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Diamonds and steel: Anna Pirozzi rules in La Scala’s Turandot revival

Anna Pirozzi (Turandot) and Mariangela Sicilia (Liù)
© Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano
Turandot at the Teatro alla Scala
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Anna Pirozzi (Turandot) and Roberto Alagna (Calaf)
© Teatro alla Scala | Brescia e Amisano
Turandot at the Teatro alla Scala
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“high notes forged from diamonds and steel”
Reviewed at Teatro alla Scala, Milan on 12 April 2026
Puccini, Turandot
Teatro alla Scala
Nicola Luisotti, Conductor
Davide Livermore, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Antonio Castro, Lighting Designer
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Coro del Teatro alla Scala
D-Wok, Set Designer
Anna Pirozzi, Turandot
Roberto Alagna, Calaf
Mariangela Sicilia, Liù
Riccardo Zanellato, Timur
Gregory Bonfatti, Emperor Altoum
Lodovico Filippo Ravizza, Ping
Paolo Antognetti, Pang
Francesco Pittari, Pong
Alberto Petricca, Mandarin
Haiyang Guo, The Prince of Persia
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