Name: Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1 - 3
Start: 2023-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Location: South Bank Centre

Organization

Conductor

Masaaki Suzuki

Singer

Soprano

Anna Dennis

Sopran

Countertenor

Hugh Cutting

contre-ténor

Tenor

Guy Cutting

Evangelist

Bass

Dominic Sedgwick

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Others

Choir of the Age of Enlightenment

Southbank Centre

Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1 - 3

London

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1 - 3: Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 Bach, J. S.

Public

Christmas Oratorio

Approved

South Bank Centre

Seize this rare opportunity to experience the entire Christmas Oratorio, taking place over two evenings, as a seasonal treat.

Suzuki, founder of the Bach Collegium Japan, and the OAE are joined by a cast of rising stars in the UK’s historical performance scene.

The six cantatas that make up the Christmas Oratorio were originally composed to be performed in Leipzig’s two main churches – St Thomas and St Nicholas – over six feast days during the Christmas period.

Composed for Christmas Day itself, Part 1 features drums and bright flutes to herald the birth of Jesus. In Part 2, as news reaches the shepherds, we find Bach in devotional, pastoral mode, while Part 3 abounds with the simple joy of their adoration of the young child.

English

Christmas Oratorio: Parts 1 - 3 by Bach, J. S., From (2023/2023), Conductor Masaaki Suzuki, South Bank Centre, London, United Kingdom

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