A Christmas Oratorio

A Christmas Oratorio

About This Concert:

Helmuth Rilling, an internationally-acclaimed master of choral music, leads the Orchestra’s first-ever performance at Orchestra Hall of Johann Sebastian Bach’s inspired and inspiring Christmas Oratorio.

• Minnesota Orchestra
• Helmuth Rilling, conductor
• Julia Sophie Wagner, soprano
• Lidia Vinyes-Curtis, mezzo
• Nicholas Phan, tenor
• Tyler Duncan, baritone
• Minnesota Chorale

BACH
Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas I, II and III

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Fun Facts:

• Oh, if we had time! Bach’s complete Christmas Oratorio has six parts and usually lasts well over three hours. The Minnesota Orchestra will perform the beautiful first half of this extended masterwork, which describes the birth of Jesus.
• Conductor Helmuth Rilling has recorded all of Bach’s choral works—a staggering 1,000 pieces on 170 CDs.
• This performance is an international affair with our wonderful Minnesota Orchestra musicians joined by soloists from Germany, Spain, Canada and the U.S.

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