John Adams: El Niño
2000, English. Directed by Peter Maniura & Peter Sellars.
Headlined by Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson and Willard White and orchestrated by the Berlin German Symphony Orchestra, this Nativity oratorio from composer John Adams tells the magical story of the birth of Christ. Conducted by renowned maestro Kent Nagano, this moving experience draws on both Old World and New World sources to re-create this influential story, highlighted by Adams’s trademark minimalism and melody.
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- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 15 December 2000
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John Adams: El Niño runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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John Adams: El Niño isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 December 2000. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like John Adams: El Niño?
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Who directed John Adams: El Niño?
John Adams: El Niño (2000) was directed by Peter Maniura and Peter Sellars and stars Dawn Upshaw, Lorraine Hunt, Willard White.