oratorio
noun
or·a·to·rio
ˌȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-ˌō 
ˌär-
plural oratorios
: a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
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His stature is owed above all to a single work—the oratorio Messiah.
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Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
The oratorio, plus related music, will be performed twice each day in the Appel Room by the Jazz at Pride Orchestra on October 18 and 19 and also be streamed.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
An oratorio is a large concert piece for orchestra and singers.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 12 July 2024
The Bob Marley Musical) and Abrams — who, back in 2017, wrote a multimedia opera-rap oratorio mashup titled The Greatest: Muhammad Ali for the Louisville Orchestra –the idea for Ali sprang from that score.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 July 2024
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Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
The oratorio, plus related music, will be performed twice each day in the Appel Room by the Jazz at Pride Orchestra on October 18 and 19 and also be streamed.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
An oratorio is a large concert piece for orchestra and singers.
—David Lyman, The Enquirer, 12 July 2024
The Bob Marley Musical) and Abrams — who, back in 2017, wrote a multimedia opera-rap oratorio mashup titled The Greatest: Muhammad Ali for the Louisville Orchestra –the idea for Ali sprang from that score.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 July 2024
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oratorio
noun
or·a·to·rio
ˌȯr-ə-ˈtōr-ē-ˌō
ˌär-,
-ˈtȯr-
plural oratorios
: a vocal and orchestral work usually dramatizing a religious subject without action or scenery
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