Turandot

Turandot
Giacomo Puccini 1858 1924 /Luciano Berio 1925 2003
http://www.dno.nl
premiere 7 May 2010
performances 10 13 16* 18 21 24* 26 30* May 2010
Het Muziektheater Amsterdam
starting time 20.00/*14.30 ending time ±23.05/*17.35
there are 2 intervals

Puccini became acquainted with the Persian tale of Turandot through adaptations by Gozzi and Schiller; he studied the Chinese pentatonic scale before composing the music. The icy majesty of Turandot, the remote princess who eventually gives in to true love, is contrasted with the tender lyricism of her counterpart Liù and with the commedia dellarte humour of the three ministers. The wealth of musical invention work masks the works difficult origins. It remained unfinished at the time of Puccinis death, and was subsequently completed first by Franco Alfano and, in 2001, again by Luciano Berio, whose new finale musically depicts the heroine in a more human light.

musical direction
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
production
Nikolaus Lehnhoff
sets
Raimund Bauer
costumes
Andrea Schmidt-Futterer
lighting
Duane Schuler
choreography
Denni Sayers
La principessa Turandot
Lise Lindstrom
Limperatore Altoum
Jean-Léon Klostermann

Timur
Mario Luperi
Il principe ignoto (Calaf)
Lance Ryan
Liù
Ana Maria Martinez
Ping
Angelo Veccia
Pang
Roberto Covatta
Pong
Carlo Bosi
Un mandarino
Roger Smeets

Rotterdams Phiharmonisch Orkest
Koor van De Nederlandse Opera
preparation Martin Wright
children's chorus
Kinderkoor Muziekschool Waterland

Category:

Music

Tags:

• opera
• Turandot
• Puccini

[BlueCougar]

@rumpwrestler Then why did you come here?

[rumpwrestler]

The Berio finale is just dreck!  I saw this is Salzburg and hope never to see it again.

[SandrineSoprano]

Great opera, thanks for uploading.