Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 13, 1999

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

Music

User Score

80%

Original Title

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

Director

Ruth Käch

Description

Turandot at the Forbidden City is a 1998 live production of Puccini's opera Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou. The opera was performed by Giovanna Casolla, Audrey Stottler, and Sharon Sweet alternating as Princess Turandot; Kristján Jóhannsson, Sergej Larin and Lando Bartolini as Calàf; and Barbara Frittoli, Angela-Maria Blasi and Barbara Hendricks as Liù, with Zubin Mehta conducting the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.