The Los Angeles Opera is set to present Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” in a new staging by John Neumeier.

The showcase will be conducted by James Conlon and will star tenor Joshua Blue, baritone Michael Sumuel, soprano Tamara Wilson, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, tenor Ben Bliss, and bass Kristinn Sigmundsson. They will be joined by the Hamburg Ballet.

“John Neumeier has few rivals in the pursuit of illuminating the full range of human emotions through the art of dance,” said Christopher Koelsch, LA Opera’s president and CEO, in an official press statement. “Our first collaboration with him, Gluck’s ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ with the Joffrey Ballet in 2018, was one of the most deeply moving experiences that I can recall seeing on our stage. His interpretation of the ‘St. Matthew Passion’ will be an experience to treasure for years to come.”

Performances kick off on March 12, 2022 and end on March 27, 2022; in sum there will be six presentations of the work.