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Vocalists Crossley Hawn, Allison Mondel and Kristen Dubenion-Smith and guest artists Richard Giarusso, baritone, and Brian Kay, lute/percussion, re-create “Les Trois Maries,” an early 14th-century liturgical drama intended to illuminate the emotional journey of the three Marys as they prepare to visit the tomb of Christ.

On Thursday night, the Cathedra Choir will perform “The Cosmography of the Spheres” to evoke the tradition of liturgical drama.

Still, in its overall musical character, “Curlew River” is like a modern-day medieval liturgical drama.

This year’s revival of “The Play of Daniel,” a liturgical drama created for the Beauvais Cathedral in northern France around 1200, displayed the tightness, sharp characterizations and range of moods that we generally associate with theatrical works from several centuries later.

Petit de Julleville sees in the play a satiric intention and a veiled incredulity that put the piece outside the category of liturgical drama.