Puccini: Turandot
Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot at the Met Opera in New York
5.5
2009
2h 9m
Music
Overview
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.
Director
Gary Halvorson
Top Cast
Maria Guleghina
Turandot
Marina Poplavskaya
Liù
Marcello Giordani
Calàf
Samuel Ramey
Timur
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Charles Anthony
Emperador Altoum
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Joshua Hopkins
Ping
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Tony Stevenson
Pang
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Eduardo Valdes
Pong
Patricia Racette
Self - Host
Keith Miller
Mandarin
