Athens Epidaurus Festival 2021 Programme

CLASSICAL MUSIC
GREAT
ORCHESTRAS
2 JUL 21:00
John Eliot Gardiner, one of the most brilliant and widely acclaimed conductors
active today, has worked extensively on Renaissance music and
the historical revival of Baroque works. During last spring’s lockdown,
two of the ensembles founded and conducted by Sir John, namely the
Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, decided to pay a
great tribute to Bach’s church cantatas in broadcasting a recording from
their famous Bach Cantata Pilgrimage for every feast day in the Lutheran
church calendar. As they continue to explore the major composer’s
oeuvre, the artists will now present St John Passion, BWV 245 (1724) at
the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a work composed by Bach to be performed
specifically at the Good Friday Vespers.
With Greek surtitles
ODEON OF HERODES
ATTICUS
MONTEVERDI CHOIR
ENGLISH BAROQUE SOLOISTS
JOHN ELIOT GARDINER
St John Passion
by Johann Sebastian Bach 5
UNITED KINGDOM
TICKETS – VIP 70€/ ZONE A 60€/ ZONE B 50€/ ZONE C 40€/ PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 5€/
UPPER TIER 30€, 25€, 20€/ STUDENTS/65+/ ARTIST UNIONS 21€, 16€/
UNEMPLOYED/ART SCHOOL STUDENTS 5€
Conductor
John Eliot Gardiner
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
St John Passion, BWV245
Soloists
Nick Pritchard tenor
(Evangelist)
William Thomas bass
(Christus)
Alex Ashworth bass
(Pilatus)
Charlotte La Thrope soprano
Reginald Mobley countertenor
Peter Davoren tenor
Thanks to
Megaron - The Athens Concert Hall
and Nikos D. Karanastasis,
for giving us permission
to use the available translation
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