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Turandot : in the forbidden city of Beijing

Title
  1. Turandot : in the forbidden city of Beijing / Giacomo Puccini\u0027s 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 ; producer, Konstantin Thoeren ; television director, Hugo Käch.
Published by
  1. New York, NY : RCA Victor Red Seal : Distributed by BMG Entertainment, [1999], ℗1999.

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Additional authors
  1. Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954
  2. Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946
  3. Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952
  4. Zhang, Yimou
  5. Chʻen, Weiya.
  6. Thoeren, Konstantin
  7. Käch, Hugo
  8. Casolla, Giovanna
  9. Larin, Sergeĭ, 1956-2008
  10. Frittoli, Barbara
  11. Colombara, Carlo
  12. Mehta, Zubin
  13. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
  14. Teatro comunale di Firenze, production personnel. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prd
  15. BMG Classics Video, publisher. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl
  16. Maggio musicale fiorentino.
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.
Uniform title
  1. Red Seal.
Alternative title
  1. Turandot at the forbidden city of Beijing
  2. Making of Turandot.
Subject
  1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 -- Film adaptations
  2. Operas
  3. Musical films
  4. Love -- Drama
  5. Beijing (China) -- Drama
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Executive producers, Opera on Original Site, China Performing Arts Agency ; organized by The Ministry of Culture of the People\u0027s Republic of China ; UFA International Film & TV Production GmbH in association with CLT-UFA International and BMG Classics GmbH.
  2. Format: 16:9 aspect ratio.
  3. Program notes in English, French, German, and Italian (19 p. ; 17 cm.) and DVD instructions (1 leaf ; 17 cm.) inserted in container.
  4. 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.
Credits (note)
  1. Choreographer, Chen Weiya ; director of photography, Cristiano Pogany ; camera operators, Tilman Büttner ... [et al.] ; editor, Dirk Schwarz.
Event (note)
  1. Videodisc release of the 1998 production recorded live in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
System details (note)
  1. DVD, digitally mastered 2.0 channel AC-3.
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian, with subtitles in English, French, German, Italian, Chinese and Japanese.