_" A REFRESHING BLEND OF SIMPLICITY AND COMPLEXITY, AND AN ENTIRELY
ORIGINAL WORLD OF SOUND."- SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST_FEATURING
Tan Dun conductor
MSO Chorus
PROGRAM
Tan Dun BUDDHA PASSION
sung in Chinese and Sanskri
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
For more than a thousand years pilgrims in China left marks of their
passing in the Mogao Caves, also known as the Caves of the Thousand
Buddhas. Their carvings, paintings and murals speak with a devotion
that transcends time, and forms the inspiration for a remarkable new
musical work from one of the world’s most exciting composers and
conductors.
From an Academy Award®-winning score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon to radically experimental works composed for such organic
materials as water, paper and wind, Tan Dun has again and again been
proven as one of the truly compelling musical forces of this era.
In this Australian premiere, a joint commission by the MSO, Dresdner
Musikfestspiele, New York Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles
Philharmonic Tan Dun has dreamed the world’s first passion set to
the teachings of the Buddha. Two years spent in the Mogao Caves –
the world’s most impressive repository of Buddhist art – have
allowed him to create a monumental work, sung in Chinese and Sanskrit.
This is a captivating opera in six acts telling of love, forgiveness,
sacrifice and salvation.
WHY IT’S A MUST SEE
“Tan Dun’s music is as wide-ranging as it is all-embracing, and
resonates with a global audience.” – Gramophone
RUNNING TIME
Two and a half hours with a 20-minute interval.
LIMITED TICKETS (100)
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