Immersive Bach: St Matthew Passion at Deutsche Oper Berlin

St Matthew Passion

By Elena Luporini, 08 May 2023

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“Ellicott sang the part with full emotional involvement, his voice writhing and piercing the air”

Reviewed at Deutsche Oper, Berlin on 5 May 2023

Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV244 (new production)

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Alessandro De Marchi, Conductor

Benedikt von Peter, Director

Natascha von Steiger, Set Designer

Lene Schwind, Costume Designer

Roland Edrich, Lighting Designer

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Bert Zander, Video

Dorothea Hartmann, Dramaturgy

Joshua Ellicott, Evangelist

Padraic Rowan, Jesus Christ

Artur Mateusz Garbas, Pilate

Michael Bachtadze, Peter

Kinderchor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Joel Allison, Baritone

Kieran Carrel, Tenor

Siobhan Stagg, Soprano

Annika Schlicht, Mezzo-soprano

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Elena Luporini

After completing their Master's degree in Musicology in Rome, Elena has now moved to Berlin to dedicate themselves to more things musical. With a publication on Béla Bartók and a seminar at the Humboldt-Universität underway, their interests mostly veer toward 20th-century opera, with some forays into queer musicology. Some of their latest undertakings also include oboe lessons, stencil-making and tea-making.