

Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot at the Met Opera in New York
November 7, 2009
2h 9m
IT
Gary Halvorson
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.

Maria Guleghina
Turandot

Marina Poplavskaya
Liù

Marcello Giordani
Calàf

Samuel Ramey
Timur


Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni
4

Charles Anthony
Emperador Altoum

Joshua Hopkins
Ping

Tony Stevenson
Pang

Eduardo Valdes
Pong

Patricia Racette
Self - Host

Keith Miller
Mandarin

Decca
GB
The Metropolitan Opera
US