Benjamin Britten's War Requiem

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One of the 20th century's greatest choral works was commissioned to celebrate the consecration in 1962 of the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral, destroyed during the Second World War.

Dedicated to the memory of four of Britten's school friends, three of whom died in the 1939-1945 conflict, the War Requiem combines the war poems of Wilfred Owen with the Latin Mass for the Dead.

Collaborating with Cologne, Liverpool’s twin city, where a performance will also be given by these same forces, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is reflecting and celebrating Britten's passionate desire for healing and reconciliation between former enemies.

Location

Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

Dates

Opening 2007 28/06/2008