The Metropolitan Opera: TurandotMovie
Giacomo Puccini’s final operatic masterpiece, Turandot, is one of the repertory’s most extravagant spectacles. And in the Met’s production, by legendary director Franco Zeffirelli, this tale of an icy Chinese princess and the mysterious prince vying to win her love takes on larger-than-life proportions. This performance, recorded as part of the company’s series of Live in HD cinema transmissions, stars Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska in the formidable title role, going head-to-head with tenor Yonghoon Lee as Prince Calàf, who must correctly answer Turandot’s three riddles or forfeit his head. Maestro Marco Armiliato, a veteran of nearly 500 Met performances, takes the podium to lead a stunning cast, which also features soprano Ermonela Jaho as the self-sacrificing Liù and bass-baritone Ferruccio Furlanetto as Calàf’s father, the blind king Timur.
About The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot is a 2022 music movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
The production information lists a runtime of 3h 15m, an original language code of IT.
The credited cast includes Yonghoon Lee, Ermonela Jaho, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Ferruccio Furlanetto. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
