John Adams: El Niño

John Adams: El Niño

118 mins | Documentary, Music | Dec. 15, 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.

John Adams: El Niño

118 mins | Documentary, Music | Dec. 15, 2000

John Adams: El Niño
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.
Producers
Original title John Adams: El Niño
Directors Peter Sellars, Peter Maniura
Writers Peter Sellars

Cast

Dawn Upshaw

as Soprano

Lorraine Hunt

as Mezzo-soprano

Willard White

as Baritone