Naaman

Naaman tells the Old Testament story of the Syrian commander who is healed of leprosy after following the prophet Elisha's instruction to wash in the Jordan River. William Sterndale Bennett made this narrative the subject of his 1864 oratorio.

William Sterndale Bennett composed Naaman in 1864. The work became part of the English choral-society repertory during the later 19th century.

Yes. It belongs to the English oratorio and choral-festival tradition, using soloists, chorus, and orchestra to tell a biblical story in concert.

Elisha is the prophet whose instruction leads Naaman to the Jordan and his cure. That encounter provides the central dramatic turning point of the biblical narrative.