The Met’s 'Turandot' in theaters worldwide November 7

(Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera)

Now in its fourth season, The Met: Live in HD transmits live Metropolitan Opera performances in high definition to theaters around the world. On Saturday, November 7 at 1:00pm EST, the Met will present its third Live in HD broadcast of the season, of Puccini's Turandot.

A production by Franco Zefferelli, the Met's Turandot stars Maria Guleghina as the Chinese princess Turandot and Marcello Giordani as Calàf (singing the famous aria "Nessun Dorma").

Turandot will be transmitted to hundreds of movie theaters in more than 40 countries worldwide. For a full list of theaters, visit The Met: Live in HD (http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/broadcast/hd_events_alternates.aspx) online. In addition to the November 7 live transmission, encore performances are planned at some theaters.

Along with full opera performances, Live in HD presentations include interviews with performers, producers, and technicians during intermission and other behind-the-scenes footage. The next The MET: Live in HD broadcast, of Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, is scheduled for December 19.

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