Turandot
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
October 13, 19, 21 at 7:30pm
October 15 at 2:00pm
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
Conductor: Jacques Lacombe
Director: Renaud Doucet
Cast
Turandot: Amber Wagner
Calaf: Marcelo Puente
Liù: Marianne Fiset
Timur: Alain Coulombe
About Turandot
La Bohème. Tosca. Madama Butterfly. Turandot. Puccini saved his most musically adventurous opera for last. Containing some of the greatest operatic music ever written, Turandot blends epic chorus sections with unforgettable intimate moments, and is the culmination of Puccini’s career. This three act opera by Giacomo Puccini and completed by Franco Alfano, with libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni is one of the most grand opera offerings and is full of thrilling choruses, booming orchestrations, and a cast consisting of all of ancient China. This magnificent work—which features Pavarotti’s signature aria, “Nessun dorma”—promises to make the kick off of the Vancouver Opera’s 2017/18 Season, a not-to-be missed event.
The performance will last approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes, including 2 intermissions.
Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES
Turandot, October 19, 2017 7:30p.m.
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Date
October 19, 2017 7:30p.m.
Location
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Name
Turandot
Description
La Bohe`me. Tosca. Madama Butterfly. Turandot. Puccini saved his most musically adventurous opera for last. Containing some of the greatest operatic music ever written, Turandot blends epic chorus sections with unforgettable intimate moments, and is the culmination of Puccini’s career. This three act opera by Giacomo Puccini and completed by Franco Alfano, with libretto in Italian by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni is one of the most grand opera offerings and is full of thrilling choruses, booming orchestrations, and a cast consisting of all of ancient China. This magnificent work—which features Pavarotti’s signature aria, “Nessun dorma”—promises to make the kick off of the Vancouver Opera’s 2017/18 Season a not-to-be missed event. The performance will last approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes, including 2 intermissions. Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES