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  1. 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 ...

  2. Jan 1, 2008 · 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.

  3. Apr 17, 2009 · In Marco Polo, an opera within an opera, composer Tan Dun portrays the Venetian explorers travels to the Far East as a journey of both inner and physical dis...

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  4. Marco Polo, an opera within an opera, marks a further stage in the composer Tan Dun's own spiritual journey, an exploration of a new language of music and performing arts through the fusion of Western avant-garde style with Eastern accent.

  5. Jun 30, 2009 · Setting a libretto by Paul Griffiths and labeled "an opera within an opera," Marco Polo takes a highly symbolic, multi-level, introspective approach to its subject, rather than attempting a literal representation.

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  6. 2008 Directed by Misjel Vermerien. Tan Dun portrays the Venetian explorers 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.

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  8. In Marco Polo, an opera within an opera, composer Tan Dun portrays the Venetian explorers 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.

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