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Synopsis
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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Key crew
- Misjel VermerienDirector
Cast
- Charles WorkmanPolo
- Sarah CastleMarco
- Stephen RichardsonKublai Khan
- Nancy Allen LundyWater
- Zhang JunShadow 1 / Rustichello / Li Po
- Tania KressShadow 2 / Sheherazada / Mahler / Queen
- Stephen BryantShadow 3 / Dante / Shakespeare
Themes
opera