El Niño
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El Niño is a large-scale musical oratorio by American composer John Adams that reimagines the Nativity story through contemporary and multicultural texts.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Niño canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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oratorio ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 120 minutes ⓘ |
| basedOn | Nativity story ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Barbican Centre
NERFINISHED
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ Théâtre du Châtelet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
contemporary classical music
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oratorio ⓘ |
| hasDirectorForStagedVersion | Peter Sellars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Baroque oratorio tradition
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minimalism ⓘ |
| hasMovementType |
arias
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choruses ⓘ interludes ⓘ |
| hasThematicFocus |
Christian theology
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birth of Jesus ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| incorporatesCulturalElements |
Latin American perspectives
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contemporary feminist perspectives ⓘ multicultural texts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist |
John Adams
NERFINISHED
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Peter Sellars NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemary E. Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Nonesuch Records recording conducted by Kent Nagano ⓘ |
| partOf | John Adams’ stage and concert works catalogue ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2000-05-19 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Théâtre du Châtelet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
chorus
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orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ trio of countertenors ⓘ |
| structure | two parts and an epilogue ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | reimagining of the Nativity ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTextFrom |
Biblical texts
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Latin American poetry ⓘ contemporary poetry ⓘ medieval mystery plays ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1999 ⓘ |
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