Puccini - Turandot (Zubin Mehta, Maria Guleghina) [2009]
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch); (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.40 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: C Major | Sub: Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol | +3% Recovery | 120 min
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR Auto Pan&Scan | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch); (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.40 Gb (DVD9)
Classical | Label: C Major | Sub: Italiano, English, Deutsch, Francais, Espanol | +3% Recovery | 120 min
This is an excellent production of Turandot from Valencia, Spain and stands second to the 1988 Met version with Marton, Domingo, and Mitchell which is my all time favorite! Maria acts and sings the title role beautifully along with Berti who pretty much just stands and sings but has a pleasing voice. The singer that portrays Liu is fine but not up to Mitchell's version at the Met. The sets and costumes are terrific. However, to me, the best was the chorus and orchestra, led by one of my favorite conductors, Zubin Mehta. Truly outstanding beautiful sound! If you love this opera you really must have this DVD as it may be awhile before the Met issues this season's production on DVD. I recommend it as a beautifully performed Turandot!
By operamarty
Performer:
Turandot - Maria Guleghina
Altoum - Javier Agulló
Timur - Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Calaf - Marco Berti
Liù - Alexia Voulgaridou
Ping – Fabio Previati
Pang – Vincenç Esteve
Pong - Roger Padullés
Un mandarino – Ventseslav Anastasov
Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana
Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana
Conductor - Zubin Mehta
Staged by Chén Kǎigē