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==Abstract==
==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]].
“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==
==Editions, translations, performances==
Premiered with great success in Paris [France]: Salle Herz, 10 December 1855.  
Premiered with great success in Paris [France]: Salle Herz, 10 December 1855.
 
==== Video recordings ====
 
* [[L'enfance du Christ (The Infancy of Christ / 1964 Schnur), TV film]]
* [[L'enfance du Christ (The Infancy of Christ / 1966 Münch), TV film]]
* [[L'enfance du Christ (The Infancy of Christ / 1986 Woods), TV film]]
 
==== Sound recordings ====
 
*L'enfance du Christ Hélène Bouvier, Jean Giraudeau, Michel Roux, Louis Noguéra, Choeurs Raymond Saint-Paul, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, conducted by André Cluytens
*L'enfance du Christ Janet Baker, Eric Tappy, Philip Langridge, Thomas Allen, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis (Philips)
*L'enfance du Christ Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, José van Dam, Monteverdi Choir, Lyons Opera Orchestra, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner (Erato)
*L'enfance du Christ Victoria de los Ángeles, Nicolai Gedda, Roger Soyer, Ernest Blanc, René Duclos Choir, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, conducted by André Cluytens (EMI)
*L'enfance du Christ Florence Kopleff, Cesare Valletti, Giorgio Tozzi, Gérard Souzay, New England Conservatory Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Münch (RCA Victor) (there is also a Munch version on DVD with some of the same artists, taken from a television broadcast)
*L'enfance du Christ Christiane Gayraud, Michel Sénéchal, Michel Roux, André Vessières, Xavier Depraz Choeurs de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, Orchestre des concerts Colonne, conducted by Pierre Dervaux (Disques Véga)
*L'enfance du Christ Ann Murray, Robert Tear, David Wilson-Johnson, Thomas Allen, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Stephen Cleobury (EMI) 1990


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Nativity of Jesus (subject)|1855 Berlioz]]
[[Category:Jesus of Nazareth--fiction (subject)|1855 Berlioz]]
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[[Category:Mary of Nazareth (subject)|1855 Berlioz]]
[[Category:Mary of Nazareth--music (subject)|1855 Berlioz]]
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 27 February 2017

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

Editions, translations, performances

Premiered with great success in Paris [France]: Salle Herz, 10 December 1855.

Video recordings

Sound recordings

  • L'enfance du Christ Hélène Bouvier, Jean Giraudeau, Michel Roux, Louis Noguéra, Choeurs Raymond Saint-Paul, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, conducted by André Cluytens
  • L'enfance du Christ Janet Baker, Eric Tappy, Philip Langridge, Thomas Allen, John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davis (Philips)
  • L'enfance du Christ Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, José van Dam, Monteverdi Choir, Lyons Opera Orchestra, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner (Erato)
  • L'enfance du Christ Victoria de los Ángeles, Nicolai Gedda, Roger Soyer, Ernest Blanc, René Duclos Choir, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, conducted by André Cluytens (EMI)
  • L'enfance du Christ Florence Kopleff, Cesare Valletti, Giorgio Tozzi, Gérard Souzay, New England Conservatory Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Münch (RCA Victor) (there is also a Munch version on DVD with some of the same artists, taken from a television broadcast)
  • L'enfance du Christ Christiane Gayraud, Michel Sénéchal, Michel Roux, André Vessières, Xavier Depraz Choeurs de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, Orchestre des concerts Colonne, conducted by Pierre Dervaux (Disques Véga)
  • L'enfance du Christ Ann Murray, Robert Tear, David Wilson-Johnson, Thomas Allen, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Stephen Cleobury (EMI) 1990

External links

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