Premiere New York Premiere

Production Language English;Spanish

Country of Origin United States

Description John Adams' magnificent new staged oratorio celebrates the Nativity with an awe-inspiring assemblage of music, voice, text, dance, and a silent film
by Peter Sellars. An astounding group of musicians, choruses, and soloists-including Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, and Willard White-bring forth this "major musical revelation" (San Francisco Chronicle).

Identifier 2003s.00758

VenueOpera House

companyTheatre Of Voices, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Los Angeles Philharmonic

dancerDaniela Garça, Nora Koito Kimball, Michael Schumacher

singerDawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Willard White, Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings, Steven Rickards

top billingJohn Adams, Peter Sellars, Los Angeles Philharmonic