Name: Proms 2014 Prom 12: Bach – St John Passion
Start: 2014-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2014-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Albert Hall

Admin

BBC Proms

Conductor

Roger Norrington

Others

Zurich Sing Academy

Orchestra

Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Tenor

James Gilchrist

Evangelist

Bass

Neal Davies

Jesus

Soprano

Lucy Crowe

Countertenor

Clint van der Linde

Joshua Ellicott

Hanno Müller-Brachmann

Rachel Ambrose-Evans

Ancilla

Vernon Kirk

Servant

Peter

Jonathan Sells

Pilate

Proms 2014 Prom 12: Bach – St John Passion

London

United Kingdom

Royal Albert Hall

Public

St John Passion

Arshiya Banu

Approved

Few classical works have the urgency and dramatic immediacy of Bach’s St John Passion. Here it is vividly realised by a cast led by tenor James Gilchrist. The finest Evangelist of his generation, Gilchrist sings the role at the Proms for the first time, under conductor Sir Roger Norrington, 80 this year.

In the first of two Proms appearances, leading Bach interpreter Sir Roger Norrington – celebrating his 80th birthday this year – directs his Zurich Chamber Orchestra in the St John Passion (bookended later this season by Peter Sellars’s staging of the St Matthew Passion, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle) – a work noted for its dramatic sweep and emotional immediacy in the recounting of events leading to the crucifixion of Christ. It is realised here by a cast led by tenor James Gilchrist, a distinguished Evangelist of his generation

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble