Bach: St John Passion accessible | Open-air concert at the Bachfest Leipzig 2024

Johann Sebastian Bach just as he should be: accessible to all. To mark the 300th anniversary of the world premiere of Bach’s St John Passion, BWV 245, this large-scale piece of sacred music is performed on Leipzig’s old market square by the Sing & Sign sign language choir, soloists, deaf performers, the collegium thomanum and the "Weimar Baroque" orchestra under the baton of Diogo Mendes. The open-air concert on the Bach stage is one of the highlights of the Bachfest Leipzig (7 - 16 June 2024). The pauses at the beginning are intended to convey how deaf people normally perceive the music at concerts.

Artists:
Andrew Irwin | Tenor – Evangelist
Andrea Schmetzstorff | Evangelist, Sign Language Soloist
Felix Rohleder | Bass – Jesus
Gerlinde Sämann | Sopran
Nils Wanderer | Altus
Richard Resch | Tenor – Petrus and Arias
Anton Haupt | Bass – Pilatus and Arias
Jan Sell | Deaf Performance

Sign language choir SING & SIGN
collegium thomanum
Max Gläser | Choir Instructor
Orchestra “Weimar Baroque”
Susanne Haupt | Conception, Direction, Soprano
Irina Pauls | Choreography
Diogo Mendes | Musical Direction

© 2024 BACHFEST LEIPZIG / DEUTSCHE WELLE / MDR

Thumbnail photo: © Susanne Haupt

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