Puccini’s final opera is a glorious pageant of rich colour, dance and drama, brought to dramatic life by Andrei Serban’s classic staging.
In the court of Princess Turandot, suitors who fail to solve her riddle are brutally killed. But when a mysterious Prince answers one correctly, suddenly he holds all the power—and a glorious secret. When life hangs in the balance, can love conquer all? Puccini’s score is rich in musical marvels (featuring the famous aria ‘Nessun Dorma’), while Andrei Surban’s production draws on Chinese theatrical traditions to evoke a colourful fantasy tableau of ancient Peking. Antonio Pappano conducts Anna Pirozzi in the title role and Yonghoon Lee as Calaf.
