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The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 12, 2019

Runtime

2h 23m

Genres

Music, Drama

Original Title

Puccini: Turandot

Production Companies

The Metropolitan Opera

Director

Gary Halvorson

Description

Christine Goerke has wowed audiences as Turandot, the icy princess at the heart of Puccini’s grand final masterpiece. In this performance from the 2019–20 Live in HD season, Goerke stars alongside tenor Yusif Eyvazov (as Calàf) and soprano Eleonora Buratto (as Liù) in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic staging, which dazzles with its opulent visions of mythic China. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium, drawing a vivid array of musical colors from the incomparable Met Orchestra and Chorus.