Name: Bach’s “St John Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars
Start: 2019-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Berliner Philharmonie

Organization

Conductor

Simon Rattle

Tenor

Georg Nigl

Peter

Mark Padmore

Evangelist

Mezzo-soprano

Magdalena Kožená

Contralto

Bass

Roderick Williams

Jesus

Andrew Staples

Chorus master

Simon Halsey

Stage director

Peter Sellars

Orchestra

Berliner Philharmoniker

Others

Rundfunkchor Berlin

Bach’s “St John Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars

Berlin

Germany

Berliner Philharmonie

A double reunion: for the first time since the end of his tenure as chief conductor of the orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle returns to the Berliner Philharmoniker. The programme features one of the most sensational productions of those years: Bach’s St. John Passion in the production of Peter Sellars, which uses intensive imagery to accentuate the meditative as well as the dramatic dimensions of the work. The singers include the Rundfunkchor Berlin and a top-class ensemble of soloists.

Bach’s “St John Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars: Johannes-Passion Bach,JS

Public

St John Passion

Approved

Production booklet

Further reading