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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Liberation Through Hearing is the first opera by American composer Ricky Ian Gordon. The libretto is from Jean-Claude van Itallie's theatrical adaptation of Buddhist teachings,Tibetan Book of the Dead or How Not to Do It Again.[1]
The creation of the opera was initiated by the then-General Director of Houston Grand Opera (HGO), David Gockley. It was commissioned by Houston Grand Opera and The American Music Theater Festival in 1995.
The work is dedicated to Gordon's partner, Jeffrey Michael Grossi, who died in 1996.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Liberation Through Hearing was published in 2015 by the Theodore Presser Company[2]
- ^ "The Tibetan Book of the Dead". rickyiangordon.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ Ricky Ian Gordon (n.d.). The Tibetan Book of the Dead (piano-vocal score). Theodore Presser Company. ISBN 978-1-59806-910-5. Retrieved 2024-02-12.