The Juniper Passion is a 2011 opera by New Zealand composer Michael F. Williams[1] to a libretto by John Davies.
The Juniper Passion is written in three acts, six principal roles and chorus and is scored for chamber orchestra with digital effects.
[4] Choreography for the event was by Moss Paterson who is the director of Atamira Dance[5] and John Davies, the curriculum leader of live performance at the Unitec Institute of Technology Department of Performing and Screen Arts.
[7] It made use of the Auckland Town Hall organs, digital effects created by the composer and a full cast of singers including New Zealand baritone David Griffiths and leading musicians including the New Zealand Chamber Soloists.
The work is scored for string quartet, bass, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion, organ, sound effects.