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The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot

World premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, April 1926

2016•2h 21m•6.0/10

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6.0/10(2)

Franco Zeffirelli’s golden production stars the great dramatic soprano Nina Stemme as Turandot, the icy Chinese princess who has renounced all men. Marco Berti is Calàf, the unknown prince who solves Turandot’s riddles and wins her love. Anita Hartig sings Liù, the faithful slave girl who gives her life to save Calàf, and Alexander Tsymbalyuk is Timur. Paolo Carignani conducts.

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The Metropolitan Opera

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IT

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Cast

Marco Berti

Marco Berti

Calàf

Nina Maria Stemme

Nina Maria Stemme

Turandot

Alexander Tsymbalyuk

Alexander Tsymbalyuk

Timur

Anita Hartig

Liù

MET Orchestra

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