Turandot

Turandot

2015
2h 16m
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Overview

Visually this is a gripping production which captures the drama of this opera perfectly. It's downright exciting! and I found the singing, acting, and orchestral playing reasonably fine. I found only one major problem with it, a problem that kept Puccini for quite a few years. Turandot has been looking for an opportunity to kill Calif and Calif has singlemindedly tried to get Turandot to love and wed him focusing on her and ignoring a better looking girl who loves him truly. The problem is how to get the audience to applaud the match once Calif gets his wish. Puccini couldn't figure out how to do it. The traditional quick ending doesn't do it, and Berio's attempt is longer , tries its best, but ends up making it plain this is one wierd couple.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Decca
Spoken Languages
Italian

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date May 1, 2015
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Nina Maria Stemme
Nina Maria Stemme

Turandot

Aleksandrs Antonenko
Aleksandrs Antonenko

Calaf

Maria Agresta
Maria Agresta

Liu

Alexander Tsymbalyuk
Alexander Tsymbalyuk

Timur

Angelo Veccia
Angelo Veccia

Ping

Roberto Covatta
Roberto Covatta

Pang

Blagoj Nacoski
Blagoj Nacoski

Pong

Carlo Bosi
Carlo Bosi

Altoum

Gianluca Breda
Gianluca Breda

Mandarin

Riccardo Chailly
Riccardo Chailly

Conductor

Orchestra della Scala
Orchestra della Scala

Key Crew

Nikolaus Lehnhoff
Director
Giuseppe Adami
Writer