The work, featuring the torments and fantasies of a tenor about to sing "The Messiah," is having its world premiere in Seattle. There's another performance today (March 17) at 2 pm at the Frye.
The "St. Matthew Passion," a Bach masterpiece ritualized by Peter Sellars' production, can come to you "live" thanks to the Berlin Philharmonic's new Digital Concert Hall.
Seattle's Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony, also contains a fine organ, which is the most prominent visual feature as you look at the stage of Big Ben (as opposed to the recital hall, or...