United States / Nov 07, 2009
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eduardo Valdes | Pong |
| Patricia Racette | Self - Host |
| Keith Miller | Mandarin |
| Antonio Demarco | Executioner |
| Sasha Semin | Prince of Persia |
| Anne Nonnemacher | Handmaiden |
| Mary Hughes | Handmaiden |
| MET Orchestra |
Genres
Music
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Puccini: Turandot |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Decca, The Metropolitan Opera |
| Official site | metoperafamily.org |
| Release date | 7 novembre 2009 |
| Executive producer | Peter Gelb |
| Production | Louisa Briccetti, Victoria Warivonchik, Elena Park, Mia Bongiovanni |
| Writer | Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni |
| Assistant directors | Gary Halvorson, David Kneuss |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler |
| Production design | Franco Zeffirelli |
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| Art direction | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Set decoration | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Music | Giacomo Puccini, Andris Nelsons, Bill King, Jay David Saks |
| Sound | Giacomo Puccini, Andris Nelsons, Bill King, Jay David Saks |
| Costume design | Anna Anni, Dada Saligeri, Matiki Anoff |
| Makeup | Matiki Anoff, Anna Anni, Dada Saligeri |
| Hairstyling | Anna Anni, Dada Saligeri, Matiki Anoff |
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