J. S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion Tickets Now Available

Sunday, Mar. 24, 4 pm

Betrayal, death, but above all, love. Join the Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra and esteemed soloists for Bach's St. Matthew Passion, among the greatest masterpieces of the sacred concert canon. Conducted by Canon Michael McCarthy.

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Featured Soloists

Rufus Müller

The British-German tenor Rufus Müller is celebrated as the Evangelist in Bach’s Passions, his unique dramatic interpretation of this role confirming his status as one of the world’s most sought-after performers (The New York Times described him as “a sensational Evangelist”). Rufus is also a leading recitalist, performing worldwide with pianist Maria João Pires, notably in an extended Schubertiade in the Wigmore Hall, and on tour in Spain, Germany, and Japan with Schubert’s Winterreise.

Michael Sumuel

In the 2023–2024 season, American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel, lauded as having “vocals that are smooth and ingratiating” (Daily Camera), will sing Reginald in a new production of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X at the Metropolitan Opera, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly with Houston Grand Opera, and the Forester in The Cunning Little Vixen at Detroit Opera. A busy concert artist, Mr. Sumuel joins Jaap van Zweden and the New York Philharmonic for Mozart’s Requiem; Jonathan Cohen for Handel’s Messiah with the San Francisco Symphony; Les Violons du Roy in Québec for Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, also with Jonathan Cohen; Jane Glover and Music of the Baroque for Mozart’s Requiem and Bach’s Magnificat; Bernard Labadie and the Seattle Symphony for Bach’s Passion According to St. John; the National Symphony Orchestra for the Fauré Requiem; and Washington National Cathedral as Jesus in St. Matthew Passion.