Puccini: Turandot (2009)
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.
- Date of release
- 2009-11-07
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Gary Halvorson, David Kneuss
Casting
- Maria Guleghina — Turandot
- Marina Poplavskaya — Liù
- Marcello Giordani — Calàf
- Samuel Ramey — Timur
- Charles Anthony — Emperador Altoum
- Joshua Hopkins — Ping
- Tony Stevenson — Pang
- Eduardo Valdes — Pong
- Patricia Racette — Self - Host
- Keith Miller — Mandarin
- Antonio Demarco — Executioner
- Sasha Semin — Prince of Persia
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