Going out best bets, Sept. 5 to 11

The National Arts Centre, the Ottawa Choral Society and an all-star lineup of soloists join forces Sept. 11 and 12 in Southam Hall to perform Giuseppe Verdi's monumental, solemn Requiem. The sprawling, operatic piece was last performed in Southam Hall in 2015 at the farewell concert of the choral society's then-conductor Jordan de Souza. Tickets starting at $54 plus fees are available at the NAC box office and nac-cna.ca. Before each night's 8 p.m. performance, NACO music director Alexander Shel