Name: Buddha Passion
Start: 2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Benaroya Hall

Organization

Conductor

Tan Dun

Singer

Soprano

Lei Xu

soprano

Mezzo-soprano

Megan Moore

mezzosoprano

Tenor

Yi Li

tenore

Baritone

Elliot Madore

baritono

Batubagen

Soloist

Orchestra

Seattle Symphony

Others

Seattle Symphony Chorale

Northwest Boychoir

Buddha Passion

Seattle

United States

Benaroya Hall

S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium

Buddha Passion Tan Dun

Public

Approved

Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion is the first of its kind in a centuries-old tradition: a passion not inspired by a Christian narrative, but rather, a Buddhist one. Stirred by the city of Dunhuang and its ancient caves, Tan Dun created a powerful score that weaves chants, stories and sounds into a breathtaking vocal masterpiece, capturing the Buddha’s teachings and timeless concepts of love, forgiveness, sacrifice and salvation.

PLUS: Explore more with The Mogao Caves: An Immersive Experience, coming to Benaroya Hall’s Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center November 3–13, 2022. In this virtual journey to the desert, presented in partnership with the Dunhuang Foundation, you’ll walk through the astounding caves that inspired composer Tan Dun. Designed by Greg Downing of Hyperacuity and Eric Hanson of Blueplanet VR, this limited engagement program will invite the community to better understand Dunhuang’s historical importance and its pivotal role as inspiration for Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion.

English

Buddha Passion by Dun, From (2022/2022), Conductor Tan Dun, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, United States

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Ensemble

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