A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS: RAFAEL MORAS as Tariq by Seattle Opera published on 2023-02-28T00:59:03Z Seattle Opera presents the world premiere of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, music by Sheila Silver to a libretto by Stephen Kitsakos based on the novel by Khaled Hosseini. Learn more at www.seattleopera.org/suns. American tenor Rafael Moras makes his Seattle Opera debut creating the role of Tariq. In Act 1 this teenager woos his girlfriend Laila by quoting a poem they studied in school, the ancient tale of star-crossed lovers Laili and Majnoon: “I pass by these walls, the walls of Laili, and I kiss them, these walls of Laili. It is not the love of the house that has taken my heart, but of the one who dwells therein.” Viswa Subbaraman conducts the orchestra of Seattle Opera. Photo by Sunny Martini. Genre Opera