St John Passion

A nocte temporis

The power of words according to Bach

Reinoud Van Mechelen has a very long history with the music of Bach, particularly the Passions, whose choruses he sang as a child. Having performed the Evangelist in both Passions on numerous occasions with Philippe Herreweghe and William Christie, the Belgian tenor now presents his own vision of the absolute monument that is the St John Passion at the head of his ensemble A nocte temporis. This will be the first Bach Passion at the Beaune Festival since 2013.

CAST

Tomáš Král, Jesus
Lore Binon, soprano
Alex Potter, alto
Robert Getchell, tenor
Tobias Berndt, baritone

A nocte temporis, choir & orchestra
Reinoud Van Mechelen,
Evangelist & conductor

Duration 1h50 without intermission
In German, with French surtitles