Turandot : in the Forbidden City of Beijing / Giacomo Puccini's opera on the original site, completed by Franco Alfano ; libretto, Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni ; a production of Teatro Comunale di Firenze, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; stage director, Zhang Yimou ; producer, Konstantin Thoeren ; television director, Hugo Käch.

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Set in Peking, Princess Turandot will become the bride of the royal suitor who can successfully answer three riddles. Unsuccessful suitors lose not only the hand of the princess, but their heads as well.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Authors: Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Teatro comunale di Firenze (Production personnel)
BMG Classics Video (Distributor)
BMG Classics (Firm) (Producer)
RCA Victor Red Seal (Publisher)
Maggio musicale fiorentino (Coro,, Orchestra,)
Other Authors: Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946 (Librettist)
Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952 (Librettist)
Zhang, Yimou (Director)
Chen, Weiya, 1956- (Choreographer)
Thoeren, Konstantin (Producer)
Käch, Hugo, 1927-2003 (Director)
Casolla, Giovanna (Performer)
Larin, Sergeĭ, 1956-2008 (Performer)
Frittoli, Barbara (Performer)
Colombara, Carlo (Performer)
Mehta, Zubin (Conductor)
Language:Italian
Chinese
English
French
German
Japanese
Language and/or Writing System:
Sung in Italian, with subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese.
Published: New York, NY : RCA Victor Red Seal : Distributed by BMG Entertainment, [1999], ℗1999.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Puccini, Giacomo, > 1858-1924 > Film adaptations.
Puccini, Giacomo, > 1858-1924.
Operas > Film adaptations.
Love > Drama.
Love.
Operas.
Beijing (China) > Drama.
China > Beijing.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
Filmed performances.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Operas.
Filmed performances.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages ; 17 cm).
Variant Title:
Turandot at the Forbidden City of Beijing.
Format: Conference Proceeding Video DVD

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