Oratorio de Noël
| Oratorio de Noël | |
|---|---|
| Cantata by Camille Saint-Saëns | |
The Aristide Cavaillé-Coll organ at La Madeleine, where the music premiered | |
| English | Christmas oratorio |
| Opus | 12 |
| Text | from the Vulgate |
| Language | Latin |
| Performed | 24 December 1858: Paris |
| Published | 1863 |
| Movements | 10 |
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The Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12, by Camille Saint-Saëns, also known as his Christmas Oratorio, is a cantata-like work scored for soloists, chorus, organ, strings and harp. While an organist at La Madeleine, Saint-Saëns wrote the Christmas oratorio in less than a fortnight, completing it ten days before its premiere on Christmas 1858. The vocal score of this oratorio was prepared later by the composer and organist Eugene Gigout, a colleague of Saint-Saëns.