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Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing (1999)
Directed by Zhang Yimou, Hugo Käch, Ruth Käch
Overview
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.
Length 129 minutes
Actors
Giovanna Casolla | Sergej Larin | Barbara Frittoli | Carlo Colombara