Bach: St. Matthew Passion

Bach: St. Matthew Passion — Plot

Sir Simon Rattle was in no doubt: the performance of the St Matthew Passion which he realised together with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Rundfunkchor Berlin in 2010 was for him “the single most important thing we ever did here”. Critics around the world agreed. They praised the semi-staged “ritualization” by American star-director Peter Sellars, as well as the outstanding musical performances by the soloists, including Magdalena Kožená, Christian Gerhaher, Thomas Quasthoff and Mark Padmore as the Evangelist.

• Release date
• April 11, 2010
• Runtime
• 195 min
• Director
• Peter Sellars

Bach: St. Matthew Passion — Cast

Mark Padmore Evangelist Magdalena Kožená Topi Lehtipuu Camilla Tilling Christian Gerhaher Christ

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Thomas Quasthoff Simon Rattle Berlin Philharmonic