Johann Sebastian Bach’s Coffee Cantata
Yes, Bach wrote a mini-opera about a woman addicted to coffee. The Coffee Cantata tells the tale of a girl whose father tries to stop her from sipping the trendy new beverage. Her response? A joyful aria about her love of the brew. “If I can’t have coffee, I’ll shrivel up like a roast goat,” she sings.
Bach performed the cantata in a Leipzig coffee house, showing his playful side rarely seen in church music. The piece pokes fun at moralists who feared coffee would corrupt society. Bach, clearly a fan himself, turned caffeine addiction into classical comedy. Who knew Baroque could be so buzzed?
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