PASSIO

Based on work by Scarlatti, Pärt and Andriessen this performance reflects on the theme of 'suffering' in the arts.

The St John Passion that Alessandro Scarlatti wrote in 1685 is of an exceptional beauty and rich in pathos and expression. Complemented with works by Arvo Pärt and Louis Andriessen, the old and the new find each other in compelling rhythms and touching melancholy. Director Luigi De Angelis adds a visual component: a video triptych that navigates between a baroque still life and a modern documentary. Why is suffering such a popular subject in the arts? Are we merely consumers of other people's pain or is there actual room for compassion?

Credits

• Composition • Alessandro Scarlatti, Arvo Pärt, Louis Andriessen
• Concept | Director | Scenography • Luigi De Angelis
• Conductor • Andreas Küppers
• Musical direction • Andreas Küppers
• Video | Assistant Director • Andrea Argentieri
• Dramaturgy • Tobias Kokkelmans
• Video Design • Luigi De Angelis
• Costumes • Chiara Lagani
• Bass bariton • Matthias Lutze
• Ensemble • B'Rock Orchestra
• Choir • B'Rock Vocal Consort

RUPERT ENTICKNAP Countertenor 

ALEXANDER SCHNEIDER: Pilatus

MATTHIAS LUTZE: Jesus

FABIAN KELLY: Petrus

MIRKO LUDWIG: Judaeus

HEIKE HEILMANN: Ancille

B’Rock Orchestra 

Muzikale leiding, klavecimbel en orgel: Andreas Küppers

Viool 1: Jivka Kaltcheva

Viool 2: Rebecca Huber

Altviool: Manuela Bucher

Cello: Rebecca Rosen

Contrabas: Tom Devaere

Harp: Flora Papadopoulos

Luit: Karl Nyhlin

B’Rock Vocal Consort

Sopraan: Heike Heilmann (Ancille), Margaret Hunter, Amélie Renglet

Alt: Katharina Ross, Alexander Schneider (Pilatus), Bart Uvyn (in Brussels)/ Rosina Fabius (in Amsterdam)

Tenor: Jo Holzwarth, Fabian Kelly (Petrus), Mirko Ludwig (Judaeus)

Bas: Leander Carlier, Matthias Lutze (Jesus), Ulfried Staber