Bach (long version)

The biographical production with chamber orchestra and choir brings the life and work of the important composer to the stage. The artist portrait shows Bach as a person who has pursued his lifelong dream with consistency and passion from childhood on.

The emotional production with eleven actors in 138 roles opens up a multi-faceted, historical panorama and immerses us in a world with living conditions that are difficult to imagine today. The 13-member chamber orchestra not only performs 35 works by Bach, but is also included in stage events.

Short version and long version: The short version tells of Bach's childhood and youth, the 19-year-old's employment as organist in Arnstadt, the wedding with Maria Barbara and the conflicts with absolutist power structures in Weimar and Köthen. Musically, Bach's secular works are in the foreground. The long version also focuses on ecclesiastical works, the art of fugue and Bach's work as a cantor of St. Thomas.