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Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic Bringing Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion' to Park Avenue Armory for Lincoln Center's White Light Festival

So, Bach hated opera because of its lazy audience. And yet his most operatic work, the St. Matthew Passion, constantly engages, asking questions about the role of an audience in that very production. If only there were a Socratic maestro--and a German ensemble--who could highlight such a line of inquiry?
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