Johann Sebastian Bach
CHRISTMAS ORATORIO

A Ballet by John Neumeier

A man - Lloyd Riggins
The mother - Anna Laudere
Her husband - Carsten Jung
A shepherd - Karen Azatyan
Angels - Silvia Azzoni, Alexandr Trusch
Solo pairs - Yuka Oishi, Silvano Ballone, Leslie Heylmann, Christopher Evans
A street sweeper - Vladimir Kocic

Julian Prégardien, tenor (Evangelist)
Mélissa Petit, soprano
Katja Pieweck, alto
Manuel Günther, tenor
Wilhelm Schwinghammer, bass

Hamburg State Opera Ballet
Hamburg State Opera Chorus
(chorus master: Eberhard Friedrich)
Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra
Alessandro De Marchi, conductor

John Neumeier, choreographer, costume and lighting designer
Ferdinand Wögerbauer, set designer

Recorded live at the Staatsoper Hamburg, 2014

Bonus:
- Interviews with John Neumeier and Lloyd Riggins

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Audio Languages: German (ballet), English (bonus)
Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Japanese (ballet) / German (bonus)
Booklet notes: English, German, French
Running time: 168 mins (ballet) + 12 mins (bonus)
No. of DVDs: 2 (DVD 9)