NEW YORK (AP) — The children crumple and fall to the stage, victims of King Herod’s assassins. Then the Virgin Mary, in a voice brimming with anguish and outrage, memorializes the student protesters who were massacred by Mexican armed forces in 1968.
This is “El Nino,” a retelling of the birth and early life of Jesus through a mix of biblical verses and modern Latin American poetry, medieval texts and apocrypha.
Set to music by John Adams from a libretto compiled by him and Peter Sellars, it is having its Metropolitan Opera premiere nearly a quarter-century after it was first performed in Paris in 2000.
“It contains some of John’s greatest music,” Met general manager Peter Gelb said. “But I had always thought of it as an oratorio,” along the lines of Handel’s “Messiah.” That changed, he said, when he met with Lileana Blain-Cruz, resident director of Lincoln Center Theater, who told him ”her dream was to stage it as a fully realized production.”
San Francisco sues Oakland over new airport name that includes 'San Francisco'
Woman's 'Home' a Pillar of Strength for Families with Sick Kids
Highlights of Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games
Children Pick Strawberries at Hanging Strawberry Farm in E China's Zhejiang
A Nigerian schoolgirl abducted by extremists 10 years ago is rescued pregnant and with 3 kids
Measures Taken to Ensure People's Well
Xizang's Traditional Culture Effectively Inherited and Protected: Expert
In Pics: Athletes Shine at China's 14th National Winter Games
As earnings season rolls into its heart, hopes rise for broader gains
Missouri lawmakers back big expansion of low
China calls for implementation of Security Council resolution on Gaza cease