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The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot (2019)
Directed by Gary Halvorson
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.
Length 143 minutes
Actors
Christine Goerke | Yusif Eyvazov | Eleonora Buratto | James Morris | Alexey Lavrov | Tony Stevenson | Eduardo Valdes | Carlo Bosi | Javier Arrey | Meredith Woodened | Maria D'Amato | Angel Blue | MET Orchestra