Puccini: Turandot (2009)
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.
Directors: Gary Halvorson, David Kneuss.
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Maria Guleghina as Turandot |
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Marina Poplavskaya as Liù |
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Marcello Giordani as Calàf |
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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 |
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Patricia Racette as Self - Host |
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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 |
| Directing | Gary Halvorson | Director |
| Sound | Giacomo Puccini | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Giuseppe Adami | Writer |
| Writing | Renato Simoni | Writer |
| Art | Franco Zeffirelli | Production Design |
| Directing | David Kneuss | Director |
| Sound | Andris Nelsons | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Anni | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dada Saligeri | Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Crew | Chiang Ching | Choreographer |
| Directing | David Kneuss | Stage Director |
| Crew | Paul Cremo | Dramaturgy |
| Sound | Jay David Saks | Music Producer |
| Crew | Ron Washburn | Technical Supervisor |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti | Producer |
| Sound | Bill King | Sound Supervisor |
| Production | Victoria Warivonchik | Producer |
| Production | Elena Park | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Mia Bongiovanni | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matiki Anoff | Makeup Artist |