Puccini: Turandot

Puccini: Turandot

Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot at the Met Opera in New York
20092h 9minMusic MoviesItaliano
5.5

Plot

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.

WriterGiuseppe Adami
DirectorGary Halvorson & David Kneuss
ActorMaria Guleghina, Marina Poplavskaya, Marcello Giordani
CountryUnited States of America
ProductionDecca