The Nova's running a series of screenings of last and this season's performances of the New York Met opera; this one, focusing on the first emperor of Qin (sung by Placido Domingo, no less) and written by Tan Dun (among other things, the composer of the music for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), feels like a fusion of Chinese and western opera (not that I particularly know anything about either)...I enjoyed it! (And, somewhat surprisingly, found my heart beating faster than normal at several points.) Though it has to be said that the music never quite launched to a higher level...
(w/ Sara)
