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Classical music fans, and choral music fans: if you had to choose your favorite requiems, what would you be your top five all-time favorite and also if you have three that you absolutely do not like list those as well.

Favorites:

1. Duruflé Requiem
2. Brahms Requiem
3. Hindemith Requiem ( for those we love)
4. Fauré Requiem
5. Howells Requiem

Least favorites:

1. A. Lloyd Weber Requiem
2. Verdi Requiem
3. Victoria Requiem

What is the proper way to pronounce this opera?

I remember many years back Margaret Juntwait was doing the Met radio broadcast and she pronounced the first name in the title as “ BE UH TREE CHAY”.

I always found that interesting as I had never heard the name pronounced as such.

Typically, I have heard people say:
“ BE UH TRIS” or they say
“ BE AT TRIS”

Just curious as to what you fellow opera lovers think the correct pronunciation should be.

I’m also aware that this opera was not performed at the Met but she was referencing a concert performance held somewhere else in New York.