The Gospel According to the Other Mary

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contemporary classical composition opera-oratorio

The Gospel According to the Other Mary is a contemporary opera-oratorio by John Adams that reimagines the Passion story from the perspective of Mary Magdalene and other marginalized biblical figures.

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instanceOf contemporary classical composition ⓘ
opera-oratorio ⓘ
adaptedAs staged opera production ⓘ
commissionedBy Gustavo Dudamel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Los Angeles Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere Gustavo Dudamel NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Angel trio ⓘ
Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lazarus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Martha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn marginalized biblical figures ⓘ
genre opera ⓘ
oratorio ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterStagedBy Peter Sellars NERFINISHED ⓘ
librettist Peter Sellars NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativePerspective Lazarus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Martha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED ⓘ
orchestration chorus ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ
vocal soloists ⓘ
partOf John Adams’ sacred works ⓘ
period 21st-century music ⓘ
premiereDate 2012 ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Los Angeles Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereLocation Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
premiereType concert oratorio performance ⓘ
reimagines Gospel Passion narrative ⓘ
relatedWork El Niño NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting contemporary social context ⓘ
time of Jesus ⓘ
structure two acts ⓘ
subject Passion of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ
themes faith and suffering ⓘ
political activism ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
usesTextBy Dorothy Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
June Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Louise Erdrich NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rosario Castellanos NERFINISHED ⓘ

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