Details

Princess Turandot has sworn that no man shall marry her unless he can correctly answer three riddles. Prince Calaf, captivated by Turandot's beauty, takes up the challenge, determined to win her heart or die in the attempt. Puccini's last opera, includes Nessun Dorma. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Approx running time 2 hrs 40 mins

Cast/Performers

Rafael Rojas (Calaf - up to 19 Nov), Dennis O'Neill (Calaf - from 1 Dec), Matthew Hargreaves (Ping), Anthony Mee (Pong), Olga Mykytenko (Liu), Francesca Pantane (Turandot - to 5 Nov + Dec 8-11), Cynthia Maleris (Turdandot 9 Nov-4 Dec), Ilya Bannik (Timur), Gareth Rhys-Davies (Mandarin / Executioner), Paul Gyton (Emperor Altoum)

Creatives/Company

Author: Puccini
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor(s): Julian Smith (ex 2 / 5 / 9 / 12 Nov), Gareth Jones (2 / 5 / 9 / 12 Nov)
Director: Christopher Alden
Design: Paul Steinberg
Lighting: Heather Carson
Other: Peter Owens (wigs and make-up)

Turandot

Turandot (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T02039855072. Details of all Turandot archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S2111

Archive Listings

8 Dec 04 to 11 Dec 04	Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive
1 Dec 04 to 4 Dec 04	Liverpool Empire Theatre Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive
16 Nov 04 to 19 Nov 04	Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive
9 Nov 04 to 12 Nov 04	Venue Cymru (formerly - North Wales Theatre) Llandudno, Gwynedd Performance Details => Venue archive
2 Nov 04 to 5 Nov 04	Mayflower Theatre Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive
26 Oct 04 to 29 Oct 04	New Theatre Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive
12 Oct 04 to 16 Oct 04	Grand Theatre Swansea, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive
20 Sep 04 to 1 Oct 04	New Theatre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive

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