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Anna Pirozzi shines as a queen bee Turandot

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“Pirozzi... a full-bodied, velvety rich soprano voice, full of steel in the higher register”
Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 3 July 2024
Puccini, Turandot
Zurich Opera
Robert Treviño, Conductor
Sebastian Baumgarten, Director
Thilo Reuther, Set Designer
Christina Schmitt, Costume Designer
Elfried Roller, Lighting Designer
Orchester der Oper Zürich
Zurich Opera Chorus
Philipp Haupt, Video
Claus Spahn, Dramaturgy
Anna Pirozzi, Turandot
Piero Pretti, Calaf
Elbenita Kajtazi, Liù
David Shipley, Timur
Martin Zysset, Emperor Altoum
Xiaomeng Zhang, Ping
Iain Milne, Pang
Nathan Haller, Pong
Janko Kastelic, Choirmaster / chorus director
Sebastian Zuber, Choreography
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