Gabriele Weller © Bernhard Henkelmann

Out of the shadows

Anna Magdalena Bach, the woman behind the great composer
The Münchner Ensemble presents selected scenes from the life of Anna Magdalena Bach with acting, singing, music and shadow theatre.

Concert & Opera
Kultur-Etage Messestadt

Selected scenes from the life of Anna Magdalena Bach give an impression of the life of Bach's second wife. Her famous husband, his music, including the "Little Book of Music for Anna Magdalena Bach" written for her, her suffering and her joy in and with the famous family are thematised. The concept is to portray the patriarchal society of the Baroque era as a shadow from which the lively Anna Magdalena Bach emerges. Self-confident both in her faith, in which the Bach family was strongly rooted, and in society, she asserted her place. With the Münchner Ensemble, she does this in three different guises: as a player on the piano and harpsichord, as a singer whose voice as pure as a bell once enchanted the young Bach, and as a hard-working, loving and suffering woman who made Bach's work possible in the first place by managing his family and his business.
A profound evening of drama, shadow theatre, song and music.

Works by J. S. Bach

  • Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig (BWV 26):

    Kantate zum 24. Sonntag nach Trinitatis

  • Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten (BWV 93):

    Kantate zum 5. Sonntag nach Trinitatis

  • Willst du dein Herz mir schenken (BWV 518):

    Aria di Giovannini

  • Fantasie und Fuge in c-Moll (BWV 537)

  • Präludium und Fuge in d-Moll (BWV 539)

  • Präludium und Fuge 1 (BWV 846):

    BWV 846–869: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, 1. Teil

Works

  • Notenbüchlein der Anna Magdalena Bach

Venue

Kultur-Etage Messestadt

Large hall on the 3rd floor, lift in Riem Arcaden car park and at the entrance

Erika-Cremer-Str. 8
81829 München

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Accessibility:

  • Car parks:

    Yes

  • Catering offer:

    Ja, nur Getränke

Organiser

In co-operation with

Tickets

Prices:

14,00 €

10,00 € (reduced price)

Ticket reservations from mid-September 2025 via www.kulturzentrummessestadt.de or kultur@messestadt.info

Advance booking:

Start: 22.11.25

More information

  • Maximum number of participants:

    180

  • In which language:

    German

Gabriele Weller
Gabriele Weller © Bernhard Henkelmann

Organiser

Kultur-Etage Messestadt

The Kultur-Etage Messestadt is a district cultural centre funded by the City of Munich. It offers an extensive programme: theatre, concerts, readings, exhibitions, courses and space for civic initiatives and other groups. It is a meeting place, event venue and educational centre for all citizens of Messestadt Riem.