Riccardo Muti Conducts Verdi (2022) Info

: By performing in concert, the music was "largely liberated from distractions," allowing the score's inventive colors and "simmering quiet" to shine. Messa da Requiem (Italian Opera Academy, December 2022)

In 2022, Riccardo Muti's deep connection with Giuseppe Verdi was highlighted by two major events with his most prominent ensembles: a "monumental" performance of Un ballo in maschera in Chicago and a specialized focus on the Messa da Requiem at his Italian Opera Academy. Riccardo Muti conducts Verdi (2022)

Muti, the CSO and Verdi: an inspired partnership for the ages : By performing in concert, the music was

Un ballo in maschera (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, June 2022) : The 2022 Academy served as a "moral

Performed in concert form as Muti approached the end of his tenure as Music Director, this production was hailed as a "stunner" and a "triumph" by critics and audiences alike.

: The 2022 Academy served as a "moral and ethical duty" for Muti to pass his lifelong study of Verdi to new generations.