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A fascinating chronicle of an unprecedented cross-cultural collaboration. In 1997 renowned conductor Zubin Mehta and celebrated Chinese film director Zhang Yimou (RAISE THE RED LANTERN) joined forces on a production of Puccini’s opera Turandot in the Forbidden City of Beijing. The production was an undertaking on an epic scale with enormous sets, breathtaking hand-sewn Ming Dynasty costumes and hundreds of soldiers posing as extras. A fascinating chronicle of an unprecedented cross-cultural collaboration, THE TURANDOT PROJECT combines the pageantry of this opulent opera production with a spectacular cinematic portrait of the struggles and triumphs of Zubin Mehta and Zhang Yimou to mount their production in this most historic venue of China.
Original Release
09/11/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carlo Allemano | Pong |
Lando Bartolini | Calaf |
Giovanna Casolla | Turandot |
Jing Hua Chen | Self - Costume Manager |
Michael Ecker | Self - Executive Producer |
Barbara Frittoli | Liù |
Wolfgang Fritz | Self - Sound Designer |
Cristina Gallardo Domas | Liù |
Xiaozhuang Gong | Self - China Performing Arts Agency |
Shu Sheng Gu | Self - Commander |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carlo Allemano | Pong |
Lando Bartolini | Calaf |
Giovanna Casolla | Turandot |
Jing Hua Chen | Self - Costume Manager |
Michael Ecker | Self - Executive Producer |
Barbara Frittoli | Liù |
Wolfgang Fritz | Self - Sound Designer |
Cristina Gallardo Domas | Liù |
Xiaozhuang Gong | Self - China Performing Arts Agency |
Shu Sheng Gu | Self - Commander |
Barbara Hendricks | Liù |
Sergej Larin | Calaf |
Guido Levi | Self - Lighting Designer |
Jing Zhi Lin | Self - Journalist |
Cesare Mazzonis | Self - Artistic Director, Florence Opera |
Zubin Mehta | Self - Conductor |
Eugene Rizzo | Self - Publicist |
Audrey Stottler | Turandot |
Sharon Sweet | Turandot |
Chen Weiya | Self - Choerographer, Assistant Director |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Ecker | Executive Producer |
Bernd Helthaler | Executive Producer |
Walter Scheuer | Executive Producer |
Margaret Smilow | Executive Producer |
Sonoko Aoyagi Bowers | Producer |
Barbara Robinson | Producer |
Paul Smaczny | Producer |
Donald Klocek | Producer |