Andrei Șerban’s 40 year old take on Puccini's tale of the ice princess largely stands the test of time, but Netrebko and ...
With intriguing glimpses of vulnerability, there has been none better in this production since it was first mounted more than four decades ago ...
The Royal Opera House’s Turandot has now been running so long it feels less like a revival and more like a listed structure.
A lot can change in 10 years. A decade ago, tenor Michael Fabiano was a rising star in the opera world. Now the in-demand singer performs regularly on some of the world's top stages, including New ...
“This is a wonderful first-time opera — a great introduction for a child, or a date, or anybody who hasn’t gone to the opera before. It has such accessible music and an exciting story; you can watch ...
“I want scared children,” Mark Meier, the stage director says. “Scared children.” I’ve arrived at the beginning of Union Avenue Opera’s run-through for Turandot, during the frantic mob scene in which ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The former Italian diplomat to China, Baron Fassini Camossi, gifted Puccini ...
Giacomo Puccini did not live to write the end of "Turandot," and his death in 1924 left us a gorgeous riddle. That the opera itself is about riddles only adds to the mystery of this last work by the ...
David Hockney's mammoth set piece for "Turandot" towers over senior design manager Carolina Angulo, technical director Jeff Kleeman, center, and Rupert Hemmings, vice president of artistic planning at ...
Last week, Opera Philadelphia opened its new season by producing three operas simultaneously, including two premieres, and a tried-and-true classic: “Turandot” by Puccini. The offering by Puccini has ...
A new staging of a culturally insensitive opera has community members and artists debating the value of racially stereotypical art and the conversation — or lack of one — that it can spark. Opera ...
Opera Pacific opened its new season Tuesday with a spare but attractive production of Puccini’s “Turandot” at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Created for Minnesota Opera in 1995 and ...