Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Turandot (Cert. TBC)
The Royal Opera
TURANDOT
[Revival]
Two intervals
Sung in Italian with subtitles
Puccini’s captivating opera of a cold-hearted princess and her mysterious suitor. Featuring the ever-popular ‘Nessun dorma’, this opera of love and revenge is brought to life in a dazzling production.
The beautiful but icy Princess Turandot will only marry a man who can correctly answer three riddles. Those who fail are brutally beheaded. But when an unknown prince arrives, the balance of power in Turandot’s court is forever shaken, as the mysterious stranger does what no other has been able to.
Cast:
PRINCESS TURANDOT Sondra Radvanovsky
CALAF SeokJong Baek
LIÙ Anna Princeva
TIMUR Adam Palka
PING Hansung Yoo
PANG Aled Hall
PONG Michael Gibson
EMPEROR ALTOUM Paul Hopwood
MANDARIN Ossian Huskinson
ORCHESTRA Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
CONCERT MASTER Sergey Levitin
CHORUS DIRECTOR William Spaulding
CHORUS Royal Opera Chorus
Creatives:
DIRECTOR Andrei Șerban
CONDUCTOR Rafael Payare
LIBRETTO Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
MUSIC Giacomo Puccini
DESIGNER Sally Jacobs
LIGHTING DESIGNER F. Mitchell Dana
CHOREOGRAPHER Kate Flatt
CHOREOLOGIST Tatiana Novaes Coelho