A 422 Year Old Passion Play from Austria: The Greatest Story Ever Told

The two musical selections you hear are both compositions of Christian Kolonovits:

1. The Soundtrack to the Film "North Face"
2. Musical Preview of the Erl Passion Play.

If you are interested in learning more about the Passion Plays, please have a look at my book length review of Oberammergau:

https://mellenpress.com/book/Adam-J-Sacks/9848/

The Passion Play is the original living theater, a ritual of belief in and of community and of course the theatrical chronicle of the last week, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, The oldest in Europe is 422 years old and takes place every six years in Erl, Austria, just now completing its five month run. This stor ...