Based on work by Scarlatti, Pärt and Andriessen this performance reflects on the theme of 'suffering' in the arts.
The St John Passion that Alessandro Scarlatti wrote in 1685 is of an exceptional beauty and rich in pathos and expression. Complemented with works by Arvo Pärt and Louis Andriessen, the old and the new find each other in compelling rhythms and touching melancholy. Director Luigi De Angelis adds a visual component: a video triptych that navigates between a baroque still life and a modern documentary. Why is suffering such a popular subject in the arts? Are we merely consumers of other people's pain or is there actual room for compassion?
Credits
- Composition • Alessandro Scarlatti, Arvo Pärt, Louis Andriessen
- Concept | Director | Scenography • Luigi De Angelis
- Conductor • Andreas Küppers
- Musical direction • Andreas Küppers
- Video | Assistant Director • Andrea Argentieri
- Dramaturgy • Tobias Kokkelmans
- Video Design • Luigi De Angelis
- Costumes • Chiara Lagani
- bass bariton • Matthias Lutze
- Ensemble • B'Rock Orchestra
- Choir • B'Rock Vocal Consort
RUPERT ENTICKNAP Countertenor
ALEXANDER SCHNEIDER: Pilatus
MATTHIAS LUTZE: Jesus
FABIAN KELLY: Petrus
MIRKO LUDWIG: Judaeus
HEIKE HEILMANN: Ancille
B’Rock Orchestra
Muzikale leiding, klavecimbel en orgel: Andreas Küppers
Viool 1: Jivka Kaltcheva
Viool 2: Rebecca Huber
Altviool: Manuela Bucher
Cello: Rebecca Rosen
Contrabas: Tom Devaere
Harp: Flora Papadopoulos
Luit: Karl Nyhlin
B’Rock Vocal Consort
Sopraan: Heike Heilmann (Ancille), Margaret Hunter, Amélie Renglet
Alt: Katharina Ross, Alexander Schneider (Pilatus), Bart Uvyn (in Brussels)/ Rosina Fabius (in Amsterdam)
Tenor: Jo Holzwarth, Fabian Kelly (Petrus), Mirko Ludwig (Judaeus)
Bas: Leander Carlier, Matthias Lutze (Jesus), Ulfried Staber
Location | Dates | Hour | |
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KlaraFestival (Brussel) 32 70 210 217 www.klarafestival.be Show on map | 19/3/2022 20/3/2022 | 17:30 16:00 | |
Amare (Den Haag) +31 70 88 00 333 https://www.amare.nl | 23/3/2022 | 20:00 | cancelled by corona |
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Amsterdam) +31 20 788 20 00 www.muziekgebouw.nl Show on map | 16/4/2022 | 20:15 |