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A rare look inside the Sistine Chapel for a private concert about angel encounters
The 70-minute oratorio 'Angels Unawares' by Sir James MacMillan debuted in an invite-only Vatican concert, featuring British choir The Sixteen and 12 biblical angel stories.
- On Sunday, the Vatican's Sistine Chapel hosted the premiere of Sir James MacMillan's 70-minute oratorio 'Angels Unawares', performed by The Sixteen and Britten Sinfonia.
- Exploring angelic encounters, the oratorio aims to reach people across faiths, with Cardinal Vincent Nichols saying it would 'touch many people's hearts and souls.'
- Roughly 200 attendees, mostly native English speakers, were told by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, archbishop of Westminster, they could not film or photograph the premiere, which features at least one incognito biblical figure.
- The concert was recorded and will be aired on BBC radio next week, according to the Genesis Foundation, highlighting the broader reach of English-language religious music.
- The Vatican sometimes hosts chapel concerts but events are invite-only, while restoration on the Last Judgment left wingless angels visible only on a cloth screen.
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