Puccini: Turandot

Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's Turandot at the Met Opera in New York

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.

• Release date
• November 7, 2009
• Runtime
• 129 min
• Genres
• Music
• Director
• Gary Halvorson

Cast

Maria Guleghina Turandot Marina Poplavskaya Liù Marcello Giordani Calàf Samuel Ramey Timur

C

Charles Anthony Emperador Altoum

J

Joshua Hopkins Ping

T

Tony Stevenson Pang

E

Eduardo Valdes Pong