including the professional countertenors of the premiere, Dan Bubeck, Brian Cummings and Steve Rickards, members of Theater of Voices and alumni of the School. The artistic director of Theater of Voices, Paul Hillier was at the time a faculty member of the School. It was also given in New York at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in March 2003 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Esa-Pekka Salonen, and with the same soloists. In May 2003 the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus performed the work under the direction of Robert Spano and the following month opened the 67th Ravinia Festival with a critically acclaimed performance of the oratorio. A new and highly praised production, using puppets instead of dancers and film, was given at Spoleto Festival USA in May 2014, directed by John La Bouchardière and featured the Westminster Choir, directed by Joe Miller. Musical sections El Niño is approximately two hours long, comprises two sections, and is subdivided further into thirteen sub-sections as follows: Recordings 2000: DVD video: Sellars' Paris production of El Niño with Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Willard White; conductor: Kent Nagano. Arthaus Musik, Cat #101669 2001: 2-CD recording of original cast from the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris. Nonesuch Records, Cat #79634-2 See also List of Christmas operas References External links "El Niño: A Nativity Oratorio (1999–2000)" on earbox.com Kun, Josh, "Death and the maiden: John Adams's El Niño restages the Nativity", The Phoenix, 15–22 November 2001. McGregor, Andrew, "John Adams El Niño", review of the 2001 recording under Kent Nagano, on bbc.co.uk, 2002 Operas Oratorios Opera oratorios Operas by John Adams (composer) English-language operas Spanish-language operas 2000 operas Christmas operas