In May 1997, conductor Zubin Mehta recruited Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern) to mount a stage presentation of Puccini’s final opera, Turandot, which was based on an old Chinese story. “Usually,” ...

Allan Miller saw the opportunity of a lifetime when he learned that Zubin Mehta and Zhang Yimou were determined to bring “Turandot” to the Forbidden City. Miller takes his camera behind the scenes to ...

Back in November 1924, China’s last emperor, Pu Yi, left the Forbidden City. The same month, on the other side of the globe, the composer Giacomo Puccini died before completing his last work, the ...

When Zubin Mehta decided in 1997 to mount a new production of “Turandot,” the Puccini opera set in Beijing’s Forbidden City, he knew exactly what he didn’t want. “Usually, ‘Turandot’ is full of ...

Giacomo Puccini’s “Turandot” will be performed for the first time where the composer originally set it–the Forbidden City of Beijing. Directing the production will be three-time Oscar nominee Zang ...

In the wake of Mao's Cultural Revolution, the Chinese government instituted a program of international aesthetic exchange dubbed "art for art's sake." The motto comes to mind regarding The Turandot ...

The phenomenon known as Andrea Bocelli is at it again, releasing his 11th complete opera recording. This time he takes on the tenor role of Calaf in Puccini's final, unfinished opera, "Turandot," best ...

Turandot at the Forbidden City is a 1998 live production of Puccini's opera Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou. The opera was performed by Giovanna Casolla, Audrey Stottler, and Sharon Sweet alternating ...

The Turandot Project chronicles the creation of the extraordinary production of Giacomo Puccini's opera, Turandot, beginning with performances in Florence, Italy, in 1997, and culminating the next ...