What a line-up! Operatic stars Sarah Connolly, Roderick Williams and Benjamin Hulett join a super-sized orchestra and chorus, made up of Royal Northern Sinfonia, Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia, Voices of the River’s Edge, and non-professional musicians and singers from across the North East.

Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. This epic piece of music tells the story of an ordinary man’s journey from death through to afterlife, finally meeting God. You might have heard it in the recent hit film The Choral.