Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore with Musicus Concentus present
REQUIEM FOR THE EARTH by PACO PEÑA
with the Paco Peña Ensemble and the Cappella Musicale of Florence Cathedral
🇮🇹 Italian premiere
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, h. 21:15
Reservation required starting Thursday, 20 November at 9:30 at this link 👉 https://tickets.duomo.firenze.it/it/negozio#/it/acquista?skugroup_id=4649
One of the greatest exponents of flamenco, a true living legend, guitarist and composer Paco Peña has devoted his career to innovating the genre, weaving the richness of tradition with contemporary influences. In Florence Cathedral, Paco Peña will present Requiem for the Earth for the first time in Italy: an intense artistic meditation on the relationship between humanity and nature, evoking deep emotions and a collective reflection through a vibrant and universal musical language. He will be joined on stage by 10 musicians and singers, together with the Choir of the Cappella Musicale of the Florence Cathedral and the Pueri Cantores Children’s Choir, both conducted by Maestro Michele Manganelli.
A monumental work written in Spanish and Latin that blends the visceral essence of flamenco — where joy and sorrow, hope and despair coexist — with the solemnity of the Requiem Mass, transforming into a powerful ecological appeal: time to save the Earth is running out. Peña, a guitarist and composer living between London and Córdoba, expands the boundaries of the genre with a work that is intense yet radiant, alternating moments of anger and grief with sections of celebration such as the “Alabanza”, culminating in the final “Esperanza”, vibrant and dance-like. The texts, inspired by Homer, Lovelock, and Bunyard, intertwine poetry and science in a reflection that is more urgent than ever today.
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🎟️ Free admission with mandatory reservation starting Thursday, 20 November
ℹ️ For further information about reservations: opera@duomo.firenze.it
