Anna Pirozzi shines as a queen bee Turandot

By Laura Servidei, 05 July 2024

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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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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.