The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (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.
- Released
- 2019-10-12
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gary Halvorson, Franco Zeffirelli
- TMDB rating
- 9.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Christine Goerke as Turandot
- Yusif Eyvazov as Calàf
- Eleonora Buratto as Liù
- 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
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin as Self - Conductor