La Terre Promise
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La Terre Promise is an oratorio in three parts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto after the Vulgate. It was first performed at L'église Saint-Eustache in Paris on March 15, 1900.
The oratorio's three parts relate scenes from the Old Testament. The first part depicts Moses' pact with God: that the Jews will obey His law if He allows them passage across the river Jordan to the promised land. The second part recounts the fall of Jericho, and the in the third the Jews reach Canaan and sing a hymn of praise to God.
La Terre Promise has no modern performance history and is rarely performed.
[edit] External links
- La Terre Promise at Jules-Massenet.com
- La Terre Promise was available at the International Music Score Library Project.
