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Sven Helbig: Requiem AWorld premiere with René Pape

60 min

Available until 13/05/2025

As a reaction to contemporary wars, Sven Helbig composed his Requiem A 80 years after the destruction of Dresden. This monumental work will now be given its world premiere in the Church of the Holy Cross in Dresden. The choir of this Lutheran church and the Sächsische Staatskapelle were brought together for the event, with opera singer René Pape completing this outstanding cast.

With

  • René Pape

  • Máni M. Sigfússon

  • Joel Necker

Director

Veronika-Emily Pohl

Composer

  • Sven Helbig

  • Rudolf Mauersberger

  • Sven Helbig

Music director

  • Kreuzkantor Martin Lehmann

  • Kreuzkantor Martin Lehmann

Orchestra

  • Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

  • Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Choir

  • Dresdner Kreuzchor

  • Dresdner Kreuzchor

Country

Germany

Year

2025

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