Read an article about Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion in the Guardian. Listened to it on Spotify.
"Buddha Passion was inspired by murals dating from the 4th-14th centuries in the Mogao caves in China’s Gansu province. The Chinese-American composer’s work sets an assortment of Buddhist texts in a mixture of Chinese, Sanskrit and English for four main vocal soloists, two Indigenous singers, two choruses and symphony orchestra. Comprising a prologue and six acts, it presents a series of tableaux symbolising the importance of love and compassion, and depicts the path towards enlightenment."
Tan Dun is a Chinese born American, it was his birthday August 18th, he's 66 years old. He lives in New York.
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