Sandro Cappelletto | Kayhan Kalhor | Kiya Tabassian

The performance on November 6th is sold out.
Tickets are available for the open general rehearsal on Tuesday, November 5th, at 8:30 p.m. at the Oratorio di San Filippo Neri.
Please note: As this is a general rehearsal, interruptions and adjustments may occur during the performance.

"There was never a man who sought so much"
700 Years After the Death of Marco Polo
Il Milione tells of a journey of knowledge rather than conquest: Marco Polo did not go to Asia in search of wealth, power, and honor but to discover a new form of civilization. "There was never a man who sought so much" takes inspiration from this conviction, creating a concert-reading of music, images, and words that follows the many routes of Marco Polo’s travels through the Far East, including his passage through Persian lands. Excerpts from Il Milione in Franco-Venetian, selected and read by Sandro Cappelletto, are interwoven with musical improvisations by two masters of Persian music: Kayhan Kalhor, the legendary kamancheh player (Iranian bowed string instrument), and Kiya Tabassian, a setar (Persian lute) player. The wonders of the ancient illuminated manuscript Bodleian are brought to life through video projections curated by Delumen.

ARTISTS:

• Kayhan Kalhor - kamancheh
• Kiya Tabassian - setar
• Sandro Cappelletto - dramaturgy and narrator
• Delumen - video projections