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A performance of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is a transformative experience. Sublime choral and orchestral magic culminate in a feast for the senses. Bach wrote his Christmas cantatas to be performed on six different days. Here, you will immerse yourself in his masterpiece over one night.
The ACO presents a blockbuster performance of Bach’s glorious oratorio, featuring exultant choral passages, a tenor soloist/narrator and magnificent orchestral forces. Bach canvases the joy and wonder of the nativity story as Mary contemplates motherhood, the angels appear in triumphant glory before the shepherds and wise men bow before a tiny babe.
Tognetti’s affinity for Bach is famous and the ACO’s last presentation of this work, nearly a decade ago, blew critics and audiences away. With only three performances, book early to secure your seat to the ultimate event of the festive season.
Photo: Zan Wimberley
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV428
Information for Families
This concert is recommended for children ages eight and above, or for younger children who can happily sit through a two-hour concert. For babies or young children who would find this challenging (understandably!) we have full-length concerts available on our YouTube channel, or for those in Sydney, a great range of family-friendly shows at ACO On The Pier specifically created to engage, educate and delight younger children.
