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*''La vierge Marie'' ([[Mary of Nazareth]]), mezzo-soprano | *''La vierge Marie'' ([[Mary of Nazareth]]), mezzo-soprano | ||
*''Joseph'' ([[ | *''Joseph'' ([[Joseph of Nazareth]]), baritone | ||
*''Hérode'' ([[Herod the Great]]), bass | *''Hérode'' ([[Herod the Great]]), bass | ||
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L’enfance du Christ <French> / The Childhood of Christ (1855) is an oratorio by Hector Berlioz (mus.).
Abstract
“Trilogie sacrée,” for solo voices, chorus and orchestra. Describes the attempt by Herod the Great to kill Jesus and the Flight into Egypt of the Holy Family.
Characters
- La vierge Marie (Mary of Nazareth), mezzo-soprano
- Joseph (Joseph of Nazareth), baritone
- Hérode (Herod the Great), bass
Editions, translations, performances
Premiered with great success in Paris [France]: Salle Herz, 10 December 1855.
External links
Categories:
- 1855
- Fiction--1850s
- Fiction--French
- Music--1850s
- Oratorios
- French language--1850s
- Made in the 1850s
- Historical Jesus Studies--1850s
- Historical Jesus Studies--French
- Historical Jesus Studies--Fiction
- Flight into Egypt (subject)
- Nativity of Jesus (subject)
- Nativity of Jesus--music (subject)
- Mary of Nazareth--music (subject)
- Joseph of Nazareth--music (subject)
- Herod the Great--music (subject)