Details

Haydn's Seven Last Words - 'seven sonatas with an introduction and a concluding earthquake' - were commissioned by Cadiz Cathedral for performance on Good Friday 1786. Two centuries later, James MacMillan's Seven Last Words was commissioned by BBC Television and shown in nightly instalments during Holy Week 1994. There will be no interval. Approx End Time: 23:30

Cast/Performers

Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Renata Pokupic (mezzo soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Darren Jeffery (bass-baritone)

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Haydn (The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross - 62 mins), James MacMillan (Seven Last Words from the Cross - 44 mins)
Company(s): BBC Singers, Manchester Camerata
Conductor: Douglas Boyd