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St. John Passion

March 2, 2024 7:30 PM - 21:30

This year marks the 300th anniversary of the *St. John Passion*, BWV 245, by Johann Sebastian Bach: on Good Friday, April 7, 1724, Bach's monumental masterpiece was premiered in the Nikolaikirche, one year after his appointment as Thomaskantor in Leipzig.

The text from the Gospel of John, combined with Bach's musical interpretation and the „text-content-bound“ interpretation of the ensemble, invite you to delve into the depth of the story of Christ's suffering and death.

Church music is written for sacred spaces and unfolds its full effect there. On Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 7:30 PM, Bach's St. John Passion will be presented in the magnificent collegiate basilica, and naturally, in line with the original intention of the work, there will also be a spiritual reflection.

Although Bach did not write any operas, considering a performance in a sacred space, the project almost has the character of a staged performance and is in no way inferior to a dramatic opera.