Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Jin, Ha, 1956-
2. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
3. Futral, Elizabeth.
4. Groves, Paul (Tenor)
5. Mentzer, Susanne.
6. De Young, Michelle.
7. Wu, Hsing-Kuo.
8. Fu, Haijing.
9. Tian, Haojiang, 1955-
10. Williams, Danrell.
11. Fowler, Damien.
12. Preston, George.
13. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
14. Sills, Beverly.
15. Juntwait, Margaret.
16. Osgood, Steven.
17. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) dnr NN-RHA
19. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Series statement

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

Uniform title

1. First emperor
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. First emperor

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. 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

1. *LDC 43673

Note

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

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

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

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Tan, Dun, 1957-

Title

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

Imprint

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

Series

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

Performer

1. 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:

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

Event

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

Language

1. Sung in English.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Tan, Dun, 1957- Conductor
2. Tan, Dun, 1957- Librettist
3. Jin, Ha, 1956- Librettist
4. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
5. Futral, Elizabeth. Performer
6. Groves, Paul (Tenor), performer.
7. Mentzer, Susanne. Performer
8. De Young, Michelle. Performer
9. Wu, Hsing-Kuo. Performer
10. Fu, Haijing. Performer
11. Tian, Haojiang, 1955- Performer
12. Williams, Danrell. Performer
13. Fowler, Damien. Interviewer
14. Tan, Dun, 1957- interviewee.
15. Preston, George. Interviewer
16. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Interviewer
17. Futral, Elizabeth. Interviewee
18. Groves, Paul (Tenor), interviewee.
19. Tian, Haojiang, 1955- Interviewee
20. Sills, Beverly. Interviewer
21. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Interviewee
22. Juntwait, Margaret. Host
23. Osgood, Steven. Host
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Donor NN-RHA

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 43673