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Tan Dun - Marco Polo | Opus Arte OA1010D

Tan Dun - Marco Polo

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Label: Opus Arte

Cat No: OA1010D

Barcode: 0809478010104

Format: DVD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 27th April 2009

Contents

Artists

Charles Workman
Sarah Castle
Stephen Richardson
Nancy Allen Lundy
Zhang Jun
Tania Kross
Stephen Bryant
Mu Na
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Cappella Amsterdam

Conductor

Tan Dun

Works

Tan Dun

Marco Polo

Artists

Charles Workman
Sarah Castle
Stephen Richardson
Nancy Allen Lundy
Zhang Jun
Tania Kross
Stephen Bryant
Mu Na
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Cappella Amsterdam

Conductor

Tan Dun

About

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.

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 Capella Amsterdam to a stunning symbiosis of elements across time and space, a true testimony to cultures intertwined in globalisation.

Cast:
- Polo: Charles Workman
- Marco: Sarah Castle
- Kublai Khan: Stephen Richardson
- Water: Nancy Allen Lundy
- Shadow 1/Rustichello/Li Po: Zhang Jun
- Shadow 2/Sheherazada/Mahler/Queen: Tania Kross
- Shadow3/Dante/Shakespeare: Stephen Bryant
- Chinese/Arabian dancer: Mu Na

Stage Director: Pierre Audi

Recorded live at the Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam, on 13th and 18th November 2008.

Bonus material:
- Illustrated synopsis.
- Cast gallery.
- Documentary: The Music of Tomorrow – includes interviews with the creative team and principle cast members.

Tan Dun’s Marco Polo was, for me, a multi-dimensional experience which went beyond my expectations and indeed overwhelmed my senses… Here was an opera of our generation: a fusion of elements across time and space, a true testimony to the way our worlds have become intertwined in the globalisation process.’ - Anne Ku, Bonjournal.com

Running time: Approx 156 mins
Region code: All regions
Picture format: 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format: 5.0 DTS Surround / PCM Stereo
Menu language: EN
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/NL

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