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El Niño is an opera-oratorio by the American minimalist composer John Coolidge Adams. John Coolidge Adams (born February 15 1947 is an American Composer with strong roots in minimalism. Nixon in China (1985-87 is an Opera with music by the American composer John Adams and a Libretto by Alice Goodman, about the The Death of Klinghoffer is an Opera by the contemporary American composer John Adams to an English Libretto by the poet Alice I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky is a 1995 musical / Opera music composed by John Adams, with a Libretto by I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky is a 1995 musical / Opera music composed by John Adams, with a Libretto by Doctor Atomic is an Opera by the contemporary Post-minimalist American composer John Adams, with libretto by Peter Sellars. A Flowering Tree is an Opera in two acts composed by John Coolidge Adams with Libretto by Adams and Peter Sellars, and commissioned Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto An oratorio is a large Musical composition including an Orchestra, a Choir, and soloists The oratorio was somewhat modeled after the Opera The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design especially Visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features John Coolidge Adams (born February 15 1947 is an American Composer with strong roots in minimalism. It was premiered on December 15, 2000 at Paris' Théâtre du Châtelet by the Deutsches Symphony Orchestra, the London Voices, the Theater of Voices, La Maîtrise de Paris and soloists Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson and Willard White, with Kent Nagano conducting. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The Théâtre du Châtelet is a Theatre and Opera house in Paris, France. Theatre of Voices is a Vocal ensemble founded in 1992 which focuses on Early music and new music. Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a world-renowned American Soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson ( March 1 1954 &ndash July 3 2006) was a renowned American Soprano Sir Willard Wentworth White CBE (born October 10, 1946) is a Jamaican born British Bass-baritone. __FORCETOC__ Kent Nagano (born November 22, 1951) is an American conductor and opera administrator It has been performed on a number of occasions since, and has been broadcast on BBC television.
Described by Adams as a "nativity oratorio", the piece is designed to be performed equally well in both concert and stage settings, and uses texts from the King James Bible, Wakefield Mystery Plays and poems by Mexican poet Rosario Castellanos as well as Adams and librettist Peter Sellars. For depictions in painting and sculpture see Nativity of Jesus in art. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Rosario Castellanos ( 25 May 1925 &ndash 7 August 1974) was a Mexican poet and author Peter Sellars (born September 27, 1957) is an American Theater director, renowned for his contemporary stagings
The work is scored for soprano, mezzo-soprano and baritone soloists, a trio of counter-tenors and forty-five piece orchestra (which includes two guitars and a sampling keyboard), SATB chorus, and children’s chorus. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A sampler is an electronic musical instrument closely related to a Synthesizer. SATB is a frequent initialism for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, bass, referring to a common scoring for choruses and choirs The work can be performed either as a fully staged production or as a concert oratorio. The fully staged production piece includes dance and film elements created by Peter Sellars. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Peter Sellars (born September 27, 1957) is an American Theater director, renowned for his contemporary stagings
It retells the Christmas story, with the first half of focusing on Mary's thoughts before the birth and the second half on the aftermath of the birth in the stable in Bethlehem, Herod's slaughter of the Holy Innocents and the early life of Jesus. This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary Bethlehem ( بيت لحم,, lit "House of Meat" Βηθλεέμ Bethleém בית לחם Beit Lehem, lit "House of Bread" is a For the painting by Peter Paul Rubens see " Massacre of the Innocents (Rubens " Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The text follows the traditional biblical story of the birth of Jesus but also incorporates poetry from a wide range of sources. Included are poems by Rosario Castellanos, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Gabriela Mistral, and Rubén Dario. Rosario Castellanos ( 25 May 1925 &ndash 7 August 1974) was a Mexican poet and author Sor Juana ( November 12, 1651 1648 according to some biographers &ndash April 17, 1695) also known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Gabriela Mistral ( April 7, 1889 — January 10, 1957) was the Pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga Félix Rubén García Sarmiento also known as Rubén Darío (Metapa January 18, 1867 &ndash Leon February 6, 1916) was a The work also includes selected passages from the Wakefield Mystery Play, Martin Luther’s Christmas Sermon, the Gospel of Luke, and several "gnostic" gospels from the Apocrypha. Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer The Gospel of Luke (Gk Κατά Λουκάν Ευαγγέλιον) is a synoptic Gospel, and is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the John Adams also quotes Gabriela Mistral’s "The Christmas Star" and a choral setting of "O quam preciosa" by Hildegard von Bingen. Gabriela Mistral ( April 7, 1889 — January 10, 1957) was the Pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga Hildegard of Bingen (Hildegard von Bingen Hildegardis Bingensis 1098 – 17 September 1179) also known as Blessed Hildegard and Saint Hildegard
There is also a DVD video of Sellars' Paris production of El Niño.
El Niño is composed of two sections and is approximately two hours long and is subdivided further into thirteen arias as follows:
Part 1
- I Sing Of A Maiden
- Hail, Mary, Gracious!
- La Anunciación
- For With God No Thing Shall Be Impossible
- The Babe Leaped In Her Womb
- Magnificat
- Now She Was Sixteen Years Old
- Joseph's Dream
- Shake The Heavens
- Se Habla De Gabriel
- The Christmas Star
Part 2
- Pues Mi Dios Ha Nacido A Penar
- When Herod Heard
- Woe Unto Them That Call Evil Good
- And The Star Went Before Them
- The Three Kings
- And When They Were Departed
- Dawn Air
- And He Slew All The Children
- Memorial De Tiatelolco
- In The Day Of The great Slaughter
- Pues Está Tritando
- Jesus And The Dragons
- A Palm Tree
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