The young Tyrolean bass Oliver Sailer received his first musical training with the Wiltener Sängerknaben. A fine tradition of this boys’ choir is to invite former members who later pursue a professional singing career to appear as soloists in its concerts. This time, Oliver Sailer performs as Jesus and as the singer of the bass aria “Eilt, ihr angefochtnen Seelen” (“Hasten, ye troubled souls”) in Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion at Wilten Basilica.
As a member of the ensemble of the Tiroler Landestheater, Oliver Sailer then appears on stage in the roles of Yakusidé and the Imperial Commissioner in Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. This production is directed by Jasmina Hadžiahmetović, with Enrico Calesso conducting.
Wilten Basilica
Johann Sebastian Bach: St John Passion BWV 245
Choir and soloists of the Wiltener Sängerknaben
Academia Jacobus Stainer
Oliver Sailer: Jesus and aria
Mar 21, 2026
Landestheater Innsbruck
Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Oliver Sailer: Yakusidé/Il Commissario Imperiale/L’Ufficiale del registro
Mar 28, 2026 (premiere), Apr 12, Apr 16, Apr 18, Apr 23, May 15, May 17, May 29, May 31, Jun 7, Jun 14, Jun 17
