Der fur die Sunde der Welt gemartete und sterbende Jesus, HWV 48, "Brockes Passion"

Composer: Handel, George Frideric

Librettist/Text Author: Brockes, Barthold Heinrich

Conductor: Hofstetter, Michael

Orchestra: Halle Handel Festival Orchestra

Chorus: Halle Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Kohler, Johannes

Believing Soul: Sokolik, Yulia

Believing Soul / Maria: Lichtenstein, Romelia

Caiaphas / Pilate / Captain / Believing Soul: Park, Ki-Hyun

Daughter of Zion: Waldhart, Vanessa

Evangelist: Sellier, Robert

Jesus: Zehe, Michael

Judas / Mercenary: Marziotte, Leandro

St. James: Mattaj, Christina

St. John: Faust, Franziska

St. Peter: Navarro Colorado, Jorge

Set Designer: Karolczak, Dorota

Costume Designer: Karolczak, Dorota

Stage Director: Sutcliffe, Walter

Television Director: Filenius, Gotz

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Date of Production: 04-2023

Venue: Opernhaus Halle

Playing Time: 02:22:38

Catalogue Number: 2.110755

UPC: 747313575558

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Influential German poet Barthold Heinrich Brockes reinvented the Passion oratorio tradition, transforming its textures into a much-admired poetic meditation that tool hold of the immigration of many German Baroque composers. Of several settings Handel's is by far the most famous, creating an eloquent and moving score from his friend's libretto. This acclaimed staged version directed by Walter Sutcliffe extends the vision of the original by asking fundamental questions about the evolution of mankind and its dangerous implications for planet Earth.