J. S. Bach - The Apocalypse | The Opera Bach Never Wrote | Opera2Day | Nederlandse Bachvereniging | Den Bosch/Netherlands
The opera tells the true story of Jan van Leyden. In the 16th century, this actor, pub landlord and tailor became the leader of a movement proclaiming that the world would fall. A salvation state was established. This radicalised and became a dictatorship. We follow John from his initial enthusiasm, through his equally flamboyant and ruthless kingship to his final confession on death row. We thus experience from the inside how the timeless mechanisms of populism, polarisation and radicalisation do their work. Florian Sievers sings the title role of Jan van Leyden. | Music: J. S. Bach, Panos Iliopoulos | Libretto: Thomas Höft | Stage direction: Serge van Veggel | Musical direction: Hernán Schvartzman
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