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''Christus'' is an opera in seven scenes with a prologue and epilogue by Anton Rubinstein, written between the years 1887-1893 to a libretto after a poem by Heinrich Bulthaupt. ==Background== ''Christus'' was described by its composer as a 'sacred opera'. This is a term invented by Rubinstein, ('geistliche Oper' in German) denoting staged works with 'use of polyphonic choruses and a sober, edifying style relying on ‘exalted declamation’.'〔Dixon and Taruskin, ''Sacred opera''〕 Rubinstein composed three other works of this type, ''Sulamith'', ''Moses'' and ''Der Thurm zu Babel (The Tower of Babel)''. A fifth sacred opera, ''Cain'', was uncompleted at his death. Rubinstein considered ''Christus'' to be his finest composition.〔Maclean (1914)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christus (opera)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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