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Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma Announces Cast Change For ‘Turandot’

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The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma has announced a cast change for its upcoming production of “Turandot.” The company announced that Ewa Vesin will replace Amber Wagner in the title role. Vesin recently sang “The Fiery Angel” at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and Polish National Opera, “Die tote Stadt,”and “Turandot”at the Opera Podlaska, “Tosca” at Opera en Plein Air. This {…}
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Definitive Turandot’s Robes Being Auctioned in U.K.

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Some of legendary opera star Dame Eva Turner’s garments are being auctioned in Salisbury, U.K. The great diva is best-known for having performing the role of Puccini’s “Turandot” in 1926. During her time she earned the reputation of being a definitive interpretor of the role. Per a press release, three 19th century Chinese robes and a circular peacock feather fan {…}
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Iréne Theorin Replaces Lise Lindstrom In ‘Turandot’ Performance In Barcelona

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(Credit: © A. Bofill) Iréne Theorin will take over the role of Turandot on Oct. 16, 2019. The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona announced that due to illness Lise Lindstrom will not sing tonight’s performance of Puccini’s final work. Theorin opened the Liceu’s 2019-20 season in “Turandot” and performed the title role yesterday Oct. 15 in a performance that {…}
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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: Turandot

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, saw the third performance of Puccini’s “Turandot,” at the Metropolitan Opera this season. Set against the opulence of Zeffirelli’s 1987 production, the evening’s cast and ample chorus did much in bringing vocal and dramatic vitality to the forefront, with Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin making of the most of his particular gifts. A {…}
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Met Opera’s First Live in HD ‘Turandot’ This Saturday

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season kicks off on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 with a transmission of Puccini’s “Turandot.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, stars Christine Goerke in the title role, with Yusif Eyvazov, and Elenora Buratto as Calaf and Liù, respectively. The big story, {…}
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Alejandro Roy To Make Metropolitan Opera Debut In ‘Turandot’

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Alejandro Roy is set to make his Metropolitan Opera debut in Puccini’s “Turandot.” The company announced that the Oct. 31, 2019 performance originally scheduled to be performed by Roberto Aronica will be performed by the Spanish tenor. Roy recently made a notable appearance this past summer at the Festival Puccini de Torre del Lago in “La Fanciulla del West” and {…}
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Met Opera 2019-20 Preview: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Set For First Puccini Experience In NYC With ‘Turandot’

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) On Thursday, the Metropolitan Opera will open its fourth production of the season – Puccini’s “Turandot.” This run of performances is unique because they represent the first time that the Met Opera’s music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts an opera by Puccini at the famed house. To this point, he has tackled works by Bizet, {…}

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