Marco Polo (An Opera Within an Opera)

Marco Polo (An Opera Within an Opera) (2008)


  • Genre: Music
  • Release Date: 2008-01-01
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Language: English
  • Director: Misjel Vermerien

Summary

Tan Dun portrays the Venetian explorer's travels to the Far East as a journey of both inner and physical discovery, a voyage depicting spiritual experiences as well as a geographical expedition. Pierre Audi's mythical staging and Jean Kalman's fabulous set design complement the composer's own musical direction, forging the dazzlingly versatile soloists, the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and Cappella Amsterdam to a stunning symbiosis of elements across time and space, a true testimony to cultures intertwined in globalization.

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  • Charles Workman

    as Polo

  • Sarah Castle

    as Marco

  • Stephen Richardson

    as Kublai Khan

  • Nancy Allen Lundy

    as Water

  • Zhang Jun

    as Shadow 1 / Rustichello / Li Po

  • Tania Kress

    as Shadow 2 / Sheherazada / Mahler / Queen

  • Stephen Bryant

    as Shadow 3 / Dante / Shakespeare
Sound Tan Dun Music Director
Directing Misjel Vermerien Director
Directing Pierre Audi Stage Director
Writing Tan Dun Musical

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