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Marco Polo is an opera by the Chinese-born composer Tan Dun set to an English libretto by Paul Griffiths. It premiered in Munich on 7 May 1996. Described variously as an "opera within an opera" and a "fantasia on an epic journey", the multi-layered storyline is loosely based on the journey of Marco Polo from Venice to China. In the opera, Marco Polo becomes two characters: Marco, who represents the real person and is sung by a mezzo-soprano, and Polo who represents his memory and is sung by a tenor. The work is scored for vocal soloists, a chorus of 20 and a large orchestra of both modern and medieval European instruments as well as instruments from the cultures that Marco Polo passed through on his journey, including sitar, pipa, sheng, tabla and Tibetan horns and bells. Marco Polo won th

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  • Marco Polo ist eine „Oper in der Oper“ von Tan Dun (Musik) mit einem Libretto von . Die Uraufführung fand am 7. Mai 1996 in der Muffathalle in München statt. (de)
  • Marco Polo es una ópera con música del compositor Tan Dun y libreto en inglés de . Se estrenó en Múnich el 7 de mayo de 1996. Se ha descrito de diversas formas, como una "ópera dentro de una ópera"​ y también como una "fantasía en un viaje épico"​ la trama con muchas capas se basa vagamente en el viaje de Marco Polo desde Venecia hasta China. En la ópera, Marco Polo se convierte en dos personajes: Marco, que representa a la verdadera persona y que canta una mezzosoprano, y Polo que representa a su memoria y está cantado por un tenor. La obra está creada para solistas vocales, un coro de 20 y una gran orquesta tanto de instrumentos europeos modernos y medievales, como instrumentos de culturas que Marco Polo atraviesa en su viaje, incluyendo el sitar, la pipa, el sheng, la tabla y campanas y cuernos tibetanos. Marco Polo ganó el Premio Grawemeyer para la composición musical de 1998.​ (es)
  • Marco Polo is an opera by the Chinese-born composer Tan Dun set to an English libretto by Paul Griffiths. It premiered in Munich on 7 May 1996. Described variously as an "opera within an opera" and a "fantasia on an epic journey", the multi-layered storyline is loosely based on the journey of Marco Polo from Venice to China. In the opera, Marco Polo becomes two characters: Marco, who represents the real person and is sung by a mezzo-soprano, and Polo who represents his memory and is sung by a tenor. The work is scored for vocal soloists, a chorus of 20 and a large orchestra of both modern and medieval European instruments as well as instruments from the cultures that Marco Polo passed through on his journey, including sitar, pipa, sheng, tabla and Tibetan horns and bells. Marco Polo won the 1998 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. (en)
  • Marco Polo är en opera med musik av Tan Dun och text av . (sv)
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  • Marco Polo ist eine „Oper in der Oper“ von Tan Dun (Musik) mit einem Libretto von . Die Uraufführung fand am 7. Mai 1996 in der Muffathalle in München statt. (de)
  • Marco Polo är en opera med musik av Tan Dun och text av . (sv)
  • Marco Polo es una ópera con música del compositor Tan Dun y libreto en inglés de . Se estrenó en Múnich el 7 de mayo de 1996. Se ha descrito de diversas formas, como una "ópera dentro de una ópera"​ y también como una "fantasía en un viaje épico"​ la trama con muchas capas se basa vagamente en el viaje de Marco Polo desde Venecia hasta China. En la ópera, Marco Polo se convierte en dos personajes: Marco, que representa a la verdadera persona y que canta una mezzosoprano, y Polo que representa a su memoria y está cantado por un tenor. La obra está creada para solistas vocales, un coro de 20 y una gran orquesta tanto de instrumentos europeos modernos y medievales, como instrumentos de culturas que Marco Polo atraviesa en su viaje, incluyendo el sitar, la pipa, el sheng, la tabla y campanas y (es)
  • Marco Polo is an opera by the Chinese-born composer Tan Dun set to an English libretto by Paul Griffiths. It premiered in Munich on 7 May 1996. Described variously as an "opera within an opera" and a "fantasia on an epic journey", the multi-layered storyline is loosely based on the journey of Marco Polo from Venice to China. In the opera, Marco Polo becomes two characters: Marco, who represents the real person and is sung by a mezzo-soprano, and Polo who represents his memory and is sung by a tenor. The work is scored for vocal soloists, a chorus of 20 and a large orchestra of both modern and medieval European instruments as well as instruments from the cultures that Marco Polo passed through on his journey, including sitar, pipa, sheng, tabla and Tibetan horns and bells. Marco Polo won th (en)
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  • Marco Polo (Oper) (de)
  • Marco Polo (ópera) (es)
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  • Marco Polo (opera) (sv)
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