Turandot : in the Forbidden City of Beijing
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Executive producers, Opera on Original Site, China Performing Arts Agency ; organized by The Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China ; UFA International Film & TV Production GmbH in association with CLT-UFA International and BMG Classics GmbH.
Format: 16:9 aspect ratio.
Program notes in English, French, German, and Italian (19 p. ; 17 cm.) and DVD instructions (1 leaf ; 17 cm.) inserted in container.
Special features include: spoken commentary and synopsis in English, French, German, Italian, Chinese and Japanese ; The making of Turandot (30 min.) in English and German with French, German, Italian, Chinese and Japanese subtitles ; PCM audio track with still images ; multiple camera angles.
Giovanna Casolla (Turandot) ; Sergeij Larin (Calaf) ; Barbara Frittoli (Liù) ; Carlo Colombara (Timur) ; Chorus and Orchestra, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; Zubin Mehta, conductor.
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.
DVD, digitally mastered 2.0 channel AC-3.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Sung in Italian, with subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Chinese and Japanese.
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Distributed by BMG Entertainment, p1999.
Year Published: 1999
Description: 1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954.
Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946.
Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952.
Zhang, Yimou.
Ch{u2018}en, Weiya.
Thoeren, Konstantin.
Käch, Hugo.
Casolla, Giovanna.
Larine, Sergueï.
Frittoli, Barbara.
Colombara, Carlo.
Mehta, Zubin.
Teatro comunale di Firenze.
RCA Victor Red Seal.
BMG Classics Video.
SUBJECTS
Puccini, Giacomo, -- 1858-1924 -- Film and video adaptations.
Operas.
Musical films.
Love -- Drama.
Beijing (China) -- Drama.