Rêves d'un Marco Polo : opéra fleuve en deux parties = [Rêves d'un Marco Polo : opéra fleuve for two evenings] /
Kopernikus: In this mystic tale, the central character Agni calls on historical and mythical figures: Lewis Carroll, Merlin, a witch, the Queen of the Night, a blind prophet, an old monk, Tristan, Isolde, Mozart, the Lord of the Waters, Kopernikus and his mother. Marco Polo: a series of tableaux abo...
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Opus Arte ; Kultur,
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Publisher Address: | [U.K.] : West Long Branch, N.J. : |
Publication Dates: |
[2006] ©2006 |
Literature type: | Video |
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Multiple English French German Dutch Italian Spanish |
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Summary: |
Kopernikus: In this mystic tale, the central character Agni calls on historical and mythical figures: Lewis Carroll, Merlin, a witch, the Queen of the Night, a blind prophet, an old monk, Tristan, Isolde, Mozart, the Lord of the Waters, Kopernikus and his mother. Marco Polo: a series of tableaux about Marco Polo, some vocal, others instrumental, which meditate on inner treasures and human suffering. |
Item Description: |
"2 disc set & 1 sheet" issued in one case. Opera in two parts; originally composed as separate compositions (an opera and a "do-it-yourself" music drama comprising six separate works), the two parts may be performed as one continuous piece. Extra features: Introductions ; "Claude Vivier," a documentary by Cherry Duyns ; interviews with Reinbert de Leeuw and others. |
Carrier Form: | 2 videodiscs (267 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sheet ([6] pages : color, folded ; 19 cm) |
Production Credits: | Libretto for Kopernikus, Claude Vivier ; texts for Marco Polo by Claude Vivier, Paul Chamberland, Friedrich Hölderlin and Martin Luther King ; TV director, Hans Hulscher ; stage director, Pierre Audi ; revival directors, Pierre Audi and Bert Bijnen ; set and lighting design, Jean Kalman ; costume design, Angelo Figus. |
ISBN: |
9780769709437 : 0769709435 |
Index Number: | M1500 |
CLC: | J653.2 |
Call Number: | #WDVD/190533 |
Contents: | Part 1: Kopernikus : opéra rituel de mort -- Claude Vivier : a documentary by Cherry Duyns -- Part 2: Marco Polo: Glaubst du an die Unsterblichkeit der Seele? (opening fragment) ; Prologue pour un Marco Polo ; Shiraz ; Lonely child ; Zipangu ; Wo bist du, Licht? ; Glaubst du an die Unsterblichkeit der Seele? |