L'Enfance Du Christ at Foundry United Methodist Church

Dates: (12/7/2019 )

Theatre:

Foundry United Methodist Church

1500 16th St NW
Washington DC,

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‘The main characteristics of my music are passionate expression, intense ardour, rhythmical animation and unexpected turns’ was how Hector Berlioz described his musical style in his Mémoires, and while referring to his oratorio L’Enfance du Christ. He rebuked the critics who claimed that it displayed a radical change in style compared to his earlier works, arguing that ‘the subject naturally lent itself to a gentle and simple style of music’. In this oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra dating from 1850-1854, Berlioz describes Jesus’ birth and early youth in the form of a sacred trilogy : Herod’s Dream, The Flight into Egypt and The Arrival at Sais. Ludovic Morlot leads an impressive ensemble of soloists and the La Monnaie Symphony orchestra and chorus through this extraordinary but little performed work by Berlioz.

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Directors Steven Scott Mazzola and Timothy Nelson have created a deeply moving, broadly staged version of a piece that was originally designed for the concert hall. In moving the singers throughout the vast, acoustical gem that is the Foundry United Methodist Church, you are surrounded (literally) by actions that are as contemporary as you can possibly imaginea?'and imagine you will.

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