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Puccini: Turandot (2009)

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

Genre : Music

Runtime : 2H 9M

Director : Gary Halvorson, David Kneuss

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Maria Guleghina
Maria Guleghina
Turandot
Marina Poplavskaya
Marina Poplavskaya
Liù
Marcello Giordani
Marcello Giordani
Calàf
Samuel Ramey
Samuel Ramey
Timur
Charles Anthony
Charles Anthony
Emperador Altoum
Joshua Hopkins
Joshua Hopkins
Ping
Tony Stevenson
Tony Stevenson
Pang
Eduardo Valdes
Eduardo Valdes
Pong
Patricia Racette
Patricia Racette
Self - Host
Keith Miller
Keith Miller
Mandarin
Antonio Demarco
Antonio Demarco
Executioner
Sasha Semin
Sasha Semin
Prince of Persia
Anne Nonnemacher
Anne Nonnemacher
Handmaiden
Mary Hughes
Mary Hughes
Handmaiden
MET Orchestra
MET Orchestra

Crews

Gary Halvorson
Gary Halvorson
Director
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Adami
Giuseppe Adami
Writer
Renato Simoni
Renato Simoni
Writer
Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli
Production Design
David Kneuss
David Kneuss
Director
Andris Nelsons
Andris Nelsons
Conductor
Anna Anni
Anna Anni
Costume Designer
Dada Saligeri
Dada Saligeri
Costume Designer
Gil Wechsler
Gil Wechsler
Lighting Design
Chiang Ching
Chiang Ching
Choreographer
David Kneuss
David Kneuss
Stage Director
Paul Cremo
Paul Cremo
Dramaturgy
Jay David Saks
Jay David Saks
Music Producer
Ron Washburn
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor
Louisa Briccetti
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Bill King
Bill King
Sound Supervisor
Victoria Warivonchik
Victoria Warivonchik
Producer
Elena Park
Elena Park
Supervising Producer
Mia Bongiovanni
Mia Bongiovanni
Supervising Producer
Peter Gelb
Peter Gelb
Executive Producer
Matiki Anoff
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist

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