Cast and orchestra bring down the house in Met’s glowing Turandot

Angela Meade (Turandot) and ensemble

Michael Fabiano (Calaf), Vitalij Kowaljow (Timur) and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (Liù)

Hansung Yoo (Ping), Tony Stevenson (Pang), Michael Fabiano (Calaf) and Rodell Rosel (Pong)

Turandot, Act 3 finale

By Susan Stempleski, 25 September 2025

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Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 23 September 2025

Puccini, Turandot

Metropolitan Opera

Carlo Rizzi, Conductor

Franco Zeffirelli, Director, Set Designer

Anna Anni, Costume Designer

Gil Wechsler, Lighting Designer

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Angela Meade, Turandot

Michael Fabiano, Calaf

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Liù

Vitalij Kowaljow, Timur

Thomas J Capobianco, Emperor Altoum

Hansung Yoo, Ping

Tony Stevenson, Pang

Rodell Rosel, Pong

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Chiang Ching, Choreography

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

Cast and orchestra bring down the house in Met Opera’s glowing Turandot revival