The Met Live in HD (An Encore Presentation)
Turandot

Director Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can’t solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani sings Calàf, the unknown prince who eventually wins her love and whose solos include the famous “Nessun dorma.”

Composer Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
Conductor Andris Nelsons*
Production Franco Zeffirelli
Set Designer Franco Zeffirelli
Costume Designers Anna Anni, Dada Saligeri
Lighting Designer Gil Wechsler
Choreographer Chiang Ching
Turandot Maria Guleghina
Liù Marina Poplavskaya
Calàf Marcello Giordani
Timur Samuel Ramey

This event is sponsored by Red Wing Package Pavement.
The promotional sponsor is WMHT.

Our 2009/10 Met Opera: Live in HD broadcasts are made possible in large part though the generous support of the Jane W. Nuhn Charitable Trust, the Louis Greenspan Charitable Trust, the Dr. Edwin Ulrich Charitable Trust, the Benjamin R. Strong Opera Fund, and the Stephen and Julia Dunwell Fund of the Community Foundation of Dutchess County.