25/09/2025
Step into a world where East and West meet in grandeur. In Puccini’s Turandot—his final, unfinished masterpiece—the Metropolitan Opera unveils Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary staging: a dazzling spectacle of music, pageantry, and timeless drama.
Angela Meade embodies the vengeful yet magnetic Princess Turandot, her soaring “In questa reggia” echoing through a set of almost cinematic scale. Across from her, Michael Fabiano’s heroic Calàf brings passion and power, under the baton of maestro Carlo Rizzi.
What makes this production particularly enchanting is the meticulous presentation of traditional Han Chinese costume, imagined and re-created with exquisite Italian operatic artistry. Every robe, headdress, and embroidered detail transforms the stage into a vision of elegance—an homage to Chinese heritage filtered through the most sumptuous lens of European opera.
A true feast for the senses, Turandot at the Met is more than an opera; it is a cultural encounter—majestic, mysterious, and unforgettable. The much-loved staging returns September 23.
