A Play of Life and Death, promised in a moment of mortal threat -
so began the history of the Oberammergau Passion Play in 1633. In the middle of the Thirty Years War, after months of suffering and death from the plague, the Oberammergauers swore an oath that they would perform the "Play of the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ" every ten years. At Pentecost 1634, they fulfilled their pledge for the first time on a stage they put up in the cemetery above the fresh graves of the plague victims. In the year 2000, the Community of Oberammergau performed the 40th play they have preserved throughout the centuries with singular continuity. (Otto Huber)
The
Passion Play Today
In this spirit, during a work period of several
years, the text and music were fundamentally revised, new settings and
costumes designed and a new production created in countless rehearsals.
Now, more than 2,000 Oberammergauers, actors, singers, instrumentalists
and stage technicians, in approximately six hours of playing time bring,
to the stage those events Christianity regards as its central source of
life and hope. (Otto Huber)
Last performance: 3rd October, 2010
Daily Performance -
Part 1. from 2.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Part 2. from 8.00 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
PRODUCER
Christian Stückl
CONDUCTORS
Markus Zwink and Michael Bocklet
DESIGNER
Stefan Hageneier
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