Giacomo Puccini
(1858—1924)
Turandot
at the Forbidden
City of Beijing
Opera in tre atti • Opera in Three Acts
Oper in drei Akten • Opera en trois actes
(completed: Franco Alfano)
Libretto/Livret: Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni
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Turandot
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Giovanna
Casolla
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Altoum
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Aldo Bottion
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Timur
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Carlo
Colombara
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Calaf
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Sergej
Larin
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Liù
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Barbara
Frittoli
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Ping
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José
Fardilha
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Pang
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Francesco
Piccoli
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Pong
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Carlo
Allemano
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Un Mandarin
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Vittorio
Vitelli
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Il Principe di Persia
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Sergio
Spina
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Prima ancella
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Ottavia
Vegini
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Seconda ancella
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Laura
Lensi
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Orchestra &
Chorus of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Coro di Voci Bianche
• José Luis Basso, chorus master
Beijing Dance Academy
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Arnold Bosman, musical assistant
Directed by Zhang
Yimou
A production of
Teatro Comunale di Firenze/Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Executive Producers:
Opera on Original Site, Inc.
China Performing Arts Agency
Organized by The Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China
Presented by CPAA Cultural Entertainment Company
A production of
UFA International Film & TV Production GmbH in association with
CLT-UFA INTERNATIONAL and BMG Classics GmbH • © CLT-UFA
S.A.
Audio Producer: Wolfram
Graul • Recording Engineer: Siegbert Ernst
Recorded live in the
Forbidden City, Beijing
Cover art: Christoph Glatz
