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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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Corporate Authors: Asko Ensemble (Performer); Nederlandse Opera; Schönberg-Ensemble (Performer); Opus Arte Firm; Kultur International Films
Group Author: Vivier, Claude, 1948-1983 (Librettist); McFadden, Claron (Performer); Makuuchi, Tomoko (Performer); Akker, Marion van den (Performer); Poulson, Lani (Performer); Daymond, Karl, 1965 (Performer); Morgan, Richard Lloyd (Performer); Kamp, Harry van der (Performer); Leysen, Johan (Performer); Harries, Kathryn (Performer); Mierau, Terence (Performer); Ottaway, James (Performer); Hens, Charles, 1898-1967 (Performer); Vivier, Claude, 1948-1983.
Published: Opus Arte ; Kultur,
Publisher Address: [U.K.] : West Long Branch, N.J. :
Publication Dates: [2006]
©2006
Literature type: Video
Language: Multiple
English
French
German
Dutch
Italian
Spanish
Subjects:
Vivier, Claude, > 1948-1983
Polo, Marco, > 1254-1323 > Drama
Polo, Marco, > 1254-1323?
Operas
Drama
Filmed performances
Nonfiction films
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?

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