{"title":"Hao Jiang Tian","description":"\u003cp\u003eHAO JIANG TIAN is a Chinese-American bass opera singer who performed as a principal artist of the Metropolitan Opera for over two decades, appearing in more than 26 operas there across 20 seasons. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eAlong the Roaring River: My Wild Ride from Mao to the Met\u003c\/em\u003e, co-authored with Lois B. Morris, and \u003cem\u003eTurandot at the Arena\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTian earned a Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Denver in 1987 and trained at the China Central Conservatory of Music. He has sung over 1,400 performances of 50 operatic roles at major opera houses worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Tian serves as founder and artistic director of iSING! International Young Artists Festival. His memoir recounts his childhood in Communist China and his rise to international opera stardom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHao lives in New York City, Denver, and Beijing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHao Jiang Tian’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"along-the-roaring-river","title":"Along the Roaring River: My Wild Ride from Mao to the Met","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eSince his 1991 debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Hao Jiang Tian has appeared on the world’s greatest stages, more than 300 times at the Met alone. How he got there is a drama of bittersweet humor, mortal danger, heartbreaking tragedy, and inspiring triumph—more passionate and turbulent than even the grandest opera. In \u003ci\u003eAlong the Roaring River\u003c\/i\u003e, Tian relives his coming of age in China during the chaotic Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s and his dramatic journey from hard labor in a Beijing factory to international opera stardom.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/047005641X\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780470056417\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Hao Jiang Tian","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185547673816,"sku":"9780470056417","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781620458631_FC_mockup_v2_1660748356_eaf8ff79-1d5c-40ea-b4ce-01b45249998d.jpg?v=1790988855"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-hao-jiang-tian.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}