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Turandot : opera in three acts

Title
Turandot : opera in three acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni after the homonymous play of Carlo Gozzi ; a production of UNITEL and Palau de les Arts "Reina Sofía" Valencia in co-production with ZDF for ARTE and Classica.
Publication
  • Berlin : C Major Entertainment, [2016]
  • ©2008

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Additional Authors
  • Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
  • Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946
  • Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952
  • Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954
  • Guleghina, Maria
  • Agulló, Javier
  • Voulgaridou, Alexia
  • Berti, Marco, 1962-
  • Mehta, Zubin
  • Chen, Kaige, 1952-
  • Liu, King
  • Chen, Tongxun
  • Faura, Albert
  • Mancini, Tiziano
  • Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806.
  • Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
  • Unitel Classica (Firm), production company. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
  • Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, production company. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
  • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, production company. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
  • Association relative à la télévision européenne, production company. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn
  • C Major Entertainment GmbH, film distributor. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds
  • Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, singer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng
  • Escolanía Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, singer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng
  • Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, instrumentalist. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr
Description
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color, digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The story is set in China in legendary times. Prince Calaf falls in love with the icy cold Princess Turandot. To obtain permission to marry her, a suitor has to solve three riddles, with any wrong answer resulting in death. Calaf passes the test, but Turandot refuses to marry him. Calef offers her a way out: if she discovers his name before dawn the next day, he wil be ready to die.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Operas.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.
  • Title from opening screen credits and container.
  • Program notes in English, German and French (12 pages : illustrations) inserted in container.
  • Bonus: The making of Turandot (36 min.).
Credits (note)
  • Chen Kaige, stage director ; Liu King, set designer ; Chen Tong Xun, costume designer ; Albert Faura, lighting designer ; Tiziano Mancini, video director.
System Details (note)
  • Bonus material DD2.0; aspect ratio 16;9.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian; optional subtitles in English, French, German, Italian & Spanish; bonus English.
LCCN
814337015008
OCLC
  • ocn956402021
  • 956402021
  • SCSB-9445160
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries