Turandot : [dramma lirico in tre atti e cinque quadri]
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Published
Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon
Format
DVD
Language
ita
UPC
044007305898

Notes

General Note
Accompanied by: Program notes in part by Roger Parker (English), Markus Engelhardt (German) and Michele Girardi (French); with synopsis in English, German and French (50 pages : illustrations).
General Note
Additional feature: Picture gallery "Turandot" at the Met and trailer.
General Note
Duration: 132 min.
General Note
"A Metropolitan Opera production".
General Note
Subtitle from container.
General Note
Opera in three acts.
Creation/Production Credits
Credits: Audio producer, Jay David Saks ; stage production and set design, Franco Zeffirelli ; choreographer, Chiang Ching ; costume designers, Dada Saligeri, Anna Anni ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler.
Participants/Performers
Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra ; David Stivender, chorus master ; James Levine, conductor.
Participants/Performers
Cast: Eva Marton (Turandot) ; Leona Mitchell (Liù) ; Plácido Domingo (Calaf) ; Paul Plishka (Timur) ; Hugues Cuenod (Altoum) ; Brian Schexnayder (Ping) ; Allan Glassman (Pang) ; Anthony Laciura (Pong).
Date/Time and Place of Event
Produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Apr. 1987.
Description
Set in mythical Peking, Princess Turandot declares she will marry any man of royal blood who can solve three riddles she sets him. Failure to solve the riddles will result in execution. Prince Calaf, in spite of many entreaties not to do so, wishes to seek the hand of Turandot. Calaf solves the riddles, but gives Turandot another chance to be rid of him. Ultimately, Turandot discovers that love is the answer she needs.
System Details
DVD; PCM stereo; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language
Sung in Italian; with English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese subtitles.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Puccini, G., Chiang, C. (., Saks, J. D., Browning, K., Zeffirelli, F., Levine, J., Stivender, D., Laciura, A., Glassman, A., Schexnayder, B., Cuénod, H., Plishka, P., Mitchell, L., Marton, E., Simoni, R., Adami, G., & Domingo, P. Turandot: [dramma lirico in tre atti e cinque quadri] . Deutsche Grammophon.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Giacomo Puccini et al.. Turandot: [dramma Lirico in Tre Atti E Cinque Quadri]. Deutsche Grammophon.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Giacomo Puccini et al.. Turandot: [dramma Lirico in Tre Atti E Cinque Quadri] Deutsche Grammophon.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Puccini, Giacomo, et al. Turandot: [dramma Lirico in Tre Atti E Cinque Quadri] Deutsche Grammophon,

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