El Niño, Nativity Oratorio, for soloists, choir, children's choir and orchestra, vocal/piano score

ISMN: 979-0-051-09675-6

Published for the first time is the complete piano/vocal score for John Adams?s widely acclaimed nativity oratorio El Niño. This significant contemporary large-scale work features a libretto based on original sources arranged by Peter Sellars and John Adams, showcasing Latin American poetry fit with verses from the King James Bible, among other gospel texts. The work was first performed on December 15, 2000 at Theatre du Châtelet, Paris, France by Deutsches Symphonie-Orchestra, London Voices, and Maîtrise de Paris, conducted by Kent Nagano, and directed by Peter Sellars. Hailed as a "masterpiece" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, a commercial recording is available on Nonesuch Records.

CONTENIDO:

I Sing of a Maiden
Hail Mary, Gracious
La anunciación
For with God no thing shall be impossible
The babe leaped in her womb
Magnificat
Now she was sixteen years old
Joseph's Dream
Shake the Heavens
Se Habla de Gabriel
The Christmas Star
Pues mi dios ha nacido
When Herod heard
Woe unto them that call evil good
And the star went before them
The Three Kings
And when they were departed
Dawn Air
And he slew all the children
Memorial de Tlatelolco
In the day of the great slaughter
Pues está tiritando
Jesus and the Dragons
A Palm Tree