Turandot (1987)
The Franco Zeffirelli production of Puccini's "Turandot", recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera in April, 1987. Éva Marton stars as Turandot, with Plácido Domingo as Calaf, Leona Mitchell as Liù, Paul Plishka as Timur, and Hugues Cuenod as L'Imperatore Altoum. James Levine conducts.
Directors: Kirk Browning, Franco Zeffirelli.
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Éva Marton as Turandot |
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Leona Mitchell as Liù |
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Plácido Domingo as Calaf |
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Paul Plishka as Timur |
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Hugues Cuénod as Emperor Altoum |
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Brian Schexnayder as Ping |
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Allan Glassman as Pang |
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Anthony Laciura as Pong |
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Gary Cordial as Three Masks |
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Christopher Stocker as Three Masks |
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Joseph Fritz as Three Masks |
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Arthur Thompson as Mandarin |
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Roger Koch as Executioner |
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Scott Forrest as Prince of Persia |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Directing | Kirk Browning | Director |
| Writing | Renato Simoni | Writer |
| Sound | James Levine | Music Director |
| Art | Franco Zeffirelli | Production Design |
| Directing | Franco Zeffirelli | Director |
| Writing | Giuseppe Adami | Writer |
| Sound | Giacomo Puccini | Original Music Composer |