Oratorio

/ˌɒɹətˈɔːɹɪˌə‍ʊ/

/ˌɑɹəˈtɔɹioʊ/

Oratorio

a lengthy musical composition with a religious theme based on the Bible written for orchestra, choirs and singers without using costumes, action or any scenery

synonyms : cantata

Examples

1. There was an article in The New York Times in 1980, which he was still very, very active, pointing out he had recorded almost 3,000 songs, he had recorded 59 complete operas, 117 oratorios.

2. An oratorio about suffering, Jesus who invented the thing of don't hit back.

3. Last year Helmuth Rilling, who is a famous German conductor, came and worked with some of the ensembles and did Mendelssohn's Elijah, which is a huge romantic oratorio about two and a half hours long.

4. Whether it's an oratorio and you can be a little bit more straight faced or if again you're playing the buffoon type character where you want to be something funnier, comedic.