: By performing in concert, the music was "largely liberated from distractions," allowing the score's inventive colors and "simmering quiet" to shine. Messa da Requiem (Italian Opera Academy, December 2022)
Muti returned to Ravenna and Bologna to lead performances of Verdi’s Requiem with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra. Riccardo Muti conducts Verdi (2022)
(Ulrica) and Damiana Mizzi (Oscar) were standout favorites among the supporting cast. : By performing in concert, the music was
Performed in concert form as Muti approached the end of his tenure as Music Director, this production was hailed as a "stunner" and a "triumph" by critics and audiences alike. Performed in concert form as Muti approached the
: The 2022 Academy served as a "moral and ethical duty" for Muti to pass his lifelong study of Verdi to new generations.
In 2022, Riccardo Muti's deep connection with Giuseppe Verdi was highlighted by two major events with his most prominent ensembles: a "monumental" performance of Un ballo in maschera in Chicago and a specialized focus on the Messa da Requiem at his Italian Opera Academy.