James MacMillan’s Visitatio Sepulchri is a stage oratorio that was premiered at the Tramway theatre in Glasgow and then was part of the Edinburg Festival’s MacMillan season, in which the composer’s Tourist Variations was premiered, also directed by Negrin. V.S. included Visitatio Sepulchri but also Strawinski’s Dumbarton Oaks, and several pieces by Bach, as part of an installation and performance evening conceived by Negrin. The performances in Edinburgh were accompanied by another piece by James MacMillan, Busqueda, that Negrin semi staged, with renowned actress Juliet Stevenson as the Narrator. The score of Visitatio Sepulchri is dedicated to Francisco Negrin . This was also the start of Negrin’s collaboration with Fin Walker who later founded Walker Dance.
- Tramway · Glasgow · May 1993
- Edinburgh International Festival · Edinburgh · August 1993
Creative Team
| Sets | Aldona Cunningham |
| Costumes | Aldona Cunningham |
| Lighting | Heather Carson |
| Conductor | Ivor Bolton |
| Choreography | Gregory Nash |
Cast
Olivia Blackburn, Christine Bunning, Tamsin Dives, Alan Oke, Rupert Oliver Forbes, Stephen Richardson, Fin Walker, Andrew Fifield,Tom Roden
