The opera was performed in concert in Liverpool at Old Christ Church Waterloo  L22 1RE (picture opposite). The opera was conducted by the composer, who is himself a member of the Parish of Christ Church.

It is the sailors` church; ships see it as the first sight on their approach to Liverpool. 

From the website http://www.oldchristchurch.moonfruit.com/

For more than a century the red sandstone tower of Old Christ Church, Waterloo has guided sailors into the Mersey Estuary, standing steadfastly against the gales which regularly blow in off the Irish Sea.
Regarded by Pevsner as one of the very finest churches by Lancashire architects Paley & Austin, Old Christ Church, Waterloo is known locally as the ‘Mariners’ Church’. By about 1980 the congregation had dwindled and in 1982 the church was declared redundant and fell into disrepair. In 1993 the church was in a very sorry state so a demolition scheme was published. As a result of objections a non-statutory public inquiry was held and resulted in the church being vested in the Churches Conservation Trust since 1998 and since 2006, the Friends of Old Christ Church have been working to transform the building into a venue for farmers markets, beer festivals, art exhibitions and seasonal fairs, at the heart of local life.

This will be a continued use of the building as a community resource in one of the most deprived areas of the UK.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midi excerpt below from the first act of Nepomuk.