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Turandot in the forbidden city of Beijing

Title
  1. 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.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : BMG Entertainment, [1999], ©1999.

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Additional authors
  1. Casolla, Giovanna.
  2. Larin, Sergeĭ, 1956-2008.
  3. Frittoli, Barbara.
  4. Colombara, Carlo.
  5. Mehta, Zubin.
  6. Chʻen, Weiya.
  7. Pogany, Cristiano.
  8. Thoeren, Konstantin.
  9. Käch, Hugo.
  10. Zhang, Yimou.
  11. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
  12. Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946.
  13. Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954.
  14. Teatro comunale di Firenze.
  15. BMG Classics Video.
  16. Maggio musicale fiorentino. Coro.
  17. Maggio musicale fiorentino. Orchestra.
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in. +
Summary
  1. 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.
Alternative title
  1. Turandot at the forbidden city of Beijing
  2. Turandot
Subject
  1. Beijing (China) > Drama
  2. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 > Film adaptations
  3. Musical films
  4. Operas
  5. Love > Drama
Note
  1. Executive producers, Opera on Original Site, China Performing Arts Agency ; organized by The Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China.
  2. A production of UFA International Film & TV Production GmbH in association with CLT-UFA International and BMG Classics GmbH.
  3. Videocassette release of the 1998 production recorded live in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
Credits (note)
  1. Choreography, Chen Weiya ; photography, Cristiano Pogany ; producer, Konstantin Thoeren ; television director, Hugo Käch.
Performer (note)
  1. Giovanna Casolla, Sergeij Larin, Barbara Frittoli, Carlo Colombara, Chorus and Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conductor Zubin Mehta.
Event (note)
  1. Recorded live in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
System details (note)
  1. DVD.
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian, synopses in English, German, French, and Italian.