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St Matthew Passion

Friday, April 17, 2009

Bach’s St Matthew Passion has been a highlight of concert seasons and festivals for over 150 years. Sir Jonathan Miller joins us to talk about his latest restaging of the production as part of the BAM 2009 Spring Season. Ticket info here.

Event: Sir Jonathan Miller will be giving a talk
Saturday, April 18, at 5:00 pm
Hillman Attic Studio
30 Lafayette Avenue
Tickets: $8 ($4 for Friends of BAM)


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  • [1] judy from NYC April 17, 2009 - 11:36AM

    i attended the production last year and will see it again next week. I'm curious about one thing- why wasn't the bread at the last supper ( last year) unleavened? the staging was very naturalistic, and that small detail seemed odd to me.
  • [2] Theresa from Brooklyn April 17, 2009 - 12:45PM

    The libretto for the SMP was written by a German poet Christian Friedrich Henrici (pseudonym Picander) who collaborated with Bach on many of his cantatas.
  • [3] SuzanneNYC from Upper West Side April 17, 2009 - 12:46PM

    NO! Bach did not write or put together the libretto for the St. Matthew Passion. The librettist is Christian Friedrich Henrici -- called Picander. He was well-known as a poet in Leipzig during this time.
  • [4] Theresa from Brooklyn April 17, 2009 - 12:47PM

    The libretto for the SMP was written by Bach's frequent collaborator, the poet Christian Friedrich Henrici (pseudonym Picander). Picander wrote many of the texts for Bach;s church cantata.
  • [5] Amy from Manhattan April 17, 2009 - 12:49PM

    Didn't Richard Dawkins say when he was asked if he found *anything* of value in religion that he did appreciate some of the art & music it had inspired?
  • [6] Susy from manhattan April 17, 2009 - 12:56PM

    Oh, please. What an ingrate.

    I love giving a standing ovation-- as much to let the actors know I am in awe of their performances, as I do to physically express how excited I feel about the performance.

    Sir Jonathan, lighten up.
  • [7] rick from manhattan April 17, 2009 - 12:57PM

    This guest is not interesting at all. I feel dumber after listening to him ramble.


  • [8] Mwalker from Brooklyn, NY April 17, 2009 - 01:09PM

    Sir Jonathan can take himself and his production back to the UK if he doesn't like the way New Yorkers applaud. How ungrateful can a person be?

    You don't criticize how people give you a compliment, nor do you psychoanalyze their motives. Shows a real lack of manners for someone with such a groomed artifice.

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