St John Passion, Canberra International Music Festival

“The quite beautiful voice of soprano Amy Moore in her aria, Dissolve, my heart, in floods of tears, certainly dissolved the hearts of her audience with her crystal-clear bell-like timbre.” - Clinton White, Limelight Magazine

JS Bach’s St John Passion got its first airing on Good Friday in 1724 at St Nicholas Church, in Leipzig. It’s not so much an oratorio as a musical drama, almost operatic in form and structure. The central figure is the Evangelist, who narrates the story of Christ’s arrest, trial, crucifixion, death and burial, including Peter’s threefold denial, constantly drawing on direct quotes from the other main characters – Jesus and Pilate. Read the full review