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An enigmatic Turandot in Stefano Poda's dream staging at the Teatro Regio in Turin

By Renato Verga, 17 January 2018
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“Noseda's conducting is dazzling and incisive”
Reviewed at Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin on 16 January 2018
Programme
Puccini, Turandot
Performers
Teatro Regio di Torino
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
Stefano Poda, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Oksana Dyka, Turandot
Jorge de León, Calaf
Natalya Pavlova, Liù
Insung Sim, Timur
Antonello Ceron, Emperor Altoum
Marco Filippo Romano, Ping
Luca Casalin, Pang
Massimiliano Chiarolla, Pong
Roberto Abbondanza, Mandarin
Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
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Renato Verga, 10th October
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On the female condition: two 20th-century operas in Turin
Renato Verga, 16th May
Two different variations of the female conditions: one of 1909 and now utterly out-of-date, the second of 1959 much more ut-to-date.
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Antonello CeronCarlo VentreCoro del Teatro Regio di TorinoErika GrimaldiGiacomo PucciniGianandrea NosedaInsung SimJorge de LeónLuca CasalinMarco Filippo RomanoMassimiliano ChiarollaNatalya PavlovaOksana DykaOrchestra del Teatro Regio di TorinoRoberto AbbondanzaStefano PodaTeatro Regio di TorinoTurandot
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Renato Verga
Renato Verga
Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.