The first emperor
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The first emperor
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The work The first emperor represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries. 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
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- Schuler, Duane
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Sills, Beverly
- EMI (Firm)
- Tan, Dun, 1957-
- Zhang, Yimou
- Tian, Hao Jiang, 1954-
- Wada, Emi
- Williams, Danrell
- DeYoung, Michelle
- Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
- Zhang, Ziyi, 1979-
- Futral, Elizabeth
- Groves, Paul, (Tenor)
- Huang, Dou Dou
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Jin, Ha, 1956-
- Large, Brian
- Mentzer, Susanne
- Fu, Haijing
- Wu, Xingguo, 1953-
- Language
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- eng
- eng
- fre
- ger
- ita
- spa
- eng
- eng
- 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 terracotta soldiers to guard his tomb
- 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
- LC call number
- M1500.T24
- LC item number
- F57 2008
- 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
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