The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

143 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 12, 2019

Christine Goerke has wowed audiences as Turandot, the icy princess at the heart of Puccini’s grand final masterpiece. In this performance from the 2019–20 Live in HD season, Goerke stars alongside tenor Yusif Eyvazov (as Calàf) and soprano Eleonora Buratto (as Liù) in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic staging, which dazzles with its opulent visions of mythic China. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium, drawing a vivid array of musical colors from the incomparable Met Orchestra and Chorus.

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

143 mins | Drama, Music | Oct. 12, 2019

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Christine Goerke has wowed audiences as Turandot, the icy princess at the heart of Puccini’s grand final masterpiece. In this performance from the 2019–20 Live in HD season, Goerke stars alongside tenor Yusif Eyvazov (as Calàf) and soprano Eleonora Buratto (as Liù) in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic staging, which dazzles with its opulent visions of mythic China. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium, drawing a vivid array of musical colors from the incomparable Met Orchestra and Chorus.
Producers The Metropolitan Opera
Original title Puccini: Turandot
Directors Paula Suozzi, Gary Halvorson
Writers Carlo Gozzi, Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni

Cast

Christine Goerke

as Turandot

Yusif Eyvazov

as Calàf

James Morris

as Timur

Alexey Lavrov

as Ping

Tony Stevenson

as Pang

Eduardo Valdes

as Pong

Carlo Bosi

as Emperor Altoum

Javier Arrey

as Mandarin

Meredith Woodened

as Handmaiden

Maria D'Amato

as Handmaiden

Angel Blue

as Self - Host