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Christmas Oratorio under the starry sky

Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantatas 1–3

Grafischer Sternenhintergrund mit Saturn und Schriftzug im Vordergrund.

– Grafischer Sternenhintergrund mit Saturn und Schriftzug im Vordergrund.

Experience Johann Sebastian Bach’s festive Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas I–III, in a unique atmosphere: in the planetarium, beneath the sparkling starry sky, the splendour of Baroque music and the fascinating vastness of the universe combine to create an extraordinary Christmas experience.Bach’s Christmas Oratorio is one of the best-known and most impressive works of classical music. With festive choruses, heartfelt arias and the moving Christmas story, the music unfolds full of warmth, joy and hope. Let yourself be enchanted by Bach’s timeless music and enjoy the first three cantatas of the Christmas Oratorio in an atmosphere that invites you to marvel, pause and dream.You will hear a recording featuring the soloists Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Nancy Argenta, Anne Sofie von Otter, Hans-Peter Blochwitz and Olaf Bär, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner.Picture © SPB | Photo: Pedro Becerra

Meeting point: Zeiss-Großplanetarium | Planetarium

Price: €16.00

Reduced price: €12.00

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