Research Catalog

Title

The first emperor : radio broadcast, 2007-01-13 [sound recording] / music by Tan Dun ; libretto by Tan Dun & Ha Jin.

Author

Tan, Dun, 1957-

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2007]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jin, Ha, 1956-
• Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
• Futral, Elizabeth.
• Groves, Paul (Tenor)
• Mentzer, Susanne.
• De Young, Michelle.
• Wu, Hsing-Kuo.
• Fu, Haijing.
• Tian, Haojiang, 1955-
• Williams, Danrell.
• Fowler, Damien.
• Preston, George.
• Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
• Sills, Beverly.
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Osgood, Steven.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) dnr NN-RHA
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Series Statement

• Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
• Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 13, 2007

Uniform Title

• First emperor
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

First emperor

Subject

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Opera in 2 acts; commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.
• Durations: 52:43 (Introduction, synopsis, and intermission features); 2:29:26 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 13, 2007.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in English.

Contents

CD 1: Act 1 -- CD 2: Act 2 -- CD 3: Opening ; Synopsis ; Act 1, close ; Damien Fowler talks with Tan Dun ; Beverly Sills talks with Plácido Domingo ; Act 2, close.

Call Number

*LDC 43673

OCLC

169956278

Author

Tan, Dun, 1957-

Title

The first emperor : radio broadcast, 2007-01-13 [sound recording] / music by Tan Dun ; libretto by Tan Dun & Ha Jin.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2007]

Series

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts

Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 13, 2007

Performer

Plácido Domingo (Emperor Qin) ; Elizabeth Futral (Princess Yueyang) ; Paul Groves (Gao ianli) ; Susanne mentzer (Mother of Yueyang) ; Michelle de Young (Shaman) ; Wu Hsing-Kuo (Yin-Yang master) ; Haijing Fu (Chief minister) ; Hao Jiang Tian (General Wang) ; Danrell Williams (Guard) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Tan Dun, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, host ; Steven Osgood, co-host.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 71, no. 7 (Jan. 2007).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 13, 2007.

Language

Sung in English.

Connect to:

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Added Author

Tan, Dun, 1957- Conductor

Tan, Dun, 1957- Librettist

Jin, Ha, 1956- Librettist

Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer

Futral, Elizabeth. Performer

Groves, Paul (Tenor), performer.

Mentzer, Susanne. Performer

De Young, Michelle. Performer

Wu, Hsing-Kuo. Performer

Fu, Haijing. Performer

Tian, Haojiang, 1955- Performer

Williams, Danrell. Performer

Fowler, Damien. Interviewer

Tan, Dun, 1957- interviewee.

Preston, George. Interviewer

Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Interviewer

Futral, Elizabeth. Interviewee

Groves, Paul (Tenor), interviewee.

Tian, Haojiang, 1955- Interviewee

Sills, Beverly. Interviewer

Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Interviewee

Juntwait, Margaret. Host

Osgood, Steven. Host

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Donor NN-RHA

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 43673