Puccini: Turandot
2009
5.8 (5)
2 hr 9 min
Italian
Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot at the Met Opera in New York
Franco Zeffirelli's magnificient staging of Puccini's final opera - a fairy tale set in a mythical China - is one of the most popular in the Met repertory. In this Live in HD production, Maria Guleghina takes on the title role and Marcello Giordani is Calaf, the unknown prince. Marina Poplavskaya and Samuel Ramey co-star, and Andris Nelsons conducts in his Met debut.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Decca, The Metropolitan Opera
Keywords
- opera
- puccini
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Top Cast
Maria Guleghina as Turandot
Marina Poplavskaya as Liù
Marcello Giordani as Calàf
Samuel Ramey as Timur
Charles Anthony as Emperador Altoum
Joshua Hopkins as Ping
Tony Stevenson as Pang
Eduardo Valdes as Pong
Top Crew
Gary Halvorson · Director
David Kneuss · Director
Giuseppe Adami · Writer
Renato Simoni · Writer
Giacomo Puccini · Composer
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