Not the Messiah receives its world premiere in early June at the new Luminato festival in Toronto.
"As the Messiah was to the Bible, so Not the Messiah is to Life of Brian" said Idle. "It is shorter than Handel, funnier than Handel, but obviously not as good theologically."
The 2007 Caramoor festival opens on June 23 and runs through August 5 with performances of classical, jazz, opera, Latin American music and bluegrass.