Bach: Good Night World

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A celebration of Bach’s enduring legacy from the singular masters of Baroque performance

JS Bach’s choral repertoire is revered as the pinnacle of the genre, a high-water mark unsurpassed for three centuries. In an Adelaide Festival exclusive, experience Bach’s extraordinary craft, framed by the music of his forebears, in the hands of the finest Baroque performers of today.

The Thirty Years' War ravaged Germany in the early 17th century and its political and spiritual upheavals are etched in the musical responses of the time. Out of violent conflict, composers sought to inspire listeners with a new sense of consolation, hope and beauty. This program will showcase the rare emotional intensity of this music, featuring what was perhaps Bach’s first cantata, and - as the centrepiece of the concert - his most ambitious and inspiring motet.

Truly exceptional

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Pygmalion is in residence at the National Opéra of Bordeaux. It is supported by the Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the city of Bordeaux, the Département de la Gironde, the Nouvelle Aquitaine region and the Centre national de la musique. It is an associated ensemble of the Opéra Comique (2023-2027). It is also supported by Château Bailly, honorary patron of the ensemble, and by Fondation d’Entreprise Société Générale.

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