Marco Polo (An Opera Within an Opera)
Seen it?2008 | 104 min | Music
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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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Cast & crew
Directed by Misjel Vermerien
- 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