Bach: The Great Passion
# Bach: The Great Passion

Bach: The Great Passion is a 2017 biographical radio play by the English writer James Runcie, dealing with the inception and premiere of the St Matthew Passion. It premiered on BBC Radio 4 on 15 April 2017, with Simon Russell Beale in the title role, directed by Eoin O'Callaghan and produced by Marilyn Imrie.

## Premiere cast

* Johann Sebastian Bach - Simon Russell Beale
* Anna Magdalena Bach - Melody Grove
* Christian Henrici - Al Weaver
* Stefan Meissner - Adam Greaves Neal
* Paul Christian Stolle, one of Bach's pupils - Stephen Boxer
* Salomon Deyling - David Horovitch
* Johann Gottlieb Gorner - Tom Goodman-Hill
* Herman - Ewan Rutherford
* Bach's Child - Damon Denton-Snape
