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Liverpool Oratorio
PREMIERE6/1/1991
COMPOSERSCarl Davis   Paul McCartney   
LIBRETTISTSCarl Davis   Paul McCartney   
Cincinnati Opera
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CONDUCTORJoseph Young
DIRECTORCaroline Clegg
SCENIC DESIGNERLeslie Travers
COSTUME DESIGNERLeslie Travers
LIGHTING DESIGNERThomas C. Hase
CHOREOGRAPHERMichael Pappalardo
OTHERWig and Makeup Designer - James Geier; Chorus Master - Henri Venanzi
Synopsis

Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio is a live album by Paul McCartney and Carl Davis, released in 1991. It is McCartney's first major foray into classical music. Composed in collaboration with Carl Davis to commemorate the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's 150th anniversary, the project received media attention upon its unveiling in June 1991.

Consisting of eight movements, the story of the oratorio loosely follows McCartney's own lifeline, with the main character, Shanty, who is born in 1942 in Liverpool, raised to believe that "being born where you are born carries with it certain responsibilities". After his school days where he often "sagged off" (Liverpool slang for skipping class), Shanty begins working and meets his future bride, Mary Dee. Following the death of his father, Shanty and Mary Dee are married and are forced to deal with the rigours of balancing a happy marriage and their careers. Amid a quarrel, Mary Dee reveals that she is pregnant and after surviving a nearly fatal accident, gives birth to their son. Thus, the cycle of life in Liverpool carries on.

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