Puccini: Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing (movie)
- User score: 8
- Production country: US
- Producer: Hugo Käch , Ruth Käch , Zhang Yimou
- Genre: Music
- Release date: 4/13/1999
- Run time: 129 min.
Movie description
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.
