June 25

Inside Line: Intro to Verdi Requiem

This talk will explore the ways in which this masterpiece honored the poet Manzoni and expressed Verdi's lifelong desire for a liberated and… more »
Barbara Corrado Pope, UO Professor Emerita of Women's and Gender Studies

Opening Ceremonies

Young singers from across the U.S. serenade the start of the festival with a free performance in front of the Silva Hall doors.
200 singers of the Pacific International Children's Choir Festival with Lynn Gackle, guest conductor

Verdi Requiem-Eugene

Thrilling and potent at every turn, the Requiem is the greatest concert work by the master composer of Aida, Otello, and Falstaff. In… more »
Tamara Wilson, soprano; Marietta Simpson, alto; Yosep Kang, tenor; Nathan Berg, bass; OBF Chorus and Orchestra; Helmuth Rilling, conductor