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“To vanquish a terrible spell”: love reigns in Zurich's Turandot

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Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 12 December 2015
Puccini, Turandot
Zurich Opera
Alexander Joel, Conductor
Giancarlo del Monaco, Director
Peter Sykora, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Alexandra Tarniceru, Liù
Nina Stemme, Turandot
Riccardo Massi, Calaf
Zhang Wen Wei, Timur
Martin Zysset, Emperor Altoum
Ivan Thirion, Ping
Dmitry Ivanchey, Pang
Pavel Petrov, Pong
Oliver Widmer, Mandarin
Orchester der Oper Zürich
Zurich Opera Chorus
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