Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing

Name: Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing
Director: Ruth Käch
Genre: Music
Released: 1999-04-13
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Giovanna Casolla, Sergej Larin, Barbara Frittoli, Carlo Colombara, Zubin Mehta

8.0(3)19992h 9mEN

Directed by Ruth Käch

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.