requiem as 'Self - Soprano'.

Birthday: Sun, Apr 13 1941 –
Died: Fri, Jan 28 2011

Jessye Norman. Jessye Norman was 36 in Verdi: Requiem as 'Self - Mezzo-soprano'.

Birthday: Sat, Sep 15 1945 –
Died: Mon, Sep 30 2019

José Carreras. José Carreras was 35 in Verdi: Requiem as 'Self - Tenor'.

Birthday: Thu, Dec 05 1946

Ruggero Raimondi. Ruggero Raimondi was 40 in Verdi: Requiem as 'Self - Bass'.

Birthday: Fri, Oct 03 1941

Claudio Abbado. Claudio Abbado was 49 in Verdi: Requiem as 'Self - Conductor'.

Birthday: Mon, Jun 26 1933 –
Died: Mon, Jan 20 2014

Crew

Humphrey Burton. Humphrey Burton was 51 in Verdi: Requiem as 'Director'

Birthday: Sat, Mar 21 1931

Giuseppe Verdi. Giuseppe Verdi would have been no older than 87 in Verdi: Requiem as 'Original Music Composer'

Birthday: Sun, Oct 10 1813 –
Died: Sun, Jan 27 1901

Claudio Abbado. Claudio Abbado was 49 in Verdi: Requiem as 'Conductor'

Birthday: Mon, Jun 26 1933 –
Died: Mon, Jan 20 2014