As the festive season approaches, come and enjoy a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s opera "Christmas Oratorio", performed by the ensemble "Cappella Mediterranea"
The ensemble continues its exploration of the sacred repertoire of classical music with a performance of the ‘Christmas Oratorio’, composed by Bach in Leipzig in 1734.
This oratorio recounts episodes from the life of Christ, from the Nativity to the Adoration of the Magi, and aims to draw on a variety of artistic disciplines, blending narration, singing and meditations within the choir.
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248–I to 248
– Cantata No. 1 ‘Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage’
– Cantata No. 2 ‘Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend’
– Cantata No. 3 ‘Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen’
– Cantata No. 4 ‘Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben’
– Cantata No. 5 ‘Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen’
– Cantata No. 6 ‘Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben’
This oratorio recounts episodes from the life of Christ, from the Nativity to the Adoration of the Magi, and aims to draw on a variety of artistic disciplines, blending narration, singing and meditations within the choir.
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248–I to 248
– Cantata No. 1 ‘Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage’
– Cantata No. 2 ‘Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend’
– Cantata No. 3 ‘Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen’
– Cantata No. 4 ‘Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben’
– Cantata No. 5 ‘Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen’
– Cantata No. 6 ‘Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben’
