Oberammergau Passionplay 2010

The play of the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The greatest story ever told!

May 15 through October 3 2010 (only performed every 10 years!)

The history of the Oberammergau Passion Play begins in 1633. During the Thirty Years' War, after much suffering and also many deaths caused by the plague, the surviving population of Oberammergau (in the Ammergau Alps of Bavaria) vowed that they would perform the "play of the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ" every ten years if they were spared from extinction. At Whitsun in 1634 they kept their promise for the first time on a stage they put up in the cemetery above the fresh graves of the plague victims. As early as the middle of the 18th century spectators came to Oberammergau from all parts of Germany, attracted by the great power and mystique of the play. In 2010 the village will perform the play for the 41st time, maintaining the continuity of this unique world famous event.

The Passionplay Today

In this spirit, during a work period of several years, text and music were fundamentally revised, new settings and costumes were designed and a new production was created in countless rehearsals. Now, more than 2,000 Oberammergauers, actors, singers, instrumentalists and stage technicians bring to the stage those events Christianity regards as its central source of life and hope in approximately six hours of playing time. A meal is served during the intermission of the play. The Play takes place outdoors, under open sky with the mountains of the Ammergau Alps in the background.

The producer of the 2010 play is Christian Stuckl. The conductors are Markus Zwink and Michael Bocklet. The designer is Stefan Hageneier.

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