Chinese Breakfast & "First Emperor" Opera Extravaganza

Join us for a delicious northern-style breakfast at Mandarin House Restaurant followed by the world premiere Metropolitan Opera HD live broadcast (10:30 am PST) of Chinese composer Tan Dun's epic opera, “The First Emperor” at the Lloyd Center 10 Cinema in NE Portland.

In what promises to be the most elaborate Met production since War & Peace, composer Tan Dun ("Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Symphony 1997: Heaven Earth Mankind") has created an epic new opera set in the ancient court of Qin Shi Huangdi, the First Emperor of China. Plácido Domingo sings the role of the Emperor who unites China and builds the Great Wall.

The production is designed by China’s leading film director, Zhang Yimou ("House of Flying Daggers" and "Hero"), and Academy Award-winning costume designer Emi Wada (Akira Kurosawa’s "Ran"). Ha Jin, the National Book Award-winning novelist, is the co-author of the English language libretto.

WHEN	Saturday, January 13, 2007
	8:45 am: Breakfast includes assorted dumplings (xiao long bao, jiaozi), Shandong noodles, porridge, assorted breakfast vegetables, fried peanuts, tea eggs, deep fried crullers (you tiao), soy bean milk (dou jiang) and “Five Mountain Vegetable” (wu shan cai). 10 am: Take the MAX train to the Lloyd Center 10 Cinema (5 minute trip) 10:30 am: Opera begins (3 hour and 20 minutes)
WHERE	Mandarin House Restaurant--120 SW Ankeny St, between SW 1st and SW 2nd. Restaurant opens 8:30am.
COST	$30 China Council members; $35 non-members Includes $18 cost of opera ticket. NWCC will confirm your purchase after receiving payment. Tickets will be distributed at breakfast.
REGISTER	RSVP with credit card payment to 503 973-5451 by January 5. Sooner is safer: the restaurant and theater are small and we have no idea how long tickets will last.