Turandot at the Forbidden City

Turandot at the Forbidden City was a 1998 live production of Puccini's opera Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou.^[1]^[2]

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. A film was made of the performance with Casolla, Larin and Frittoli.

References

↑ Turandot on Site 1998
↑ "When Opera Meets Film", p. 314, Marcia J. Citron. Turandot, live production at Beijing's Forbidden City, DVD RCA 74321– 60917–2, 1999.

Carlo Gozzi's Turandot (1762)

Operas

Turandot (1917, Busoni)	Turandot Suite

Turandot (1926, Puccini)	Turandot discography "Non piangere, Liù" "In questa reggia" "Nessun dorma" "Tu che di gel sei cinta" Turandot at the Forbidden City

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