| Turandot |
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Dates
02/20/09 at 8 p.m.
02/22/09 at 2 p.m.
Location
Ohio Theatre
Production Details
Opera in three acts
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
World Première: April 25, 1926 at Teatro alla Scala in Milan
Characters
Princess Turandot (soprano)
The Emperor Altoum, her father (tenor)
Timur, the exiled King of Tartary (bass)
Calàf, his son (tenor)
Liù, a slave girl (soprano)
Ping, Grand Chancellor of China (baritone)
Pang, Supreme Lord of Provisions (tenor)
Pong, Supreme Lord of the Imperial Kitchen (tenor)
A Mandarin (baritone)
The Prince of Persia (tenor)
About the Opera
Turandot is every man's dream. All brave young men come to win her hand. Eligible bachelors beware! To win the "fair" maiden's hand, one has to pass the test of three riddles. Answer all three correctly and Turandot is won; one wrong answer - the penalty is death.
Calaf spies Turandot on her balcony. He falls in love instantly and decides to try his luck. Calaf answers each riddle correctly. Turandot says she would rather die than live with the shame of being wed to a foreign prince. Calaf offeres her a chance to avoid marriage. If she can guess his name, then he will bow out of the union. All of Peking is turned upside down as the Princess seeks the name of her suitor. She is foiled at every angle. In the end, she finds that love is the answer.
Turandot is the last opera written by Puccini (who also composed the popular operas La bohème and Madama Butterfly) and features the beloved aria, "Nessun dorma."
Artistic and Production Staff
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Principal Artists
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