Composed by Giacomo PucciniLibretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
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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 30 minutes including two 20-minute intermissions. |
May 19, 2009 at 7:30 PM |
WNO presents a podcast with
Turandot Director Andrei Şerban.
WNO presents a podcast with
Turandot Choreographer, Kate Flatt
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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Andrei Şerban |
Performers |
| Princess Turandot | Maria Guleghina (May 16, 19, 21, 24m, 27) |
| Sylvie Valayre (May 30, Jun 1, 4) |
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| Calaf | Darío Volonté* (May 16, 19, 21, 24m) |
| Franco Farina (May 27, 30, Jun 1, 4) |
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| Liù | Sabina Cvilak (May 16, 19, 21, 24m) |
| Maija Kovalevska*† (May 27, 30, Jun 1, 4) |
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| Timur | Morris Robinson |
| Ping | Nathan Herfindahl‡ |
| Pang | Norman Shankle |
| Pong | Yingxi Zhang± |
| The Mandarin | Oleksandr Pushniak‡ |
| Emperor Altoum | Robert Baker |
| Prince of Persia | Seong Won Nam* |
| Conductor | Keri-Lynn Wilson* (May 16, 19, 21, 24, 27, 30, Jun 1) |
| Conductor | Plácido Domingo (Jun 4) |
| Director | Andrei Şerban* |
| Set and Costume Design | Sally Jacobs* |
| Lighting Design | F. Mitchell Dana |
| Choreographer | Kate Flatt* |
| Assistant to the Choreographer | Tatiana Novaes Coelho* |
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* Company Debut |
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