Opera (dramma lirico) in 3 acts
Libretto: Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni [Based: Carlo Gozzi: Turandotte - Friedrich Schiller: Turandot, Prinzessin von China]
First performance: 27 April, 1926, Teatro alla Scala, Milano
Recorded: 7 November 2009
Acclaimed director F. Zeffirelli (Otello) mounted and designed the sets for this 2009 stage production of Giacomo Puccini's 1926 opera Turandot, with a cast that includes Maria Guleghina in the title role, Marina Poplavskaya as Li , Marcello Giordani as Calaf and Samuel Ramey as Timur. The Metropolitan Opera, Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet lend accompaniment, with Donald Palumbo serving as chorus master and Andris Nelsons conducting. Gary Halvorson directs for the stage and Chiang Ching created the choreography.
--- Nathan Southern, Rovi |
[ NTSC ] (1080i)