Released:
2008-01-01

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.

Director:
Misjel Vermerien

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Music

• Cast:
• 
  Charles Workman
  as
  Polo
• 
  Sarah Castle
  as
  Marco
• 
  Stephen Richardson
  as
  Kublai Khan
• 
  Nancy Allen Lundy
  as
  Water
• 
  Zhang Jun
  as
  Shadow 1 / Rustichello / Li Po