John Adams’s acclaimed opera-oratorio opens April 23, 2024.
Get a first look at all new photos The Met premiere of John Adams’s opera-oratorio EL NIŃO, which features soprano Julia Bullock, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, and bass-baritone Davóne Tines.
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Eminent American composer John Adams returns to the Met after a decade-long hiatus for the company premiere of his acclaimed opera-oratorio, which incorporates sacred and secular texts in English, Spanish, and Latin, from biblical times to the present day, in an extraordinarily dramatic retelling of the Nativity.
El Niño brings together three of contemporary opera’s fiercest champions, all of whom make highly anticipated company debuts: Marin Alsop, one of the great 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. Radiant mezzo-sopranos J’Nai Bridges and Daniela Mack take turns completing the principal trio.
The moving, fully-staged new production also marks the Met debut of Lileana Blain-Cruz, resident director at Lincoln Center Theater, who received universal acclaim for her Tony-nominated 2022 production of The Skin of Our Teeth.
Davóne Tines in a scene from John Adams' El Niño. Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera
Davóne Tines in a scene from John Adams' El Niño. Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera
Davóne Tines in a scene from John Adams' El Niño. Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera
Siman Chung, Key'mon W. Murrah, Eric Jurenas, and Davóne Tines in John Adams' El Niño. Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera
J'Nai Bridges in John Adams' El Niño. Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera
J'Nai Bridges in John Adams' El Niño. Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera
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