Turandot

"Puccini's last opera Turandot performed in Valencia 2008"

2008 2h 4m IT

🙌

8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

MusicDrama

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Internationally acclaimed Chinese film-maker Chen Kaige delivers an opulent staging of the fairy-tale story of Chinese Princess Turandot, who will only marry a prince capable of solving her riddles. With sumptuous costumes and palace sets designed in China, Kaige's production adds a compellingly authentic accent to Puccini's exotic orchestral palette. Zubin Metha and his brilliant Orquestra de la Comunitet Valenciana offer "genuine foreworks of sound" (Wiener Zeitung), Maria Guleghina triumphs as Turandot. Recorded in 2008 at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia. Zubin Mehta (conductor).

“Puccini's last opera Turandot performed in Valencia 2008”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Maria Guleghina
Turandot
Javier Agulló
Altoum
Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Timur
Marco Berti
Calaf
Alexia Voulgaridou
Liù
Fabio Prevati
Ping
Vicenç Esteve
Pang
Roger Padullés
Pong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tiziano Mancini
Writers: Giuseppe Adami, Renato Simoni
Languages: Italian

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 6

ERA

Did you know

Released 18 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 6

CRAFT

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 6

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Giacomo Puccini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 6

CAST

Did you know

Maria Guleghina and Javier Agulló and Alexander Tsymbalyuk carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 6

ERA

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "Puccini's last opera Turandot performed in Valencia 2008".

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 6

WILD

Did you know

Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tiziano Mancini directs. Giacomo Puccini scores. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Giacomo Puccini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Maria Guleghina and Javier Agulló and Alexander Tsymbalyuk carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Puccini's last opera Turandot performed in Valencia 2008".
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.