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Turandot in the forbidden city of Beijing

Title: 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.
Publication: New York : BMG Entertainment, [1998], ©1998.

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Description

1 videocassette (126 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in. +

Summary

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.

Alternative Title

Turandot at the forbidden city of Beijing
Turandot

Subjects

Note

Executive producers, Opera on Original Site, China Performing Arts Agency ; organized by The Ministry of Culture of the People\u0027s Republic of China.
A production of UFA International Film & TV Production GmbH in association with CLT-UFA International and BMG Classics GmbH.
Videocassette release of the 1998 production recorded live in the Forbidden City, Beijing.

Credits (note)

Choreography, Chen Weiya ; photography, Cristiano Pogany ; producer, Konstantin Thoeren ; television director, Hugo Käch.

Performer (note)

Giovanna Casolla, Sergeij Larin, Barbara Frittoli, Carlo Colombara, Chorus and Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conductor Zubin Mehta.

Event (note)

Recorded live in the Forbidden City, Beijing.

System Details (note)

VHS ; hi-fi, stereo.

Language (note)

Sung in Italian, synopsis in English.

LCCN

743216091638

OCLC

ocm40875002
40875002
SCSB-5514838

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Columbia University Libraries