Macmillan - Christmas Oratorio – Prinzregententheater, Munich

About this event

This is a concert presentation of James MacMillan's 2019 Christmas Oratorio, scored for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra. The named forces are soprano Brenda Rae, baritone Theodore Platt, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, choral preparation by Stellario Fagone, Muenchner Rundfunkorchester and conductor Carlo Rizzi. The event is presented as a Sunday concert rather than as a staged opera. MacMillan connects established oratorio models with contemporary rhythmic energy and film-music-like effects. The vocal writing combines arias and choruses with biblical texts and English poetry. No director, stage design, costume design, lighting design, choreography, running time, performance language or supertitles are specified.