John Adams: El Niño

Overview

Headlined by Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson and Willard White and orchestrated by the Berlin German Symphony Orchestra, this Nativity oratorio from composer John Adams tells the magical story of the birth of Christ. Conducted by renowned maestro Kent Nagano, this moving experience draws on both Old World and New World sources to re-create this influential story, highlighted by Adams’s trademark minimalism and melody.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 15, 2000

Original language

English

Cast

Lorraine Hunt,Willard White,Dawn Upshaw

Director

Peter Maniura,Peter Sellars

Writer

Peter Sellars

Music

John Adams

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0304477