Event listing: St John Passion | Theater an der Wien | Tue 3 Apr 2012 at 19:00

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Theater an der WienLinke Wienzeile 6, Vienna, 1060, Austria

Dates/times in Vienna time zone

Programme

Performers

Stephen Layton	Conductor
Carolyn Sampson	Soprano
Stuart Jackson	Tenor
Iestyn Davies	Countertenor
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Polyphony
Ian Bostridge	Tenor	Evangelist
Neal Davies	Bass	Christus
Derek Welton	Baritone	Pilate

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A mixed St John Passion from Stephen Layton and the OAE

Zwölftöner, 4th April

They are sadly few in number, but some things in this St. John Passion I can report in mildly positive terms would include Stephen Layton’s hand-selected choir Polyphony, whose members dealt with Bach’s demanding vocal lines capably and sang in clear, idiomatic German; bass-baritone Neal Davies (a perfectly respectable if not overly engaging Christ); and Derek Welton’s robustly s

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