Details
St Mary's Church
Old Square
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RA
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – St John Passion, BWV 245
Performers
Ian Bostridge – Tenor
Christopher Monks – Director
Armonico Consort
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Programme Note
One of the world’s most sought-after tenors, Ian Bostridge, joins the finest period instrumentalists and singers of Armonico Consort to sing the role of the Evangelist in Bach’s masterpiece.
In St John Passion, Bach combines exquisitely beautiful arias with moments of dramatic choral intensity in this fast-paced retelling of the Passion story.
Ian Bostridge has been described as “the most iconic Evangelist of the last twenty years … an incomparable communicator, a singer of technical brilliance, and an impassioned, experienced interpreter of Bach’s music” (Opera Today).
Armonico Consort is directed by Christopher Monks, founder of the critically-acclaimed choir and period instrument group, which is this year celebrating its 20th anniversary.