(c) Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Matthäus‐Passion: Théâtre des Champs‐Elysées
Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées — Main Hall
About the Event
The St Matthew Passion, the other major sacred work by Bach after the St John Passion.
In the interval between the two works, Bach focused on developing his musical experience and brought a number of innovations to his writing. He increased the breadth of the sound as far as possible by adding a third choir and made the recitative more varied. This masterpiece marked the end of a long series of Passions in the history of music. With a few rare exceptions, all later works were not Passions in the liturgical sense as understood by Bach, but paved the way for the oratorio form.
Cast / Production
Emmanuelle de Negri | soprano I
Apolline Raï-Westphal | soprano II
William Shelton | alto I
Mathilde Ortscheidt | alto II
Valerio Contaldo | tenor I
Antonin Rondepierre | tenor II
Sebastian Noack | bass I
Felix Schwandtke | bass II
Les Ambassadeurs~La Grande Écurie
Thibault Noally | direction
Address
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 15, Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France — Google Maps
