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. Thank you for the interest in the passion Play 2000. Below you will find important and interesting information, such as the oath and the origin of the Passion Play and how to reserve tickets and accommodation. In the year 1633, when Oberammergau was in the grip of the black plague, the inhabitants took an oath that they would stage a performance of the bitter suffering of Jesus Christ every 10 years. For the first time in 1634 the inhabitants of Oberammergau fulfilled their oath, and in 2000 village in the Ammer Valley will be dominated ,,Passion Play" once again. For hundreds of years, in spite of dangers and threats, Oberammergau truly kept the solemn promise, a sign of loyalty and tradition. With inner conviction the amateur actors are about to present again the life and sufferings of Our Lord. Pilgrims from all over the world will be fascinated by the play, a testimony to religious faith. Oberammergau, famous all over the world for being rooted to the soil, will again demonstrate that the play is still as valid as it was more than 370 years ago and that it has become an outstanding cultural event of our country. Although text and music were adapted to our present time, the amateur performers' original conception of tradition and the binding oath have remained. The play depicts the story of Christ's Passion, beginning with the entry into Jerusalem and ending with the resurrection and transfiguration. Each performance starts at 9.00 a.m. and ends approx. at 5.30 p.m.. The lunch break lasts about 3 hours. The text of the Passion Play was adapted between 1850 and 1860 by Oberammergau parish priest Alois Dalsenberger. The structure of the play with its tableaux vivants from the Old Testament and the scenes acted from the New Testament have been retained. The music for the Passion Play was written in 1815
by the Qberammergau school teacher Rochus Dedler. Employing a large choir and orchestra
his compositions still provide the musical setting the entire play.
The text of this page relates directly to the
offical brochure of Oberammergau. However there is no garanty
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