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The last journey of Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach leads from Leipzig to Potsdam. Already 60 years old, he hopes that an audition with the Prussian King Frederick II will not only bring him artistic recognition and renewed appreciation, but also an end to his grueling financial worries.
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Alexander May
Johann Sebastian Bach
Renate Richter
Anna Magdalena Bach
Peter Reusse
Friedemann Bach
Henry Hübchen
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Regina Beyer
Johanna Maria Bach
Winfried Glatzeder
Postknecht
Werner Pfeifer
Lakai
Bärbel Bolle
Katharina 'Käthe' Dorothea Bach
Marina Waligora
Elisabeth 'Lieschen' Johanna Fredericia Bach
Günter Rüger
Redakteur
Lothar Schellhorn
Pfarrer
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