Bach’s Coffee Cantata - September 29th
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“Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht” (Be still, stop chattering), BWV 211, also known as the Coffee Cantata, is a secular cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. He composed it probably between 1732 and 1735. Although classified as a cantata, it is essentially a miniature comic opera. In a satirical commentary, the cantata amusingly tells of an addiction to coffee.
Cast: Scot Crandal, tenor – The Narrator Zachary Lenox, baritone – Schlendrian (Stick in the Mud) Jocelyn Claire Thomas, soprano – Lieschen (His Daughter) Michael Barnes, pianist |
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Ping & Woof Opera
“Opera for those who don’t yet know they love it”
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