Puccini: Turandot
Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot at the Met Opera in New York
5.8(5) 2009-11-07 129 minMusic
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.
DirectorGary Halvorson
Original Music ComposerGiacomo Puccini
WriterGiuseppe Adami
WriterRenato Simoni
DirectorDavid Kneuss
ProducerLouisa Briccetti
ProducerVictoria Warivonchik
Cast & characters
Maria Guleghina
as Turandot
Marina Poplavskaya
as Liù
Marcello Giordani
as Calàf
Samuel Ramey
as Timur
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Charles Anthony
as Emperador Altoum
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Joshua Hopkins
as Ping
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Tony Stevenson
as Pang
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Eduardo Valdes
as Pong
Patricia Racette
as Self - Host
Keith Miller
as Mandarin
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Antonio Demarco
as Executioner
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Sasha Semin
as Prince of Persia
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Anne Nonnemacher
as Handmaiden
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Mary Hughes
as Handmaiden
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MET Orchestra
as —
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