Hear some of the nation’s finest young singers battle it out in the final of Australia’s most prestigious oratorio soloists award, accompanied on piano, as well as a spectacular choral /orchestral performance of Gabriel Fauré’s sublime “Requiem” 

Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem in D minor, Op. 48, composed between 1887 and 1900, is one of the world’s most beloved choral works. Known for its serene, comforting tone, lyrical melodies and lush harmonies, Fauré famously described it as a “lullaby of death”. Unlike Verdi’s or Mozart’s Requiems, Fauré omitted the terrifying Dies irae, viewing death instead as a “happy deliverance”.  As a result, the Fauré Requiem is often regarded as one of the most uplifting choral settings of the ancient text.