"Dream Requiem" by Rufus Wainwright

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The Palau de la Música Catalana hosts the Spanish premiere of Dream Requiem,  a requiem in memory of those lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. The work was commissioned to the American singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright by several major cultural institutions in the US, UK and Europe.

The multifaceted nature of the Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, as well as his passion for classical music and opera, is brought to the fore in his Dream Requiem. It was first performed in Paris in 2024 under the baton of Mikko Franck, with the participation of the soprano Anna Prohaska. This concert marks the first time the piece will be performed in Spain. In addition to the featured soloist, Ludovic Morlot will conduct the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by the Orfeó Català and the Children’s Choir of the Orfeó Català. The concert will be narrated by the legendary actress Sharon Stone.

This is a mournful composition born out of the pandemic, which uses texts by Byron (the apocalyptic poem Darkness) and tradition to explore grief experiences in depth and pave the way for hope. The epithet used in the title of this requiem (Dream) attempts to banish nightmares and transform consciousness into a way of life where dreaming is once again possible.

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