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Author Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title Turandot / music by Giacomo Puccini ; text by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni ; San Francisco Opera.

Publication Info. Leipzig : Arthaus Musik, 2009.
1994.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  DVD 782.1 TURANDOT    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  DVD782.1 PUCCINI    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  DVD782.1 PUCCINI    Check Shelf
Description 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details DVD, region 0; soundtrack in PCM stereo; aspect ratio 4:3.
Note The last duet and finale completed by Francesco Alfano.
Performer Eva Marton (Turandot) ; Michael Sylvester (Calaf) ; Lucia Mazzaria (Liù) ; Kevin Langan (Timur) ; Theodore Baerg (Ping ; Dennis Peterson (Pang) ; Craig Estep (Pong) ; San Francisco Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Donald Runnicles, conductor.
Credits Stage director, Peter McClintock; production design, David Hockney; costumes, Ian Falconer; lighting, Thomas J. Munn; directed for TV and video by Brian Large.
Event Recorded in peformance in 1994, San Francisco Opera.
Summary By imperial decree, Princess Turandot is to marry the first royal suitor able to answer her three riddles, failure leading to execution, a fate to be suffered by the Prince of Persia. Calaf resolves to try his chance with the cold-hearted Princess, although Ping, Pang and Pong and his father try to dissuade him. Turandot poses her three riddles, which Calaf answers correctly, offering her a chance of escape, if, before morning, she can find out his name. Every effort is made to find out Calaf's name, with the slave-girl Liù tortured, but remaining loyally silent, killing herself rather than reveal it. Finally Calaf tells her his name, but now Turandot has learned that his true name is Love.
Note Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container.
Language Sung in Italian, with optional English, French, Dutch or Spanish subtitles.
Note GMD: videorecording.
Subject Operas.
Genre/Form Filmed operas.
Fiction films.
Added Author Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist.
Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952. Librettist.
Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954.
Marton, Eva. Performer.
Sylvester, Michael, 1955- Performer.
Mazzaria, Lucia. Performer.
Langan, Kevin. Performer.
Baerg, Theodore, 1952- Performer.
Petersen, Dennis, 1954-, tenor. Performer.
Estep, Craig. Performer.
Runnicles, Donald, 1954- Conductor.
Hockney, David.
McClintock, Peter.
Falconer, Ian, 1959-2023
Munn, Thomas J.
Large, Brian.
San Francisco Opera. Performer.
Arthaus Musik (Firm)
Standard No. 807280008999
Music No. 100 089 Arthaus Musik
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