In June 2007 , " Not the Messiah " , a comic oratorio by Idle and John Du Prez premiered at the inaugural Luminato arts festival in Toronto . Idle performed live during this 50-minute oratorio , along with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and members of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir . The composer , John Du Prez , was also present . Shannon Mercer , Jean Stilwell , Christopher Sieber , and Theodore Baerg sang the principal parts . The American premiere was at Caramoor ( Westchester County , New York ) on 1 July 2007 . Soloists were the same as in the Toronto performance , but the accompanying chorus was made up of members of New York City 's Collegiate Chorale . The show was revised and expanded for a tour of Australia and New Zealand in 2007 , including two sell-out nights at the Sydney Opera House . A tour during the summer of 2008 included performances with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington D.C. , the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles , Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Virginia , and Houston
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Eric Idle