MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: TURANDOT

Posted by Layla on November 7, 2009 in MET OPERA LIVE IN HD | Leave a comment

GIACOMO PUCCINI

2009-2010 HD OPERA SEASON

NOVEMBER  7, 2009 @ 1:00 PM

RUN TIME: 3 HRS 5 MIN

Director Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can’t solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani sings Calàf, the unknown prince who eventually wins her love and whose solos include the famous “Nessun dorma.”

Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website:  http://www.metopera.org

CONDUCTOR: Andris Nelsons

PRODUCTION: Franco Zeffirelli

CAST: Maria Guleghina, Marina Poplavskaya, Marcello Giordani, Samuel Ramey

CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/uploadedFiles/MetOpera/watch_and_listen/hd_events/Turandot.pdf

VIDEO: Final Chorus from Puccini’s “Turandot” Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus.  Video courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera

PHOTOS: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Maria Guleghina as Turandot in Puccini’s “Turandot.”

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Marcello Giordani as Calàf in Puccini’s “Turandot.”

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Joshua Hopkins as Ping, Tony Stevenson as Pang, and Eduardo Valdes as Pong in Puccini’s “Turandot.”

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Marina Poplavskaya as Liù in Puccini’s “Turandot.”

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A scene from Puccini’s “Turandot” with Maria Guleghina as Turandot.