简介：JohnAdams-Elniño LaNativité TheWorldPremièreProduction,LibrettobyJohnAdams,PeterSellars FromtheThéâtreMusicaldeParis-Châtelet DeutschesSymphonieOrchesterBerlin,ConductedbyKentNagano DirectedforthestagebyPeterSellars Cast:DawnUpshaw,LorraineHuntLieberson,WillardWhite RunningTime:147min(Opera:119min;Documentary:28min) RecordingDate:2000 Menulanguages:PALGB,D,F,SP/NTSCGB,JP,F,SP Subtitlelanguages:PALGB,D,F,SP/NTSCGB,JP,F,SP PictureFormat:16:9 SoundFormat:PCMStereo,DolbyDigital5.0,DTS5.0 RegionCode:0 Sel.No.100220PAL/100221NTSC ThemostrecentcompositionbyAmericanminimalistcomposerJohnAdamsishistakeonthe"ChristmasOratorio":alarge-scalemusictheatreworkentitledElniño.HowdoesoneactuallycelebrateChrist'sbirthinalandwherepalmtreesandraceconflictsflourish-insunnyCalifornia?PerhapsthewaycomposerJohnAdamsanddirectorPeterSellarsportrayitatthebeginningofElniño(LaNativité),whichwasfirstperformedninedaysbeforeChristmas2000attheParisianThéâtreduChatelet:withatreeandfestoonsoflights.Thissymbolprojectedonthestageasahazilypoeticyetrealisticallyblurredvideoistellinginmorewaysthanone.ThisfourthjointstageworkbyAdamsandSellars-whichunlikethetwooperasNixoninChina(1987)andThedeathofKlinghoffer(1991)turnstoaBiblicalratherthanacontemporarytheme-usesmusicalelementswearealreadyfamiliarwithfromthesetwoartists'three"worldly"pieces.AnextendeddocumentaryonthemakingofthispiececontainsmanyinterviewswithAdams,SellarsandDawnUpshaw.TheDVDwasrecordedinoutstandingDTSsound.…