[DOC] [TLE] Top Five Ambitious On-Location Operas - WQXR [PAR] Jun 26, 2013 ... It's another thing entirely to mount an entire opera in its actual setting. Here are 
five ambitious productions that actually staged performances at the precise ... 
Coast, premiered a production of Peter Grimes, set on the same beach that ... 
Forbidden City to put together a $15 million production of Turandot. [DOC] [TLE] A Princess Comes Home - Opera Magazine [PAR] Ken Smith explores how 'Turandot' became China's national opera. ... for the 
Performing Arts boldly announced its first new production: a Turandot not just by 
... near-total reinvention of his lavish 1998 production in the Forbidden City that ... 
to China with his US$15 million production staged in the Forbidden Cityor to be
... [DOC] [TLE] Turandot at the Forbidden City - Wikipedia [PAR] Turandot at the Forbidden City was a 1998 live production of Puccini's opera 
Turandot directed by Zhang Yimou. The opera was performed by Giovanna 
Casolla... [DOC] [TLE] How Chinese Remade 'Turandot,' the Italian Opera on China ... [PAR] Sep 14, 1998 ... BEIJING  As cultural exchanges go, the $15 million production of the Italian 
opera "Turandot" is certainly among the largest projects ever... [DOC] [TLE] 'Turandot' in the Forbidden City - WSJ [PAR] Chinese film director Zhang Yimou's production of Puccini's "Turandot"--has ... of 
a $15 million opera production in a nation where opera singers earn about $50 a 
month. ... Mr. Zhang anchored this Western fantasy of China with imagery from 
actual ... effect was to beautifully revitalize both the opera and its ancient setting. [DOC] [TLE] Fantasy in the Forbidden City - WSJ [PAR] Some people decried the excess of a $15 million opera production in a ... singers 
and support staff traveled from Florence to stage the production, and ... Mr. Zhang 
anchored this Western fantasy of China with imagery from actual ... Though the 
first "Turandot" production broke ground by using Italian, its setting was changed
... [DOC] [TLE] Forbidden City opens up to opera lovers - The Irish Times [PAR] Aug 31, 1998 ... Mon, Aug 31, 1998, 01:00 ... A large courtyard in a corner of the Forbidden City 
has been ... plaster and papier-mache complement the magnificent stage setting 
... as the "last major opera event this millennium" is costing $15 million ... Despite 
its location in the heart of the Chinese capital, the production is... [DOC] [TLE] Turandot's Homecoming - OhioLINK Electronic Theses and ... [PAR] 4 1998 Beijing Production Team of Puccini's Turandot. .... Turandot in its original 
form in the Forbidden City, Beijing, directed by the Chinese ... 1 Barbara Demick, 
Beijing has thing for Puccini opera set in China, Los ...... China. The $15-Million 
Stage Spectacle Draws 4,000 from Far and Near to Historic Opening Night, Los. [DOC] [TLE] Amanda Angel on http://www.wqxr.org/ [PAR] It's another thing entirely to mount an entire opera in its actual setting. Here are 
five ambitious productions that actually staged performances at the precise 
locations specified in the libretto. 1. ... In 1998, the Austrian director Michael 
Ecker traveled to China's Forbidden City to put together a $15 million production 
of Turandot. [DOC] [TLE] Seattle News and Events | The Films: T-Z [PAR] Oct 9, 2006 ... Director: Allan Miller Sat., June 2, 4:00 p.m., Egyptian Opera is 10 percent art and 
90 percent ego. ... the show in the gigantic courtyard of Beijing's Forbidden City. 
One year, three casts, 500 extras, two monsoons, and $15 million later, ... 
industrial setting, Virgil transcends its story's basic familiarity thanks to... [DOC] [TLE] The Ambiguities of Chineseness and the Dispute | henry lu ... [PAR] Turandot and Its Homecoming in China Turandot is an opera in three acts .... To 
further authenticate the Chineseness of the production, a bold decision .... The 
staging of Turandot in the Forbidden City is both Puccini's dream of the .... 43 
With a budget of U.S. $15 million, it was intended to attract wealthy Western 
tourists. [DOC]

Question: In 1998 a $15 million production of this opera was staged in its actual setting, the Forbidden City
Answer: Turandot