A new opera joining together religious and secular texts across languages to retell the Nativity.
Distinguished American composer John Adams returns to the Met after a ten-year hiatus for the company premiere of his lauded opera-oratorio, which joins sacred and secular texts in English, Spanish, and Latin, from biblical times to the present day, in an outstanding dramatic retelling of the Nativity.
El Niño brings together three of contemporary opera’s greatest champions, all of whom make their anticipated company debuts: Marin Alsop, one of the most celebrated conductors of our time, who has led more than 200 new-music premieres; soprano Julia Bullock, a leading voice on and off stage; and pathbreaking bass-baritone Davóne Tines. Mezzo-sopranos J’Nai Bridges and Daniela Mack take turns completing the principal trio.
This stirring, fully-staged new production also marks the Met debut of Lileana Blain-Cruz, resident director at Lincoln Center Theater, who received critical acclaim for her Tony-nominated 2022 production of The Skin of Our Teeth.
