The first emperor

Resource Information

The work The first emperor represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The first emperor

Statement of responsibility

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

Contributor

• Wu, Xingguo, 1953-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
• DeYoung, Michelle,
• Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
• Fu, Haijing,
• Futral, Elizabeth,
• Groves, Paul, (Tenor),
• Huang, Dou Dou,
• Jin, Ha, 1956-
• Large, Brian,
• Mentzer, Susanne,
• Schuler, Duane,
• Sills, Beverly,
• Tan, Dun, 1957-
• Tan, Dun, 1957-
• Tian, Hao Jiang, 1954-
• Wada, Emi,
• Williams, Danrell,
• Zhang, Yimou,
• Zhang, Ziyi, 1979-

Choreographer

• Huang, Dou Dou,

Conductor

• Tan, Dun, 1957-

Dancer

• Huang, Dou Dou,

Designer

• Wada, Emi,
• Schuler, Duane,

Director

• Large, Brian,

Host

• Zhang, Ziyi, 1979-

Interviewer

• Sills, Beverly,

Librettist

• Tan, Dun, 1957-
• Jin, Ha, 1956-

Performer

• Fu, Haijing,
• Mentzer, Susanne,
• DeYoung, Michelle,
• Futral, Elizabeth,
• Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
• Groves, Paul, (Tenor),
• Tian, Hao Jiang, 1954-
• Williams, Danrell,
• Wu, Xingguo, 1953-

Producer

• Zhang, Yimou,

Subject

• Video recordings
• Operas

Genre

• Video recordings

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• ger
• ita
• spa
• eng
• eng

Cataloging source

ZMS

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Set designer, Fan Yue ; costume designer, Emi Wada ; lighting designer, Duane Schuler ; co-director, Wang Chaoge ; choreographer, Dou Dou Huang

Date time place

Recording: live from the Met, 13 January 2007

Language note

• Sung in English ; subtitles in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
• Program notes and synopsis in English (9 p.) inserted in container

PerformerNote

Plácido Domingo (Emperor Qin) ; Elizabeth Futral (Princess Yueyang, daughter of the emperor) ; Michelle DeYoung (Shaman) ; Paul Groves (Gao Jianli, a musician) ; Hao Jiang Tian (General Wang) ; Wu Hsing-Kuo (Yin-Yang Master, official geomancer) ; Susan Mentzer (Mother of Yueyang) ; Haijing Fu (Chief Minister) ; Danrell Williams (Guard) ; Dou Dou Huang (principal dancer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet ; Tan Dun, conductor ; Zhang Ziyi, host ; Beverly Sills, special interviewer

Runtime

177

Technique

live action