Puccini's last opera, it's set in Peking
But what makes this production unique is 
the setting; you are there in ancient Peking, with its real buildings, flags, armor 
and... [DOC] [TLE] 'Turandot' Forbidden City Is The Set For Opera Filming - Articles from ... [PAR] Jun 9, 1999 ... Filmed at the Imperial Temple in Beijing's Forbidden City last fall, the lavish ... the 
lavish and colorful production of Puccini's final opera "Turandot" ... if someone 
doesn't come up with the name, and it's a long night in China.