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Artiste: Brian Cummings

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El Niño de John Adams : une œuvre explorant la musicalité du langage

Cet oratorio, dont le livret de John Adams et Peter Sellars mélange habilement plusieurs langues semble symboliser l'universalité du langage musical. Interprété avec beaucoup de justesse par le LSO, il constitue une oeuvre majeure du compositeur américain.

The Gospel According to David Robertson

A performance of John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary good enough to convert even the most conservative listener to the Church of New Music.

The New American Gospel: John Adams in Berlin

John Adams and Peter Sellars' biblical oratorio given a fine concert performance by the Berliner Philharmoniker under departing chief conductor, Sir Simon Rattle.

An alternative Nativity at the Barbican

John Adams' Christmas oratorio sees some fine performances, but was ultimately found wanting.

A Passion for our times: The Gospel According To The Other Mary

The view of Jesus as the archetypal left wing radical, champion of the poor and dispossessed and scourge of the wealthy forms the foundation of John Adams and Peter Sellars’ oratorio The Gospel According To The Other Mary. A strong score and outstanding conductor and singers make for an impressive première.

El Niño at Spoleto

This is not the Messiah you know; it's the one you live with. In El Niño, the story is told through texts ancient and contemporary, from a new perspective.