The Gospel According to the Other Mary

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The Gospel According to the Other Mary is a contemporary opera-oratorio by John Adams that reimagines the Passion story from the perspective of Mary Magdalene and other marginalized biblical figures.

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instanceOf contemporary classical composition ⓘ
opera-oratorio ⓘ
adaptedAs staged opera production ⓘ
commissionedBy Gustavo Dudamel ⓘ
Los Angeles Philharmonic ⓘ
composer John Adams ⓘ
conductorAtPremiere Gustavo Dudamel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuresCharacter Angel trio ⓘ
Jesus ⓘ
linked to: Jesus Christ

Lazarus ⓘ
Martha ⓘ
Mary Magdalene ⓘ
focusesOn marginalized biblical figures ⓘ
genre opera ⓘ
oratorio ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterStagedBy Peter Sellars ⓘ
librettist Peter Sellars ⓘ
narrativePerspective Lazarus ⓘ
Martha ⓘ
Mary Magdalene ⓘ
orchestration chorus ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ
vocal soloists ⓘ
partOf John Adams’ sacred works ⓘ
period 21st-century music ⓘ
premiereDate 2012 ⓘ
premiereEnsemble Los Angeles Philharmonic ⓘ
premiereLocation Los Angeles ⓘ
premiereType concert oratorio performance ⓘ
reimagines Gospel Passion narrative ⓘ
relatedWork El Niño ⓘ
setting contemporary social context ⓘ
time of Jesus ⓘ
structure two acts ⓘ
subject Passion of Christ ⓘ
themes faith and suffering ⓘ
political activism ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
usesTextBy Dorothy Day ⓘ
June Jordan ⓘ
Louise Erdrich ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
Old Testament ⓘ
Rosario Castellanos ⓘ

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John Adams (composer) → notableWork → The Gospel According to the Other Mary ⓘ