Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio

The Frau Musik Orchestra, the artistic and educational project created by Andrea Marcon and produced by the Orchestra of the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, performs in three concerts in Feltre, Verona, and Vicenza to celebrate the Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248 by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Composed in 1734 with text by Christian Henrici (Picander), the Christmas Oratorio is structured in six cantatas intended for the days between December 25 and Epiphany, offering a cohesive musical narrative of the Nativity. Choral performances of festive grandeur, arias of intense introspection, and deeply spiritual Lutheran chorales alternate in an extraordinary balance of formal and expressive construction.

Alongside the orchestra and the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Choir, a notable cast of soloists gives voice to the various emotions of the work: Benedetta Zanotto (soprano), Lea Müller (alto), Mirko Ludwig (tenor – Evangelist), and Santiago Garzon Arredondo (bass), in a continuous dialogue between evangelic narration and musical meditation.

A brilliant program in which Bach's genius manifests in all its communicative and spiritual strength.

Free admission with mandatory reservation.