MET OPERA LIVE ENCORE: TURANDOT
USA | Transmitted live on January 30, 2016 | 139 mins | Not Rated | OperaConducted by Paolo Carignani
Sunday July 29, 2018
Capawock Theatre VH
$15 General Admission, $12 Member,
$7 child age 14 or younger
Doors Open for admissions 30 min. prior to screening
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Conducted by Paolo Carignani
Production by Franco Zeffirelli
Turnadot played by Nina Stemme,
Liu played by Anita Hartig,
Calaf played by Marco Berti,
Timur played by Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Franco Zeffirelli’s golden production stars the great dramatic soprano Nina Stemme as Turandot, the icy Chinese princess who has renounced all men.Tenor Marco Berti is Calàf, the unknown prince who solves Turandot’s riddles and wins her love. Soprano Anita Hartig sings Liù, the faithful slave girl who gives her life to save Calàf, and bass Alexander Tsymbalyuk is the fallen King Timur. Paolo Carignani conducts.
A scene from Act I of Puccini’s “Turandot.”

A scene from Puccini's Turandot. Photo by Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera.