Princess Diana's Funeral: Verdi Requiem, performed by Lynne Dawson (High Quality Audio)

an outstanding performance by one of Britain's most popular operatic Sopranos, Lynne Dawson with Verdi's Requiem. Lynne's website has her diary from the time she made her remarkable performance before a live TV audience of over two billion people.
http://www.lynnedawson.co.uk/diana.html

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna, in die illa tremenda quando coeli movendi sunt, et terra:

dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem.

Tremens factus sum ego et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.

Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde.

Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Translation from Latin:

Deliver me, O Lord, from eternal death in that dread day when the heavens and the Earth shall be shaken, and you will come to judge the world by fire.

I tremble in awe of the judgment and the coming wrath.
Day of wrath, day of calamity and woe, great and exceeding bitter day.

Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

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[Ashcraze]

I think when I remember back, they flew her in from Germany for this? Please correct me if I am wrong - I have a copy on vhs in the loft somewhere of this

[MasterIsh91]

@Ashcraze She was playing Pamina in a production of Magic Flute I think, there's a kind of diary entry on her website. She's my head of department at RNCM and she is such a lovely lady :)

[Ashcraze]

Good afternoon all, thx for the replies - how r we all? I think the weather in North London is confused today haha

[lovetodance]

@Ashcraze I wonder how many of us have copies on vhs? I am one as well. : ) Wish I could tell you where they flew her in from. I can remember listening to her sing at this funeral like it was yesterday. Left an ever lasting impression on me.

[Ashcraze]

@Ashcraze I realise she is English - she was on Holiday at the time.. Still brings tears to the eyes this at times

[Denuhm]

@choirfreak26 I was seven... it was the day I decided I would be an opera singer... never looked back 

[choirfreak26]

God, I remember being 11 years old and watching this live. I am still in love with this woman's voice and this performance never fails to make me emotional even after all these years.

[JeanieJohnston]

This is one of the most emotional gut-wrenching moments from Princess Diana's funeral. Its sooooo sad.

[jeffreykevinguitar]

at de end it brings me feel whether m alive!!!!!!!! stunning and couldn`t believe my eyes got wet.

[natasticx]

THIS. IS. AMAZING.