The two orchestras have "have a long friendship and a long, sometimes difficult rivalry," Rattle told the BBC. After performing together, he added, "they will know each other better, will understand each other better, will love each other more than they already do, and maybe we will learn something from each other."
Rattle, the celebrated former music director of the City of Birmingham Orchestra, has led the Berlin Philharmonic since 2002. He turned 50 in January.
Composer John Adams and theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz retells the story of the Nativity, through the lens of Latin America.
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Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
The Cuban-born composer is this season's Debs Composer's Chair.
The cast is led by Bryonha Marie and Nathan Gunn, with Tony winner Ted Sperling at the baton.
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