A Contemplation on the Musical Traditions of Easter with James Conlon

In this special edition of Behind the Curtain, LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director, James Conlon contemplates some of the rich musical works, oratorios, opera and stage festival plays, that have been associated with Easter traditions and celebrations. Works featured include: Messiah by George Frideric Handel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r68P8TBWiIQ St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 by Johann Sebastian Bach https://youtu.be/28bIf-OzKVE Anne Sofie von Otter - "Erbarme dich, mein Gott": https://youtu.be/r2C8TvF3dJk Easter Oratorio. BWV 249 by Johann Sebastian Bach https://youtu.be/xUKc_-x6v0M Stabat Mater by Antonín Dvořák https://youtu.be/MTPxgiAtTp0 https://youtu.be/BaKhp6voYdw Stabat Mater, Op. 53 by Karol Szymanowski https://youtu.be/soC2WFYgWH0 Quattro pezzi sacri: Stabat mater by Giuseppe Verdi https://youtu.be/HU9rqXpYWJk Christus by Franz Liszt https://youtu.be/PteHCN8_fHk Parsifal - Act Three - Karfreitag (Good Friday) Excerpt by Richard Wagner https://youtu.be/z-vcbbRREUgKarfreitagrauber