Movie Description
Turandot
(2013)Overview
Puccini s last and unfinished opera tells the tale of Turandot, the cruel daughter of the Chinese emperor, who demands that her suitors correctly answer three riddles. If they fail they are beheaded. Turandot does this in memory of a female ancestor who was brutally ravished and murdered by a marauding prince. Many have failed her test, the latest being the Prince of Persia who will be executed at moonrise. Watching is Calaf, son of the King of Tartary, who on seeing Turandot is captivated by her beauty and he takes up the challenge. With Rosario La Spina cast as Calaf, Susan Foster as the icy princess and Hyeseoung Kwon as the loyal slave girl Liù, the singing throughout is superlative. The choreography and direction of Graeme Murphy is visionary, add the set and costume designs of Kristian Fredrikson, and the lighting of John Drummond Montgomery and this production is glorious in its beauty.
Cast
Princess Turandot
Timur
Calaf
Liù
Ping
Pong
Pang
Prince of Persia
Altoum
A Mandarin
Handmaiden
Handmaiden
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Facts
Original TitleTurandot
Status Released
Release Information
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2013-01-21
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 04m
Genres
- Music
