This chamber music arrangement—specially written for AMOC*—was first performed at The Met Cloisters in 2018 in the beautiful San Martín at Fuentidueña chapel. The New York Times called it “intimate, affecting and quietly rich with activism.” The piece, which celebrates Latin American poets and the voices of women, returns for a one-night-only engagement this holiday season at a different New York City landmark.

A rarely performed work, El Niño “ruminates on the notion that with the promise of new life, there is the equal threat of inexplicable violence and sacrifice,” said Bullock, “one of opera’s fastest-rising stars” (Vanity Fair), who curated the selections being performed.

The concert will take place at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $5-45 (choose-what-you-pay).

We are excited to announce our new choose-what-you-pay model, and if you would like to support this initiative, AMOC* is also offering reception tickets for $150+. Please contact info@runningamoc.org for more details.

EL NIÑO: NATIVITY RECONSIDERED

Music by John Adams
Libretto compilation by Peter Sellars
Musical selections by Julia Bullock
Musical arrangement by Christian Reif
Julia Bullock, soprano
Rachael Wilson, mezzo-soprano
Davóne Tines, baritone
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
Emi Ferguson, flute
Hassan Anderson, oboe
Gleb Kanasevich, clarinet
Alex Davis, bassoon
Priscilla Rinehart, horn
Conor Hanick, piano
John Arida, keyboard
Jonny Allen, percussion
Jordan Dodson, Guitar
Keir GoGwilt, Miranda Cuckson, Julia Choi, Curtis Stewart, Miran Kim, Ravenna Lipchik, Qianwen Shen, Lady Jess, violin
Zoë Martin-Doike, Carrie Frey, Tia Allen, Celia Hatton, viola
Coleman Itzkoff, Andrew Janss, Titilayo Ayangade, cello
Doug Balliett, Christopher Johnson, bass
Christian Reif, conductor