Water Passion demands something of you. It also demands a fair amount from the musicians. The percussionists are elbow deep in the water for a good portion of the concert, the soprano must display virtuosity at the top of her range, and the choir plays stones. You have to take in the full theatre of the spectacle that Tan Dun has assembled...
https://www.ludwig-van.com/toronto/2018/03/06/primer-soundstreams-sonic-ripples-through-the-water-passion/