Which English composer lived from 1872 to 1958. His last opera was 'Pilgrim's Progress'?
The Pilgrim's Progress (opera) The Pilgrim's Progress (opera) The Pilgrim's Progress is an opera by Ralph Vaughan Williams, based on John Bunyan's allegory "The Pilgrim's Progress". The composer himself described the work as a 'Morality' rather than an opera. Nonetheless, he intended the work to be performed on stage, rather than in a church or cathedral. Vaughan Williams himself prepared the libretto, with interpolations from the Bible and also text from his second wife, Ursula Wood. His changes to the story included altering the name of the central character from 'Christian' to 'Pilgrim', so as to universalise the spiritual message. The musical gestation of
The Pilgrim Progress by Henry Ainsworth that was used by the Pilgrims in Holland and in Plymouth. The passages read by Elder Brewster are usually from Governor Bradford’s “History” or other Pilgrim Source. This is faithfully re-lived the Sabbath procession of the Pilgrims to worship. The Pilgrim Progress is sponsored by Plymouth Rock Foundation (www.plymrock.org) This even is funded in part by the Town of Plymouth Promotions Fund The Pilgrim Progress The Pilgrim Progress is a reenactment of the procession to church for the 51 surviving Pilgrims of the first winter in 1621. The reenactment was instituted by the Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts