Lucia Mazzaria and Metropolitan Opera star Marcello Giordani lead the cast in this live 2006 performance. Also featured are Alberto Mastromarino & Julia Gertseva. The orchestra and chorus of the Teatro Massimo "V. Bellini" di Catania are conducted by Donato Renzetti.

Donald Runnicles directs the San Francisco Opera in this lavish production of Giacomo Puccini’s final masterpiece, which was left unfinished upon his death and was later completed by Franco Alfano. Declaring himself a suitor of the beautiful Princess Turandot (Eva Marton), the son of a conquered king (Michael Sylvester) must correctly answer three troublesome riddles. According to tradition, if he fails, it will mean his death.