From the San Diego Symphony: Artists and Repertoire: Rafael Payare, conductor Leah Crocetto, soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano Limmie Pulliam, tenor Aleksey Bogdanov, baritone San Diego Master Chorale Giuseppe Verdi: "Requiem" About the performance: Music Director Rafael Payare and the Orchestra open the new season with one of the monumental masterpieces of Western music. Verdi’s Requiem is an equally thrilling experience for both the lifelong music lover and the new listener discovering choral and orchestral music for the first time. Few works are so directly filled with tragedy, grandeur and human pity. What better way to open the season! Note: gates for the Saturday performance will open at 5pm, and gates for the Sunday performance will open at 3:30pm. Related links: Insights from San Diego Symphony creative consultant San Diego Symphony on Instagram San Diego Symphony on Twitter