Leeds Town HallLeeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 3AD, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) | Turandot | Libretto by Renato Simoni, Giuseppe Adami |
Performers
| Opera North | ||
| Sir Richard Armstrong | Conductor | |
| Orla Boylan | Soprano | Turandot |
| Rafael Rojas | Tenor | Calaf |
| Sunyoung Seo | Soprano | Liù |
| Alastair Miles | Bass | Timur |
| Bonaventura Bottone | Tenor | Emperor Altoum |
| Gavan Ring | Baritone | Ping |
| Joseph Shovelton | Tenor | Pang |
| Nicholas Watts | Tenor | Pong |
Puccini's thrilling final opera performed as the latest of our acclaimed concert stagings.
In ancient Beijing, Princess Turandot decrees that she will marry the prince who can solve three riddles. Those who fail are put to death. Prince Calaf, dazzled by her beauty, determines to win her despite the pleas of the servant girl Liu who is secretly in love with him.
Puccini’s last opera includes music of exotic colour and overwhelming power, including the famous and instantly recognisable ‘Nessun Dorma’.
Following in the wake of its world-beating Ring cycle, Turandot is the latest in Opera North’s celebrated series of concert stagings of epic operas.
Sung in Italian with English titles
