J.S. Bach: St John Passion

Curve of the moon uit het muzikale ensemble a nocte temporis

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J.S. Bach, St John Passion

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Uitvoerders

Reinoud Van Mechelen, tenor and artistic director
Lore Binon, soprano
Carlos Mena, countertenor
Sean Clayton, tenor
Tomáš Král, bass (Jesus)
Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass (Pilate)

a nocte temporis, orchestra
Choeur de chambre de Namur, choir

Reinoud Van Mechelen has a very long history with Bach's music, and in particular with the Passions, whose choral parts he sang as a child.

After many performances of the Evangelist in both Passions, led by Philippe Herreweghe, William Christie and Simon Rattle, among others, he presented his own version of the St John Passion with a nocte temporis. This production was invited to the Festival International d'Opéra Baroque de Beaune in the Summer of 2025, where the ensemble and its artistic director made a strong impression and received critical acclaim, including from Le Figaro and Opera Forum.

Le ténor Reinoud Van Mechelen fait partie de ces quelques élus qui échappent aux classifications. (...) Le miracle, c’est que chacune de ses interprétations relève de l’accomplissement. [Il] dirige avec un naturel qui relève de l’évidence et se retourne vers un public pour son récit d’évangéliste, d’une rare humanité

Le Figaro, juillet ‘25

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J.S. Bach: St John Passion

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Uitvoerders

Reinoud Van Mechelen has a very long history with Bach's music, and in particular with the Passions, whose choral parts he sang as a child.

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