Music ·Documentary · 2000 · 1h 58m

John Adams: El Niño

John Adams: El Niño poster
Director
Peter ManiuraPeter Sellars
Cast
Dawn Upshaw as Soprano Lorraine Hunt as Mezzo-soprano Willard White as Baritone
Crew
John Adams — Original Music Composer Peter Sellars — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Peter Maniura Director Peter Sellars Director John Adams Original Music Composer Peter Sellars Writer
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