Fire and Ice: Zeffirelli's vintage Turandot at The Met

By Courtney Smith, 07 November 2015

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“Lindstrom's cool-edged tonalities made the princess’s cruelty and repressed sentiments convincing”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 3 November 2015

Puccini, Turandot

Metropolitan Opera

Paolo Carignani, Conductor

Franco Zeffirelli, Director, Set Designer

Dada Saligeri, Costume Designer

Lise Lindstrom, Turandot

Leah Crocetto, Liù

Marcelo Álvarez, Calaf

James Morris, Timur

Dwayne Croft, Ping

Tony Stevenson, Pang

Eduardo Valdes, Pong

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Courtney Smith

Courtney Smith is an American freelance journalist living in Milan, Italy. On classical music and opera, she's written for the BBC Music Magazine, Opera Now, Opera News, Corriere della Sera Style Magazine, Auditorium, Limelight and Classical Singer. She's written in-house for classical music organizations such as The New York Philharmonic and the Royal Opera House's blog. On luxury, fashion and beauty, she's written for The Wall Street Journal, Women's Wear Daily, Grazia.it and W Magazine's Editors' Blog. She's written in-house for brands such as Calvin Klein.

Fire and Ice: Zeffirelli's vintage Turandot at The Metropolitan Opera