Mors et vita

Mors et vita is an oratorio in three parts by Charles Gounod premiered at the Birmingham Festival in 1885.

It was conceived as a sequel to La rédemption (1882).

The 1886 Paris premiere again featured Jean-Baptiste Faure.

[1] Gounod considered this oratorio, and its predecessor La rédemption (1882) as his greatest achievements.

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