Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

129 mins | Music | April 13, 1999

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.

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

129 mins | Music | April 13, 1999

Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
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.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers
Original title Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
Directors Ruth Käch, Hugo Käch, Zhang Yimou
Writers

Cast

Giovanna Casolla

as Turandot

Sergej Larin

as Calaf

Carlo Colombara

as Timur