T02018817696New Production. Running time: 2hrs 50minsProducer English National Opera. Conductor Martyn Brabbins. Director Yoshi Oida. Design Tom Schenk. Design Tom Schenk (video). Costume Sue Willimington. Lighting Lutz Deppe. Choreographer Carolyn Choa. Performer Roland Wood (Pilgrim / John Bunyan). Performer Benedict Nelson (Evangelist / Watchful / First Shepherd). Performer George von Bergen (Obstinate / Heraldd / Lord Hate-Good). Performer Tim Robinson (Interpreter / User / Mr By-Ends / Second Shepherd). Performer Colin Judson (Timorous / Lord Lechery / Messenger). Performer Alexander Sprague (Pliable / Superstition / Celestrial Voice 1). Performer Mark Richardson (Mistrust / Apollyon / Envy / Third Shepherd). Performer Eleanor Dennis (First Shining One / Madam Wanton / Voice of a Bird / Celestial Voice 3). Performer Kitty Whately (Third Shining One / Cup-bearer / Pickthank / Woodcutter's Boy). Performer Ann Murray (Madam Bubble / Mrs By-Ends / Celestial Voice 2). | |
| 5 Nov 12 to 28 Nov 12 | London Coliseum, West End :: V376 listing details L296374587 |
T01587217879Semi 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 |
T01196273040Concert version.Company Royal Opera. | |
| 3 Nov 97 | Barbican Centre, West End :: V371 listing details L1445567954 |
