Ordet – en passion

Ordet – en passion (The Word – a Passion) is a work for soloists, chorus and orchestra in three parts with words from the Bible and by Katarina Frostenson, and music by Sven-David Sandström.

Ordet was first performed on 24 March 2006 at the Berwald Hall in , with the Swedish Radio Chorus, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Manfred Honeck; the soloists were Nina Stemme, soprano (Marie), Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (Evangelist), Susanne Resmark, mezzo-soprano (Marie-Magdalen), Michael Weinius, tenor (Peter), Johan Reuter, baritone (Pilate), and Sara Andersson, soprano, Ivonne Fuchs, alto, Michael Axelsson, tenor and Linus Börjesson, bass. It was broadcast by the Swedish Radio 2 and relayed by the European Broadcasting Union.

The work lasts around two hours.

Broman PF. Ordet – en passion. Introduction to Swedish Radio performance, accessed 4 January 2010

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