Oratorio De Noël by Various, lör 16 dec 2023, Från (2023/2023), Dirigent Xavier Ribes, Basilique Saint-Nicolas, Nantes, Frankrike

It is one of the most beautiful religious scores by the composer of Samson and Delilah . Camille Saint-Saëns halos the music of this great cantata written for Christmas time with a naive, sincere and fervent light to better express his Catholic faith, but also his faith in music. He was still only a young man when he directed its creation on December 24, 1858. But this first oratorio, which opens with a prelude "in the style of Bach", reveals both the science and the inspiration of a musician who will still be talked about sixty years later! The Choir of Angers Nantes Opéra joins that of Nantes Cathedral for this exceptional concert in the Basilica of Saint-Nicolas.