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Netrebko and Eyvazov survive the orchestral tsunami – just – in The Royal Opera’s Turandot

Yusif Eyvasov (Calaf) and dancers
© RBO 2025 | Camilla Greenwell
Turandot
© RBO 2025 | Camilla Greenwell
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (Liù), Rafał Siwek (Timur)
© RBO 2025 | Camilla Greenwell
Anna Netrebko (Turandot)
© RBO 2025 | Camilla Greenwell
Aled Hall (Pang), Simone del Savio (Ping), James Kryshak (Pong)
© RBO 2025 | Camilla Greenwell
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“this isn’t the first Turandot in which that I’ve seen the show stolen by Liù”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 15 December 2025
Puccini, Turandot
The Royal Opera
Daniel Oren, Conductor
Andrei Șerban, Director
Sally Jacobs, Set Designer, Costume Designer
F Mitchell Dana, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Royal Opera Chorus
Anna Netrebko, Turandot
Yusif Eyvazov, Calaf
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Liù
Rafał Siwek, Timur
Raúl Giménez, Emperor Altoum
Simone Del Savio, Ping
Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono, Pang
James Kryshak, Pong
Ossian Huskinson, Mandarin
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