Tan Dun: Marco Polo / Dun, Workman, Castle, Lundy [Blu-ray]
Conductor: Tan Dun | Composer(s): Tan Dun | Director: Pierre Audi | Performer(s): Charles Workman (Baritone), Sarah Castle (Mezzo Soprano), Zhang Jun (Voice), Stephen Richardson (Bass), Nancy Allen Lundy (Soprano), Tania Kross (Voice), Stephen Bryant (Bass) | Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Capella Amsterdam | Label: Opus Arte | Blu-ray | Picture format: 16:9, Full HD | Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1 | File host: Share-online.biz | 3% recovery record + 1 .rev files | Run time: 156 minutes | 43.45 GB
Language(s): English | Subtitle(s): Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish, German
Conductor: Tan Dun | Composer(s): Tan Dun | Director: Pierre Audi | Performer(s): Charles Workman (Baritone), Sarah Castle (Mezzo Soprano), Zhang Jun (Voice), Stephen Richardson (Bass), Nancy Allen Lundy (Soprano), Tania Kross (Voice), Stephen Bryant (Bass) | Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Capella Amsterdam | Label: Opus Arte | Blu-ray | Picture format: 16:9, Full HD | Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1 | File host: Share-online.biz | 3% recovery record + 1 .rev files | Run time: 156 minutes | 43.45 GB
Language(s): English | Subtitle(s): Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish, German
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.
Watch a Trailer (sample is a lower resolution than actual DVD or Blu-ray):
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
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
Cappella Amsterdam
Musical Director: Tan Dun
Stage Director: Pierre Audi
Plus
Illustrated synopsis.
Cast gallery.
Documentary: The Music of Tomorrow – including interviews with the creative team and principle cast members.
REVIEW
Anne Ku, Bonjournal.com
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.
Works on This Recording
Marco Polo by Tan Dun
Performer: Charles Workman (Baritone), Sarah Castle (Mezzo Soprano), Zhang Jun (Voice), Stephen Richardson (Bass), Nancy Allen Lundy (Soprano), Tania Kross (Voice), Stephen Bryant (Bass)
Conductor: Tan Dun
Orchestra/Ensemble: Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Capella Amsterdam
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1996
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