The Pilgrim's Progress
Archive Listings for The Pilgrim's Progress
T01587217879 (SADLER08)Semi Staged. The Philharmonia Orchestra present two special semi-staged performances of The Pilgrim's Progress to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Vaughan Williams’ death. The last of Vaughan Williams’ operas and a labour of love for the composer for forty years, The Pilgrim’s Progress is today regarded as one of his finest works, brimming with expressive musical ideas. It tells of a pilgrim's journey to the Celestial City. He battles with The Devil, visits Vanity Fair, gets imprisoned and finds a pastoral idyll in the Delectable Mountains. The music is occasionally scary, at other times witty, but the overarching impression is one of visionary beauty and nobility. The opera exhibits all of Vaughan Williams’ range, from the Tallis Fantasia through the Pastoral Symphony, and a lifetime devoted to setting the greatest English poetry.Company Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor Richard Hickox. Performer Roderick Williams (The Pilgrim). Performer Neal Davies (John Bunyan). Performer Matthew Rose. Performer Richard Coxon. Performer Matthew Brook. Performer Timothy Robinson. Performer Sarah Fox. Performer Sarah Tynan. Performer Pamela Helen Stephen. Performer James Gilchrist. Performer Robert Hayward. Performer Graeme Danby. Company Philharmonia Voices. | |
| 20 Jun 08 to 22 Jun 08 | Sadler's Wells Theatre, Inner London :: V224 listing details L01463999544 |
T01196273040 (ROH97)Concert version.Company Royal Opera. | |
| 3 Nov 97 | Barbican Centre, West End :: V371 listing details L1445567954 |
