After Meryl Streep last June in Paris, actress Sharon Stone will be the narrator of the Dream Requiem by Rufus Wainwright at the iconic Palau de la Música in Barcelona on January 25, 2025.
“She is one of the most fascinating, brilliant and inspiring people I know. Seeing her step into this role is truly a dream come true,” wrote Rufus Wainwright under a series of photos of the duo shared on Instagram.
The author-composer-performer who became a Montrealer by adoption over the years spent in the Metropolis emphasizes that this concert will also showcase “the incredible Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC), the magnificent Orfeà Cataló and Orpheum Children’s Choir Catalan, as well as the dazzling soprano Anna Prohaska, all under the masterful direction of Ludovic Morlot.»
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Commissioned by major venues in Paris, London, Los Angeles, Dublin, Helsinki and Amsterdam, the Dream Requiem by Rufus Wainwright is a 75-minute score set against the backdrop of the end of the world.
“Barcelona has always welcomed me with open arms, and to present this composition at the Palau de la Música, one of the most beautiful and historic concert halls in the world, is simply sublime,” continues the aged artist. 51 years old.
According to their Instagram pages, the Palau de la Música de Barcelona as well as the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona also seem excited to welcome all these major artists with this Dream Requiem “a spectacular work by the iconic Rufus Wainwright”.
The great premiere of Dream Requiem by Rufus Wainwright was held at the Radio France Auditorium in Paris on June 14, 2024.
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