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.
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
Tania Kress
as Shadow 2 / Sheherazada / Mahler / Queen
Stephen Bryant
as Shadow 3 / Dante / Shakespeare
