7.30pm
English National Opera and Chorus - London
English National Opera, The Colliseum, London
Bach: St John Passion - Staged Performance
Reviews
Opera2000Seeing the light It may not be what Bach intended, but ENO's St John Passion is a unique event. The live lamb at the close is a mistake. Nothing wrong with the image - borrowed from Zurbarán's Agnus Dei - but the little beast's…Read the review 
The Guardian2000Just three elements make the new show worth catching: an intensely moving portrayal by Mark Padmore as the Evangelist, finely structured conducting from Stephen Layton, and, in the final moments of the performance, one of the…Read the review 
The Times2000What is truth? THE big question, as posed by Richard Morrison earlier in the week, is if those in the audience at the Coliseum on Wednesday had a religious experience, whether they realised it or not. I should hate to have to…Read the review 
Time Europe2000The English National Opera brings Bach to vivid dramatic life Against a pale yellow background the chorus appears in silhouette, standing in rows. On the back wall of the stage is projected the face of a dying man. As the…Read the review 
The Independent2000Jesus Christ Opera Star Concerts of Bach’s St John Passion are familiar Eastertide events. Now the crucifixion is being staged at English National Opera. Can the director Deborah Warner retain its sacred heart? Each Good Friday…Read the review