In this special edition of Behind the Curtain, LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director, James Conlon contemplates some of the rich musical works, oratorios, opera and stage festival plays, that have been associated with Easter traditions and celebrations.

Works featured include:

Messiah by George Frideric Handelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r68P8TBWiIQ

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 by Johann Sebastian Bachhttps://youtu.be/28bIf-OzKVEAnne Sofie von Otter - "Erbarme dich, mein Gott": https://youtu.be/r2C8TvF3dJk

Easter Oratorio. BWV 249 by Johann Sebastian Bachhttps://youtu.be/xUKc_-x6v0M

Stabat Mater by Antonín Dvořákhttps://youtu.be/MTPxgiAtTp0https://youtu.be/BaKhp6voYdw

Stabat Mater, Op. 53 by Karol Szymanowskihttps://youtu.be/soC2WFYgWH0

Quattro pezzi sacri: Stabat mater by Giuseppe Verdihttps://youtu.be/HU9rqXpYWJk

Christus by Franz Liszthttps://youtu.be/PteHCN8_fHk

Parsifal - Act Three - Karfreitag (Good Friday) Excerpt by Richard Wagnerhttps://youtu.be/z-vcbbRREUgKarfreitagrauber