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Set in Peking, Princess Turandot will become the bride of the royal suitor who can successfully answer three riddles. Unsuccessful suitors lose not only the hand of the princess, but their heads as well.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (Performer), Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus, Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Ballet, Decca Music Group
Other Authors: Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806, Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946 (Librettist), Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952 (Librettist), Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954, Guleghina, Maria (Performer), Poplavskai︠a︡, Marina, 1977- (Performer), Giordani, Marcello (Performer), Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012, Ramey, Samuel (Performer), Hopkins, Joshua, 1978- (Performer), Stevenson, Tony (Tenor) (Performer), Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor) (Performer), Nelsons, Andris (Conductor), Zeffirelli, Franco, Anni, Anna, Saligeri, Dada, Chiang, Ching (Dancer), Kneuss, David, Halvorson, Gary, Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
Format: Video DVD
Language:Italian
Language Notes:Sung in Italian with subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese.
Published: London, England : Decca, [2011]
Series:Metropolitan Opera HD live.
Subjects:
Operas.
Filmed operas.
Filmed performances.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:Set in Peking, Princess Turandot will become the bride of the royal suitor who can successfully answer three riddles. Unsuccessful suitors lose not only the hand of the princess, but their heads as well.
Item Description:Opera in three acts; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni after the play by Carlo Gozzi; the last duet and finale completed by Francesco Alfano
Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container.
Bonus feature : Backstage at the Met with Maria Guleghina, Marcello Giordani and Charles Anthony ; host: Patricia Racette
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 + 1 guide (14 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Format:DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9; filmed in HD.
Production Credits:Production, Franco Zeffirelli ; set designer, Franco Zeffirelli ; costume designer, Anna Anni, Dada Saligeri, choreographer, Chiang Ching; stage director, David Kneuss; video director Gary Halvorson.