Passion and Passion Play
The Oberammergau Passion Play is based on a vow that was given in times of great distress, which is fulfilled continuously every 10 years on the open-round stage of the theater building. For over 350 years the Oberammergau are to redeem their promise with commitment and pride, to perform the play of suffering and death of Christ.
42nd Passion Play 2020
The 42nd Passion Play will be held from 16 May to 4 October 2020 - 102 performances are planned. With 4,500 seats in the covered auditorium, the Passionstheater Oberammergau is the largest open-air theater with a covered auditorium in the world. An overview of the timetable
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History of the Passion Play
In 1632 the pestilence, a plague, had infested Oberammergau and by 1633 nearly every family had come to experience death. People, brought down with the pestilence, vowed to perform every ten years at the towns cemetery, a Passion play depiction the suffering and dying of Christ if there would be no more deaths by the pestilence.
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Passion Play Music
Music carries an extraordinary significance within the Passion Play of Oberammergau
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Passion Play 2010
The last Passion Play took place in 2010. In more than 100 perfomances more than 500.000 visitors from all over the word traveled to Oberammegau
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