Great Performances at the Met — Season 1, Episode 3: The First Emperor
Documentary • 180 min • 20 seasons, 187 episodes
Episode synopsis
Placido Domingo stars in “The First Emperor” as Chinese ruler Qin Shi Huang, who attempts to unify his kingdom with a national anthem penned by a childhood-friend-turned-composer (Paul Groves). Complications arise, however, when Qin's daughter Yueyang (Elizabeth Futral) seduces the songsmith. Composed by Tan Dun, who won an Oscar for his “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” score and cowrote the libretto with novelist Ha Jin. Shaman: Michelle DeYoung. Yueyang's Mother: Susanne Mentzer.
About Great Performances at the Met
The Metropolitan Opera's series of live performance transmissions to movie theaters around the world.