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大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
14 Jan 2017, Glasgow City Halls
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大象传媒 SSO 2016-17 Season Hear and Now - Birtwistle鈥檚 The Last Supper

大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Hear and Now - Birtwistle鈥檚 The Last Supper
19:30 Sat 14 Jan 2017 Grand Hall
Martyn Brabbins conducts Sir Harrison Birtwistle's The Last Supper at City Halls
Martyn Brabbins conducts Sir Harrison Birtwistle's The Last Supper at City Halls

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Ghost, a representative of humanity, invites Christ and his disciples to join us in our own age for a ritual of reflection. The disciples rediscover their memories of events, joyful and bitter, and wonder whether Christ himself will appear among them鈥 From this starting point Sir Harrison Birtwistle鈥檚 opera from 2000 (with a libretto by Robin Blaser) looks back over two millennia of Christianity. For this rare concert-staging of a work hailed as 鈥渕agnificent and enthralling鈥 (The Observer), the 大象传媒 SSO has assembled an outstanding cast including Roderick Williams as Jesus, with Martyn Brabbins conducting the orchestra and singers in some of Birtwistle鈥檚 most lyrical and gripping music.

The performance is to be recorded for broadcast on Saturday 28 January at 6.30pm, in 大象传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 Opera on 3. It will then be available for thirty days via the 大象传媒 Radio 3 website and the 大象传媒 iPlayer Radio app.

There will be no interval.