Liudmyla Monastyrska will appear on the MET stage as Puccini’s icy princess—live in cinemas on May 7.
Tenor Yonghoon Lee is the bold prince determined to win Turandot’s love, alongside soprano Ermonela Jaho as the devoted servant Liù and legendary bass Ferruccio Furlanetto as the blind king Timur. Marco Armiliato conducts Puccini’s stirring opera, which takes the stage in the company’s dazzling, ever-popular production by Franco Zeffirelli.
Libretto: Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni
Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Production: Franco Zeffirelli
Set designer: Franco Zeffirelli
Costume designers. Anna Anni and Dada Saligeri
Lighting designer: Gil Wechsler
Choreographer: Chiang Ching
Cast: Liudmyla Monastyrska (Turandot), Ermonela Jaho (Liù), Yonghoon Lee (Calàf), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Timur)
The opera is sung in italian with english subtitles.
Distributor:
The Metropolitan Opera
Director:
Franco Zeffirelli
