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Thirteen Forum: Hao Jiang Tian: My Wild Ride from Mao to the Met
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Operatic bass Hao Jiang Tian (www.tianhaojiang.com/ ) reminisces about and performs the songs that highlight his tumultuous journey from the Cultural Revolution to the Metropolitan Opera. Tian is the first Chinese-born opera singer to achieve fame and a lasting success on world stages, but audiences know nothing about his childhood in a revolutionary household and his seven years of hard labor in a factory. This program launches his biography, Along the Roaring River: My Wild Ride from Mao to the Met (www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047005641X.html ), co-authored with Lois B. Morris (loisbmorris.com/ ) and her husband Robert Lipsyte (http://robertlipsyte.com/). Hao Jiang Tian performed at the Met (www.metopera.org ) in Tan Dun’s The First Emperor on May 10, 14, and 17, 2008. This event was presented by the Asia Society (www.asiasociety.org).
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