PUCCINI: TURANDOT AT THE FORBIDDEN CITY OF BEIJING

8.0

1999

129 min.

en

Original Title

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

Overview

Turandot at the Forbidden City is a 1998 live production of Puccini's opera Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou. The opera was performed by Giovanna Casolla, Audrey Stottler, and Sharon Sweet alternating as Princess Turandot; Kristján Jóhannsson, Sergej Larin and Lando Bartolini as Calàf; and Barbara Frittoli, Angela-Maria Blasi and Barbara Hendricks as Liù, with Zubin Mehta conducting the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

Main cast

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