RSNO - Britten's War Requiem

Usher Hall
Edinburgh
Scotland

Peter Oundjian (CONDUCTOR)
Susan Gritton (SOPRANO)
Jeffrey Francis (TENOR)
Russell Braun (BARITONE)
RSNO Chorus
RSNO Junior Chorus
Royal Scottish National Orchestra

“My subject is war, and the pity of war.” Benjamin Britten took sacred words and the poetry of
the First World War, and combined them into a masterpiece that echoes down the decades: bold, poetic, and devastatingly emotional. One week before Britten’s hundredth birthday, Peter Oundjian, three great soloists, and our two superb choruses come together in this unique commemorative performance of the War Requiem.

Benjamin Britten : War Requiem