oratorio
Example Sentences
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“Youth” pairs a Bach oratorio with footage of horses cantering through the snow of a Muscovite suburb.
From New York Times
At the end of this oratorio there is no longer theater — only reality.
From New York Times
In 1742, “Messiah,” the oratorio by George Frideric Handel featuring the “Hallelujah” chorus, had its first public performance in Dublin, Ireland.
From Washington Times
After all, Handel’s “Messiah,” the ultimate Christmas oratorio, was originally considered Easter music.
From New York Times
He and the other performers are part of “Messiah/Complex,” an iconoclastic new production of Handel’s classic oratorio, which draws on biblical texts to form a stylized narrative of suffering, hope and redemption.
From New York Times
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