Presentation of the opera conducted by with Zubin Mehta, with Giovanna Cassola, Sergej Larin, Barbara Frittoli and Maggio Musical Fiorentino.
XV Italian Language Week in the World: The Italian of the Music, the Music of the Italian.
XV Italian Language Week in the World: The Italian of the Music, the Music of the ItalianUnder the High Patronage of the President of the Italian RepublicTURANDOT AT THE FORBIDDEN CITY (1999)Presentation of the opera conducted by with Zubin Mehta, with Giovanna Cassola, Sergej Larin, Barbara Frittoli and Maggio Musical Fiorentino. Presents Maurizio Dessalvi, director of the IIC in Haifa.Renowned conductor Zubin Mehta leads Italy's Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in a lavish performance of Giacomo Puccini's final opera, filmed on location in Beijing, where the story of the icy princess and her many suitors is set. Principals Giovanna Casolla, Barbara Frittoli and Sergej Larin shine against a spectacular backdrop of colorful banners, gleaming armor and fearsome mythological beasts, staged by award-winning director Yimou Zhang.Event in Italian.Tuesday, October 13th, at 18:30Italian Cultural Instituterehov Meir Rutberg 12 – HaifaFREE ADMISSION