Puccini: Turandot
Puccini: Turandot

Puccini: Turandot

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

5.5(4 votes)
2009
2h 9m
Music

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.

Production

Decca, The Metropolitan Opera

Cast

Maria Guleghina

Maria Guleghina

Turandot

Marina Poplavskaya

Marina Poplavskaya

Liù

Marcello Giordani

Marcello Giordani

Calàf

Samuel Ramey

Samuel Ramey

Timur

Charles Anthony

Charles Anthony

Emperador Altoum

Joshua Hopkins

Joshua Hopkins

Ping

Tony Stevenson

Tony Stevenson

Pang

Eduardo Valdes

Eduardo Valdes

Pong

Patricia Racette

Patricia Racette

Self - Host

Keith Miller

Keith Miller

Mandarin

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