2019-01-16 20:00 2019-01-17 22:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Pinnock’s Matthew Passion

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/18709

The NAC Orchestra is thrilled to welcome back to the podium former NAC Orchestra music director (1991–1997) Trevor Pinnock. The St. Matthew Passion, J.S. Bach’s grandest musical work, follows the last days of Jesus’s life – through betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion. Comprising three choirs and two orchestras that perform together and separately throughout, the St. Matthew Passion is a masterpiece of both drama and subtlety. Questioning, responding, and...

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Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
January 16 - 17, 2019
January 16 - 17, 2019
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Music Classical music Vocal Opera
“Trevor Pinnock is revered worldwide as a harpsichordist and expert in baroque and early classical music. His celebrated direction of the magnificent St. Matthew Passion has earned him kudos around the globe for creating a vibrant and disturbing drama, articulating the profound ambiguities at the heart of the work’s theology.” The Guardian
  • The Passion According to St. Matthew, BWV 244
  • ≈ 3 hours · With intermission

The NAC Orchestra is thrilled to welcome back to the podium former NAC Orchestra music director (1991–1997) Trevor Pinnock.

The St. Matthew Passion, J.S. Bach’s grandest musical work, follows the last days of Jesus’s life – through betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion. Comprising three choirs and two orchestras that perform together and separately throughout, the St. Matthew Passion is a masterpiece of both drama and subtlety. Questioning, responding, and “speaking” to one another, the choirs, orchestras, and soloists act as participants and observers, representing the voices of humanity. The narrative moves between characters – including Judas, Jesus, Pilate, and Pilate’s wife – creating a beautiful meditation on faith, courage, and hope.

Trevor Pinnock is revered worldwide as a harpsichordist and expert in baroque and early classical music. His celebrated direction of the magnificent St. Matthew Passion has earned him kudos around the globe for creating “a vibrant and disturbing drama, articulating the profound ambiguities at the heart of the work’s theology (The Guardian).

Artists

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    conductor Trevor Pinnock
  • lydia-teuscher-credit-shirley-suarez
    soprano Lydia Teuscher
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    mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy
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    tenor (Evangelist) Mauro Peter
  • baritone Philippe Sly
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    bass-baritone (Christ) Douglas Williams
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    Featuring Cantata Singers of Ottawa
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    Featuring Capital Chamber Choir
  • Featuring Cantata Singers of Ottawa
  • Director of the Cantata Singers of Ottawa Andrew McAnerney
  • Featuring Capital Chamber Choir
  • Director of the Capital Chamber Choir Jamie Loback