| Description |
1 online resource (1 streaming video (approximately 156 min.)) |
| Series |
Opera in video.
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| Summary |
In 'Marco Polo, an opera within an opera', composer 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. At the same time the work, on a libretto by Paul Griffiths, can be seen as a compositional adventure of the composer himself, unifying the various cultural worlds he occupies: a blend of Western avant garde and Oriental traditions |
| Credits |
Choreographer, Nanine Linning ; stage director, Pierre Audi |
| Performer |
Charles Workman (Polo) ; Sarah Castle (Marco) ; Stephen Richardson (Kublai Khan) ; Nancy Allen Lundy (Water) ; Zhang Jun (Shadow 1, Rustichello, Li Po) ; Tania Kross (Shadow 2, Sheherazada, Mahler, Queen) ; Stephen Bryant (Shadow 3, Dante, Shakespeare) ; Mu Na (Chinese/Arabian dancer) ; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra ; Cappella Amsterdam ; Tan Dun, conductor |
| Notes |
Sung in English; with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? -- Drama
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Operas.
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| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Filmed performances.
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Spectacles filmés.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Griffiths, Paul, 1947 November 24-
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Vermeiren, Misjel.
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Dijck, Coby van.
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Workman, Charles.
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Castle, Sarah (Mezzo-soprano)
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Richardson, Stephen (Bass)
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Lundy, Nancy Allen.
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Jun, Zhang.
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Kross, Tania.
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Bryant, Stephen, 1949-
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Na, Mu.
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Linning, Nanine.
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Audi, Pierre
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Nederlandse Opera.
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Cappella Amsterdam.
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Nederlands Kamerorkest.
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Nederlandse Programma Stichting.
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Opus Arte (Firm)
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