Organization

Singer

Soprano

Christine Goerke

Turandot

Nina Stemme

Eleonora Buratto

Liù

Hibla Gerzmava

Tenor

Yusif Eyvazov

Calaf

Riccardo Massi

Alejandro Roy

Marco Berti

Bass

James Morris

Timur

Baritone

Alexey Lavrov

Ping

Tony Stevenson

Pang

Eduardo Valdes

Pong

David Blalock

Carlo Bosi

The Emperor Altoum

Ronald Naldi

Javier Arrey

A Mandarin

Conductor

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Marco Armiliato

Carlo Rizzi

Stage director

Franco Zeffirelli

Set designer

Costume designer

Anna Anni

Dada Saligeri

Lighting designer

Gil Wechsler

Choreographer

Chiang Ching

Gabriella Reyes

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Italian

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

In recent seasons, Christine Goerke has summited some of the greatest heights of the Germanic soprano repertoire, appearing as the Dyer’s Wife in Die Frau ohne Schatten, the title character of Elektra, and Brünnhilde in the complete Ring cycle. She has also wowed audiences as Turandot, the icy princess at the heart of Puccini’s grand final masterpiece. In this performance from the 2019–20 Live in HD season, Goerke stars alongside tenor Yusif Eyvazov (as Calàf) and soprano Eleonora Buratto (as Liù) in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic staging, which dazzles with its opulent visions of mythic China. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin is on the podium, drawing a vivid array of musical colors from the incomparable Met Orchestra and Chorus.

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