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Puccini: Turandot

Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot at the Met Opera in New York

5.5

2h 9m

2009

“Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot at the Met Opera in New York”

Synopsis

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

David Kneuss

Music

operapuccini

Cast & Crew

Maria Guleghina

Maria Guleghina

as Turandot

Marina Poplavskaya

Marina Poplavskaya

as Liù

Marcello Giordani

Marcello Giordani

as Calàf

Samuel Ramey

Samuel Ramey

as Timur

Charles Anthony

as Emperador Altoum

Joshua Hopkins

as Ping

Tony Stevenson

as Pang

Eduardo Valdes

as Pong

Patricia Racette

Patricia Racette

as Self - Host

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