The Metropolitan Opera HD Live The First Emperor (Season 1, Episode 3)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 205 min | Musical

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live

The First Emperor (Season 1, Episode 3)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 205 min | Musical

To unite the lands he has conquered, the First Emperor of China, believes that a national anthem is needed. He hires a childhood friend to compose it for him, not realizing that his friend does not share the Emperor's aspirations.

Director

Brian Large (directed for live cinema by)

Writers

Ha Jin (libretto by) | Dun Tan (libretto by) (as Tan Dun)

Producers

Louisa Briccetti | Don Faller | Susan Froemke | Douglas Graves | Victoria Warivonchik

Cinematographer

Edward Lachman

Editors

Kathleen Dougherty | Kate Hirson

Production Designer

Fan Yue

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 13, 2007

Release date

Mar 24, 2007 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

Name	Known for
Dun Tan Self - Composed and Conducted by (as Tan Dun) Self - Composed and Conducted by (as Tan Dun) See fewer	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Ziyi Zhang Self - Host (as Zhang Ziyi) Self - Host (as Zhang Ziyi) See fewer	The Grandmaster (2013)
Beverly Sills Self - Special Guest Interviewer Self - Special Guest Interviewer See fewer	Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Hsing-Kuo Wu Yin-Yang Master (as Wu Hsing-Kuo) Yin-Yang Master (as Wu Hsing-Kuo) See fewer	Temptation of a Monk (1993)
Michelle DeYoung Shaman Shaman See fewer	Tristan und Isolde, Azione in tre atti (2007)
Plácido Domingo Emperor Qin Emperor Qin See fewer	The Book of Life (2014)
Haijing Fu Chief Minister Chief Minister See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Hao Jiang Tian General Wang General Wang See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Elizabeth Futral Princess Yueyang Princess Yueyang See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Susanne Mentzer Mother of Yueyang Mother of Yueyang See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Paul Groves Gao Jianli Gao Jianli See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Danrell Williams Guard Guard See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Dou Dou Hunang Principal Dancer Principal Dancer See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Qi Yao Zheng Player Zheng Player See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra See fewer	Anaconda (1997)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus Chorus Chorus See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Metropolitan Opera Ballet Dancers Dancers See fewer	Great Performances at the Met (2007)
Joseph Clark Self - Technical manager Self - Technical manager See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
Raymond Hughes Self - Chorus master Self - Chorus master See fewer	Return to Oz (1985)
Emi Wada Self - Costume designer Self - Costume designer See fewer	House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Chaoge Wang Self - Co-director (as Wang Chaoge) Self - Co-director (as Wang Chaoge) See fewer	Our Time: A Decade of Daring (2015)
Yimou Zhang Self - Production by (as Zhang Yimou) Self - Production by (as Zhang Yimou) See fewer	Hero (2002)
Amir Levy Terracotta Warrior (uncredited) Terracotta Warrior (uncredited) See fewer	FBI (2018)