oratorio
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Boyer’s multimedia oratorio, “A Hundred Years On,” was given its premiere by the Philadelphia Orchestra last month at the orchestra’s outdoor summer home, the Mann Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The second program doubled down with the premiere of David Lang’s “the wealth of nations,” a 75-minute oratorio for orchestra, chorus and two soloists, here the inimitable mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and bass-baritone Davóne Tines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Harry Bicket and the English Concert presented the composer’s highly theatrical but little-known 1745 oratorio in an uneven but frequently arresting performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Despite dealing with an oratorio, “The Choral” is more of a medley, briefly touching on one theme after another, but never convincingly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Handel’s first English oratorio was Esther in 1732, performed in the King's Theatre in London’s Haymarket.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
George Frideric Handel wrote some 42 operas across his career — his unstaged oratorios such as “Messiah” constitute a separate category — but Seattle Opera has presented only three of these to date.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
But the larger ideas of “unEarth” are more directly delivered than those of any of her other socially conscious but primarily historical oratorios, dating back to “Steel Hammer” more than a decade ago.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
Their next recording, scheduled for release this fall, is a lineup of numbers from Handel oratorios titled “Eternal Heaven.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
Theodorakis wrote more than 200 popular songs, 10 symphonies, two oratorios, three ballets, a folk opera and the Olympic anthem, first performed at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2021
Carissimi’s oratorios, particularly Jephta, which was composed some time in the 1640s, attracted great fame among European musicians.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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