On Good Friday, pious Lutherans in Bach’s 18th-century Leipzig sat in church for hours. They listened to sermons, sang, prayed and meditated on the Passion of Christ, all punctuated by solemn tolling ...

When first performed, Bach’s St John Passion shocked the Church fathers in Leipzig with its intensity and fervour. It is just that intensity that makes it so relevant in today’s highly charged and ...

Violence against LGBTQ+ people and well as war and displacement in Gaza inspire two adaptations of one of Johann Sebastian Bach's works on the story of Christ. "QueerPassion," by author, director and ...

With hymns and solos covering part of the Gospel of John, Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. John Passion” is a big undertaking. “It’s a huge piece for chorus and orchestra and soloists,” Tom Remenschneider ...

Johann Sebastian Bach's masterpiece first premiered on Good Friday in 1724. His composition is an unparalleled appeal for more humanity. A 33-year-old man is accused of a crime. He is arrested, ...

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On Good Friday at London’s St John’s Smith Square, Stephen Layton will conduct Polyphony and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Bach’s St John Passion. These Polyphony performances of the ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Music at Easter means Bach Passions, but there is nothing predictable about these recordings: each makes a lively ...

Two contemporary adaptations of Bach's St. John Passion address pressing global issues. "QueerPassion" confronts discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals, drawing parallels between Christ's suffering ...

"QueerPassion," by author, director and dramaturge Thomas Höft, opens with a reference to the June 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting targeting the LGBTQ+ community, in which 49 people died and 53 were ...