John Adams: El Niño

Music · 2000

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.

Starring

John Adams, Peter Maniura, John Adams, Dawn Upshaw, John Adams, Lorraine Hunt, Peter Sellars, Willard White, Peter Sellars, Kent Nagano

Director

Peter Sellars