The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot Encore

The Ultimate Stage Spectacle – An encore performance of The Met: Live in HD will be shown in select theatres on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6:30 PM in all time zones. Please note: not all theatres showing the live transmission will present an encore showing.

Director Franco Zeffirelli’s breathtaking production of Puccini’s last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire. Maria Guleghina plays the ruthless Chinese princess of the title, whose hatred of men is so strong that she has all suitors who can’t solve her riddles beheaded. Marcello Giordani sings Calàf, the unknown prince who eventually wins her love and whose solos include the famous “Nessun dorma.”