Opera Orlando partnered with Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Orlando Sings, and The Defiant Requiem Foundation to present the Florida premiere of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín on Saturday, September 14 at Steinmetz Hall. The concert was a sold out success with more than 500 free tickets provided to students and educators. Audiences were noticeably moved by this “monumental” performance.