Description on Youtube:
Join us for the digital premiere of soprano Julia Bullock's reconsideration of the Nativity story.
Experience this uniquely distilled rendering of John Adams's monumental Christmas oratorio El Niño, specially arranged for American Modern Opera Company (AMOC) and set in The Met Cloisters as part of Julia Bullock's 2018–2019 season as MetLiveArts Artist in Residence.
Adams's piece delves into Christ's Nativity through Latin American poetry. Consciously staging this work in The Fuentidueña Chapel at The Met Cloisters, a space dedicated to European art, architecture, and narrative, Bullock and AMOC question the established European interpretation of the Nativity story. This prerecorded performance was the world premiere of Bullock's new arrangement. It also marked AMOC's debut performance in
New York City.
Learn more and read Julia Bullock's notes on the program on our website at https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-live-arts/digital-premiere-el-nino
Music by John Adams
Libretto compilation by Peter Sellars
Musical selections by Julia Bullock
Musical arrangement by Preben Antonsen,
with contributions by Chad Cannon and Christian Reif
American Modern Opera Company
Matthew Aucoin and Zack Winokur, artistic directors
Christian Reif, conductor*
Julia Bullock, soprano
J'nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano*
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
Davone Tines, bass-baritone
Miranda Cuckson, violin
Keir GoGwilt, violin
Hannah Levinson, viola*
Coleman Itzkoff, cello
Andrew Janss, cello*
Doug Balliett, double bass
Jordan Dodson, guitar*
Emi Ferguson, flute
Arthur Sato, oboe*
Rebekah Heller, bassoon*
Jonny Allen, percussion
Conor Hanick, piano
Special Thanks:
The Met Cloisters
Video Director and Editor:
Andy Biskin
Production and Venue Operations Staff:
General Manager, Administration, Communications & Operations:
Jody Heher
Associate General Manager, Production and Venue Operations:
Kwabena Slaughter
Manager, Venue Operations and Audience Services:
Catherine Daniel
Production Manager:
Andrea Theodore
Pre-Production:
Sruly Lazaros
Lighting Design and Operation:
Eric Mercado
Michael Petre
Audio Engineer and Sound Mixer:
Ryan Caruso
Video Systems Engineer and Camera Operator:
Jorge Morillo
Camera Operator:
Jeff Hodges
Blair Johnson
Ushers and Artist Assistants:
Elsie Grathwohl
Elizabeth Harry
Faheem Jackson
Keisha J
Shannon Kavanagh
Hector Rivera
Cynthia Torres
Additional Thanks:
Christina Alphonso
Diana Amezquita
Michael Carter
Christopher Dunbrack
Carlos Edgardo Flores
Jessica Jarvinen
Griffith Mann
Hector Medina
Leila Osmani
Leslye Saenz
Andrew Winslow
Nancy Wu
*AMOC guest artist
Nativity Reconsidered is made possible by The Howard & Sarah D. Solomon Foundation.
Julia Bullock's residency is made possible by the Chester Dale Fund and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
MetLiveArts programming at The Met Cloisters is supported by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne.
Past generous support was provided by the Horace W. Goldsmith Founda
