Published for the first time is the complete piano/vocal score for John Adams’s widely acclaimed nativity oratorio El Niño. This significant contemporary large-scale work features a libretto based on original sources arranged by Peter Sellars and John Adams, showcasing Latin American poetry fit with verses from the King James Bible, among other gospel texts. Hailed as a “masterpiece” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, a commercial recording is available on Nonesuch Records (79634-2).