This production marks the first-ever opera cooperation between maestro Zubin Mehta and NCPA. The creative team is joined by Italian set designer Ezio Frigerio and costume designer Franca Squarciapino, who were creative members of NCPA's production of Nabucco. The cast is also star-studded, which includes world-renowned soprano HE Hui and tenor Jorge de Leon. The lineup also includes Chinese tenor DAI Yuqiang, internationally-renowned soprano Susanna Branchini, Chinese mezzo-soprano YANG Guang, baritone YUAN Chenye, and bass TIAN Haojiang.