Hao jiang tian biography of barack

2008 book by Hao Jiang Tian

Along the Roaring River: My Wild Ride from Mao to the Met (2008) is an autobiography by Hao Jiang Tian, a Chinese-Americanopera singer for the Metropolitan Opera.

The book was published in May 2008 by John Wiley & Sons.

Overview

This book is the personal memoir of Hao Jiang Tian, an internationally renowned opera singer with the Metropolitan Opera. Hao Jiang Tian seemed an unlikely candidate for Western classical musical stardom.

Hao jiang tian biography of barack

He was a wild child living on his own during the Cultural Revolution, forced to labor in a factory for seven years, and was nearly thrown out of a music program for wiggling his hips like Elvis in performance. This book shares his operatic tales of love, art, and survival that lead fatefully to the Metropolitan Opera, and on to the world's musical capitals, often alongside Plácido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, where he forged the way for Asian singers in the often reluctant opera world.