Details

Part of the BBC Proms. Leading Elgar interpreter Sir Mark Elder directs a stellar cast and large-scale choral forces, reviving a major work of the British choral tradition. Elgar conceived The Apostles as a schoolboy, but the project came to fruition only in 1903 - after both The Dream of Gerontius and a visit to Bayreuth to hear Wagner's The Ring and Parsifal. Elgar explores the inner feelings of Judas Iscariot with dramatic intensity, and Christ's anguished cry from the cross becomes a wordless lament. There will be one interval. Finish time approx. 21:15

Cast/Performers

David Kempster (bass-baritone / St Peter), Rebecca Evans (soprano / Blessed Virgin / Angel Gabriel), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano / Mary Magdalene), Paul Groves (tenor / Narrator), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone / Jesus), Clive Bayley (bass / Judas)

Creatives/Company

Company(s): Halle Choir, Halle Youth Choir, London Philharmonic Choir, Halle
Conductor: Mark Elder (Sir)