Interplay Opera Workshop: Excerpts from St. Matthew Passion

Date: Fri, Jul 11 @ 7:30 PM
Location: Margaret Greenham Theatre
This event is free and all are welcome.

One of the masterpieces of Baroque sacred music, Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion uses a gorgeous weave of arias and chorales to recount Jesus’s final days.

Join us for excerpts from the oratorio performed by the participants and faculty of the Interplay program, which celebrates the convergence of opera and chamber music, bringing together composers, musicians, singers, and more.

Written in 1727 with a libretto by Picander, the St. Matthew Passion is one of only two Bach Passions to have survived in its entirety. Described by Felix Mendelssohn as “the greatest of all Christian works,” it's both historically significant and deeply moving.

Interplay is made possible through the generous support of the David Spencer Endowment Encouragement Fund and the Yolande Freeze Master Artists in Music Fund.
Banff Centre is in partnership with the Music in PyeongChang.

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• This Saturday, 12th July, 07:30 pm, Interplay Faculty & Participant Chamber Music Concert: Garneau String Quartet & Interplay Musicians in Banff
• This Saturday, 12th July, 07:30 pm, Piano Bar Night at CLVB '33 in Banff
• Next Wednesday, 16th July, 07:00 pm, Decolonizing the Narrative Conversation Series with Leah Marie Dorion: Honouring Métis Culture: Crea in Banff

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