Organization

Conductor

Long Yu

Stage director

Mary Birnbaum

Chorus master

Malcolm J. Merriweather

Singer

Soprano

Meigui Zhang

Soprano I

Diana Newman

Soprano II

Mezzo-soprano

Zhu Huiling

Mezzo-Soprano

Tenor

Arnold Livingston Geis

Tenor II

Bass-baritone

Andrew Dwan

Bass-Baritone

Bass

Shen Yang

Orchestra

New York Philharmonic

Others

New York Philharmonic Chorus

Matthew White

Tenor I

Set designer

Kristen Robinson

Costume designer

Oana Botez

Lighting designer

Yuki Nakase Link

Video designer

Joshua Higgason

Dramaturge

Laura Stanfield Prichard

Long Yu conducts Aaron Zigman's Émigré

New York City

United States

Long Yu conducts the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus and a hand-picked cast in composer Aaron Zigman's new oratorio, Émigré, featuring lyrics by Grammy-winning lyricist Mark Campbell. Telling a sweeping tale of love and loss, it follows the story of two brothers fleeing Germany in 1938 to Shanghai and their coming to terms with their new lives, engaging with themes that remain as relevant today as ever. Filmed at the Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, this US premiere is a major event on the New York cultural calendar and an important performance for a significant new work – first heard and recorded in Shanghai and a co-commission between Long Yu, the Shanghai Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic.

Production booklet

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