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

Orchestra & Chorus of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Coro di Voci Bianche • José Luis Basso, chorus master
Beijing Dance Academy

Zubin Mehta, conductor

Recorded live in the Forbidden City, Beijing
Audio Producer: Wolfram Graul • Recording Engineer: Siegbert Ernst

Directed by Zhang Yimou

Set Designer: Gao Guang Jian
Costume Designer: Zhen Li
Lighting: Guido Levi • Choreography: Chen Weiya
Sound Designer: Wolfgang Fritz
Technical Director: Raffaele Del Savio
Director of Photography (TV): Cristiano Pogany
Producer (TV): Konstantin Thoeren
Director (TV): Hugo Käch

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.

Cover art: Christoph Glatz