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DVD
Tan Dun: The First Emperor
2 DVD + CD
15 Sep 2008
Barcode: 5099921512995
Composer: Tan Dun
Other participants: Michelle de Young * Sarah Coburn * Susanne Mentzer * a.o. * The Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Orchestra & Ballet
Tracklisting
| Disc 1 | |
| 01 | Opening titles: The First Emperor - Placido Domingo/Michelle DeYoung/Elizabeth Futral/ |
| 02 | Introduction by Zhang Ziyi: The First Emperor - Placido Domingo/Michelle DeYoung/Elizabeth Futral/ |
| 03 | Shadow, Scene 1: In Chinese: Two thousand years ago...(Yin-Yang Master): The First Emperor, Act I - Wu Hsing-Kuo/Tan Dun/Orchestra of the Metropolitan |
| 04 | Shadow, Scene 1: Ha wu ka hashi wu (Chorus, Yin-Yang Master): The First Emperor, Act I - Wu Hsing-Kuo/Tan Dun/Orchestra of the Metropolitan |
| 05 | Shadow, Scene 1: Come spirits of awesome power (Shaman, Chorus, Yin-Yang Master): The First Emperor, Act I - Michelle DeYoung/Wu Hsing-Kuo/Tan Dun/Orchestra of |
| 06 | Shadow, Scene 1: Silence! Silence! Is this music? (Emperor, Chorus, Chief Minister, General Wang, Princess Yueyang, Mo - Placido Domingo/Elizabeth Futral/Susanne Mentzer/H |
| 07 | Shadow, Scene 1: The Shadow that haunts me wherever I go (Emperor): The First Emperor, Act I - Placido Domingo/Tan Dun/Orchestra of the Metropoli |
| 08 | Shadow, Scene 1: General Wang, once you find the Shadow (Emperor, General Wang, Princess Yueyang, Mother, Chief Ministe - Placido Domingo/Michelle DeYoung/Elizabeth Futral/ |
| 09 | Shadow, Scene 2: Zhong Guo, Zhong Guo (Emperor, Chief Minister, General Wang): The First Emperor, Act I - Placido Domingo/Haijing Fu/Hao Jiang Tian/Tan Dun/ |
| 10 | Shadow, Scene 2: Father, can this be the shadow? (Princess Yueyang, Emperor, General Wang, Gao Jianli, Chief Minister): - Placido Domingo/Elizabeth Futral/Paul Groves/Haiji |
| 11 | Shadow, Scene 2: Intermezzo: The First Emperor, Act I - Tan Dun/Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New Y |
| 12 | Shadow, Scene 3: The wind sent me the news of snow (Princess Yueyang): The First Emperor, Act I - Elizabeth Futral/Tan Dun/Orchestra of the Metropol |
| 13 | Shadow, Scene 3: Has the shadow changed his mind? (Emperor, Chief Minister, Princess Yueyang): The First Emperor, Act I - Placido Domingo/Elizabeth Futral/Haijing Fu/Tan Du |
| 14 | Shadow, Scene 3: Sage of music (Princess Yueyang, Gao Jianli): The First Emperor, Act I - Elizabeth Futral/Paul Groves/Tan Dun/Orchestra of |
| 15 | Shadow, Scene 3: Ah, I can walk! (Princess Yueyang, Gao Jianli, Shaman, Emperor, General Wang): The First Emperor, Act - Placido Domingo/Michelle DeYoung/Elizabeth Futral/ |
| 16 | Shadow, Scene 3: Forever I'm bound to the man (Princess Yueyang, Gao Jianli, Shaman): The First Emperor, Act I - Michelle DeYoung/Elizabeth Futral/Paul Groves/Tan |
| 17 | Shadow, Scene 3: Like water - like fire (Gao Jianli, Princess Yeuyang, General, Chief Minister, Emperor, Yin-Yang Maste - Placido Domingo/Elizabeth Futral/Susanne Mentzer/P |
| Disc 2 | |
| 01 | Anthem, Scene 1: Beyond the Great Wall (Gao Jianli, Princess Yueyang): The First Emperor, Act II - Elizabeth Futral/Paul Groves/Tan Dun/Orchestra of |
| 02 | Anthem, Scene 1: Hei zo hei zo zo (Slave men, General, Shaman): The First Emperor, Act II - Michelle DeYoung/Hao Jiang Tian/Tan Dun/Orchestra |
| 03 | Anthem, Scene 1: Jianli, how is you composition? (Emperor, Gao Jianli, Slave men, Princess Yueyang, Mother): The First - Placido Domingo/Elizabeth Futral/Susanne Mentzer/P |
| 04 | Anthem, Scene 1: My Lord, please master your temper (Mother, Princess Yueyang, Emperor): The First Emperor, Act II - Placido Domingo/Elizabeth Futral/Susanne Mentzer/T |
| 05 | Anthem, Scene 1: Our own happiness is nothing (Emperor, Gao Jianli, Slave men): The First Emperor, Act II - Placido Domingo/Paul Groves/Tan Dun/Orchestra of t |
| 06 | Anthem, Scene 2: Intermezzo: The First Emperor, Act II - Tan Dun/Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New Y |
| 07 | Anthem, Scene 2: Glory! The Emperor shinse like the morning sun (Chorus, Gao Jianli): The First Emperor, Act II - Paul Groves/Tan Dun/Orchestra of the Metropolitan |
| 08 | Anthem, Scene 2: Now let the Emperor ascend! (Gao Jianli): The First Emperor, Act II - Paul Groves/Tan Dun/Orchestra of the Metropolitan |
| 09 | Anthem, Scene 2: Ritual Dance (Yin-Yang Master, Principal Dancer, Chorus, Shaman, Emperor, Mother): The First Emperor, - Placido Domingo/Michelle DeYoung/Susanne Mentzer/D |
| 10 | Anthem, Scene 2: Beloved Papa, it was not the General (Princess Yueyang, Emperor, Chorus): The First Emperor, Act II - Placido Domingo/Elizabeth Futral/Tan Dun/Orchestra |
| 11 | Anthem, Scene 2: The Bell of Heaven rings (Emperor, Chorus, Shaman, Emperor, Yin-Yang Master): The First Emperor, Act I - Placido Domingo/Michelle DeYoung/Wu Hsing-Kuo/Tan |
| 12 | Anthem, Scene 2: Your Majesty (General Wang, Emperor): The First Emperor, Act II - Placido Domingo/Hao Jiang Tian/Tan Dun/Orchestra o |
| 13 | Anthem, Scene 2: O Death! (Emperor, Chorus, Gao Jianli): The First Emperor, Act II - Placido Domingo/Paul Groves/Tan Dun/Orchestra of t |
| 14 | Anthem, Scene 2: My heart is like your wound, bleeding (Emperor, Chorus): The First Emperor, Act II - Placido Domingo/Tan Dun/Orchestra of the Metropoli |
| 15 | Anthem, Scene 2: O, we are building the dream (Chorus, Emperor): The First Emperor, Act II - Placido Domingo/Tan Dun/Orchestra of the Metropoli |
| 16 | Anthem, Scene 2: End credits: The First Emperor, Act II - Placido Domingo/Michelle DeYoung/Elizabeth Futral/ |