An oratorio is a long piece of music in which a large group of people sing — usually a choir, with solo singers and an orchestra too. The story is often religious.

An oratorio is a long piece of musicoratorio是一種長篇的音樂作品 in which a large group of people sing由一大群人一起唱 — usually a choir通常是合唱團, with solo singers and an orchestra too還有獨唱者和管弦樂團. The story is often religious故事內容通常是宗教性的.

People sit and listen; the singers do not usually wear costumes or act the story on a stage the way they do in an opera. Handel’s Messiah is the example most English speakers know.

People sit and listen觀眾就是坐著聽; the singers do not usually wear costumes歌手通常不會穿戲服 or act the story on a stage也不會在舞台上演出這個故事 the way they do in an opera不像歌劇那樣. Handel's Messiah韓德爾的Messiah（彌賽亞） is the example most English speakers know是大多數英文使用者最熟悉的例子.

You will meet the word in concert notes, music class, and church programmes more than in the street. Though actually, the name comes from the Italian for a kind of prayer hall: that is where this music was first sung, which is why oratorio and oratory are twins from the same Latin word.

You will meet the word你會遇到這個字 in concert notes, music class, and church programmes在音樂會節目單、音樂課和教堂節目單裡 more than in the street而不是在街頭巷尾. Though actually不過其實 the name comes from the Italian for a kind of prayer hall這個名字源自義大利文裡一種祈禱堂的說法: that is where this music was first sung這種音樂最早就是在那裡唱的, which is why oratorio and oratory are twins這也是為什麼oratorio和oratory是一對雙胞胎字 from the same Latin word源自同一個拉丁字.