Spectacular riddles: Serban's Turandot returns to Covent Garden

By Dominic Lowe, 07 July 2017

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“some fine pianissimi and diminuendi packed an emotional punch straight to the gut”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 5 July 2017

Puccini, Turandot

The Royal Opera

Dan Ettinger, Conductor

Andrei Șerban, Director

Sally Jacobs, Set Designer

Christine Goerke, Turandot

Aleksandrs Antoņenko, Calaf

Hibla Gerzmava, Liù

Insung Sim, Timur

Robin Leggate, Emperor Altoum

Michel de Souza, Ping

Aled Hall, Pang

Pavel Petrov, Pong

Yuriy Yurchuk, Mandarin

Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

Kate Flatt, Choreography

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.