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.
Misjel Vermerien
Director
Charles Workman
Polo
Sarah Castle
Marco
Stephen Richardson
Kublai Khan
Nancy Allen Lundy
Water
Zhang Jun
Shadow 1 / Rustichello / Li Po
Tania Kress
Shadow 2 / Sheherazada / Mahler / Queen
Stephen Bryant
Shadow 3 / Dante / Shakespeare
