The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 12, 2019

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

United States of America

Production

The Metropolitan Opera

Cast

Christine Goerke,Yusif Eyvazov,Eleonora Buratto,James Morris,Alexey Lavrov,Tony Stevenson,Eduardo Valdes,Carlo Bosi,Javier Arrey,Meredith Woodenedand 4 more

Director

Gary Halvorson,Franco Zeffirelli

Writer

Giuseppe Adami,Renato Simoni,Carlo Gozzi

Producer

Louisa Briccetti,Victoria Warivonchik,Peter Gelb

Music

Giacomo Puccini

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt11062284