Calendar - Saint John Passion

Saint John Passion

Ensemble

Choir and orchestra of Les Arts Florissants

Musical direction

Cast

Rachel REDMOND, soprano
Reinoud VAN MECHELEN, tenor, Evangéliste
Anthony GREGORY, tenor
Renato DOLCINI, bass-baritone
Alex ROSEN, bass, Jésus
Sean CLAYTON, tenor, Servus
Anicet CASTEL, bass, Petrus

Jess DANDY, contralto - March

Lucile RICHARDOT, contralto - April

Virginie THOMAS, soprano, Ancilla - Mars

Cécile GRANGER, soprano, Ancilla - Avril

This concert will be broadcasted on Mai 28 at 8.30pm on France Musique

Program

Johann Sebastian BACH - St-John Passion

Although the works of Bach had only been occasionally included in the repertoire of Les Arts Florissants until recently, the past three seasons have seen an exploration of some of the major pages of his works with the B minor Mass, the cantatas, motets and now Saint John Passion.

And the exploration has been to public at critical acclaim, unanimously underlining how the transparency, humanity and refinement of the « Arts Flo » sound have brought new blood to the interpretation of the works of the Cantor of Leipzig.