Osterfestspiele Baden‐Baden: War Requiem
About the Event
The War Requiem is based on Latin texts and poems by the English poet Wilfred Owen, who died in 1918. At the premiere of the work in 1962 in the rebuilt Coventry Cathedral, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau sang alongside British artists. Benjamin Britten thus set an example of reconciliation. The oratorio features a mixed choir, a boys' choir, a symphony orchestra, a chamber orchestra and vocal soloists. This effort underlines the composer's desire to focus all his energies on overcoming war and violence.
Practical Information
The categories on the seating plan are divided as follows:
Category 1 = yellow
Category 2 = pink
Category 3 = red
Category 4 = blue
Category 5 = green
Category 6 = blackberry
Category 7 = dark brown
Category 8 = light brown
