Silent Night, based on the 2005 Academy Award-winning film Joyeux Noël, directed by Christian Carion and produced by Nord-Ouest Production, premiered in 2011 to great critical acclaim winning the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2012 with an immediate PBS broadcast. Silent Night stands alone as the most performed modern opera with a compelling and cinematic retelling of the true story of the 1914 WWI Christmas Truce. This powerful work underscores the yearning, despair, and hope of the soldiers living in the trenches while masterfully juxtaposing the bombastic sounds of war with serene songs from home featuring the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in the pit and the Opera Orlando Chorus.

Silent Night recounts a miraculous moment of peace during one of the bloodiest wars in human history. Scottish, French, and German officers defied their superiors and negotiated a Christmas Eve truce. Silent Night masterfully juxtaposes the bombastic sounds of war with serene songs from home. It stands as a heartfelt hymn to our common humanity.

Opera Orlando has created a brand new production for this momentous work featuring a stellar cast led by Grammy Award-winner Gabriel Preisser, tenor Brendan J. Boyle, and internationally-acclaimed soprano Julia Radosz with Robert Wood conducting the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in the pit.