Franco Zeffirelli's magnificient staging of Puccini's final opera - a fairy tale set in a mythical China - is one of the most popular in the Met repertory. In this Live in HD production, Maria Guleghina takes on the title role and Marcello Giordani is Calaf, the unknown prince. Marina Poplavskaya and Samuel Ramey co-star, and Andris Nelsons conducts in his Met debut.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Maria GuleghinaTurandot | Turandot |
 Marina PoplavskayaLiù | Liù |
 Marcello GiordaniCalàf | Calàf |
 Samuel RameyTimur | Timur |
| CCharles AnthonyEmperador Altoum | Emperador Altoum |
| JJoshua HopkinsPing | Ping |
| TTony StevensonPang | Pang |
| EEduardo ValdesPong | Pong |
 Patricia RacetteSelf - Host | Self - Host |
 Keith MillerMandarin | Mandarin |
| AAntonio DemarcoExecutioner | Executioner |
| SSasha SeminPrince of Persia | Prince of Persia |
| AAnne NonnemacherHandmaiden | Handmaiden |
| MMary HughesHandmaiden | Handmaiden |
 MET OrchestraNot listed | Not listed |