• Source: The Last Supper (opera)

The Last Supper is an opera with music by Sir Harrison Birtwistle to an English and Latin libretto by Robin Blaser. Birtwistle composed the music over the period written in 1998–1999. The world premiere was given by the Berlin State Opera on 18 April 2000, with the production directed by Martin Duncan and conducted by Daniel Barenboim. It was subsequently performed by the Glyndebourne Touring Opera in October/November 2000 and the following summer at the 2001 Glyndebourne Festival. Many of the original cast returned for two concert performances at the Piccolo Teatro Studio Expo, Milan and the Teatro Valdocco, Turin on 4–5 September 2008 with the London Sinfonietta, conducted by Elgar Howarth as part of the Settembre Musica festival.




Roles


Christ (baritone)
Judas (tenor)
Ghost (soprano)
Little James (countertenor)
James (countertenor)
Thomas (tenor)
Andrew (tenor)
Simon (tenor)
Bartholomew (tenor)
Philip (baritone)
John (baritone)
Thomas (bass-baritone)
Thaddeus (bass)
Peter (bass)
Choral parts

Chorus Mysticus (amplified); 3 sopranos, 3 mezzo-sopranos, 3 altos
Chorus Resonus (pre-recorded); 3 sopranos, 3 mezzo-sopranos, 3 altos
Chorus in Visions I-III (pre-recorded); 3 sopranos, 3 mezzo-sopranos, 3 altos, 3 tenors, 3 baritones, 3 basses
Original cast

Christ: William Dazeley
Judas: Tom Randle
Ghost: Susan Bickley
Little James: Stephen Wallace
James: Andrew Watts
Thomas: Michael Hart-Davis
Andrew: Colin Judson
Simon: Hilton Marlton
Bartholomew: Christopher Lemmings
Philip: Adrian Powter
John: Andrew Rupp
Matthew: Paul Reeves
Thaddeus: Simon Kirkbride
Peter: Geoffrey Moses




Synopsis



The story is a contemporary retelling of the "Last Supper" story. It involves a character (Ghost) who represents ourselves/the audience. Ghost invites Christ and his disciples to supper. The ensuing drama juxtaposes the old and new, Jewish and Christian to raise questions about the myth/story of the Last Supper and its meaning in our modern context. The opera ends in the Garden of Olives with Christ asking, "Whom do you seek?" and then a cock crows.




References






External links


Boosey & Hawkes page on the opera
Matthew Rogers, on-line essay on Glyndebourne performance of the opera

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