Handel: Brockes-Passion

On Good Friday, Academy of Ancient Music rediscovers Handel’s Brockes-Passion – the story of the Crucifixion, retold in music that blazes with emotion. “My father, see how I suffer! My heart is breaking…” A time of turmoil; a man of peace betrayed; a very human drama of profound suffering and still more powerful hope. For centuries, composers have been setting the story of Christ’s trial and crucifixion to choral music, and performing it on Good Friday. But it was Academy of Ancient Music, in 2019, that brought Handel’s neglected Brockes-Passion back into the spotlight – revealing it as one of the most dramatic and intensely human of Passion settings. This Easter, it rises again: as bold and as visceral as it sounded when it was first heard in Hamburg, on Good Friday 1719. This is music that speaks directly to heart and soul, performed by artists who love it. Join us, and become part of the tradition. Sung in German with English titles Programme George Frideric Handel Brockes-Passion Performers Academy of Ancient Music Laurence Cummings director & harpsichord