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Eli
Eli is an English oratorio by Michael Costa, first performed in 1855. It adapts a biblical story concerning Eli, the high priest, and belongs to the Victorian tradition of large sacred works written for soloists, chorus, and orchestra. The composition became highly successful during the Victorian er...
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The top alternative to Eli in 2026 is The Dream of Gerontius with a score of 9.4/10, followed by Elijah (9.3) and Belshazzar's Feast (9.3).
The Dream of Gerontius
Elgar’s *The Dream of Gerontius* is a sacred oratorio based on Cardinal Newman’s poem. Composed in 1900, it depicts the...
Elijah
Mendelssohn’s *Elijah* is a German oratorio based on the biblical story of the prophet Elijah. Composed in 1846, it show...
Belshazzar's Feast
Walton’s *Belshazzar’s Feast* is a 20th-century oratorio based on the Book of Daniel. The work depicts the final, opulen...
Saul
Saul is an oratorio by George Handel composed in 1739. It depicts the life of King Saul from the Hebrew Bible, exploring...
Israel in Egypt
Israel in Egypt is an English-language oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1739. The work is unique within Ha...
Solomon
Solomon is an English oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel, premiered in 1749. The work uses a biblical libretto...
Jephtha
'Jephtha' is an oratorio composed by George Frideric Handel in 1751, featuring a libretto by Thomas Morell based on the...
St. Paul (Paulus)
"Paulus" (St. Paul) is a sacred oratorio composed by Felix Mendelssohn, premiering in Düsseldorf in 1836. The work narra...
Samson
Samson is an English language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, first performed at Covent Garden in London in 1743. Ne...
The Apostles
The Apostles is an oratorio for soloists, chorus, and orchestra by Edward Elgar, cataloged as Op. 49. It premiered at th...
Job (Parry)
Job is an English oratorio by Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, completed for the 1892 Three Choirs Festival. It sets episo...
King Saul (Parry)
King Saul is a large-scale oratorio completed by the English composer Hubert Parry in 1894. It dramatizes the biblical s...
Judith (Parry)
Judith is a biblical oratorio by Hubert Parry, composed for the Birmingham Festival in 1888. Its subject is Judith, the...
The Prodigal Son (Sullivan)
The Prodigal Son is a biblical oratorio by English composer Arthur Sullivan. Composed in 1869 for the Worcester Festival...
Naaman
William Sterndale Bennett composed the oratorio Naaman in 1864, making it a staple of English choral societies during th...
David (Macfarren)
George Alexander Macfarren's David is a late 19th-century English oratorio completed in 1883, notable for its ambitious...
Jerusalem (Pierson)
Henry Hugo Pierson's oratorio Jerusalem (1852), a large-scale sacred work by the British-born composer who settled in Ge...
Ruth (Cowen)
Biblical oratorio by British composer Frederic Cowen, based on the Old Testament Book of Ruth and composed as part of hi...
St. Peter (Benedict)
St. Peter is an English oratorio by the German-born composer Julius Benedict, completed and performed in 1870. The work...
Joseph (Macfarren)
Joseph is a biblical oratorio by the English composer George Alexander Macfarren, written for the Leeds Musical Festival...
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