FULL JOHANNES PASSION (Bach) Budapest 2017 László Kálmán, Krisztián Cser, István Kovács, István Horváth, Zita Szemere
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Passio secundum Johannem aka Johannes Passion aka St.John Passion
- Composer: Bach Johann Sebastian
- Libretto: Bible Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, müpa, Budapest, Hungary
- Recorded: April 9, 2017
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: László Kálmán, Krisztián Cser, István Kovács, István Horváth, Zita Szemere, Lúcia Megyesi Schwartz
- Conductor: Gábor Hollerung
- Orchestra: Budafoki Dohnányi Orchestra
- Chorus: Nyíregyházi Cantemus Choir, Budapest Academic Choir Society
- Chorus Master: Soma Szabó, Csaba Tőri
- Choreographer: András Nádasdy
- Stage Director: Sylvie Gabor
- Stage Designer: Éva Szendrényi
- Costume Designer: Nora Orphan
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar
- Date Published: 2020
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Staged performance of the oratorio
At the opening concert of the 2017 Budapest International Choir Competition, Bach’s János Passion (BWV 245) was performed in a stage version, directed by Gábor Sylvie. In this work, the composer uses the time technique known from stage works, operas and plays: by speeding up real time, the Evangelist summarizes the events, while the scenes with an almost operatic dramaturgy, in which the choir symbolizing the crowd of the time is the protagonist, take place in real time. Stopping time, the soloists speak, commenting on the events and portraying the emotions of the believers of the time.
At the same time, the chorales that sound in the passion show eternity and the experience of the noblest community togetherness.