The first emperor composed and conducted by Tan Dun ; libretto by Ha Jin and Tan Dun ; production by Zhang Yimou ; directed by Brian Large ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and Thirteen/WNET New York.

The first emperor composed and conducted by Tan Dun ; libretto by Ha Jin and Tan Dun ; production by Zhang Yimou ; directed by Brian Large ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and Thirteen/WNET New York.

The first emperor is an epic story of love, power and betrayal. The story centers on the Emperor Qin, the first emperor of China, a controversial and brutal ruler best known for unifying the country, building the Great Wall, and creating a vast army of terra cotta soldiers to guard his tomb.

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Corporate Authors: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) EMI (Firm)
Other Authors: Tan, Dun, 1957- (Librettist) Jin, Ha, 1956- (Conductor) Zhang, Yimou. (Librettist) Large, Brian. (Producer) Domingo, Plácido, 1941- (Director) Futral, Elizabeth. (Performer) DeYoung, Michelle. (Performer) Groves, Paul (Tenor) (Performer) Tian, Hao Jiang, 1954- (Performer) Wu, Xingguo, 1953- (Performer) Mentzer, Susanne. (Performer) Fu, Haijing. (Performer) Williams, Danrell. (Performer) Huang, Dou Dou. (Performer) Zhang, Ziyi, 1979- (Dancer) Wada, Emi. (Choreographer) Schuler, Duane. (Designer) Sills, Beverly. (Designer) Tan, Dun, 1957- First emperor. (Interviewer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Published:[London] : EMI Classics, [2008]
Series:Metropolitan Opera HD live.
Subjects:
Qin shi huang, > Emperor of China, > 259 B.C.-210 B.C. > Drama.
Operas.
Performances.
Nonfiction films.
DVD-Video discs.
Description
Summary:The first emperor is an epic story of love, power and betrayal. The story centers on the Emperor Qin, the first emperor of China, a controversial and brutal ruler best known for unifying the country, building the Great Wall, and creating a vast army of terra cotta soldiers to guard his tomb.
Item Description:Opera in two acts, based on Historical Records by Sima Qian (c.145-85 BCE) and the screenplay The legend of the bloody Zheng by Lu Wei.
"A Metropolitan Opera high-definition production"--Container.
Program notes and synopsis in English (9 pages) inserted in container.
Bonus: The first emperor: in rehearsal at the Met; backstage at the Met with Beverly Sills and Plácido Domingo.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-9; sound formats: LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; NTSC system: 16:9.
Production Credits:Set designer, Fan Yue ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; lighting designer, Duane Schuler ; co-director, Wang Chaoge ; choreographer, Dou Dou Huang.
FOLIO Link:View instance in FOLIO

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