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El Niño

opera-oratorio by John Adams
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El Niño

Summary

El Niño is a dramatico-musical work[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • El Niño's instance of is recorded as dramatico-musical work[3].
  • El Niño's composer is recorded as John Adams[4].
  • El Niño's librettist is recorded as John Adams[5].
  • El Niño's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • El Niño's date of first performance is recorded as December 15, 2000[7].
  • El Niño's location of first performance is recorded as Théâtre du Châtelet[8].
  • El Niño's form of creative work is recorded as opera[9].
  • El Niño's form of creative work is recorded as oratorio[10].
  • El Niño's set during recurring event is recorded as Christmas and holiday season[11].
  • El Niño's first performance by is recorded as Dawn Upshaw[12].
  • El Niño's first performance by is recorded as Lorraine Hunt Lieberson[13].
  • El Niño's first performance by is recorded as Willard White[14].
  • El Niño's first performance by is recorded as Theatre of Voices[15].
  • El Niño's first performance by is recorded as London Voices[16].
  • El Niño's first performance by is recorded as La Maîtrise de Paris[17].
  • El Niño's first performance by is recorded as Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin[18].
  • El Niño's orchestration is recorded as S,M,Bar,3CT; chorus; children's chorus2(I,II=picc).2(I,II=corA).2(II=bcl).2(II=dbn)-3.0.3.0-perc(3):I=glsp/lo tgl/gong/almglocken/guiro/maracas; II=crot/almglocken/gong/hi cowbell/3tgl/tpl.bl; III=gong/chimes/crot/claves/2tgl/2temple bowls-harp-pft(=cel)-2kbd (I=pft,cel;II=sampler,cel)-2steel string gtr-strings(minimum 14.0.6.6.4). NOTE: The hiring of a sound designer is a condition/requirement for permission. For complete technical specifications go to: mhgrey.wordpress.com[19].

Why It Matters

El Niño has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

John Adams La Maîtrise de Paris London Voices Theatre of Voices

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of first performance → Théâtre du Châtelet
    Language of work or name → English
    Instance of → dramatico-musical work
    Set during recurring event → Christmas and holiday season
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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