MOZART’S REQUIEM

Solve the Mystery of Some of History’s Greatest Music

Mozart lays dying in his bed, frantically trying to finish a requiem commissioned by a ghostly figure in funeral attire – a requiem he now realizes is for himself.

Salieri – Mozart's nemesis, who may have poisoned him – anxiously takes dictation, pressing Mozart to finish the requiem, which he will steal and dedicate to Mozart once he has died.

Mozart takes his quill one last time to compose the most astonishing music ... and dies, manuscripts spread around him on the bed, signature in the corner of the unfinished Lacrimosa.

An astonishing story...if only any of it were true!

But the real history is even more fascinating than the fiction. In this concert, we’ll lay out the true story of this remarkable piece, highlighting the individual contributions from as many as five (or possibly six!) different composers who helped complete the music after Mozart’s death. You will learn all there is to know about the many layers of deception and mystery surrounding this piece, before we perform it for you in its entirety.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Requiem in D Minor, K. 626

RUN TIME: 1 hour, 30 minutes (including intermission)