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Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
May 16, 19, 21, 24m, 27, 30, Jun 1, 4, 2009
The running time for this production is approximately two hours and 42 minutes including two 20-minute intermissions.
In ancient China, any brave suitor seeking the hand of Princess Turandot is subjected to three impossible riddles. Failure means certain death, but Calaf (Darío Volonté/Franco Farina) risks everything in Puccini's
celebrated opera of soaring melodies, including the sublime “Nessun dorma.” Blazing dramatic sopranos Maria Guleghina and Sylvie Valayre share the role of Turandot. Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson makes her WNO debut.
Production from Royal Opera House Covent Garden
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