(l to r) John-Colyn Gyeantey, Susanna Fairbairn and Nick Pritchard in English Touring Opera’s St John Passion. There is no denying that this animates proceedings, though it could also be confusing, not least when occasionally Christ’s words were sung by mezzo Katie Bray. With this in mind, the long threads of narrative usually sung by the tenor Evangelist are divided up between the soloists. The impact of the opening chorus Herr, unser Herrscher, delivered by the joint forces of the Cantamus Chamber Choir, the Wiltshire Music Centre Chorus and choristers from St Laurence School with a considerable body of sound, was testimony enough to a worthy endeavour.Ĭore to ETO’s process is the engagement of participants and audience in a renewed appreciation of the essential drama of Christ’s passion and the significance of the word setting. Rather, ETO’s soloists and regular accompanists, the Old Street Band, are working at each venue with choruses from within that community, in a natural extension of the company’s outreach and education programme. ![]() Neither is it touring in the conventional way of a production doing the rounds. English Touring Opera’s latest presentation is Bach’s St John Passion, but their approach is not operatic in the sense of staging the work with the trappings of costume and props.
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