Bachtrack top ten: Verdi choruses
What could be more stirring than an Italian opera chorus at full throttle? When it came to resuming their friendly Team Wagner vs Team Verdi rivalry, Bachtrack Editors Elisabeth Schwarz and Mark Pullinger actually reached an easy consensus, for once.
Read more…While Wagner has many of the best choral moments, Verdi wrote the best self-contained operatic choruses. Indeed, their initial plans for a top ten opera choruses quickly morphed into an exclusively Verdian playlist! Enjoy Mark and Elisabeth's selection, taking you from triumphal crowds to refugees to devout proclamations of faith. For commentary on each of the choices, visit: https://bachtrack.com/playlist-top-ten-operatic-verdi-choruses-october-2018