TAN DUN: The First Emperor [Metropolitan Opera/Domingo] (2DVD)

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TAN DUN: The First Emperor

(Live from the Met)

Yin-Yang Master, official geomancer - Wu Hsing-Kuo

Shaman - Michelle DeYoung

Emperor Qin - Plácido Domingo

Chief Minister - Haijing Fu

General Wang - Hao Jiang Tian

Princess Yueyang, daughter of the emperor - Sarah Coburn

Mother of Yueyang - Susanne Mentzer

Gao Jianli, a musician - Paul Groves

Guard - Danrell Williams

Principal dancer - Dou Dou Huang

Zheng player - Qi Yao

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet / Tan Dun

Production: Zhang Yimou, Set designer: Fan Yue

Costume designer: Emi Wada, Lighting designer: Duane Schuler

Co-director: Wang Chaoge, Choreographer: Dou Dou Huang

Disc 1

Opening titles

Introduction by Zhang Ziyi

Act I: Shadow

Scene 1

In Chinese: Two thousand years ago...(Yin-Yang Master)

Ha wu ka hashi wu (Chorus, Yin-Yang Master)

Come spirits of awesome power (Shaman, Chorus, Yin-Yang Master)

Silence! Silence! Is this music? (Emperor, Chorus, Chief Minister, General Wang, Princess Yueyang, Mother)

The Shadow that haunts me wherever I go (Emperor)

General Wang, once you find the Shadow (Emperor, General Wang, Princess Yueyang, Mother, Chief Minister, Shaman, Chorus, Yin-Yang Master)

Scene 2

Zhong Guo, Zhong Guo (Emperor, Chief Minister, General Wang)

Father, can this be the shadow? (Princess Yueyang, Emperor, General Wang, Gao Jianli, Chief Minister)

Intermezzo

Scene 3

The wind sent me the news of snow (Princess Yueyang)

Has the shadow changed his mind? (Emperor, Chief Minister, Princess Yueyang)

Sage of music (Princess Yueyang, Gao Jianli)

Ah, I can walk! (Princess Yueyang, Gao Jianli, Shaman, Emperor, General Wang)

Forever I`m bound to the man (Princess Yueyang, Gao Jianli, Shaman)

Like water - like fire (Gao Jianli, Princess Yeuyang, General, Chief Minister, Emperor, Yin-Yang Master)

Act II: Anthem

Scene 1

Disc 2

Beyond the Great Wall (Gao Jianli, Princess Yueyang)

Hei zo hei zo zo (Slave men, General, Shaman)

Jianli, how is you composition? (Emperor, Gao Jianli, Slave men, Princess Yueyang, Mother)

My Lord, please master your temper (Mother, Princess Yueyang, Emperor)

Our own happiness is nothing (Emperor, Gao Jianli, Slave men)

Scene 2

Intermezzo

Glory! The Emperor shinse like the morning sun (Chorus, Gao Jianli)

Now let the Emperor ascend! (Gao Jianli)

Ritual Dance (Yin-Yang Master, Principal Dancer, Chorus, Shaman, Emperor, Mother)

Beloved Papa, it was not the General (Princess Yueyang, Emperor, Chorus)

The Bell of Heaven rings (Emperor, Chorus, Shaman, Emperor, Yin-Yang Master)

Your Majesty (General Wang, Emperor)

O Death! (Emperor, Chorus, Gao Jianli)

My heart is like your wound, bleeding (Emperor, Chorus)

O, we are building the dream (Chorus, Emperor)

End credits