Altoum
El cineasta chino de renombre internacional Chen Kaige ofrece una opulenta puesta en escena del cuento de la princesa china Turandot, que solo se casará con un príncipe capaz de resolver sus acertijos. Con suntuosos trajes, decoración y escenografía diseñadas en China, la producción de Kaige agrega un acento convincente y auténtico a la exótica paleta orquestal de Puccini. Zubin Metha y la brillante Orquestra de la Comunitet Valenciana ofrecen "una verdadera pirotecnia de sonidos" (Wiener Zeitung), Maria Guleghina triunfa como Turandot. Grabado en 2008 en el Palau de les Arts de Valencia.
First Prisoner
Two years prior to the opening scene, the nobleman Florestan has exposed or attempted to expose certain crimes of the nobleman Pizarro. In revenge, Pizarro has secretly imprisoned Florestan in the prison over which Pizarro is governor. The jailer of the prison, Rocco, has a daughter, Marzelline, and a servant (or assistant), Jaquino. Florestan's wife, Leonore, came to Rocco's door dressed as a boy seeking employment, and Rocco hired her. On orders, Rocco has been giving Florestan diminishing rations until he is nearly starved to death. Place: A Spanish state prison, a few miles from Seville Time: Late 18th century
