Verdi’s Requiem



In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Met presents Verdi’s Requiem, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the extraordinary Met Orchestra and Chorus as well as a quartet of star soloists. In a performance from September 11, 2021, the concert marked the first performance inside the Metropolitan Opera House since the March 2020 closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.


Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor


Ailyn Pérez

Michelle DeYoung

Matthew Polenzani

Eric Owens


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The Metropolitan Opera's music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Verdi Requiem with the Met's Orchestra and Chorus and soprano Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, tenor Matthew Polenzani, and bass-baritone Eric Owens.