Dramma lirico in three acts
Music by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), finished by Franco Alfano (1875-1954)
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami y Renato Simoni,
based upon the fable of the same name by Carlo Gozzi
New production by the Teatro Real
In co-production with the Canadian Opera Company of Toronto and
the National Theatre of Lithuania
Giacomo Puccini’s last opera needs no introduction. After a 20 year absence, Turandot returns to the Teatro Real in a new production by one of the greatest stage directors of the 20th and 21st centuries: Robert Wilson, the creator of unforgettable images in The Life and Death of Marina Abramovic and Pelléas et Mélisande. In a cast led by Nina Stemme, Gregory Kunde and Yolanda Auyanet, the Associate Musical Director of the Teatro Real, Nicola Luisotti, conducts one of the greatest operas of Italian repertory.
Musical director Nicola Luisotti
Princess Turandot Irène Theorin
Emperor Altoum Raúl Giménez
Timur Andrea Mastroni
Calaf Gregory Kunde
Liù Yolanda Auyanet
Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real
Direction for TV Andy Sommer
Production for TV Bel Air Media
