25 - 26 Classical Season

Britten’s War Requiem

Name: Britten’s War Requiem
Start: 2026-04-23T23:30:00.000Z

Jack, Joseph & Morton Mandel Concert Hall

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Britten

One of the 20th century’s grandest and most moving calls for peace is taken up by The Cleveland Orchestra, two of TCO’s choruses, and three preeminent vocalists, all under the baton of Klaus Mäkelä. Born from the horrors of two world wars, Britten’s searing War Requiem intersperses the Latin Requiem text with haunting antiwar poems by British poet and soldier Wilfred Owen. It’s a powerfully emotional experience that you will not soon forget.

There will be a Concert Preview presentation one hour prior to the concert in Mandel Concert Hall with Jamie O’Leary, Frederick R. Selch Associate Professor of Musicology, Oberlin Conservatory.

Support for The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus is provided by:

Robin Hitchcock Hatch
The Shari Bierman Singer Family
Charles M. Hoppel and Marianne Karwowski Hoppel

Support for The Cleveland Orchestra Youth, Children's Choruses is provided by:

Wesley Family Foundation
The Edward and Ruth Wilkof Foundation
Friends of The Cleveland Orchestra

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Jack, Joseph & Morton Mandel Concert Hall

11001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

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Concessions at Severance

We offer a variety of concessions before the concert, as well as during intermission.

2 hours before concert: Suzanne and Paul Westlake Terrace Room, Lotus Club*, and Smith Lobby

45 minutes before concert: Grand Foyer, Dress Circle, and Box Lobby

Intermission: Grand Foyer, Dress Circle, Box Lobby

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Services at Severance Music Center

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Wheelchair Access, Seating & Companion Wheelchair Seating
Assistance for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Assistance for the Blind or Persons with Low Vision
Service Animals are welcome with a purchased ticket
Accessible & Family Restrooms in Smith Lobby and off the Dress Circle Lobby

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Ludwig Mittelhammer

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