Marco Polo (An Opera Within an Opera)

A stately, hypnotic stage experience where music and imagery drift across time, asking patience and rewarding it with quiet sensory beauty.

Directed by

Misjel Vermerien

Genres

Music

Starring

Charles Workman, Sarah Castle, Stephen Richardson

Overview

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.

How it feels

Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Exploration, identity, memory, faith

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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