Organization

Stage director

Géza M Tóth

Video designer

Chorus master

Gábor Csiki

Conductor

Sebastian Lang-Lessing

Nikolett Hajzer

Singer

Tenor

Gyula Rab

Evangelist

Bass

István Kovácsházi

Jesus

Soprano

Gabriella Fodor

István Horváth

Marcell Bakonyi

Contralto

Atala Schöck

Mezzo-soprano

Dorottya Láng

Hungarian State Opera

Others

Choir of the Hungarian State Opera

German

Matthäus Passion, BWV 244 -  (St. Matthew Passion)

Budapest

Hungary

Eiffel Art Studios

Miklós Bánffy Stage

Hungarian State Opera House

Matthäus-Passion Bach,JS

Public

St. Matthew Passion

Hungarian

English

Approved

The Passion of Matthew is Bach’s greatest work, an unsurpassed climax not only in Protestant church music but also in the history of universal music. After Bach's death, the work was forgotten. On March 11, 1829, a century after the original performance, the piece was performed again in Berlin under the direction of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. The composer adapted the work to the romantic performance practice, shortened it by one third, employed a huge choir (158 people) and a corresponding orchestra. In view of the great success, the concert was repeated on Bach’s birthday, March 21, which became a major social event, present in the court and the color of the contemporary German intelligentsia. This also started the Bach Renaissance, in a broader sense, the habit of resurrecting older music.

St. Matthew Passion by Bach, J. S., From (2022/2022), Directed by Géza M Tóth,, Conductor Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Eiffel Art Studios, Budapest, Hungary

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