Original: In the course of a long and varied career he performed in Handel 's oratorios , sang the role of Evangelist in J. S. Bach 's St John Passion and St Matthew Passion , and sang solos in Haydn 's The Seasons and The Creation .
Simplified: He sang in several oratorios , and he sang the role of Evangelist in J. S. Bachs St John Passion and St Matthew Passion , as well as in Britten 's War Requiem .