Puccini - Turandot / Franco Zeffirelli - Marton, Domingo, Mitchell, Plishka, Cuenod - James Levine, MET

1988

Starring: Eva Marton, Plácido Domingo, Leona Mitchell, Paul Plishka, Hugues Cuenod

Umvd Labels, 1988, DVD

Product Details

Title: Puccini - Turandot / Franco Zeffirelli - Marton, Domingo, Mitchell, Plishka, Cuenod - James Levine, MET (1988)
Sales Rank: 8982 in DVD
Actor: Eva Marton, Plácido Domingo, Leona Mitchell, Paul Plishka, Hugues Cuenod
Director: Kirk Browning
Studio: Umvd Labels, 2003-08-12, Theatrical Release: 1988-01-27
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC
Languages: Chinese (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Italian (Original Language)
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 132 minutes
Package Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches, 0.35 pounds

Customer Reviews

Bring back the1960's: Where's Cecil Beaton when you need him. When you have the greatest singers of the last half of the 20th century, Nilsson and Corelli, you don't need all this excess! The Met has toned this production down shortly after this broadcast. This production is so busy I hardly even noticed the singing. You'll find every… More reviews

Awesome: I was a little reluctant to purchase such a popular title; however, I was not disappointed because the costumes and performances were wonderful. I found myself clapping from my living room when watching.… More reviews

Trunadot: The CD recently bought it's of poor quality. It skips more than once several times during play. More reviews

From the depths of my heart!!!!: I hate Zefirelli, he is extremely kitsch to my taste. I hate MET productions because I think they are usually too conventional to my taste. Then, why I am giving to this Turandot 5 stars? Well I do not have a rational answer to that question. I have to confess that these 5 stars come from the depths of my heart and have nothing to do with my brains. I really love Turandot, I think this is Puccini… More reviews

Turandot at the Met: I was looking forward to Turandot at the Met with Domingo! Disappointment often follows anticipation. The set was truly outstanding, the grandeur of the era was displayed. This performance is over 20 years old; Domingo was in his prime - a tenor hunk! But the magic, the chemistry between him and Marton was lacking. The one who stole the… More reviews