The mysterious circumstances of the Mozart Requiem’s commission, and the fact that it was left incomplete at his death, have ensured a continuing fascination with his last composition. Completed in several more-and-less successful versions by other composers, it remains a remarkable work and, perhaps the greatest of its rivals (the Verdi, Berlioz and Brahms “Requiems” — all of which share its passion and grandeur). It was, however, the first of these, and therefore, has always been the quintessential model against which to measure the others. It looks quite forward onto the Nineteenth Century and the Romantic period while remaining totally pristine in its Classicism. And, in Mozart’s incomparable style, it seems transcendent—simultaneously illuminated by the light of this world and the next!...   Sunday Matinée, September 19, 2010 at 3:00 PM THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MIDDLETOWN 25 Orchard Street • Middletown, New York   Sunday Matinée, September 26, 2010 at 3:00 PM    THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MONROE 142 Stage Road • Monroe, New York   ROBIN RUBINDUNST, soprano MARIELLA NOCETTI, mezzo-soprano KURT ALAKULPPI, tenor ANDREW MARTENS, bass   with THE HUDSON OPERA THEATRE CHORUS and THE HUDSON OPERA THEATRE ORCHESTRA   Conducted by RON DE FESI   READ A REVIEW   HOME • CURRENT SEASON • SCHEDULE • ARTISTS • PHOTOGRAPHS • TICKETS • DIRECTIONS MEMBERSHIP • HISTORY • OPERA QUIZ • NEXT SEASON • AUDITIONS • CONTACT US   © 1998-2011 Hudson Opera Theatre, Inc.