Music · United States of America · 2009 · 2h 9m

Puccini: Turandot

Director

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

Crew

Giacomo Puccini — Original Music Composer Giuseppe Adami — Writer Renato Simoni — Writer Louisa Briccetti — Producer Victoria Warivonchik — Producer Franco Zeffirelli — Production Design

Tagline

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.

Mood & Themes

opera puccini

Key Collaborators

Gary Halvorson Director David Kneuss Director Giacomo Puccini Original Music Composer Giuseppe Adami Writer Renato Simoni Writer Louisa Briccetti Producer Victoria Warivonchik Producer Franco Zeffirelli Production Design

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