Event listing: The Pilgrim's Progress | The London Coliseum | Event is in the past

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The London ColiseumSt. Martin's Lane, London, Greater London, WC2N 4ES, United Kingdom

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Programme

Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)

Performers

English National Opera
Martyn Brabbins	Conductor
Yoshi Oïda	Director
Ann Murray	Mezzo-soprano
Timothy Robinson	Tenor		2012 Nov 05
Benedict Nelson	Baritone
George von Bergen	Baritone
Roland Wood	Bass	John Bunyan

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The work of a lifetime: The Pilgrim’s Progress

Roy Westbrook, 5th October

John Bunyan's allegory occupied Ralph Vaughan Williams for a lifetime, culminating in the 1951 stage work, premiered at Covent Garden. Roy Westbrook follows the composer's progress...

The Pilgrim's Progress to the London Coliseum

Andrew H. King, 5th November

Professional performances of English operas are rare – they always have been – and it is presumably the 60th anniversary of The Pilgrim’s Progress specifically that has prompted this 2012 revival. It seems that without a significant anniversary to justify blowing the dust off a score, English operas tend to lie unheeded – the exception of course is Benjamin Britten.

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